Otsego County, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Otsego County, New York, shaded from 730 ft on the northeast side to 2,420 ft on the east side
Elevation
2,420 ft 735 m2,000 ft 610 m1,790 ft 545 m1,360 ft 415 m940 ft 285 m730 ft 225 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
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Elevation Data

Otsego County averages about 1,560 ft (475 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 730 ft on the northeast side to 2,420 ft on the east side.

Average elevation
1,560 ft 475 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,420 ft 735 m
on the east side
Lowest
730 ft 225 m
on the northeast side

Otsego County spans about 1,690 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 land1,560 ft475 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the east side
2,420 ft735 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
730 ft225 m

Elevation profile, south to north

32 mi south to north through Oneonta.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Otsego County, New York, shaded from 730 ft on the northeast side to 2,420 ft on the east side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
County in New York, United States
Population
60,524 2024 est.
Land area
1,001.7 sq mi + 14.0 sq mi water
Density
60 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. Delaware County1,840 ft
  2. Otsego County1,560 ft
  3. Herkimer County1,530 ft
  4. Schoharie County1,520 ft
  5. Chenango County1,450 ft
  6. Madison County1,240 ft
  7. Oneida County920 ft
  8. Montgomery County730 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Pine Mountain, Otsego County2,340 ft
  • Hooker Mountain2,320 ft
  • Elliot Hill2,310 ft
  • South Hill, Otsego County2,240 ft
  • Algerine Hill2,230 ft
All 48 towns in Otsego County by typical elevation
  1. Decatur2,010 ft
  2. Westford1,780 ft
  3. Roseboom1,660 ft
  4. Burlington1,610 ft
  5. New Lisbon1,540 ft
  6. Worcester1,510 ft
  7. East Worcester1,510 ft
  8. Hartwick1,500 ft
  9. Butternuts1,500 ft
  10. Plainfield1,480 ft
  11. Exeter1,480 ft
  12. Pittsfield1,470 ft
  13. Middlefield1,450 ft
  14. Springfield1,440 ft
  15. Garrattsville1,430 ft
  16. Cherry Valley1,400 ft
  17. Laurens1,390 ft
  18. Village of Cherry Valley1,370 ft
  19. Maryland1,360 ft
  20. Richfield1,340 ft
  21. Morris1,330 ft
  22. Schuyler Lake1,320 ft
  23. Springfield Center1,320 ft
  24. Richfield Springs1,310 ft
  25. Fly Creek1,300 ft
  26. Edmeston1,290 ft
  27. Schenevus1,280 ft
  28. Otsego1,280 ft
  29. Burlington Flats1,260 ft
  30. Cooperstown1,240 ft
  31. Hartwick Seminary1,240 ft
  32. Milford1,230 ft
  33. Mount Vision1,230 ft
  34. Village of Milford1,210 ft
  35. Unadilla Forks1,200 ft
  36. Oneonta1,170 ft
  37. Portlandville1,160 ft
  38. Village of Morris1,150 ft
  39. Town of Oneonta1,150 ft
  40. Wells Bridge1,150 ft
  41. Otego1,150 ft
  42. Unadilla1,140 ft
  43. West End1,120 ft
  44. South Edmeston1,110 ft
  45. Village of Laurens1,100 ft
  46. Gilbertsville1,070 ft
  47. Village of Otego1,060 ft
  48. Village of Unadilla1,020 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.