Houghton, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Houghton, New York, shaded from 1,170 ft on the northeast side to 1,690 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,690 ft 515 m1,560 ft 475 m1,500 ft 455 m1,370 ft 415 m1,240 ft 375 m1,170 ft 355 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Houghton sits at about 1,260 ft (385 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,260 ft 385 m
most residents: 1,210–1,390 ft
Lowest
1,170 ft 355 m
on the northeast side
Highest
1,690 ft 515 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,350 ft 410 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Houghton spans about 520 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
1,260 ft385 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
1,690 ft515 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
1,170 ft355 m
Town center
USGS map point for Houghton
1,210 ft370 m
Average of all land1,350 ft410 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Houghton, New York, shaded from 1,170 ft on the northeast side to 1,690 ft on the northwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Allegany County, New York, United States
Population
1,488 2020 Census
Land area
2.7 sq mi
Density
547 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.4234° N, 78.1572° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Genesee River
ZIP codes 1
14744
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Centerville1,830 ft
  2. Allen1,780 ft
  3. New Hudson1,770 ft
  4. Granger1,770 ft
  5. Pike1,600 ft
  6. Rushford1,520 ft
  7. Hume1,360 ft
  8. Belfast1,340 ft
  9. Caneadea1,320 ft
  10. Houghton1,260 ft
  11. Fillmore1,190 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Frost Hill2,270 ft
  • Bush Hill, Cattaraugus County2,190 ft
  • Grunder Hill2,040 ft
  • Swift Hill2,010 ft
  • Jacobs Hill, Allegany County1,960 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Houghton is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.