Carbon County, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 380 ft on the southeast side to 2,190 ft on Lake Mountain
Elevation
2,190 ft 670 m1,740 ft 530 m1,510 ft 460 m1,060 ft 320 m600 ft 185 m380 ft 115 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Carbon County averages about 1,260 ft (385 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 380 ft on the southeast side to 2,190 ft on Lake Mountain.

Average elevation
1,260 ft 385 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,190 ft 670 m
on Lake Mountain
Lowest
380 ft 115 m
on the southeast side

Carbon County spans about 1,810 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 land1,260 ft385 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Lake Mountain (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
2,190 ft670 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
380 ft115 m

Elevation profile, south to north

20 mi south to north through Penn Forest Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 380 ft on the southeast side to 2,190 ft on Lake Mountain
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in Pennsylvania, United States
Population
65,743 2024 est.
Land area
381.4 sq mi + 6.1 sq mi water
Density
172 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform regions
Valley and Ridge 59%, Appalachian Plateaus 41%
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Luzerne County1,270 ft
  2. Carbon County1,260 ft
  3. Monroe County1,240 ft
  4. Schuylkill County1,060 ft
  5. Lehigh County580 ft
  6. Northampton County570 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Lake Mountain2,190 ft
  • Bear Rock1,960 ft
  • Pine Hill, Carbon County1,840 ft
  • Broad Mountain, Carbon County1,799 ft
  • Summer Mountain1,800 ft
All 29 towns in Carbon County by typical elevation
  1. Indian Mountain Lake partly1,810 ft
  2. Tresckow1,770 ft
  3. Banks Township1,750 ft
  4. Towamensing Trails1,700 ft
  5. Penn Forest Township1,660 ft
  6. Kidder Township1,650 ft
  7. Holiday Pocono1,640 ft
  8. Beaver Meadows1,580 ft
  9. Albrightsville1,540 ft
  10. Summit Hill1,510 ft
  11. Lausanne Township1,280 ft
  12. Lehigh Township, Carbon County1,260 ft
  13. Packer Township1,250 ft
  14. East Side1,240 ft
  15. Weatherly1,180 ft
  16. Lansford1,130 ft
  17. Towamensing Township940 ft
  18. Nesquehoning860 ft
  19. Jim Thorpe790 ft
  20. East Penn Township780 ft
  21. Mahoning Township, Carbon County760 ft
  22. Franklin Township, Carbon County730 ft
  23. Parryville720 ft
  24. Lower Towamensing Township710 ft
  25. Lehighton570 ft
  26. Weissport East560 ft
  27. Bowmanstown490 ft
  28. Weissport460 ft
  29. Palmerton440 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.