Douglas County, OR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Douglas County, Oregon, shaded from sea level on the Pacific Ocean to 9,130 ft on Mount Thielsen
Elevation
9,130 ft 2,780 m6,850 ft 2,085 m5,700 ft 1,740 m3,420 ft 1,045 m1,140 ft 350 m0 ft 0 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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County area
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Elevation Data

Douglas County averages about 2,130 ft (650 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on the Pacific Ocean to 9,130 ft on Mount Thielsen.

Average elevation
2,130 ft 650 m
all land inside the county
Highest
9,130 ft 2,780 m
on Mount Thielsen
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Pacific Ocean

Douglas County spans about 9,130 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 land2,130 ft650 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Mount Thielsen (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
9,130 ft2,780 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Pacific Ocean
0 ft0 m

Elevation profile, west to east

84 mi west to east through Roseburg.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Douglas County, Oregon, shaded from sea level on the Pacific Ocean to 9,130 ft on Mount Thielsen
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Oregon, United States
Population
112,255 2024 est.
Land area
5,035.8 sq mi + 97.2 sq mi water
Density
22 per sq mi
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform regions
Pacific Border 71%, Cascade-sierra Mountains 29%
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Klamath County4,970 ft
  2. Jackson County3,170 ft
  3. Josephine County2,430 ft
  4. Lane County2,160 ft
  5. Douglas County2,130 ft
  6. Curry County1,640 ft
  7. Coos County960 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Oregon21st highest of 36
  • Counties in the United States581st highest of 3,151

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Mount Thielsen9,130 ft
  • Mount Bailey8,375 ft
  • Fish Mountain6,780 ft
  • Rattlesnake Mountain6,660 ft
  • Staley Ridge6,170 ft
All 23 towns in Douglas County by typical elevation
  1. Glendale1,440 ft
  2. Glide840 ft
  3. Days Creek820 ft
  4. Canyonville790 ft
  5. Lookingglass700 ft
  6. Riddle700 ft
  7. Tri-City670 ft
  8. Myrtle Creek650 ft
  9. Fair Oaks620 ft
  10. Winston550 ft
  11. Sutherlin530 ft
  12. Melrose520 ft
  13. Green520 ft
  14. Dillard520 ft
  15. Roseburg510 ft
  16. Roseburg North510 ft
  17. Oakland500 ft
  18. Yoncalla400 ft
  19. Drain310 ft
  20. Elkton150 ft
  21. Reedsport51 ft
  22. Gardiner43 ft
  23. Winchester Bay25 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 3 arc-second (≈300 ft, 93 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.
  • 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, −14 ft at 43.6546° N, 123.8771° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
  • 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.