Marion County, OR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Marion County, Oregon, shaded from 60 ft on the northwest side to 10,500 ft on Mount Jefferson
Elevation
10,500 ft 3,200 m7,890 ft 2,405 m6,580 ft 2,005 m3,970 ft 1,210 m1,360 ft 415 m60 ft 18 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Marion County averages about 1,590 ft (485 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 60 ft on the northwest side to 10,500 ft on Mount Jefferson.

Average elevation
1,590 ft 485 m
all land inside the county
Highest
10,500 ft 3,200 m
on Mount Jefferson
Lowest
60 ft 18 m
on the northwest side

Marion County spans about 10,440 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 land1,590 ft485 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Mount Jefferson (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
10,500 ft3,200 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
60 ft18 m

Elevation profile, west to east

25 mi west to east through Salem.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Marion County, Oregon, shaded from 60 ft on the northwest side to 10,500 ft on Mount Jefferson
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Oregon, United States
Population
352,867 2024 est.
Land area
1,180.8 sq mi + 10.2 sq mi water
Density
299 per sq mi
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform regions
Pacific Border 51%, Cascade-sierra Mountains 49%
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Jefferson County3,280 ft
  2. Wasco County2,520 ft
  3. Clackamas County2,150 ft
  4. Linn County2,070 ft
  5. Marion County1,590 ft
  6. Polk County850 ft
  7. Yamhill County700 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Oregon26th highest of 36
  • Counties in the United States789th highest of 3,151

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Olallie Butte7,220 ft
  • Park Butte7,022 ft
  • Dinah-mo Peak6,450 ft
  • Sentinel Hills6,220 ft
  • Pyramid Butte6,110 ft
All 27 towns in Marion County by typical elevation
  1. Idanha1,760 ft
  2. Detroit1,660 ft
  3. Gates930 ft
  4. Mill City partly850 ft
  5. Mehama610 ft
  6. Sublimity540 ft
  7. Scotts Mills500 ft
  8. Stayton450 ft
  9. Aumsville360 ft
  10. Marion310 ft
  11. Turner290 ft
  12. Silverton280 ft
  13. Jefferson240 ft
  14. Four Corners220 ft
  15. Salem220 ft
  16. Donald200 ft
  17. Butteville190 ft
  18. Hayesville190 ft
  19. Woodburn190 ft
  20. Gervais180 ft
  21. Hubbard180 ft
  22. Brooks180 ft
  23. Mount Angel180 ft
  24. St. Paul170 ft
  25. Aurora170 ft
  26. Labish Village160 ft
  27. Keizer140 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.