Elk County, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elk County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 880 ft on the east side to 2,370 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
2,380 ft 725 m2,000 ft 610 m1,820 ft 555 m1,440 ft 440 m1,070 ft 325 m880 ft 270 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
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.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Elk County averages about 1,780 ft (545 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 880 ft on the east side to 2,370 ft on the northeast side.

Average elevation
1,780 ft 545 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,370 ft 725 m
on the northeast side
Lowest
880 ft 270 m
on the east side

Elk County spans about 1,490 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 land1,780 ft545 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
2,370 ft725 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the east side
880 ft270 m

Elevation profile, west to east

33 mi west to east through St. Marys.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elk County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 880 ft on the east side to 2,370 ft on the northeast side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in Pennsylvania, United States
Population
30,124 2024 est.
Land area
827.0 sq mi + 4.9 sq mi water
Density
36 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Gulf of America 58%, Atlantic Ocean 42%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. McKean County1,920 ft
  2. Elk County1,780 ft
  3. Cameron County1,700 ft
  4. Clearfield County1,650 ft
  5. Forest County1,590 ft
  6. Jefferson County1,580 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Old Round Top2,340 ft
  • Jarrets Summit2,310 ft
  • Red Hill, Elk County2,310 ft
  • North Fork Summit2,300 ft
  • Devils Den, Elk County2,170 ft
All 18 towns in Elk County by typical elevation
  1. James City1,950 ft
  2. Highland Township, Elk County1,950 ft
  3. Kersey1,940 ft
  4. Fox Township1,940 ft
  5. St. Marys1,750 ft
  6. Jones Township1,750 ft
  7. Ridgway Township1,680 ft
  8. Millstone Township1,650 ft
  9. Spring Creek Township, Elk County1,640 ft
  10. Horton Township1,610 ft
  11. Wilcox1,550 ft
  12. Johnsonburg1,520 ft
  13. Benezette Township1,500 ft
  14. Ridgway1,440 ft
  15. Jay Township1,320 ft
  16. Weedville1,280 ft
  17. Force1,260 ft
  18. Byrnedale1,250 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. 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.