Gilford, NH Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gilford, New Hampshire, shaded from 500 ft on the north side to 2,382 ft on Belknap Mountain
Elevation
2,380 ft 725 m1,910 ft 585 m1,680 ft 510 m1,210 ft 365 m730 ft 225 m500 ft 150 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Gilford sits at about 750 ft (230 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
750 ft 230 m
most residents: 530–1,110 ft
Lowest
500 ft 150 m
on the north side
Highest
2,382 ft 726 m
on Belknap Mountain
Average
980 ft 300 m
all land inside town boundaries

Gilford spans about 1,880 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
750 ft230 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on Belknap Mountain
2,382 ft726 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the north side
500 ft150 m
Town center
USGS map point for Gilford
740 ft225 m
Airport (LCI)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
545 ft166 m
Average of all land980 ft300 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gilford, New Hampshire, shaded from 500 ft on the north side to 2,382 ft on Belknap Mountain
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States
Population
7,886 2024 est.
Land area
38.8 sq mi + 14.8 sq mi water
Density
203 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.5476° N, 71.4067° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Merrimack River → Atlantic Ocean
Airport
Laconia Municipal (LCI) 545 ft
ZIP codes 1
03249
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Gilmanton830 ft
  2. Gilford750 ft
  3. Alton690 ft
  4. Sanbornton690 ft
  5. Center Harbor680 ft
  6. Belmont670 ft
  7. Meredith640 ft
  8. Wolfeboro590 ft
  9. Melvin Village590 ft
  10. Laconia540 ft
  11. Tilton520 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Shaw2,990 ft
  • Belknap Mountain2,382 ft
  • Red Hill2,030 ft
  • Hersey Mountain2,000 ft
  • Copple Crown Mountain1,870 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town boundaries, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census town boundaries (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) 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).
  • 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 (FAA airport elevation, 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 (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.