Washington County, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington County, New York, shaded from 82 ft on the south side to 2,650 ft on Black Mountain
Elevation
2,650 ft 805 m2,010 ft 610 m1,690 ft 515 m1,040 ft 320 m400 ft 125 m82 ft 25 m
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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.
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County area
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Elevation Data

Washington County averages about 600 ft (185 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 82 ft on the south side to 2,650 ft on Black Mountain.

Average elevation
600 ft 185 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,650 ft 805 m
on Black Mountain
Lowest
82 ft 25 m
on the south side

Washington County spans about 2,568 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 land600 ft185 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Black Mountain (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
2,650 ft805 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the south side
82 ft25 m

Elevation profile, south to north

48 mi south to north through Kingsbury.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington County, New York, shaded from 82 ft on the south side to 2,650 ft on Black Mountain
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
County in New York, United States
Population
59,839 2024 est.
Land area
831.2 sq mi + 14.7 sq mi water
Density
72 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform regions
Valley and Ridge 67%, New England 23%
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean 54%, Canada 46%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Bennington County, VT1,720 ft
  2. Essex County1,640 ft
  3. Warren County1,320 ft
  4. Rutland County, VT1,260 ft
  5. Addison County, VT880 ft
  6. Rensselaer County830 ft
  7. Saratoga County730 ft
  8. Washington County600 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Black Mountain2,650 ft
  • Erebus Mountain2,520 ft
  • Sleeping Beauty2,330 ft
  • Buck Mountain, Washington County2,330 ft
  • Vanderburg Mountain1,920 ft
All 26 towns in Washington County by typical elevation
  1. Hebron830 ft
  2. Hampton680 ft
  3. Cambridge620 ft
  4. Jackson600 ft
  5. Salem550 ft
  6. White Creek510 ft
  7. Village of Cambridge500 ft
  8. Putnam440 ft
  9. Granville420 ft
  10. Argyle420 ft
  11. Village of Granville410 ft
  12. Hartford380 ft
  13. Easton380 ft
  14. Greenwich360 ft
  15. Village of Greenwich360 ft
  16. Dresden350 ft
  17. North Granville310 ft
  18. Village of Argyle290 ft
  19. Kingsbury280 ft
  20. Hudson Falls280 ft
  21. Fort Ann210 ft
  22. Fort Edward210 ft
  23. Village of Fort Edward170 ft
  24. Whitehall160 ft
  25. Village of Fort Ann150 ft
  26. Village of Whitehall150 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; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. 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.