Jackson County, MO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jackson County, Missouri, shaded from 700 ft on the northeast side to 1,100 ft on the south side
Elevation
1,100 ft 335 m1,000 ft 305 m950 ft 290 m850 ft 260 m750 ft 230 m700 ft 215 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
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Jackson County averages about 890 ft (270 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 700 ft on the northeast side to 1,100 ft on the south side.

Average elevation
890 ft 270 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,100 ft 335 m
on the south side
Lowest
700 ft 215 m
on the northeast side

Jackson County spans about 400 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 land890 ft270 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the south side
1,100 ft335 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
700 ft215 m

Elevation profile, south to north

19 mi south to north through Kansas City.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jackson County, Missouri, shaded from 700 ft on the northeast side to 1,100 ft on the south side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
County in Missouri, United States
Population
727,362 2024 est.
Land area
604.7 sq mi + 11.6 sq mi water
Density
1,203 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Johnson County, KS990 ft
  2. Cass County910 ft
  3. Jackson County890 ft
  4. Wyandotte County, KS890 ft
  5. Clay County880 ft
  6. Ray County830 ft
  7. Johnson County830 ft
  8. Lafayette County800 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Bowler Hill1,086 ft
  • Rattlesnake Hill, Jackson County1,000 ft
  • Minter Hill970 ft
  • Monkey Mountain950 ft
  • Bone Hill940 ft
All 21 towns in Jackson County by typical elevation
  1. Lone Jack1,010 ft
  2. Grandview1,000 ft
  3. Greenwood980 ft
  4. Lee's Summit980 ft
  5. Raytown970 ft
  6. Unity Village960 ft
  7. Blue Springs940 ft
  8. Kansas City930 ft
  9. Lake Lotawana920 ft
  10. Pleasant Hill partly920 ft
  11. Independence910 ft
  12. Tarsney Lakes890 ft
  13. Blue Summit870 ft
  14. Sugar Creek860 ft
  15. Lake Tapawingo850 ft
  16. Oak Grove840 ft
  17. Grain Valley830 ft
  18. Sibley810 ft
  19. Buckner740 ft
  20. River Bend730 ft
  21. Levasy710 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. 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.