Muskingum County, OH Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Muskingum County, Ohio, shaded from 660 ft on the south side to 1,287 ft on High Hill
Elevation
1,290 ft 390 m1,130 ft 345 m1,050 ft 320 m900 ft 275 m740 ft 225 m660 ft 200 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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County area
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Elevation Data

Muskingum County averages about 890 ft (270 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 660 ft on the south side to 1,287 ft on High Hill.

Average elevation
890 ft 270 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,287 ft 392 m
on High Hill
Lowest
660 ft 200 m
on the south side

Muskingum County spans about 630 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 High Hill (NGS survey height)
1,287 ft392 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the south side
660 ft200 m

Elevation profile, west to east

27 mi west to east through Zanesville.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Muskingum County, Ohio, shaded from 660 ft on the south side to 1,287 ft on High Hill
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Ohio, United States
Population
86,582 2024 est.
Land area
664.5 sq mi + 8.0 sq mi water
Density
130 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
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. Licking County1,030 ft
  2. Noble County960 ft
  3. Guernsey County950 ft
  4. Coshocton County950 ft
  5. Perry County940 ft
  6. Muskingum County890 ft
  7. Morgan County890 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Ohio49th highest of 88
  • Counties in the United States1,610th highest of 3,151

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • High Hill, Muskingum County1,287 ft
  • The Highlands1,090 ft
  • Drummond Knob1,040 ft
  • Nob Hill930 ft
  • Putnam Hill910 ft
All 42 towns in Muskingum County by typical elevation
  1. Adamsville1,010 ft
  2. Highland Township, Muskingum County990 ft
  3. Norwich980 ft
  4. Gratiot partly980 ft
  5. Fultonham970 ft
  6. Hopewell Township960 ft
  7. Adams Township, Muskingum County950 ft
  8. New Concord950 ft
  9. Union Township, Muskingum County940 ft
  10. Salem Township, Muskingum County940 ft
  11. Monroe Township, Muskingum County930 ft
  12. Madison Township, Muskingum County920 ft
  13. Blue Rock Township920 ft
  14. Licking Township, Muskingum County910 ft
  15. Pleasant Grove900 ft
  16. Meigs Township, Muskingum County890 ft
  17. Brush Creek Township890 ft
  18. Washington Township, Muskingum County890 ft
  19. Rich Hill Township880 ft
  20. Perry Township, Muskingum County860 ft
  21. North Zanesville860 ft
  22. Muskingum Township850 ft
  23. Salt Creek Township, Muskingum County850 ft
  24. Nashport830 ft
  25. Springfield Township, Muskingum County830 ft
  26. Falls Township, Muskingum County830 ft
  27. Wayne Township, Muskingum County830 ft
  28. Newton Township, Muskingum County800 ft
  29. Harrison Township, Muskingum County780 ft
  30. Cass Township780 ft
  31. South Zanesville780 ft
  32. East Fultonham770 ft
  33. Zanesville770 ft
  34. Clay Township, Muskingum County760 ft
  35. Jackson Township, Muskingum County760 ft
  36. Frazeysburg750 ft
  37. Roseville partly750 ft
  38. Philo750 ft
  39. Dresden740 ft
  40. Jefferson Township, Muskingum County740 ft
  41. Trinway740 ft
  42. Duncan Falls710 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; 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; 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.