Spartanburg County, SC Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, shaded from 400 ft on the south side to 1,490 ft on Bird Mountain
Elevation
1,490 ft 455 m1,220 ft 370 m1,080 ft 330 m810 ft 245 m530 ft 165 m400 ft 120 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
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Spartanburg County averages about 780 ft (235 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 400 ft on the south side to 1,490 ft on Bird Mountain.

Average elevation
780 ft 235 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,490 ft 455 m
on Bird Mountain
Lowest
400 ft 120 m
on the south side

Spartanburg County spans about 1,090 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 land780 ft235 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Bird Mountain (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
1,490 ft455 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the south side
400 ft120 m

Elevation profile, south to north

39 mi south to north through Spartanburg.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, shaded from 400 ft on the south side to 1,490 ft on Bird Mountain
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
County in South Carolina, United States
Population
369,256 2024 est.
Land area
808.4 sq mi + 11.4 sq mi water
Density
457 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Piedmont 99%
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Polk County, NC1,220 ft
  2. Rutherford County, NC1,120 ft
  3. Greenville County1,080 ft
  4. Spartanburg County780 ft
  5. Cherokee County690 ft
  6. Laurens County600 ft
  7. Union County500 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Bird Mountain1,490 ft
  • Mockingbird Hill1,280 ft
  • Windmill Hill1,173 ft
  • August Hill1,160 ft
  • Collins Mountain1,150 ft
All 39 towns in Spartanburg County by typical elevation
  1. Landrum990 ft
  2. Inman960 ft
  3. Gramling960 ft
  4. Greer partly910 ft
  5. Campobello900 ft
  6. Inman Mills900 ft
  7. Chesnee900 ft
  8. Boiling Springs880 ft
  9. Southern Shops880 ft
  10. Lyman860 ft
  11. Wellford840 ft
  12. Saxon840 ft
  13. Arcadia840 ft
  14. Hilltop840 ft
  15. Fairforest840 ft
  16. Fingerville830 ft
  17. Duncan830 ft
  18. Mayo820 ft
  19. Cowpens820 ft
  20. Valley Falls820 ft
  21. Startex800 ft
  22. Reidville790 ft
  23. Whitney780 ft
  24. Spartanburg760 ft
  25. Drayton760 ft
  26. Woodruff740 ft
  27. Roebuck740 ft
  28. Converse730 ft
  29. Arkwright730 ft
  30. Camp Croft730 ft
  31. Pauline730 ft
  32. Ben Avon730 ft
  33. Pacolet720 ft
  34. Central Pacolet720 ft
  35. Glenn Springs700 ft
  36. Glendale690 ft
  37. Cross Anchor670 ft
  38. Clifton640 ft
  39. Enoree580 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, 210 ft at 34.9090° N, 81.7821° 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.