Old Fort, NC Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Old Fort, North Carolina, shaded from 1,380 ft on the northeast side to 1,670 ft at the foot of the Habersham Mountains
Elevation
1,670 ft 510 m1,600 ft 490 m1,560 ft 475 m1,490 ft 455 m1,420 ft 435 m1,380 ft 420 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Old Fort sits at about 1,470 ft (450 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,470 ft 450 m
most residents: 1,420–1,610 ft
Lowest
1,380 ft 420 m
on the northeast side
Highest
1,670 ft 510 m
at the foot of the Habersham Mountains
Average
1,460 ft 445 m
all land inside town limits

Old Fort spans about 290 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
1,470 ft450 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, at the foot of the Habersham Mountains
1,670 ft510 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the northeast side
1,380 ft420 m
Town center
USGS map point for Old Fort
1,440 ft440 m
Average of all land1,460 ft445 m
Nearest peak
Hickorynut Mountain, 4.7 mi southeast of the town limits
3,220 ft980 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Old Fort, North Carolina, shaded from 1,380 ft on the northeast side to 1,670 ft at the foot of the Habersham Mountains
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States
Population
833 2024 est.
Land area
1.2 sq mi
Density
682 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.6290° N, 82.1807° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Blue Ridge
Drains to
Catawba River → Wateree River → Santee River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
28762
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Gerton3,270 ft
  2. Montreat2,740 ft
  3. Black Mountain2,410 ft
  4. Fairview, Buncombe County2,370 ft
  5. Swannanoa2,300 ft
  6. Old Fort1,470 ft
  7. West Marion1,430 ft
  8. Marion1,410 ft
  9. Glenwood1,340 ft
  10. Lake Lure1,200 ft
  11. Chimney Rock Village1,140 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Mitchell6,682 ft
  • Little Pisgah Mountain4,410 ft
  • Flat Top4,370 ft
  • Hickorynut Mountain3,220 ft
  • Youngs Mountain2,712 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.