McHenry County, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of McHenry County, North Dakota, shaded from 1,420 ft on the north side to 2,190 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
2,190 ft 665 m1,990 ft 610 m1,900 ft 580 m1,710 ft 520 m1,510 ft 460 m1,420 ft 430 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.
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Elevation Data

McHenry County averages about 1,540 ft (470 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,420 ft on the north side to 2,190 ft on the southwest side.

Average elevation
1,540 ft 470 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,190 ft 665 m
on the southwest side
Lowest
1,420 ft 430 m
on the north side

McHenry 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 land1,540 ft470 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
2,190 ft665 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the north side
1,420 ft430 m

Elevation profile, south to north

54 mi south to north through Velva.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of McHenry County, North Dakota, shaded from 1,420 ft on the north side to 2,190 ft on the southwest side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in North Dakota, United States
Population
5,135 2024 est.
Land area
1,873.9 sq mi + 37.6 sq mi water
Density
2.7 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland 96%
Drains to
Canada 71%, Round Lake basin (does not reach the sea) 17%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. McLean County1,970 ft
  2. Ward County1,940 ft
  3. Sheridan County1,860 ft
  4. Renville County1,730 ft
  5. Bottineau County1,580 ft
  6. Pierce County1,570 ft
  7. McHenry County1,540 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Little Butte, McHenry County1,742 ft
  • Bald Butte1,710 ft
  • Montgomery Hill1,630 ft
  • Mikes Peak1,610 ft
  • Buffalo Lodge Butte1,600 ft
All 58 towns in McHenry County by typical elevation
  1. Bjornson Township1,930 ft
  2. Olivia Township1,720 ft
  3. Brown Township1,680 ft
  4. Drake1,680 ft
  5. Kief1,660 ft
  6. Land Township1,630 ft
  7. Anamoose Township1,620 ft
  8. Spring Grove Township1,620 ft
  9. Cottonwood Lake Township1,620 ft
  10. Anamoose1,620 ft
  11. Balfour1,610 ft
  12. Velva Township1,610 ft
  13. Odin Township1,610 ft
  14. Voltaire Township1,610 ft
  15. Lebanon Township1,600 ft
  16. Lake Hester Township1,600 ft
  17. Schiller Township1,590 ft
  18. North Prairie Township1,590 ft
  19. Strege Township1,590 ft
  20. Voltaire1,590 ft
  21. Balfour Township1,580 ft
  22. Bergen1,570 ft
  23. Hendrickson Township1,560 ft
  24. Lake George Township1,560 ft
  25. Karlsruhe Township1,550 ft
  26. Round Lake Township1,550 ft
  27. Deering1,550 ft
  28. Norwich Township1,550 ft
  29. Karlsruhe1,540 ft
  30. Villard Township1,530 ft
  31. Falsen Township1,530 ft
  32. Deering Township1,530 ft
  33. Granville Township1,520 ft
  34. Rose Hill Township, McHenry County1,520 ft
  35. Granville1,520 ft
  36. Kottke Valley Township1,520 ft
  37. Denbigh Township1,510 ft
  38. Velva1,510 ft
  39. Riga Township1,510 ft
  40. Berwick Township1,510 ft
  41. Egg Creek Township1,500 ft
  42. Grilley Township1,490 ft
  43. Wagar Township1,490 ft
  44. Saline Township1,490 ft
  45. Gilmore Township1,490 ft
  46. Normal Township1,480 ft
  47. Pratt Township1,480 ft
  48. Newport Township1,480 ft
  49. Towner1,480 ft
  50. Little Deep Township1,470 ft
  51. Bantry1,460 ft
  52. Bantry Township1,460 ft
  53. Deep River Township1,460 ft
  54. Willow Creek Township1,450 ft
  55. Layton Township1,450 ft
  56. Mouse River Township1,450 ft
  57. Upham1,450 ft
  58. Meadow Township1,440 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. 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, 1,420 ft at 48.6246° N, 100.7399° 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.