Washington County, UT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington County, Utah, shaded from 2,180 ft on the southwest side to 10,370 ft on Signal Peak
Elevation
10,370 ft 3,160 m8,320 ft 2,535 m7,300 ft 2,225 m5,250 ft 1,600 m3,200 ft 975 m2,180 ft 665 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Washington County averages about 5,080 ft (1,550 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 2,180 ft on the southwest side to 10,370 ft on Signal Peak.

Average elevation
5,080 ft 1,550 m
all land inside the county
Highest
10,370 ft 3,160 m
on Signal Peak
Lowest
2,180 ft 665 m
on the southwest side

Washington County spans about 8,190 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 land5,080 ft1,550 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Signal Peak (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
10,370 ft3,160 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
2,180 ft665 m

Elevation profile, south to north

43 mi south to north through St. George.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington County, Utah, shaded from 2,180 ft on the southwest side to 10,370 ft on Signal Peak
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Utah, United States
Population
207,943 2024 est.
Land area
2,427.6 sq mi + 3.0 sq mi water
Density
86 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform regions
Basin and Range 73%, Colorado Plateaus 27%
Drains to
Gulf of California 92%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Iron County6,360 ft
  2. Kane County5,820 ft
  3. Lincoln County, NV5,250 ft
  4. Washington County5,080 ft
  5. Mohave County, AZ3,750 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Utah26th highest of 29
  • Counties in the United States170th highest of 3,151

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Signal Peak10,370 ft
  • Burnt Mountain7,670 ft
  • West Mountain Peak7,660 ft
  • Altar of Sacrifice7,510 ft
  • Gutz Peak7,490 ft
All 19 towns in Washington County by typical elevation
  1. Pine Valley6,600 ft
  2. Enterprise5,340 ft
  3. Central5,320 ft
  4. New Harmony5,320 ft
  5. Hildale5,060 ft
  6. Apple Valley4,820 ft
  7. Dammeron Valley4,600 ft
  8. Veyo4,510 ft
  9. Springdale3,920 ft
  10. Rockville3,810 ft
  11. Virgin3,530 ft
  12. Leeds3,470 ft
  13. Toquerville3,450 ft
  14. Hurricane3,220 ft
  15. La Verkin3,210 ft
  16. Ivins3,030 ft
  17. Santa Clara2,860 ft
  18. Washington2,820 ft
  19. St. George2,700 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 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 counties 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 county 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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.