Blair County, PA Elevation & Topographic Map
Elevation
2,950 ft 900 m2,390 ft 730 m2,110 ft 645 m1,550 ft 470 m990 ft 300 m710 ft 215 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
How to use this mapviews, tools and data
- 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.
- Click or tap anywhere
- 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
Blair County averages about 1,510 ft (460 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 710 ft on the northeast side to 2,950 ft on Schaefer Head.
Average elevation
1,510 ft 460 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,950 ft 900 m
on Schaefer Head
Lowest
710 ft 215 m
on the northeast side
Blair County spans about 2,240 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.
| Figure | Elevation |
|---|---|
| Average of all land | 1,510 ft460 m |
| Highest point Inside the county, on Schaefer Head (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height) | 2,950 ft900 m |
| Lowest point Inside the county, on the northeast side | 710 ft215 m |
Elevation profile, west to east
20 mi west to east through Altoona.
Topographic Map
- Location
- County in Pennsylvania, United States
- Population
- 120,269 2024 est.
- Land area
- 525.1 sq mi + 1.3 sq mi water
- Density
- 229 per sq mi
- Time zone
- Eastern UTC−5 / −4
- Landform regions
- Valley and Ridge 77%, Appalachian Plateaus 23%
- Drains to
- Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS
Nearby Places
Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average
- Cambria County1,940 ft
- Clearfield County1,650 ft
- Blair County1,510 ft
- Centre County1,490 ft
- Bedford County1,460 ft
- Huntingdon County1,150 ft
Rankings by average elevation
- Counties in Pennsylvania14th highest of 66
- Counties in the United States843rd highest of 3,151
Peaks and hills highest inside
- Schaefer Head2,950 ft
- Ritchey Knob, Blair County2,860 ft
- Cattle Knob2,860 ft
- Brush Mountain2,580 ft
- Loop Mountain2,500 ft
All 109 towns in Blair County by typical elevation
- Wopsononock2,500 ft
- Blue Knob2,370 ft
- Tunnelhill partly2,290 ft
- Elberta1,880 ft
- Juniata Township, Blair County1,870 ft
- Red Hill, Blair County1,650 ft
- Klahr1,640 ft
- Ski Gap1,520 ft
- Juniata Gap1,510 ft
- Jugtown1,510 ft
- Ore Hill1,470 ft
- Curryville1,440 ft
- Millerstown, Blair County1,410 ft
- Henrietta1,410 ft
- Martinsburg1,400 ft
- Newburg, Blair County1,400 ft
- North Woodbury Township1,400 ft
- Homewood at Martinsburg1,390 ft
- Taylor Township1,390 ft
- Spring Drive Mobile Home Park1,370 ft
- Oreminea1,360 ft
- Huston Township, Blair County1,360 ft
- Fredericksburg, Blair County1,360 ft
- Martinsburg Junction1,340 ft
- Smith Corner1,340 ft
- Mill Run1,320 ft
- Tyrone Township, Blair County1,310 ft
- East Sharpsburg1,300 ft
- Logan Township1,280 ft
- Cotton Town1,270 ft
- Roaring Spring1,270 ft
- Dumb Hundred1,270 ft
- Greenwood1,250 ft
- Puzzletown1,250 ft
- Sproul1,240 ft
- Greenfield Township1,240 ft
- Roots1,220 ft
- Eldorado1,220 ft
- Friesville1,220 ft
- Pinecroft1,200 ft
- Altoona1,200 ft
- Skelp1,190 ft
- Sickles Corner1,190 ft
- Beavertown, Blair County1,180 ft
- Sylvan Hills1,170 ft
- Claysburg1,160 ft
- East Altoona1,160 ft
- Foot of Ten1,150 ft
- Clappertown1,150 ft
- Freedom Township1,120 ft
- Snyder Township1,120 ft
- Antis Township1,110 ft
- Woodbury Township1,110 ft
- Frankstown Township1,110 ft
- Reightown1,110 ft
- Carson Valley1,110 ft
- Allegheny Township, Blair County1,110 ft
- Royer1,100 ft
- Bald Eagle1,090 ft
- Reservoir1,090 ft
- Culp1,090 ft
- Canan Station1,080 ft
- Penn Farms1,080 ft
- Blair Township1,080 ft
- Bellwood1,070 ft
- Shellytown1,070 ft
- Sunbrook1,070 ft
- Lakemont1,050 ft
- McKee1,050 ft
- Olivia1,050 ft
- Newry1,050 ft
- Larke1,030 ft
- Cross Keys1,030 ft
- East Freedom1,020 ft
- Vicksburg, Blair County1,020 ft
- Loop1,020 ft
- Northwood1,020 ft
- Duncansville1,010 ft
- Yellow Springs1,010 ft
- Fostoria1,010 ft
- Tipton1,010 ft
- Vail1,010 ft
- Catharine Township1,000 ft
- Leamersville1,000 ft
- Grazierville1,000 ft
- Brooks Mill990 ft
- Tyrone Forge990 ft
- Hollidaysburg980 ft
- Geeseytown970 ft
- Moores Mill970 ft
- Gray, Blair County960 ft
- Fort Fetter950 ft
- Charlottsville950 ft
- Shelltown950 ft
- Point View950 ft
- Frankstown940 ft
- Tyrone930 ft
- Nealmont920 ft
- Cove Forge910 ft
- Linds Crossing900 ft
- Fisherville900 ft
- Franklin Forge900 ft
- Ironville900 ft
- Reese900 ft
- Canoe Creek900 ft
- Williamsburg880 ft
- St. Clair, Blair County880 ft
- Robeson Extension880 ft
- Ganister870 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.