Herkimer County, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Herkimer County, New York, shaded from 310 ft on the south side to 2,700 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
2,700 ft 820 m2,100 ft 640 m1,800 ft 550 m1,210 ft 365 m610 ft 185 m310 ft 95 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.
3D
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County area
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Elevation Data

Herkimer County averages about 1,530 ft (465 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 310 ft on the south side to 2,700 ft on the northeast side.

Average elevation
1,530 ft 465 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,700 ft 820 m
on the northeast side
Lowest
310 ft 95 m
on the south side

Herkimer County spans about 2,390 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 land1,530 ft465 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
2,700 ft820 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the south side
310 ft95 m

Elevation profile, south to north

81 mi south to north through German Flatts.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Herkimer County, New York, shaded from 310 ft on the south side to 2,700 ft on the northeast side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in New York, United States
Population
59,585 2024 est.
Land area
1,410.6 sq mi + 46.5 sq mi water
Density
42 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform regions
Adirondack 58%, Appalachian Plateaus 42%
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean 54%, Great Lakes 38%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Hamilton County2,000 ft
  2. Otsego County1,560 ft
  3. Herkimer County1,530 ft
  4. Lewis County1,300 ft
  5. Fulton County1,240 ft
  6. Oneida County920 ft
  7. St. Lawrence County810 ft
  8. Montgomery County730 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Ice Cave Mountain2,680 ft
  • Raymond Hills2,610 ft
  • Canachagala Mountain2,590 ft
  • Summit Mountain2,470 ft
  • Mount Tom, Herkimer County2,460 ft
All 37 towns in Herkimer County by typical elevation
  1. Eagle Bay1,750 ft
  2. Webb1,730 ft
  3. Old Forge1,730 ft
  4. Thendara1,710 ft
  5. Warren1,510 ft
  6. Columbia1,480 ft
  7. Litchfield1,380 ft
  8. Ohio1,380 ft
  9. Norway1,330 ft
  10. Stark1,250 ft
  11. Winfield1,250 ft
  12. West Winfield1,190 ft
  13. Town of Salisbury1,120 ft
  14. Russia1,080 ft
  15. Salisbury Center1,050 ft
  16. Fairfield990 ft
  17. Cold Brook900 ft
  18. Manheim810 ft
  19. Dolgeville810 ft
  20. Newport760 ft
  21. Town of Little Falls750 ft
  22. Danube730 ft
  23. Village of Poland710 ft
  24. South Ilion710 ft
  25. Village of Newport690 ft
  26. Middleville590 ft
  27. Little Falls530 ft
  28. Schuyler510 ft
  29. East Herkimer490 ft
  30. East Frankfort480 ft
  31. Frankfort460 ft
  32. Ilion460 ft
  33. German Flatts450 ft
  34. Village of Frankfort430 ft
  35. Village of Mohawk420 ft
  36. Herkimer400 ft
  37. Village of Herkimer400 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 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; 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.