Washington, VT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington, Vermont, shaded from 990 ft on the southwest side to 2,410 ft on Michigan Hill
Elevation
2,410 ft 735 m2,050 ft 625 m1,880 ft 570 m1,520 ft 465 m1,170 ft 355 m990 ft 300 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
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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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Washington sits at about 1,660 ft (505 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,660 ft 505 m
most residents: 1,270–2,010 ft
Lowest
990 ft 300 m
on the southwest side
Highest
2,410 ft 735 m
on Michigan Hill
Average
1,720 ft 525 m
all land inside town boundaries

Washington spans about 1,420 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
1,660 ft505 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on Michigan Hill
2,410 ft735 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southwest side
990 ft300 m
Town center
USGS map point for Washington
1,280 ft390 m
Average of all land1,720 ft525 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington, Vermont, shaded from 990 ft on the southwest side to 2,410 ft on Michigan Hill
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Orange County, Vermont, United States
Population
1,059 2024 est.
Land area
39.0 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
27 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.1056° N, 72.4326° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Winooski River → Richelieu River → Canada
ZIP codes 5
05038 05086 05654 05675 05679
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Washington1,660 ft
  2. Orange1,540 ft
  3. Chelsea1,390 ft
  4. Topsham1,370 ft
  5. Websterville1,350 ft
  6. Graniteville1,340 ft
  7. Williamstown1,230 ft
  8. East Barre1,140 ft
  9. Town of Barre1,080 ft
  10. South Barre920 ft
  11. Barre710 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Hunger3,570 ft
  • Signal Mountain3,352 ft
  • Adams Mountain3,210 ft
  • Piermont Mountain2,710 ft
  • Paine Mountain2,406 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town boundaries, 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 town boundaries (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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.