Clinton, TN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Clinton, Tennessee, shaded from 790 ft on the southwest side to 1,250 ft on the south side
Elevation
1,250 ft 380 m1,140 ft 345 m1,080 ft 330 m970 ft 295 m850 ft 260 m790 ft 240 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
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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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Clinton sits at about 880 ft (265 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
880 ft 265 m
most residents: 830–1,030 ft
Lowest
790 ft 240 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,250 ft 380 m
on the south side
Average
890 ft 270 m
all land inside city limits

Clinton spans about 460 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
880 ft265 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
1,250 ft380 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
790 ft240 m
Town center
USGS map point for Clinton
820 ft250 m
Average of all land890 ft270 m
Nearest peak
Cross Mountain, 7.3 mi northwest of the city limits (NGS survey)
3,535 ft1,077 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Clinton, Tennessee, shaded from 790 ft on the southwest side to 1,250 ft on the south side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States
Population
10,458 2024 est.
Land area
11.6 sq mi + 0.6 sq mi water
Density
899 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.1034° N, 84.1319° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
37716
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Caryville1,100 ft
  2. Powell1,090 ft
  3. Halls1,070 ft
  4. Norris1,070 ft
  5. Andersonville1,020 ft
  6. Karns990 ft
  7. Oak Ridge930 ft
  8. Briceville920 ft
  9. Clinton880 ft
  10. Rocky Top870 ft
  11. Oliver Springs820 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Cross Mountain3,535 ft
  • Buffalo Mountain3,380 ft
  • Stallion Mountain3,340 ft
  • Stout Knob2,950 ft
  • Lone Mountain2,530 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, 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 city limits (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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.