Bedford County, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 720 ft on the south side to 3,150 ft on Blue Knob
Elevation
3,150 ft 960 m2,540 ft 775 m2,240 ft 680 m1,630 ft 495 m1,020 ft 310 m720 ft 220 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.
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County area
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Elevation Data

Bedford County averages about 1,460 ft (445 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 720 ft on the south side to 3,150 ft on Blue Knob.

Average elevation
1,460 ft 445 m
all land inside the county
Highest
3,150 ft 960 m
on Blue Knob
Lowest
720 ft 220 m
on the south side

Bedford County spans about 2,430 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 land1,460 ft445 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Blue Knob (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
3,150 ft960 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the south side
720 ft220 m

Elevation profile, south to north

39 mi south to north through Bedford Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 720 ft on the south side to 3,150 ft on Blue Knob
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
County in Pennsylvania, United States
Population
47,643 2024 est.
Land area
1,012.0 sq mi + 4.6 sq mi water
Density
47 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform regions
Valley and Ridge 84%, Appalachian Plateaus 16%
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Somerset County2,200 ft
  2. Cambria County1,940 ft
  3. Blair County1,510 ft
  4. Bedford County1,460 ft
  5. Allegany County, MD1,250 ft
  6. Huntingdon County1,150 ft
  7. Fulton County1,120 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Blue Knob3,150 ft
  • Martin Hill2,770 ft
  • Wills Mountain2,770 ft
  • Savage Mountain, Bedford County2,680 ft
  • Evitts Mountain2,630 ft
All 44 towns in Bedford County by typical elevation
  1. Wood partly1,860 ft
  2. Pavia Township1,730 ft
  3. Lincoln Township, Bedford County1,590 ft
  4. Juniata Township, Bedford County1,570 ft
  5. Bloomfield Township, Bedford County1,510 ft
  6. Broad Top Township1,470 ft
  7. West St. Clair Township1,440 ft
  8. Clearville1,440 ft
  9. Napier Township1,430 ft
  10. Kimmel Township1,420 ft
  11. Monroe Township, Bedford County1,400 ft
  12. Harrison Township, Bedford County1,400 ft
  13. Colerain Township, Bedford County1,400 ft
  14. Rainsburg1,390 ft
  15. Woodbury Township, Bedford County1,360 ft
  16. Southampton Township, Bedford County1,350 ft
  17. South Woodbury Township1,340 ft
  18. Cumberland Valley Township1,320 ft
  19. King Township1,320 ft
  20. East Providence Township1,290 ft
  21. Woodbury1,290 ft
  22. New Paris1,280 ft
  23. Schellsburg1,240 ft
  24. St. Clairsville1,240 ft
  25. Pleasantville, Bedford County1,230 ft
  26. Bedford Township1,210 ft
  27. East St. Clair Township1,200 ft
  28. Snake Spring Township1,190 ft
  29. West Providence Township1,180 ft
  30. Londonderry Township, Bedford County1,160 ft
  31. Manns Choice1,150 ft
  32. Hopewell Township, Bedford County1,140 ft
  33. Coaldale, Bedford County1,130 ft
  34. Bedford1,090 ft
  35. Earlston1,080 ft
  36. Everett1,060 ft
  37. Mann Township1,020 ft
  38. Defiance1,010 ft
  39. Liberty Township, Bedford County980 ft
  40. Riddlesburg980 ft
  41. Hyndman940 ft
  42. Hopewell890 ft
  43. Saxton880 ft
  44. Stonerstown870 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.