Fulton County, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fulton County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 420 ft on the south side to 2,460 ft on Big Mountain
Elevation
2,460 ft 750 m1,950 ft 595 m1,690 ft 515 m1,190 ft 360 m680 ft 205 m420 ft 130 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
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

Fulton County averages about 1,120 ft (340 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 420 ft on the south side to 2,460 ft on Big Mountain.

Average elevation
1,120 ft 340 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,460 ft 750 m
on Big Mountain
Lowest
420 ft 130 m
on the south side

Fulton County spans about 2,040 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 land1,120 ft340 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Big Mountain (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
2,460 ft750 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the south side
420 ft130 m

Elevation profile, west to east

16 mi west to east through Ayr Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fulton County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 420 ft on the south side to 2,460 ft on Big Mountain
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in Pennsylvania, United States
Population
14,452 2024 est.
Land area
437.6 sq mi + 0.5 sq mi water
Density
33 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Bedford County1,460 ft
  2. Allegany County, MD1,250 ft
  3. Huntingdon County1,150 ft
  4. Fulton County1,120 ft
  5. Franklin County890 ft
  6. Washington County, MD640 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Big Mountain2,460 ft
  • Rays Hill2,440 ft
  • Bald Knob, Fulton County2,310 ft
  • Fisher Point2,300 ft
  • Emmaville Mountain2,270 ft
All 18 towns in Fulton County by typical elevation
  1. Valley-Hi1,390 ft
  2. Brush Creek Township1,360 ft
  3. Wells Township, Fulton County1,240 ft
  4. Wells Tannery1,210 ft
  5. Hustontown1,160 ft
  6. Taylor Township, Fulton County1,070 ft
  7. Todd Township1,050 ft
  8. Union Township, Fulton County1,010 ft
  9. Dublin Township, Fulton County1,000 ft
  10. Ayr Township1,000 ft
  11. Licking Creek Township990 ft
  12. McConnellsburg910 ft
  13. Burnt Cabins880 ft
  14. Belfast Township810 ft
  15. Bethel Township, Fulton County780 ft
  16. Thompson Township700 ft
  17. Needmore620 ft
  18. Warfordsburg570 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.
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 420 ft at 39.7235° N, 78.1485° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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.