Chautauqua County, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Chautauqua County, New York, shaded from 570 ft on the west side to 2,200 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
2,200 ft 670 m1,790 ft 545 m1,590 ft 485 m1,180 ft 360 m770 ft 235 m570 ft 175 m
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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.
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County area
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Elevation Data

Chautauqua County averages about 1,400 ft (425 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 570 ft on the west side to 2,200 ft on the southeast side.

Average elevation
1,400 ft 425 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,200 ft 670 m
on the southeast side
Lowest
570 ft 175 m
on the west side

Chautauqua County spans about 1,630 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 land1,400 ft425 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
2,200 ft670 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the west side
570 ft175 m

Elevation profile, south to north

44 mi south to north through Jamestown.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Chautauqua County, New York, shaded from 570 ft on the west side to 2,200 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
124,105 2024 est.
Land area
1,060.4 sq mi + 439.8 sq mi water
Density
117 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform regions
Appalachian Plateaus 81%, Central Lowland 19%
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. Cattaraugus County1,720 ft
  2. Warren County, PA1,640 ft
  3. Chautauqua County1,400 ft
  4. Erie County, PA1,190 ft
  5. Erie County940 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Arab Hill, Chautauqua County2,100 ft
  • Boutwell Hill2,090 ft
  • Pickup Hill2,070 ft
  • Luce Hill1,990 ft
  • South Hill, Chautauqua County1,950 ft
All 47 towns in Chautauqua County by typical elevation
  1. Sherman1,580 ft
  2. Ellington1,580 ft
  3. Clymer1,580 ft
  4. Village of Sherman1,570 ft
  5. French Creek1,560 ft
  6. Panama1,560 ft
  7. Harmony1,560 ft
  8. Mina1,500 ft
  9. Charlotte1,500 ft
  10. Gerry1,490 ft
  11. North Harmony1,480 ft
  12. Villenova1,470 ft
  13. Sinclairville1,430 ft
  14. Jamestown West1,430 ft
  15. Jamestown1,430 ft
  16. Ellery1,420 ft
  17. Arkwright1,410 ft
  18. Kiantone1,400 ft
  19. Mayville1,390 ft
  20. Chautauqua1,390 ft
  21. Poland1,380 ft
  22. Busti1,380 ft
  23. Cherry Creek1,370 ft
  24. Ellicott1,360 ft
  25. Stockton1,350 ft
  26. Lakewood1,350 ft
  27. Celoron1,330 ft
  28. Bemus Point1,330 ft
  29. Cassadaga1,320 ft
  30. Kennedy1,320 ft
  31. Carroll1,300 ft
  32. Frewsburg1,280 ft
  33. Falconer1,260 ft
  34. Forestville920 ft
  35. Ripley760 ft
  36. Westfield750 ft
  37. Village of Westfield750 ft
  38. Sheridan750 ft
  39. Pomfret720 ft
  40. Fredonia720 ft
  41. Portland710 ft
  42. Brocton710 ft
  43. Hanover690 ft
  44. Silver Creek660 ft
  45. Town of Dunkirk630 ft
  46. Dunkirk610 ft
  47. Sunset Bay580 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.