Lane County, OR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lane County, Oregon, shaded from sea level on the Pacific Ocean to 10,350 ft on South Sister
Elevation
10,350 ft 3,155 m7,760 ft 2,365 m6,470 ft 1,970 m3,880 ft 1,185 m1,290 ft 395 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.
3D
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County area
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Elevation Data

Lane County averages about 2,160 ft (655 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on the Pacific Ocean to 10,350 ft on South Sister.

Average elevation
2,160 ft 655 m
all land inside the county
Highest
10,350 ft 3,155 m
on South Sister
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Pacific Ocean

Lane County spans about 10,350 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 land2,160 ft655 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on South Sister (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
10,350 ft3,155 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Pacific Ocean
0 ft0 m

Elevation profile, west to east

119 mi west to east through Eugene.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lane County, Oregon, shaded from sea level on the Pacific Ocean to 10,350 ft on South Sister
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Oregon, United States
Population
382,396 2024 est.
Land area
4,554.1 sq mi + 168.4 sq mi water
Density
84 per sq mi
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform regions
Cascade-sierra Mountains 63%, Pacific Border 37%
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. Deschutes County4,570 ft
  3. Lane County2,160 ft
  4. Douglas County2,130 ft
  5. Linn County2,070 ft
  6. Benton County760 ft
  7. Lincoln County700 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Oregon19th highest of 36
  • Counties in the United States570th highest of 3,151

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Middle Sister10,030 ft
  • Diamond Peak8,748 ft
  • Fuji Mountain7,148 ft
  • Irish Mountain6,860 ft
  • Fairview Peak5,940 ft
All 22 towns in Lane County by typical elevation
  1. Oakridge1,170 ft
  2. Westfir1,070 ft
  3. Lowell780 ft
  4. Dexter660 ft
  5. Cottage Grove650 ft
  6. Trent620 ft
  7. Creswell550 ft
  8. Jasper540 ft
  9. Marcola540 ft
  10. Springfield480 ft
  11. Cheshire450 ft
  12. Veneta420 ft
  13. Eugene420 ft
  14. Elmira410 ft
  15. Coburg400 ft
  16. River Road400 ft
  17. Santa Clara380 ft
  18. Junction City330 ft
  19. Dunes City100 ft
  20. Heceta Beach75 ft
  21. Mapleton63 ft
  22. Florence58 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.
  • 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, −27 ft at 44.0149° N, 123.8604° 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.