West Canton, NC Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of West Canton, North Carolina, shaded from 2,530 ft on the west side to 2,870 ft at the foot of the Great Balsam Mountains
Elevation
2,870 ft 875 m2,790 ft 850 m2,750 ft 835 m2,660 ft 810 m2,570 ft 785 m2,530 ft 770 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

West Canton sits at about 2,710 ft (825 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,710 ft 825 m
most residents: 2,630–2,740 ft
Lowest
2,530 ft 770 m
on the west side
Highest
2,870 ft 875 m
at the foot of the Great Balsam Mountains
Average
2,660 ft 810 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

West Canton spans about 340 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
2,710 ft825 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Great Balsam Mountains
2,870 ft875 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
2,530 ft770 m
Town center
USGS map point for West Canton
2,730 ft830 m
Average of all land2,660 ft810 m
Nearest peak
Ratcliff Mountain, 4.0 mi southwest of the CDP boundary
4,360 ft1,330 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of West Canton, North Carolina, shaded from 2,530 ft on the west side to 2,870 ft at the foot of the Great Balsam Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Population
1,265 2020 Census
Land area
1.3 sq mi
Density
941 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.5379° N, 82.8582° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Blue Ridge
Drains to
Pigeon River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 2
28716 28721
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Maggie Valley2,980 ft
  2. Waynesville2,750 ft
  3. West Canton2,710 ft
  4. Lake Junaluska2,690 ft
  5. Canton2,690 ft
  6. Clyde2,570 ft
  7. Avery Creek2,230 ft
  8. Bent Creek2,190 ft
  9. Asheville2,160 ft
  10. Woodfin2,140 ft
  11. Emma2,130 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Richland Balsam6,400 ft
  • Mount Pisgah5,700 ft
  • Sandymush Bald5,150 ft
  • Ratcliff Mountain4,360 ft
  • Utah Mountain4,210 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • West Canton is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.