Pembina County, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pembina County, North Dakota, shaded from 750 ft on the northeast side to 1,450 ft on the west side
Elevation
1,450 ft 445 m1,280 ft 390 m1,190 ft 365 m1,020 ft 310 m840 ft 255 m750 ft 230 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Pembina County averages about 890 ft (270 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 750 ft on the northeast side to 1,450 ft on the west side.

Average elevation
890 ft 270 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,450 ft 445 m
on the west side
Lowest
750 ft 230 m
on the northeast side

Pembina County spans about 700 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 land890 ft270 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the west side
1,450 ft445 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
750 ft230 m

Elevation profile, west to east

35 mi west to east through Cavalier.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pembina County, North Dakota, shaded from 750 ft on the northeast side to 1,450 ft on the west side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in North Dakota, United States
Population
6,588 2024 est.
Land area
1,118.5 sq mi + 2.7 sq mi water
Density
5.9 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Canada
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Cavalier County1,560 ft
  2. Walsh County1,120 ft
  3. Marshall County, MN1,020 ft
  4. Kittson County, MN910 ft
  5. Pembina County890 ft

Rankings by average elevation

All 35 towns in Pembina County by typical elevation
  1. Beaulieu Township1,180 ft
  2. La Moure Township1,170 ft
  3. Gardar Township1,170 ft
  4. Thingvalla Township1,090 ft
  5. Mountain1,070 ft
  6. Walhalla990 ft
  7. Akra Township950 ft
  8. Park Township950 ft
  9. Walhalla Township950 ft
  10. Advance Township940 ft
  11. Crystal Township930 ft
  12. Canton City (Hensel)920 ft
  13. Crystal910 ft
  14. St. Joseph Township900 ft
  15. Elora Township890 ft
  16. Cavalier Township890 ft
  17. Cavalier890 ft
  18. Lodema Township880 ft
  19. Felson Township850 ft
  20. St. Thomas Township850 ft
  21. Hamilton Township840 ft
  22. St. Thomas840 ft
  23. Neche830 ft
  24. Bathgate Township820 ft
  25. Hamilton820 ft
  26. Midland Township820 ft
  27. Bathgate820 ft
  28. Neche Township820 ft
  29. Carlisle Township810 ft
  30. Drayton Township800 ft
  31. Drayton800 ft
  32. Lincoln Township800 ft
  33. Joliette Township800 ft
  34. Pembina Township800 ft
  35. Pembina790 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.