Norman County, MN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Norman County, Minnesota, shaded from 820 ft on the northwest side to 1,350 ft on Frenchmans Bluff
Elevation
1,350 ft 410 m1,220 ft 370 m1,150 ft 350 m1,020 ft 310 m890 ft 270 m820 ft 250 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Norman County averages about 990 ft (300 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 820 ft on the northwest side to 1,350 ft on Frenchmans Bluff.

Average elevation
990 ft 300 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,350 ft 410 m
on Frenchmans Bluff
Lowest
820 ft 250 m
on the northwest side

Norman County spans about 530 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land990 ft300 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Frenchmans Bluff (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
1,350 ft410 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
820 ft250 m

Elevation profile, west to east

36 mi west to east through Ada.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Norman County, Minnesota, shaded from 820 ft on the northwest side to 1,350 ft on Frenchmans Bluff
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Minnesota, United States
Population
6,284 2024 est.
Land area
872.8 sq mi + 3.9 sq mi water
Density
7.2 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Canada
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Becker County1,450 ft
  2. Mahnomen County1,350 ft
  3. Clay County1,030 ft
  4. Polk County1,010 ft
  5. Cass County, ND1,010 ft
  6. Norman County990 ft
  7. Traill County, ND950 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Frenchmans Bluff1,350 ft
All 32 towns in Norman County by typical elevation
  1. Flom Township1,220 ft
  2. Bear Park Township1,200 ft
  3. Waukon Township1,170 ft
  4. Sundal Township1,160 ft
  5. Fossum Township1,130 ft
  6. Home Lake Township1,130 ft
  7. Gary1,100 ft
  8. Strand Township1,090 ft
  9. Twin Valley1,090 ft
  10. Wild Rice Township1,070 ft
  11. Spring Creek Township, Norman County1,020 ft
  12. Lake Ida Township960 ft
  13. Green Meadow Township960 ft
  14. Rockwell Township950 ft
  15. Borup910 ft
  16. Lockhart Township910 ft
  17. Winchester Township910 ft
  18. Pleasant View Township900 ft
  19. Ada900 ft
  20. McDonaldsville Township900 ft
  21. Mary Township890 ft
  22. Hegne Township890 ft
  23. Anthony Township880 ft
  24. Good Hope Township, Norman County880 ft
  25. Lee Township880 ft
  26. Perley870 ft
  27. Hendrum Township870 ft
  28. Hendrum870 ft
  29. Halstad Township870 ft
  30. Halstad870 ft
  31. Shelly Township870 ft
  32. Shelly870 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.