Cavalier County, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cavalier County, North Dakota, shaded from 950 ft on the northeast side to 1,720 ft on the south side
Elevation
1,720 ft 525 m1,520 ft 465 m1,430 ft 435 m1,240 ft 375 m1,050 ft 320 m950 ft 290 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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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
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Elevation Data

Cavalier County averages about 1,560 ft (475 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 950 ft on the northeast side to 1,720 ft on the south side.

Average elevation
1,560 ft 475 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,720 ft 525 m
on the south side
Lowest
950 ft 290 m
on the northeast side

Cavalier County spans about 770 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 land1,560 ft475 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the south side
1,720 ft525 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
950 ft290 m

Elevation profile, west to east

48 mi west to east through Langdon.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cavalier County, North Dakota, shaded from 950 ft on the northeast side to 1,720 ft on the south side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in North Dakota, United States
Population
3,567 2024 est.
Land area
1,489.1 sq mi + 20.7 sq mi water
Density
2.4 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Canada 71%, Stump Lake basin (does not reach the sea) 21%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Towner County1,560 ft
  2. Cavalier County1,560 ft
  3. Ramsey County1,500 ft
  4. Walsh County1,120 ft
  5. Pembina County890 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Kjemhus Hill1,510 ft
  • Norman Otto Hill1,460 ft
  • Three Sisters Hill1,390 ft
  • Point Kneeshaw1,380 ft
  • Vang Hill1,370 ft
All 52 towns in Cavalier County by typical elevation
  1. Osnabrock Township1,640 ft
  2. Easby Township1,630 ft
  3. Manilla Township1,630 ft
  4. Nekoma1,620 ft
  5. Perry Township1,620 ft
  6. Calvin1,620 ft
  7. Osnabrock1,620 ft
  8. Elgin Township1,620 ft
  9. Harvey Township1,620 ft
  10. Glenila Township1,620 ft
  11. Nekoma Township1,610 ft
  12. Bruce Township1,610 ft
  13. Langdon1,610 ft
  14. Osford Township1,600 ft
  15. Alma Township1,600 ft
  16. Huron Township1,600 ft
  17. Hay Township1,600 ft
  18. Munich1,600 ft
  19. Langdon Township1,590 ft
  20. Trier Township1,590 ft
  21. Henderson Township1,590 ft
  22. Sarles1,590 ft
  23. Milton1,580 ft
  24. Grey Township1,580 ft
  25. Alsen1,580 ft
  26. North Loma Township1,580 ft
  27. Moscow Township1,580 ft
  28. Waterloo Township1,580 ft
  29. Loma1,570 ft
  30. South Dresden Township1,570 ft
  31. Gordon Township1,570 ft
  32. Cypress Township1,570 ft
  33. Byron Township1,570 ft
  34. Wales1,570 ft
  35. Banner Township, Cavalier County1,570 ft
  36. Storlie Township1,570 ft
  37. Minto Township1,560 ft
  38. Mount Carmel Township1,560 ft
  39. Billings Township1,560 ft
  40. East Alma Township1,560 ft
  41. Hannah1,560 ft
  42. West Hope Township1,560 ft
  43. Linden Township1,560 ft
  44. Calio1,550 ft
  45. Dresden Township1,550 ft
  46. Loam Township1,550 ft
  47. Seivert Township1,540 ft
  48. South Olga Township1,530 ft
  49. Montrose Township1,520 ft
  50. Hope Township1,520 ft
  51. North Olga Township1,350 ft
  52. Fremont Township1,210 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. 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.