Fessenden, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fessenden, North Dakota, shaded from 1,600 ft on the northeast side to 1,620 ft on the east side
Elevation
1,640 ft 500 m1,630 ft 495 m1,620 ft 495 m1,620 ft 495 m1,610 ft 490 m1,600 ft 490 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Fessenden sits at about 1,610 ft (490 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,610 ft 490 m
most residents: 1,610–1,620 ft
Lowest
1,600 ft 490 m
on the northeast side
Highest
1,620 ft 495 m
on the east side
Average
1,610 ft 490 m
all land inside city limits

Fessenden is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 20 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
1,610 ft490 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
1,620 ft495 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
1,600 ft490 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fessenden
1,610 ft490 m
Average of all land1,610 ft490 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fessenden, North Dakota, shaded from 1,600 ft on the northeast side to 1,620 ft on the east side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Wells County, North Dakota, United States
Population
447 2024 est.
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
1,014 per sq mi
Coordinates
47.6492° N, 99.6293° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
James River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
58438
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. West Ontario Township1,690 ft
  2. Rusland Township1,640 ft
  3. South Cottonwood Township1,630 ft
  4. St. Anna Township1,610 ft
  5. Fessenden1,610 ft
  6. Manfred Township1,610 ft
  7. Oshkosh Township1,600 ft
  8. West Norway Township1,600 ft
  9. Germantown Township1,590 ft
  10. Hamburg Township1,580 ft
  11. Hamberg1,550 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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. All public domain.