Wayne County, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 680 ft on the east side to 2,650 ft on Mount Ararat
Elevation
2,650 ft 810 m2,160 ft 660 m1,910 ft 585 m1,420 ft 430 m930 ft 280 m680 ft 205 m
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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.
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Elevation Data

Wayne County averages about 1,480 ft (450 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 680 ft on the east side to 2,650 ft on Mount Ararat.

Average elevation
1,480 ft 450 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,650 ft 810 m
on Mount Ararat
Lowest
680 ft 205 m
on the east side

Wayne County spans about 1,970 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 land1,480 ft450 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Mount Ararat (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
2,650 ft810 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the east side
680 ft205 m

Elevation profile, south to north

53 mi south to north through Lake Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 680 ft on the east side to 2,650 ft on Mount Ararat
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
County in Pennsylvania, United States
Population
51,419 2024 est.
Land area
725.8 sq mi + 25.0 sq mi water
Density
71 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Delaware County, NY1,840 ft
  2. Wayne County1,480 ft
  3. Lackawanna County1,460 ft
  4. Susquehanna County1,430 ft
  5. Sullivan County, NY1,420 ft
  6. Broome County, NY1,330 ft
  7. Pike County1,260 ft
  8. Monroe County1,240 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Mount Ararat, Wayne County2,650 ft
  • Sugarloaf Mountain, Wayne County2,540 ft
  • High Knob, Wayne County2,300 ft
  • Nettle Hill2,280 ft
  • Salem Hill2,260 ft
All 36 towns in Wayne County by typical elevation
  1. Pocono Springs2,090 ft
  2. Lehigh Township, Wayne County2,040 ft
  3. Gouldsboro1,940 ft
  4. Big Bass Lake partly1,900 ft
  5. Preston Township1,820 ft
  6. Starrucca1,710 ft
  7. Scott Township, Wayne County1,640 ft
  8. Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne County1,630 ft
  9. Sterling Township1,610 ft
  10. Dreher Township1,580 ft
  11. Browndale1,530 ft
  12. Lebanon Township1,530 ft
  13. Buckingham Township, Wayne County1,470 ft
  14. Oregon Township1,470 ft
  15. Clinton Township, Wayne County1,470 ft
  16. Lake Township1,470 ft
  17. Salem Township, Wayne County1,450 ft
  18. The Hideout1,440 ft
  19. Waymart1,430 ft
  20. Canaan Township1,420 ft
  21. Manchester Township, Wayne County1,420 ft
  22. South Canaan Township1,400 ft
  23. Bethany1,400 ft
  24. Dyberry Township1,370 ft
  25. Paupack Township1,360 ft
  26. Wallenpaupack Lake Estates1,360 ft
  27. Cherry Ridge Township1,360 ft
  28. Indian Rocks1,330 ft
  29. Berlin Township1,290 ft
  30. Damascus Township1,240 ft
  31. Texas Township1,220 ft
  32. Palmyra Township, Wayne County1,210 ft
  33. Prompton1,190 ft
  34. Honesdale1,090 ft
  35. White Mills1,060 ft
  36. Hawley920 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.