Holt County, NE Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Holt County, Nebraska, shaded from 1,350 ft on the northeast side to 2,560 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
2,560 ft 780 m2,250 ft 685 m2,100 ft 640 m1,800 ft 550 m1,500 ft 455 m1,350 ft 410 m
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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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County area
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Elevation Data

Holt County averages about 2,030 ft (620 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,350 ft on the northeast side to 2,560 ft on the southwest side.

Average elevation
2,030 ft 620 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,560 ft 780 m
on the southwest side
Lowest
1,350 ft 410 m
on the northeast side

Holt County spans about 1,210 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 land2,030 ft620 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
2,560 ft780 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
1,350 ft410 m

Elevation profile, south to north

50 mi south to north through O'Neill.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Holt County, Nebraska, shaded from 1,350 ft on the northeast side to 2,560 ft on the southwest side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in Nebraska, United States
Population
10,120 2024 est.
Land area
2,411.9 sq mi + 5.6 sq mi water
Density
4.2 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
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. Loup County2,420 ft
  2. Rock County2,380 ft
  3. Garfield County2,280 ft
  4. Wheeler County2,100 ft
  5. Holt County2,030 ft
  6. Antelope County1,870 ft
  7. Boyd County1,740 ft
  8. Knox County1,610 ft

Rankings by average elevation

All 45 towns in Holt County by typical elevation
  1. Josie Township2,400 ft
  2. Swan Township2,350 ft
  3. Holt Creek Township2,330 ft
  4. Wyoming Township2,250 ft
  5. Francis Township2,240 ft
  6. Green Valley Township2,240 ft
  7. Fairview Township2,170 ft
  8. Stuart2,160 ft
  9. Stuart Township2,160 ft
  10. Chambers2,120 ft
  11. Chambers Township2,120 ft
  12. Atkinson Township2,110 ft
  13. Atkinson2,110 ft
  14. Sheridan Township2,100 ft
  15. Conley Township2,090 ft
  16. Shamrock Township2,090 ft
  17. Pleasant View Township2,050 ft
  18. Sand Creek Township2,050 ft
  19. Emmet Township2,040 ft
  20. Lake Township2,030 ft
  21. Belle Township2,030 ft
  22. Cleveland Township, Holt County2,030 ft
  23. Emmet2,020 ft
  24. McClure Township2,020 ft
  25. O'Neill2,000 ft
  26. Grattan Township2,000 ft
  27. Shields Township2,000 ft
  28. Deloit Township1,980 ft
  29. Page1,960 ft
  30. Verdigris Township1,960 ft
  31. Antelope Township, Holt County1,950 ft
  32. Inman Township1,930 ft
  33. Inman1,930 ft
  34. Rock Falls Township1,900 ft
  35. Golden Township1,900 ft
  36. Willowdale Township1,890 ft
  37. Saratoga Township1,890 ft
  38. Iowa Township1,870 ft
  39. Ewing Township1,850 ft
  40. Ewing1,850 ft
  41. Dustin Township1,830 ft
  42. Coleman Township1,750 ft
  43. Paddock Township, Holt County1,740 ft
  44. Steel Creek Township1,720 ft
  45. Scott Township1,710 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 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; 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.