Sanderson, TX Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sanderson, Texas, shaded from 2,700 ft on the south side to 3,260 ft on the north side
Elevation
3,260 ft 995 m3,120 ft 950 m3,050 ft 930 m2,910 ft 885 m2,770 ft 845 m2,700 ft 825 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.
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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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Sanderson sits at about 2,790 ft (850 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,790 ft 850 m
most residents: 2,750–3,050 ft
Lowest
2,700 ft 825 m
on the south side
Highest
3,260 ft 995 m
on the north side
Average
2,930 ft 890 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Sanderson spans about 560 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
2,790 ft850 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
3,260 ft995 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
2,700 ft825 m
Town center
USGS map point for Sanderson
2,780 ft850 m
Average of all land2,930 ft890 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sanderson, Texas, shaded from 2,700 ft on the south side to 3,260 ft on the north side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Terrell County, Texas, United States
Population
664 2020 Census
Land area
4.2 sq mi
Density
158 per sq mi
Coordinates
30.1424° N, 102.3940° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Sanderson Creek → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
79848
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Alpine4,490 ft
  2. Marathon4,070 ft
  3. Fort Stockton2,980 ft
  4. Sanderson2,790 ft
  5. Rankin2,530 ft
  6. McCamey2,440 ft
  7. Imperial2,390 ft
  8. Ozona2,350 ft
  9. Iraan2,220 ft
  10. Sheffield2,160 ft
  11. Box Canyon1,190 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sue Peaks5,840 ft
  • Housetop Mountain5,461 ft
  • Two Top Mountain3,500 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.
  • Sanderson 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.