Allegany County, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Allegany County, New York, shaded from 950 ft on the northeast side to 2,550 ft on Alma Hill
Elevation
2,550 ft 775 m2,150 ft 655 m1,950 ft 595 m1,550 ft 470 m1,150 ft 350 m950 ft 290 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
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County area
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Elevation Data

Allegany County averages about 1,840 ft (560 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 950 ft on the northeast side to 2,550 ft on Alma Hill.

Average elevation
1,840 ft 560 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,550 ft 775 m
on Alma Hill
Lowest
950 ft 290 m
on the northeast side

Allegany County spans about 1,600 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 land1,840 ft560 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Alma Hill
2,550 ft775 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
950 ft290 m

Elevation profile, west to east

29 mi west to east through Wellsville.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Allegany County, New York, shaded from 950 ft on the northeast side to 2,550 ft on Alma Hill
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
County in New York, United States
Population
47,299 2024 est.
Land area
1,029.5 sq mi + 5.0 sq mi water
Density
46 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Great Lakes 79%, Gulf of America 13%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Potter County, PA2,010 ft
  2. McKean County, PA1,920 ft
  3. Allegany County1,840 ft
  4. Cattaraugus County1,720 ft
  5. Steuben County1,620 ft
  6. Wyoming County1,500 ft
  7. Livingston County1,060 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Alma Hill2,550 ft
  • White Hill, Allegany County2,520 ft
  • Roundtop, Allegany County2,380 ft
  • South Hill, Allegany County2,370 ft
  • Jericho Hill2,350 ft
All 42 towns in Allegany County by typical elevation
  1. Ward2,100 ft
  2. Independence2,080 ft
  3. Alma2,050 ft
  4. Wirt2,050 ft
  5. West Almond2,020 ft
  6. Clarksville2,020 ft
  7. Birdsall1,930 ft
  8. Grove1,890 ft
  9. Village of Alfred1,840 ft
  10. Alfred1,840 ft
  11. Centerville1,830 ft
  12. Genesee1,830 ft
  13. Allen1,780 ft
  14. New Hudson1,770 ft
  15. Granger1,770 ft
  16. Andover1,740 ft
  17. Willing1,730 ft
  18. Village of Andover1,670 ft
  19. Richburg1,660 ft
  20. Bolivar1,620 ft
  21. Village of Bolivar1,610 ft
  22. Scio1,590 ft
  23. Almond1,540 ft
  24. Cuba1,540 ft
  25. Stannards1,540 ft
  26. Friendship1,540 ft
  27. Rushford1,520 ft
  28. Wellsville1,520 ft
  29. Village of Wellsville1,510 ft
  30. Village of Cuba1,500 ft
  31. Angelica1,470 ft
  32. Village of Angelica1,430 ft
  33. Amity1,410 ft
  34. Belmont1,380 ft
  35. Hume1,360 ft
  36. Belfast1,340 ft
  37. Village of Almond1,340 ft
  38. Caneadea1,320 ft
  39. Burns1,300 ft
  40. Canaseraga1,260 ft
  41. Houghton1,260 ft
  42. Fillmore1,190 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.