Potosi, TX Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Potosi, Texas, shaded from 1,750 ft on the northwest side to 1,900 ft at the foot of the Callahan Divide
Elevation
1,900 ft 580 m1,870 ft 570 m1,850 ft 565 m1,810 ft 550 m1,770 ft 540 m1,750 ft 535 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

Potosi sits at about 1,840 ft (560 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,840 ft 560 m
most residents: 1,830–1,880 ft
Lowest
1,750 ft 535 m
on the northwest side
Highest
1,900 ft 580 m
at the foot of the Callahan Divide
Average
1,830 ft 560 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Potosi spans about 150 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
1,840 ft560 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Callahan Divide
1,900 ft580 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
1,750 ft535 m
Town center
USGS map point for Potosi
1,830 ft560 m
Airport (ABI)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.7 mi north of the CDP boundary
1,791 ft546 m
Average of all land1,830 ft560 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Potosi, Texas, shaded from 1,750 ft on the northwest side to 1,900 ft at the foot of the Callahan Divide
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Taylor County, Texas, United States
Population
3,947 2020 Census
Land area
18.3 sq mi
Density
215 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.3293° N, 99.6565° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Clear Fork Brazos River → Brazos River → Gulf of America
Airport
Abilene Regional (ABI) 1,791 ft
ZIP codes 1
79602
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Clyde1,990 ft
  2. Tuscola1,980 ft
  3. Lawn1,910 ft
  4. Buffalo Gap1,900 ft
  5. Merkel1,870 ft
  6. Potosi1,840 ft
  7. Tye1,800 ft
  8. Abilene1,740 ft
  9. Baird1,730 ft
  10. Impact1,670 ft
  11. Hawley1,640 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Indian Mountain, Taylor County2,280 ft
  • Bald Eagle Mountain2,270 ft
  • High Lonesome Mountain2,260 ft
  • Eagle Mountain, Callahan County2,210 ft
  • Tecumseh Peak2,200 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.
  • Potosi 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.