Salix, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Salix, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,810 ft on the northeast side to 2,220 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
2,210 ft 675 m2,110 ft 645 m2,060 ft 630 m1,960 ft 595 m1,860 ft 565 m1,810 ft 550 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.
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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Salix sits at about 2,060 ft (630 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,060 ft 630 m
most residents: 2,020–2,180 ft
Lowest
1,810 ft 550 m
on the northeast side
Highest
2,220 ft 675 m
on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
2,070 ft 630 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Salix spans about 410 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
2,060 ft630 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
2,220 ft675 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
1,810 ft550 m
Airport (JST)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 3.6 mi west of the CDP boundary
2,284 ft696 m
Average of all land2,070 ft630 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.9 mi west to east through the middle of Salix.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Salix, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,810 ft on the northeast side to 2,220 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
1,043 2020 Census
Land area
1.1 sq mi
Density
978 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.2997° N, 78.7606° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Conemaugh River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County (JST) 2,284 ft
ZIP codes 2
15952 15963
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Dunlo2,230 ft
  2. University of Pittsburgh Johnstown2,160 ft
  3. Adams Township, Cambria County2,070 ft
  4. Salix2,060 ft
  5. Beaverdale2,020 ft
  6. Summerhill Township1,980 ft
  7. Croyle Township1,900 ft
  8. St. Michael1,750 ft
  9. Sidman1,620 ft
  10. Ehrenfeld1,550 ft
  11. South Fork1,540 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Martin Hill2,770 ft
  • Wills Mountain2,770 ft
  • Brush Mountain2,580 ft
  • Loop Mountain2,500 ft
  • Rays Hill2,440 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Salix is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.