Utah Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Utah, shaded from 2,180 ft on the southwest side to 13,518 ft on South Kings Peak
Elevation
13,520 ft 4,120 m10,680 ft 3,255 m9,270 ft 2,825 m6,430 ft 1,960 m3,600 ft 1,095 m2,180 ft 665 m
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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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State area
Fades everything outside the official state boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Utah averages about 6,060 ft (1,850 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 2,180 ft on the southwest side to 13,518 ft on South Kings Peak.

Average elevation
6,060 ft 1,850 m
all land in Utah
Highest
13,518 ft 4,120 m
on South Kings Peak
Lowest
2,180 ft 665 m
on the southwest side

Utah spans about 11,340 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 land6,060 ft1,850 m
Highest point
In Utah, on South Kings Peak (NGS survey height)
13,518 ft4,120 m
Lowest point
In Utah, on the southwest side
2,180 ft665 m

Elevation profile, west to east

261 mi west to east through Salt Lake City.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Utah, shaded from 2,180 ft on the southwest side to 13,518 ft on South Kings Peak
State boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 1,000 ft (305 m).
Location
State in the Mountain division of the West region, United States
Population
3,503,613 2024 est.
Land area
82,595.6 sq mi + 2,302.5 sq mi water
Density
42 per sq mi
Counties
29
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform regions
Colorado Plateaus 50%, Basin and Range 39%, Middle Rocky Mountains 11%
Drains to
Gulf of California 48%, Closed basin (does not reach the sea) 21%, Great Salt Lake basin (does not reach the sea) 19%, Sevier Lake basin (does not reach the sea) 10%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring states sharing a border, by average

  1. Colorado6,870 ft
  2. Wyoming6,390 ft
  3. Utah6,060 ft
  4. Nevada5,540 ft
  5. Idaho5,270 ft
  6. Arizona4,220 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • States in the United States3rd highest of 52

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • South Kings Peak13,518 ft
  • Gilbert Peak13,451 ft
  • Mount Lovenia13,220 ft
  • Tokewanna Peak13,140 ft
  • Kweeyahgut Peak12,860 ft
All 29 counties by average elevation
  1. Summit County8,480 ft
  2. Wasatch County8,070 ft
  3. Piute County7,830 ft
  4. Duchesne County7,770 ft
  5. Daggett County7,630 ft
  6. Sevier County7,550 ft
  7. Sanpete County7,330 ft
  8. Carbon County7,180 ft
  9. Rich County6,920 ft
  10. Garfield County6,820 ft
  11. Morgan County6,750 ft
  12. Utah County6,390 ft
  13. Beaver County6,370 ft
  14. Iron County6,360 ft
  15. Cache County6,310 ft
  16. Uintah County6,250 ft
  17. Wayne County6,110 ft
  18. Emery County5,870 ft
  19. Kane County5,820 ft
  20. Grand County5,770 ft
  21. Salt Lake County5,730 ft
  22. Weber County5,720 ft
  23. San Juan County5,700 ft
  24. Juab County5,510 ft
  25. Millard County5,400 ft
  26. Washington County5,080 ft
  27. Davis County5,020 ft
  28. Box Elder County4,960 ft
  29. Tooele County4,810 ft
All 4 tribal lands by average elevation
  1. Uintah and Ouray Reservation7,060 ft
  2. Skull Valley Reservation4,810 ft
  3. Northwestern Shoshone Reservation4,550 ft
  4. Paiute (UT) Reservation4,220 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census state boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 7 arc-second (≈710 ft, 216 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; 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, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring states 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 state 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).
  • Counties: each one's average on its own grid (1 arc-second, coarser for the largest), the same figure its own page shows.
  • 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.