Ararat Township, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ararat Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,320 ft on the west side to 2,170 ft on the south side
Elevation
2,170 ft 660 m1,960 ft 595 m1,850 ft 565 m1,640 ft 500 m1,430 ft 435 m1,320 ft 405 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Ararat Township sits at about 1,940 ft (590 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,940 ft 590 m
most residents: 1,750–2,080 ft
Lowest
1,320 ft 405 m
on the west side
Highest
2,170 ft 660 m
on the south side
Average
1,950 ft 595 m
all land inside township boundaries

Ararat Township spans about 850 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
1,940 ft590 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the south side
2,170 ft660 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the west side
1,320 ft405 m
Town center
USGS map point for Ararat Township
2,020 ft615 m
Average of all land1,950 ft595 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ararat Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,320 ft on the west side to 2,170 ft on the south side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
516 2024 est.
Land area
18.6 sq mi + 0.6 sq mi water
Density
28 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.8295° N, 75.5246° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Susquehanna River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 2
18465 18470
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Ararat Township1,940 ft
  2. Thompson Township, Susquehanna County1,880 ft
  3. Herrick Township, Susquehanna County1,850 ft
  4. Preston Township1,820 ft
  5. Starrucca1,710 ft
  6. Union Dale1,680 ft
  7. Thompson1,670 ft
  8. Jackson Township, Susquehanna County1,630 ft
  9. Lakeside1,490 ft
  10. Gibson Township1,410 ft
  11. Susquehanna Depot1,040 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Slide Mountain4,180 ft
  • Bearpen Mountain3,590 ft
  • North Knob2,692 ft
  • Mount Don Bosco2,290 ft
  • Miller Mountain2,200 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the township boundaries, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census township boundaries (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) 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).
  • 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 (FAA airport elevation, 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 (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.