Bottineau County, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bottineau County, North Dakota, shaded from 1,410 ft on the north side to 2,542 ft on Boundary Butte
Elevation
2,540 ft 775 m2,260 ft 690 m2,120 ft 645 m1,830 ft 560 m1,550 ft 470 m1,410 ft 430 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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County area
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Elevation Data

Bottineau County averages about 1,580 ft (480 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,410 ft on the north side to 2,542 ft on Boundary Butte.

Average elevation
1,580 ft 480 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,542 ft 775 m
on Boundary Butte
Lowest
1,410 ft 430 m
on the north side

Bottineau County spans about 1,130 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 land1,580 ft480 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Boundary Butte (NGS survey height)
2,542 ft775 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the north side
1,410 ft430 m

Elevation profile, south to north

25 mi south to north through Bottineau.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bottineau County, North Dakota, shaded from 1,410 ft on the north side to 2,542 ft on Boundary Butte
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in North Dakota, United States
Population
6,391 2024 est.
Land area
1,668.9 sq mi + 28.8 sq mi water
Density
3.8 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Canada 96%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Rolette County1,790 ft
  2. Renville County1,730 ft
  3. Bottineau County1,580 ft
  4. Pierce County1,570 ft
  5. McHenry County1,540 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Boundary Butte2,542 ft
  • Butte Saint Paul2,290 ft
All 54 towns in Bottineau County by typical elevation
  1. Homen Township2,170 ft
  2. Roland Township2,160 ft
  3. Dalen Township2,150 ft
  4. Cordelia Township1,950 ft
  5. Whitteron Township1,950 ft
  6. Haram Township1,630 ft
  7. Bottineau1,630 ft
  8. Pickering Township1,610 ft
  9. Lansford1,610 ft
  10. Lansford Township1,610 ft
  11. Cut Bank Township1,590 ft
  12. Blaine Township1,590 ft
  13. Lordsburg Township1,590 ft
  14. Wheaton Township1,590 ft
  15. Hoffman Township1,580 ft
  16. Elms Township1,560 ft
  17. Amity Township1,550 ft
  18. Overly1,540 ft
  19. Renville Township1,540 ft
  20. Sherman Township1,540 ft
  21. Antler1,530 ft
  22. Antler Township1,530 ft
  23. Mount Rose Township1,520 ft
  24. Scandia Township1,520 ft
  25. Oak Valley Township1,510 ft
  26. Souris1,510 ft
  27. Hastings Township1,510 ft
  28. Maxbass1,510 ft
  29. Chatfield Township1,510 ft
  30. Wayne Township1,500 ft
  31. Bentinck Township1,500 ft
  32. Peabody Township1,500 ft
  33. Scotia Township1,500 ft
  34. Lewis Township1,500 ft
  35. Westhope1,500 ft
  36. Richburg Township1,490 ft
  37. Brander Township1,490 ft
  38. Sergius Township1,490 ft
  39. Newborg Township1,490 ft
  40. Eidsvold Township1,490 ft
  41. Landa1,480 ft
  42. Willow Vale Township1,480 ft
  43. Wellington Township1,470 ft
  44. Kane Township1,470 ft
  45. Ostby Township1,470 ft
  46. Willow City1,470 ft
  47. Starbuck Township1,470 ft
  48. Newburg1,470 ft
  49. Gardena1,460 ft
  50. Oak Creek Township1,460 ft
  51. Kramer1,460 ft
  52. Elysian Township1,460 ft
  53. Tacoma Township1,460 ft
  54. Stone Creek Township1,450 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.