Washington, UT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington, Utah, shaded from 2,580 ft on the southwest side to 4,010 ft at the foot of the Pine Valley Mountains
Elevation
4,010 ft 1,225 m3,650 ft 1,115 m3,470 ft 1,060 m3,110 ft 950 m2,750 ft 840 m2,580 ft 785 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
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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Washington sits at about 2,820 ft (860 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,820 ft 860 m
most residents: 2,610–3,000 ft
Lowest
2,580 ft 785 m
on the southwest side
Highest
4,010 ft 1,225 m
at the foot of the Pine Valley Mountains
Average
2,970 ft 905 m
all land inside city limits

Washington spans about 1,430 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
2,820 ft860 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Pine Valley Mountains
4,010 ft1,225 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
2,580 ft785 m
Town center
USGS map point for Washington
2,790 ft850 m
Airport (SGU)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.7 mi south of the city limits
2,884 ft879 m
Average of all land2,970 ft905 m
Nearest peak
Signal Peak, 8.9 mi north of the city limits
10,370 ft3,160 m

Elevation profile, south to north

8.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington, Utah, shaded from 2,580 ft on the southwest side to 4,010 ft at the foot of the Pine Valley Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Washington County, Utah, United States
Population
35,501 2024 est.
Land area
36.1 sq mi
Density
983 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.1305° N, 113.5083° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Virgin River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
St George Regional (SGU) 2,884 ft
ZIP codes 2
84737 84780
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pine Valley6,600 ft
  2. Dammeron Valley4,600 ft
  3. Veyo4,510 ft
  4. Leeds3,470 ft
  5. Toquerville3,450 ft
  6. Hurricane3,220 ft
  7. La Verkin3,210 ft
  8. Ivins3,030 ft
  9. Santa Clara2,860 ft
  10. Washington2,820 ft
  11. St. George2,700 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Signal Peak10,370 ft
  • West Mountain Peak7,660 ft
  • Cove Mountain7,030 ft
  • Wolf Hole Mountain6,421 ft
  • Little Creek Mountain5,910 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.