Williams County, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Williams County, North Dakota, shaded from 1,840 ft on the southwest side to 2,599 ft on Bull Butte
Elevation
2,600 ft 790 m2,410 ft 735 m2,310 ft 705 m2,120 ft 645 m1,930 ft 590 m1,840 ft 560 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).
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Elevation Data

Williams County averages about 2,210 ft (670 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,840 ft on the southwest side to 2,599 ft on Bull Butte.

Average elevation
2,210 ft 670 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,599 ft 792 m
on Bull Butte
Lowest
1,840 ft 560 m
on the southwest side

Williams County spans about 760 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 land2,210 ft670 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Bull Butte (NGS survey height)
2,599 ft792 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
1,840 ft560 m

Elevation profile, west to east

56 mi west to east through Williston.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Williams County, North Dakota, shaded from 1,840 ft on the southwest side to 2,599 ft on Bull Butte
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in North Dakota, United States
Population
40,763 2024 est.
Land area
2,077.6 sq mi + 70.2 sq mi water
Density
20 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Gulf of America 88%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Roosevelt County, MT2,270 ft
  2. McKenzie County2,250 ft
  3. Sheridan County, MT2,240 ft
  4. Williams County2,210 ft
  5. Mountrail County2,190 ft
  6. Divide County2,150 ft
  7. Burke County2,110 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Bull Butte, Williams County2,599 ft
  • Stone Johnny Hill2,380 ft
  • Flagstaff Hill2,370 ft
  • Barr Butte2,300 ft
  • Indian Hill2,170 ft
All 63 towns in Williams County by typical elevation
  1. Lindahl Township2,420 ft
  2. Strandahl Township2,400 ft
  3. Bull Butte Township2,390 ft
  4. Wheelock Township2,390 ft
  5. Bonetraill Township2,380 ft
  6. South Meadow Township2,380 ft
  7. Hazel Township2,320 ft
  8. Twelve Mile Township2,320 ft
  9. Hebron Township2,320 ft
  10. Champion Township2,310 ft
  11. Oliver Township2,310 ft
  12. West Bank Township2,310 ft
  13. Tioga Township2,310 ft
  14. Pleasant Valley Township2,310 ft
  15. Good Luck Township2,300 ft
  16. Brooklyn Township2,300 ft
  17. Big Meadow Township2,300 ft
  18. Ray2,290 ft
  19. Equality Township2,270 ft
  20. Mont Township2,270 ft
  21. Round Prairie Township2,270 ft
  22. Marshall Township2,260 ft
  23. Wildrose2,260 ft
  24. Big Stone Township2,260 ft
  25. Tioga2,260 ft
  26. View Township2,240 ft
  27. Barr Butte Township2,240 ft
  28. Sauk Valley Township2,230 ft
  29. Rainbow Township2,220 ft
  30. Dry Fork Township2,220 ft
  31. McGregor2,220 ft
  32. Epping2,210 ft
  33. Climax Township2,200 ft
  34. Hardscrabble Township2,170 ft
  35. Springbrook Township2,170 ft
  36. Rock Island Township2,160 ft
  37. Dublin Township2,150 ft
  38. Ellisville Township2,140 ft
  39. Grenora2,130 ft
  40. Judson Township2,130 ft
  41. Missouri Ridge Township2,120 ft
  42. Alamo2,120 ft
  43. Orthell Township2,110 ft
  44. Farmvale Township2,110 ft
  45. Blacktail2,100 ft
  46. Blacktail Township2,090 ft
  47. Springbrook2,070 ft
  48. Winner Township2,050 ft
  49. Grenora Township2,050 ft
  50. Scorio Township2,050 ft
  51. Blue Ridge Township2,030 ft
  52. Stony Creek Township2,010 ft
  53. East Fork Township2,010 ft
  54. Tyrone Township1,990 ft
  55. Truax Township1,990 ft
  56. Athens Township1,990 ft
  57. Williston Township1,970 ft
  58. Trenton Township1,970 ft
  59. Trenton1,970 ft
  60. Williston1,900 ft
  61. Long Creek1,900 ft
  62. Buford Township1,900 ft
  63. Pherrin Township1,890 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.
  • 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.