Ward County, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ward County, North Dakota, shaded from 1,510 ft on the southeast side to 2,360 ft on the west side
Elevation
2,360 ft 720 m2,150 ft 655 m2,040 ft 620 m1,830 ft 555 m1,620 ft 490 m1,510 ft 460 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

Ward County averages about 1,940 ft (590 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,510 ft on the southeast side to 2,360 ft on the west side.

Average elevation
1,940 ft 590 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,360 ft 720 m
on the west side
Lowest
1,510 ft 460 m
on the southeast side

Ward County spans about 850 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 land1,940 ft590 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the west side
2,360 ft720 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
1,510 ft460 m

Elevation profile, west to east

42 mi west to east through Minot.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ward County, North Dakota, shaded from 1,510 ft on the southeast side to 2,360 ft on the west side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in North Dakota, United States
Population
68,427 2024 est.
Land area
2,013.0 sq mi + 43.0 sq mi water
Density
34 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform regions
Central Lowland 58%, Great Plains 42%
Drains to
Canada 50%, Closed basin (does not reach the sea) 25%, Hiddenwood 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. Mountrail County2,190 ft
  2. Burke County2,110 ft
  3. McLean County1,970 ft
  4. Ward County1,940 ft
  5. Renville County1,730 ft
  6. McHenry County1,540 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Twin Buttes, Ward County2,160 ft
  • Church Hill2,030 ft
  • Marble Point2,000 ft
  • Deltlot Hill1,960 ft
  • Murphy Hill1,960 ft
All 72 towns in Ward County by typical elevation
  1. Passport Township2,230 ft
  2. Ree Township2,210 ft
  3. Spencer Township2,200 ft
  4. Rolling Green Township2,170 ft
  5. Hilton Township2,160 ft
  6. Mandan Township2,160 ft
  7. Evergreen Township2,160 ft
  8. Gasman Township2,160 ft
  9. Greely Township2,140 ft
  10. Tolgen Township2,140 ft
  11. Hiddenwood Township2,140 ft
  12. Ryder Township2,130 ft
  13. Vang Township2,120 ft
  14. Torning Township2,120 ft
  15. Shealy Township2,120 ft
  16. Ryder2,110 ft
  17. Cameron Township2,100 ft
  18. Anna Township2,100 ft
  19. Iota Flat Township2,100 ft
  20. Spring Lake Township2,100 ft
  21. Linton Township2,090 ft
  22. Lund Township2,090 ft
  23. Berthold2,080 ft
  24. Makoti2,080 ft
  25. Rice Lake Township2,080 ft
  26. Orlien Township2,070 ft
  27. Douglas2,050 ft
  28. Berthold Township2,040 ft
  29. Baden Township2,010 ft
  30. Carbondale Township2,000 ft
  31. Elmdale Township1,990 ft
  32. Carpio Township1,970 ft
  33. Burt Township1,950 ft
  34. Kenmare Township1,950 ft
  35. Freedom Township1,940 ft
  36. Des Lacs1,930 ft
  37. Greenbush Township1,930 ft
  38. Des Lacs Township1,930 ft
  39. Kenmare1,920 ft
  40. Denmark Township1,920 ft
  41. Newman Township1,890 ft
  42. Sauk Prairie Township1,880 ft
  43. Mayland Township1,820 ft
  44. Brillian Township1,800 ft
  45. Donnybrook1,780 ft
  46. Willis Township1,770 ft
  47. St. Marys Township1,760 ft
  48. Afton Township1,750 ft
  49. Minot1,720 ft
  50. Foxholm Township1,710 ft
  51. Carpio1,700 ft
  52. Kirkelie Township1,700 ft
  53. Burlington Township1,690 ft
  54. Sawyer Township1,680 ft
  55. Sundre Township1,670 ft
  56. Eureka Township1,670 ft
  57. Harrison Township1,660 ft
  58. Foxholm1,650 ft
  59. Ruthville1,650 ft
  60. Waterford Township1,630 ft
  61. McKinley Township1,630 ft
  62. Minot AFB1,630 ft
  63. Tatman Township1,630 ft
  64. Surrey1,620 ft
  65. Nedrose Township1,620 ft
  66. Surrey Township1,620 ft
  67. Burlington1,590 ft
  68. New Prairie Township1,580 ft
  69. Maryland Township1,570 ft
  70. Margaret Township1,560 ft
  71. Logan1,550 ft
  72. Sawyer1,540 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, 1,510 ft at 48.0876° N, 101.0204° 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.