Grafton, NH Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Grafton, New Hampshire, shaded from 810 ft on the east side to 2,180 ft on Melvin Mountain
Elevation
2,180 ft 665 m1,840 ft 560 m1,670 ft 510 m1,330 ft 405 m990 ft 300 m810 ft 250 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
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Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Grafton sits at about 1,110 ft (340 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,110 ft 340 m
most residents: 850–1,440 ft
Lowest
810 ft 250 m
on the east side
Highest
2,180 ft 665 m
on Melvin Mountain
Average
1,250 ft 380 m
all land inside town boundaries

Grafton spans about 1,370 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
1,110 ft340 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on Melvin Mountain
2,180 ft665 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the east side
810 ft250 m
Town center
USGS map point for Grafton
840 ft255 m
Average of all land1,250 ft380 m

Elevation profile, west to east

7.9 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Grafton, New Hampshire, shaded from 810 ft on the east side to 2,180 ft on Melvin Mountain
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States
Population
1,414 2024 est.
Land area
41.5 sq mi + 0.9 sq mi water
Density
34 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.5587° N, 71.9440° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Merrimack River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
03240
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Springfield1,370 ft
  2. New London1,240 ft
  3. Orange1,220 ft
  4. Grantham1,180 ft
  5. Grafton1,110 ft
  6. Canaan1,050 ft
  7. Danbury970 ft
  8. Alexandria910 ft
  9. Wilmot850 ft
  10. Andover690 ft
  11. Bristol610 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Cardigan3,060 ft
  • Grantham Mountain2,660 ft
  • North Peak2,300 ft
  • Melvin Hill2,300 ft
  • Ragged Mountain2,280 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.