Minerva, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Minerva, New York, shaded from 1,010 ft on the east side to 3,530 ft on Fishing Brook Mountain
Elevation
3,530 ft 1,075 m2,900 ft 885 m2,590 ft 790 m1,960 ft 595 m1,320 ft 405 m1,010 ft 310 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
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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Minerva sits at about 1,230 ft (375 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,230 ft 375 m
most residents: 1,100–1,750 ft
Lowest
1,010 ft 310 m
on the east side
Highest
3,530 ft 1,075 m
on Fishing Brook Mountain
Average
1,800 ft 545 m
all land inside town boundaries

Minerva spans about 2,520 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
1,230 ft375 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on Fishing Brook Mountain
3,530 ft1,075 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the east side
1,010 ft310 m
Town center
USGS map point for Minerva
1,390 ft425 m
Average of all land1,800 ft545 m

Elevation profile, west to east

9.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Minerva, New York, shaded from 1,010 ft on the east side to 3,530 ft on Fishing Brook Mountain
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Town in Essex County, New York, United States
Population
750 2024 est.
Land area
156.7 sq mi + 3.5 sq mi water
Density
4.8 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.7915° N, 73.9843° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Adirondack
Drains to
Schroon River → Hudson River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 4
12851 12852 12853 12857
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Newcomb1,740 ft
  2. Indian Lake1,720 ft
  3. Johnsburg1,300 ft
  4. Minerva1,230 ft
  5. Horicon1,200 ft
  6. North Creek1,090 ft
  7. Chester, Warren County970 ft
  8. Schroon900 ft
  9. Schroon Lake900 ft
  10. Chestertown860 ft
  11. Pottersville860 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Blue Mountain3,763 ft
  • Dun Brook Mountain3,610 ft
  • Gore Mountain3,580 ft
  • Vanderwhacker Mountain3,380 ft
  • Bailey Hill3,050 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.