Grant County, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Grant County, North Dakota, shaded from 1,730 ft on the east side to 2,859 ft on Pretty Rock Butte
Elevation
2,860 ft 870 m2,580 ft 785 m2,440 ft 740 m2,150 ft 655 m1,870 ft 570 m1,730 ft 530 m
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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

Grant County averages about 2,220 ft (680 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,730 ft on the east side to 2,859 ft on Pretty Rock Butte.

Average elevation
2,220 ft 680 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,859 ft 871 m
on Pretty Rock Butte
Lowest
1,730 ft 530 m
on the east side

Grant 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 land2,220 ft680 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Pretty Rock Butte (NGS survey height)
2,859 ft871 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the east side
1,730 ft530 m

Elevation profile, south to north

47 mi south to north through Elgin.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Grant County, North Dakota, shaded from 1,730 ft on the east side to 2,859 ft on Pretty Rock Butte
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in North Dakota, United States
Population
2,247 2024 est.
Land area
1,659.2 sq mi + 6.8 sq mi water
Density
1.4 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Adams County2,630 ft
  2. Hettinger County2,550 ft
  3. Stark County2,490 ft
  4. Grant County2,220 ft
  5. Morton County2,030 ft
  6. Sioux County2,020 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Pretty Rock Butte2,859 ft
  • Beer Bum Hill2,630 ft
  • Jacks Lookout2,580 ft
  • Antelope Butte, Grant County2,570 ft
  • Round Top, Grant County2,530 ft
All 17 towns in Grant County by typical elevation
  1. Pretty Rock Township2,480 ft
  2. Elgin2,350 ft
  3. Leith2,340 ft
  4. Howe Township2,340 ft
  5. Minnie Township2,330 ft
  6. New Leipzig2,330 ft
  7. Carson2,310 ft
  8. Heil2,300 ft
  9. Leipzig Township2,290 ft
  10. Rock Township, Grant County2,280 ft
  11. Elm Township, Grant County2,280 ft
  12. Raleigh Township2,270 ft
  13. Fisher Township2,240 ft
  14. Winona Township2,190 ft
  15. Lark Township2,180 ft
  16. Raleigh2,040 ft
  17. Freda Township1,880 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 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; 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, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 1,730 ft at 46.2760° N, 101.0299° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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.