Town of Olean, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Town of Olean, New York, shaded from 1,410 ft on the southwest side to 2,406 ft on Hartzfelt Mountain
Elevation
2,410 ft 735 m2,160 ft 655 m2,030 ft 620 m1,780 ft 545 m1,530 ft 465 m1,410 ft 430 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Town of Olean sits at about 1,520 ft (465 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,520 ft 465 m
most residents: 1,430–2,050 ft
Lowest
1,410 ft 430 m
on the southwest side
Highest
2,406 ft 733 m
on Hartzfelt Mountain
Average
1,790 ft 545 m
all land inside town boundaries

Town of Olean spans about 1,000 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
1,520 ft465 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on Hartzfelt Mountain
2,406 ft733 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southwest side
1,410 ft430 m
Average of all land1,790 ft545 m

Elevation profile, south to north

9.0 mi south to north through the middle of Town of Olean.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Town of Olean, New York, shaded from 1,410 ft on the southwest side to 2,406 ft on Hartzfelt Mountain
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States
Population
1,839 2024 est.
Land area
29.6 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
62 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.0893° N, 78.4127° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
14760
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Clarksville2,020 ft
  2. Genesee1,830 ft
  3. Hinsdale1,730 ft
  4. Town of Olean1,520 ft
  5. Weston Mills1,460 ft
  6. Portville1,450 ft
  7. Allegany1,440 ft
  8. Village of Allegany1,430 ft
  9. Village of Portville1,430 ft
  10. Olean1,420 ft
  11. St. Bonaventure1,410 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Hartzfelt Mountain2,406 ft
  • Flatiron Rock2,390 ft
  • Mount Herman2,260 ft
  • Homer Hill1,980 ft
  • Camel Back1,920 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.