Elder Township, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elder Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,390 ft on the north side to 2,290 ft on the south side
Elevation
2,290 ft 695 m2,060 ft 630 m1,950 ft 595 m1,730 ft 525 m1,500 ft 460 m1,390 ft 425 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
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.
Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Elder Township sits at about 1,920 ft (585 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,920 ft 585 m
most residents: 1,760–2,120 ft
Lowest
1,390 ft 425 m
on the north side
Highest
2,290 ft 695 m
on the south side
Average
1,870 ft 570 m
all land inside township boundaries

Elder Township spans about 900 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
1,920 ft585 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the south side
2,290 ft695 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the north side
1,390 ft425 m
Average of all land1,870 ft570 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.0 mi south to north through the middle of Elder Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elder Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,390 ft on the north side to 2,290 ft on the south side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
1,017 2024 est.
Land area
13.2 sq mi
Density
77 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.6679° N, 78.6941° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 3
16646 16668 16675
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Carrolltown2,140 ft
  2. Elmora2,070 ft
  3. Elder Township1,920 ft
  4. West Carroll Township1,910 ft
  5. St. Benedict1,900 ft
  6. Patton1,770 ft
  7. Susquehanna Township, Cambria County1,760 ft
  8. Hastings1,740 ft
  9. Chest Township, Cambria County1,700 ft
  10. Emeigh1,540 ft
  11. Northern Cambria1,500 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Wills Mountain2,770 ft
  • Brush Mountain2,580 ft
  • Loop Mountain2,500 ft
  • Rays Hill2,440 ft
  • Greenlee Mountain2,420 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. All public domain.