West Franklin Township, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of West Franklin Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 950 ft on the south side to 1,540 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
1,540 ft 470 m1,390 ft 425 m1,320 ft 400 m1,170 ft 355 m1,020 ft 310 m950 ft 290 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

West Franklin Township sits at about 1,250 ft (380 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,250 ft 380 m
most residents: 1,120–1,350 ft
Lowest
950 ft 290 m
on the south side
Highest
1,540 ft 470 m
on the northeast side
Average
1,230 ft 375 m
all land inside township boundaries

West Franklin Township spans about 590 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
1,250 ft380 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the northeast side
1,540 ft470 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the south side
950 ft290 m
Average of all land1,230 ft375 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.3 mi west to east through the middle of West Franklin Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of West Franklin Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 950 ft on the south side to 1,540 ft on the northeast side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
1,652 2024 est.
Land area
26.1 sq mi
Density
63 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.8458° N, 79.6422° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 3
16201 16218 16262
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Sugarcreek Township1,350 ft
  2. Clearfield Township1,290 ft
  3. West Franklin Township1,250 ft
  4. West Hills1,190 ft
  5. East Franklin Township1,190 ft
  6. Fenelton1,160 ft
  7. Worthington1,150 ft
  8. North Buffalo Township1,130 ft
  9. West Kittanning1,010 ft
  10. Kittanning810 ft
  11. Applewold790 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Myers Hill1,570 ft
  • Peach Hill1,530 ft
  • Columbia Hill, Butler County1,490 ft
  • Whiskey Hollow Hill1,250 ft
  • Gault Hill1,220 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.