Rutland County, VT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rutland County, Vermont, shaded from 93 ft on the northwest side to 4,229 ft on Killington Peak
Elevation
4,230 ft 1,290 m3,200 ft 975 m2,680 ft 815 m1,640 ft 500 m610 ft 185 m93 ft 28 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Rutland County averages about 1,260 ft (385 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 93 ft on the northwest side to 4,229 ft on Killington Peak.

Average elevation
1,260 ft 385 m
all land inside the county
Highest
4,229 ft 1,289 m
on Killington Peak
Lowest
93 ft 28 m
on the northwest side

Rutland County spans about 4,137 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 land1,260 ft385 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Killington Peak (NGS survey height)
4,229 ft1,289 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
93 ft28 m

Elevation profile, west to east

34 mi west to east through Rutland.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rutland County, Vermont, shaded from 93 ft on the northwest side to 4,229 ft on Killington Peak
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
County in Vermont, United States
Population
60,198 2024 est.
Land area
930.6 sq mi + 15.0 sq mi water
Density
65 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform regions
New England 80%, Valley and Ridge 12%
Drains to
Canada 88%, Long Island Sound 13%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Bennington County1,720 ft
  2. Windsor County1,290 ft
  3. Rutland County1,260 ft
  4. Addison County880 ft
  5. Washington County, NY600 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Killington Peak4,229 ft
  • Dorset Mountain3,770 ft
  • Farr Peak3,510 ft
  • Ludlow Mountain3,340 ft
  • Blue Ridge Mountain3,260 ft
All 34 towns in Rutland County by typical elevation
  1. Mendon2,140 ft
  2. Killington1,820 ft
  3. Killington Village1,820 ft
  4. Shrewsbury1,630 ft
  5. Mount Holly1,570 ft
  6. Chittenden1,570 ft
  7. Danby1,350 ft
  8. Pittsfield1,340 ft
  9. Tinmouth1,240 ft
  10. Ira1,150 ft
  11. Middletown Springs1,140 ft
  12. Wallingford810 ft
  13. Clarendon810 ft
  14. Pawlet790 ft
  15. Town of Rutland780 ft
  16. Mount Tabor700 ft
  17. Hubbardton680 ft
  18. Rutland590 ft
  19. Pittsford590 ft
  20. North Clarendon580 ft
  21. West Pawlet570 ft
  22. Proctor540 ft
  23. West Rutland540 ft
  24. Sudbury530 ft
  25. Wells530 ft
  26. Brandon490 ft
  27. East Poultney490 ft
  28. Poultney460 ft
  29. Castleton450 ft
  30. Castleton Four Corners440 ft
  31. Village of Poultney420 ft
  32. Benson380 ft
  33. West Haven380 ft
  34. Fair Haven380 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 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell; 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; 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.