Mills River, NC Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mills River, North Carolina, shaded from 2,030 ft on the north side to 3,270 ft on Forge Mountain
Elevation
3,270 ft 1,000 m2,960 ft 905 m2,810 ft 855 m2,500 ft 760 m2,190 ft 665 m2,030 ft 620 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
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 limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Mills River sits at about 2,190 ft (665 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,190 ft 665 m
most residents: 2,100–2,360 ft
Lowest
2,030 ft 620 m
on the north side
Highest
3,270 ft 1,000 m
on Forge Mountain
Average
2,210 ft 675 m
all land inside town limits

Mills River spans about 1,240 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
2,190 ft665 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on Forge Mountain
3,270 ft1,000 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the north side
2,030 ft620 m
Town center
USGS map point for Mills River
2,100 ft640 m
Airport (AVL)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.1 mi northeast of the town limits
2,164 ft660 m
Average of all land2,210 ft675 m
Nearest peak
Mount Pisgah, 7.7 mi west of the town limits
5,700 ft1,740 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mills River, North Carolina, shaded from 2,030 ft on the north side to 3,270 ft on Forge Mountain
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States
Population
7,426 2024 est.
Land area
22.4 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
332 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.3884° N, 82.5668° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Blue Ridge
Drains to
French Broad River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Asheville Regional (AVL) 2,164 ft
ZIP codes 2
28732 28759
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Royal Pines2,340 ft
  2. Laurel Park2,340 ft
  3. Avery Creek2,230 ft
  4. Mills River2,190 ft
  5. Valley Hill2,180 ft
  6. Balfour2,180 ft
  7. Horse Shoe2,170 ft
  8. Mountain Home2,160 ft
  9. Fletcher2,140 ft
  10. Hendersonville2,140 ft
  11. Etowah2,140 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Pisgah5,700 ft
  • Little Pisgah Mountain4,410 ft
  • Flat Top4,370 ft
  • Bearwallow Mountain4,230 ft
  • Rich Mountain3,779 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town limits, 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 limits (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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.