Highland County, OH Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Highland County, Ohio, shaded from 700 ft on the southeast side to 1,340 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
1,340 ft 410 m1,180 ft 360 m1,100 ft 335 m940 ft 285 m780 ft 235 m700 ft 215 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
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Highland County averages about 1,000 ft (305 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 700 ft on the southeast side to 1,340 ft on the southeast side.

Average elevation
1,000 ft 305 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,340 ft 410 m
on the southeast side
Lowest
700 ft 210 m
on the southeast side

Highland County spans about 640 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 land1,000 ft305 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
1,340 ft410 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
700 ft210 m

Elevation profile, west to east

28 mi west to east through Liberty Township, Highland County.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Highland County, Ohio, shaded from 700 ft on the southeast side to 1,340 ft on the southeast side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Ohio, United States
Population
43,785 2024 est.
Land area
553.1 sq mi + 4.7 sq mi water
Density
79 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland 99%
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. Clinton County1,030 ft
  2. Highland County1,000 ft
  3. Fayette County980 ft
  4. Brown County900 ft
  5. Adams County860 ft
  6. Pike County840 ft
  7. Ross County840 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Ohio30th highest of 88
  • Counties in the United States1,399th highest of 3,151

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • McCoppin Hill1,320 ft
  • Brown Hill1,310 ft
  • Long Lick Hill1,310 ft
  • Reeds Hill, Highland County1,290 ft
  • Fort Hill, Highland County1,280 ft
All 27 towns in Highland County by typical elevation
  1. New Market Township1,100 ft
  2. Penn Township1,090 ft
  3. Union Township, Highland County1,070 ft
  4. Hillsboro1,070 ft
  5. Highland1,070 ft
  6. Liberty Township, Highland County1,050 ft
  7. Concord Township, Highland County1,050 ft
  8. Hamer Township1,050 ft
  9. Lynchburg1,020 ft
  10. Dodson Township1,020 ft
  11. Fairfield Township, Highland County1,010 ft
  12. Leesburg1,010 ft
  13. Salem Township, Highland County1,010 ft
  14. Washington Township, Highland County1,010 ft
  15. Whiteoak Township990 ft
  16. Mowrystown990 ft
  17. Rocky Fork Point970 ft
  18. Clay Township, Highland County960 ft
  19. Buford960 ft
  20. Paint Township950 ft
  21. Highland Holiday950 ft
  22. Brushcreek Township940 ft
  23. Marshall Township940 ft
  24. Madison Township, Highland County920 ft
  25. Greenfield910 ft
  26. Jackson Township, Highland County900 ft
  27. Sinking Spring870 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.