Berlin, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Berlin, New York, shaded from 760 ft on the north side to 2,800 ft on Berlin Mountain
Elevation
2,800 ft 855 m2,290 ft 695 m2,030 ft 620 m1,520 ft 465 m1,010 ft 310 m760 ft 230 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

Berlin sits at about 1,270 ft (385 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,270 ft 385 m
most residents: 840–1,910 ft
Lowest
760 ft 230 m
on the north side
Highest
2,800 ft 855 m
on Berlin Mountain
Average
1,570 ft 480 m
all land inside town boundaries

Berlin spans about 2,040 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
1,270 ft385 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on Berlin Mountain
2,800 ft855 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the north side
760 ft230 m
Town center
USGS map point for Berlin
830 ft255 m
Average of all land1,570 ft480 m

Elevation profile, west to east

8.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Berlin, New York, shaded from 760 ft on the north side to 2,800 ft on Berlin Mountain
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States
Population
1,700 2024 est.
Land area
59.6 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Density
29 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.6931° N, 73.3721° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Hoosic River → Hudson River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 4
12022 12040 12138 12153
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Grafton1,470 ft
  2. New Ashford, MA1,470 ft
  3. Berlin1,270 ft
  4. Petersburgh1,100 ft
  5. Stephentown1,080 ft
  6. Pownal, VT990 ft
  7. Williamstown, MA690 ft
  8. Sand Lake660 ft
  9. North Pownal, VT600 ft
  10. Poestenkill580 ft
  11. Brunswick500 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Blackhead3,930 ft
  • Plateau Mountain3,830 ft
  • High Peak3,650 ft
  • Huntersfield Mountain3,421 ft
  • Berlin Mountain2,800 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.