Montgomery County, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Montgomery County, New York, shaded from 240 ft on the east side to 1,630 ft on the west side
Elevation
1,630 ft 495 m1,280 ft 390 m1,110 ft 335 m760 ft 230 m410 ft 125 m240 ft 75 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.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Montgomery County averages about 730 ft (220 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 240 ft on the east side to 1,630 ft on the west side.

Average elevation
730 ft 220 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,630 ft 495 m
on the west side
Lowest
240 ft 75 m
on the east side

Montgomery County spans about 1,390 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 land730 ft220 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the west side
1,630 ft495 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the east side
240 ft75 m

Elevation profile, south to north

9.5 mi south to north through Amsterdam.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Montgomery County, New York, shaded from 240 ft on the east side to 1,630 ft on the west side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in New York, United States
Population
49,648 2024 est.
Land area
403.1 sq mi + 7.2 sq mi water
Density
123 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Otsego County1,560 ft
  2. Herkimer County1,530 ft
  3. Schoharie County1,520 ft
  4. Fulton County1,240 ft
  5. Saratoga County730 ft
  6. Montgomery County730 ft
  7. Schenectady County720 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Bean Hill, Montgomery County1,210 ft
  • Shellstone Hill1,190 ft
  • Corbin Hill, Montgomery County1,100 ft
  • Wessel Hill1,080 ft
  • McKinney Hill1,080 ft
All 22 towns in Montgomery County by typical elevation
  1. Charleston1,140 ft
  2. Root860 ft
  3. Hagaman740 ft
  4. Ames710 ft
  5. Town of Amsterdam660 ft
  6. Town of Florida580 ft
  7. Canajoharie490 ft
  8. Glen490 ft
  9. Minden470 ft
  10. Amsterdam450 ft
  11. Palatine450 ft
  12. Mohawk440 ft
  13. Tribes Hill430 ft
  14. Fort Johnson400 ft
  15. Village of Canajoharie390 ft
  16. Palatine Bridge390 ft
  17. St. Johnsville360 ft
  18. Nelliston360 ft
  19. Fonda350 ft
  20. Fort Plain350 ft
  21. Village of St. Johnsville340 ft
  22. Fultonville300 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.