Cattaraugus County, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cattaraugus County, New York, shaded from 600 ft on the northwest side to 2,430 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
2,430 ft 740 m1,970 ft 600 m1,740 ft 530 m1,290 ft 390 m830 ft 255 m600 ft 185 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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County area
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Elevation Data

Cattaraugus County averages about 1,720 ft (525 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 600 ft on the northwest side to 2,430 ft on the southeast side.

Average elevation
1,720 ft 525 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,430 ft 740 m
on the southeast side
Lowest
600 ft 185 m
on the northwest side

Cattaraugus County spans about 1,830 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 land1,720 ft525 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
2,430 ft740 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
600 ft185 m

Elevation profile, west to east

38 mi west to east through Olean.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cattaraugus County, New York, shaded from 600 ft on the northwest side to 2,430 ft on the southeast side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in New York, United States
Population
75,475 2024 est.
Land area
1,308.2 sq mi + 14.2 sq mi water
Density
58 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus 99%
Drains to
Gulf of America 75%, Great Lakes 25%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. McKean County, PA1,920 ft
  2. Allegany County1,840 ft
  3. Cattaraugus County1,720 ft
  4. Warren County, PA1,640 ft
  5. Wyoming County1,500 ft
  6. Chautauqua County1,400 ft
  7. Erie County940 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Shutts Hill2,410 ft
  • Hartzfelt Mountain2,406 ft
  • Flatiron Rock2,390 ft
  • Mount Irvine2,335 ft
  • Chapell Hill2,330 ft
All 49 towns in Cattaraugus County by typical elevation
  1. Ischua1,970 ft
  2. Lyndon1,970 ft
  3. Red House1,940 ft
  4. Ellicottville1,910 ft
  5. Farmersville1,890 ft
  6. South Valley1,840 ft
  7. Town of Salamanca1,830 ft
  8. Humphrey1,820 ft
  9. Freedom1,810 ft
  10. Napoli1,780 ft
  11. Mansfield1,740 ft
  12. Hinsdale1,730 ft
  13. East Otto1,690 ft
  14. Machias1,670 ft
  15. Lime Lake1,660 ft
  16. Franklinville1,600 ft
  17. Village of Franklinville1,590 ft
  18. Little Valley1,590 ft
  19. Village of Little Valley1,590 ft
  20. Village of Ellicottville1,540 ft
  21. Ashford1,540 ft
  22. West Valley1,520 ft
  23. Town of Olean1,520 ft
  24. Great Valley1,520 ft
  25. New Albion1,520 ft
  26. Carrollton1,500 ft
  27. Leon1,490 ft
  28. Weston Mills1,460 ft
  29. Portville1,450 ft
  30. Otto1,440 ft
  31. Allegany1,440 ft
  32. Conewango1,440 ft
  33. Yorkshire1,430 ft
  34. Delevan1,430 ft
  35. Village of Allegany1,430 ft
  36. Village of Portville1,430 ft
  37. Limestone1,430 ft
  38. Coldspring1,420 ft
  39. Olean1,420 ft
  40. St. Bonaventure1,410 ft
  41. Salamanca1,400 ft
  42. Cattaraugus1,360 ft
  43. East Randolph1,330 ft
  44. Randolph1,330 ft
  45. Dayton1,320 ft
  46. South Dayton1,300 ft
  47. Perrysburg1,110 ft
  48. Persia780 ft
  49. Gowanda770 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.