Vernon County, MO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vernon County, Missouri, shaded from 700 ft on the northeast side to 1,010 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
1,010 ft 305 m930 ft 285 m890 ft 270 m820 ft 250 m740 ft 225 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

Vernon County averages about 830 ft (250 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 700 ft on the northeast side to 1,010 ft on the southeast side.

Average elevation
830 ft 250 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,010 ft 305 m
on the southeast side
Lowest
700 ft 215 m
on the northeast side

Vernon County spans about 310 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 land830 ft250 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
1,010 ft305 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
700 ft215 m

Elevation profile, south to north

28 mi south to north through Center Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vernon County, Missouri, shaded from 700 ft on the northeast side to 1,010 ft on the southeast side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
County in Missouri, United States
Population
19,787 2024 est.
Land area
826.4 sq mi + 10.4 sq mi water
Density
24 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. Barton County950 ft
  2. Crawford County, KS940 ft
  3. Linn County, KS920 ft
  4. Bourbon County, KS920 ft
  5. Cedar County910 ft
  6. Bates County840 ft
  7. St. Clair County830 ft
  8. Vernon County830 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Vetters Hill980 ft
  • Hickman Hill950 ft
  • Blue Mound, Vernon County930 ft
  • Vergil Mound920 ft
  • Martin Mound880 ft
All 32 towns in Vernon County by typical elevation
  1. Montevallo Township930 ft
  2. Sheldon910 ft
  3. Dover Township900 ft
  4. Bronaugh900 ft
  5. Drywood Township900 ft
  6. Milo880 ft
  7. Badger Township860 ft
  8. Moundville Township860 ft
  9. Moundville860 ft
  10. Nevada850 ft
  11. Center Township850 ft
  12. Walker850 ft
  13. Virgil Township850 ft
  14. Walker Township840 ft
  15. Henry Township840 ft
  16. Harwood840 ft
  17. Richards830 ft
  18. Washington Township830 ft
  19. Richland Township, Vernon County820 ft
  20. Harrison Township820 ft
  21. Clear Creek Township810 ft
  22. Metz Township810 ft
  23. Deerfield Township800 ft
  24. Coal Township800 ft
  25. Blue Mound Township, Vernon County790 ft
  26. Bacon Township790 ft
  27. Lake Township790 ft
  28. Stotesbury790 ft
  29. Deerfield790 ft
  30. Metz780 ft
  31. Osage Township, Vernon County780 ft
  32. Schell City770 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.