Nelson, NH Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nelson, New Hampshire, shaded from 1,070 ft on the west side to 2,240 ft on Osgood Hill
Elevation
2,240 ft 680 m1,950 ft 595 m1,800 ft 550 m1,510 ft 460 m1,220 ft 370 m1,070 ft 325 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Nelson sits at about 1,410 ft (430 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,410 ft 430 m
most residents: 1,250–1,760 ft
Lowest
1,070 ft 325 m
on the west side
Highest
2,240 ft 680 m
on Osgood Hill
Average
1,530 ft 465 m
all land inside town boundaries

Nelson spans about 1,170 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
1,410 ft430 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on Osgood Hill
2,240 ft680 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the west side
1,070 ft325 m
Town center
USGS map point for Nelson
1,420 ft435 m
Average of all land1,530 ft465 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.9 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nelson, New Hampshire, shaded from 1,070 ft on the west side to 2,240 ft on Osgood Hill
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
Population
667 2024 est.
Land area
21.9 sq mi + 1.4 sq mi water
Density
30 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.9906° N, 72.1309° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Connecticut River → Long Island Sound
ZIP codes 1
03457
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Stoddard1,410 ft
  2. Nelson1,410 ft
  3. Marlow1,360 ft
  4. Harrisville1,310 ft
  5. Sullivan1,300 ft
  6. Dublin1,240 ft
  7. Roxbury1,200 ft
  8. Gilsum1,070 ft
  9. Marlborough950 ft
  10. Hancock890 ft
  11. Keene500 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Monadnock Mountain3,170 ft
  • Mount Kearsarge2,930 ft
  • Summit2,730 ft
  • North Pack Monadnock Mountain2,260 ft
  • Crotched Mountain2,063 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.