Hettinger County, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hettinger County, North Dakota, shaded from 2,170 ft on the northeast side to 3,010 ft on Black Butte
Elevation
3,010 ft 915 m2,800 ft 855 m2,690 ft 820 m2,480 ft 755 m2,270 ft 695 m2,170 ft 660 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

Hettinger County averages about 2,550 ft (780 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 2,170 ft on the northeast side to 3,010 ft on Black Butte.

Average elevation
2,550 ft 780 m
all land inside the county
Highest
3,010 ft 915 m
on Black Butte
Lowest
2,170 ft 660 m
on the northeast side

Hettinger County spans about 840 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 land2,550 ft780 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Black Butte (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
3,010 ft915 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
2,170 ft660 m

Elevation profile, west to east

42 mi west to east through New England.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hettinger County, North Dakota, shaded from 2,170 ft on the northeast side to 3,010 ft on Black Butte
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in North Dakota, United States
Population
2,419 2024 est.
Land area
1,132.2 sq mi + 1.5 sq mi water
Density
2.1 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. Slope County2,830 ft
  2. Adams County2,630 ft
  3. Hettinger County2,550 ft
  4. Stark County2,490 ft
  5. Grant County2,220 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Black Butte, Hettinger County3,010 ft
  • North Star Butte2,822 ft
  • Pearl Butte, Hettinger County2,820 ft
  • White Butte, Hettinger County2,770 ft
  • Bull Butte, Hettinger County2,750 ft
All 33 towns in Hettinger County by typical elevation
  1. Clark Township2,730 ft
  2. Kunze Township2,730 ft
  3. Kennedy Township2,710 ft
  4. Strehlow Township2,710 ft
  5. Wagendorf Township2,700 ft
  6. Rifle Township2,660 ft
  7. Tepee Butte Township2,620 ft
  8. New England2,600 ft
  9. New England Township2,600 ft
  10. Ashby Township2,590 ft
  11. St. Croix Township2,580 ft
  12. Madison Township2,580 ft
  13. Black Butte Township2,570 ft
  14. Havelock Township2,560 ft
  15. Chilton Township2,560 ft
  16. Kern Township2,530 ft
  17. Acme Township2,510 ft
  18. Campbell Township, Hettinger County2,500 ft
  19. Merrill Township2,500 ft
  20. Baer Township2,490 ft
  21. Farina Township2,480 ft
  22. Walker Township2,480 ft
  23. Regent2,470 ft
  24. Steiner Township2,460 ft
  25. Beery Township2,450 ft
  26. Highland Township, Hettinger County2,440 ft
  27. Mott Township2,440 ft
  28. Brittian Township2,430 ft
  29. Castle Rock Township2,420 ft
  30. Mott2,410 ft
  31. Solon Township2,400 ft
  32. Cannon Ball Township2,370 ft
  33. Odessa Township, Hettinger County2,350 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.