Wells River, VT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wells River, Vermont, shaded from 400 ft on the south side to 900 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
900 ft 275 m780 ft 235 m720 ft 220 m590 ft 180 m470 ft 140 m400 ft 125 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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.
Village area
Fades everything outside the official village limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Wells River sits at about 550 ft (165 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
550 ft 165 m
most residents: 420–640 ft
Lowest
400 ft 125 m
on the south side
Highest
900 ft 275 m
on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
610 ft 185 m
all land inside village limits

Wells River spans about 500 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
550 ft165 m
Highest point
Inside village limits, on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
900 ft275 m
Lowest point
Inside village limits, on the south side
400 ft125 m
Town center
USGS map point for Wells River
420 ft130 m
Average of all land610 ft185 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.1 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wells River, Vermont, shaded from 400 ft on the south side to 900 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Village limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Village in Orange County, Vermont, United States
Population
452 2024 est.
Land area
2.0 sq mi
Density
230 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.1542° N, 72.0470° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Connecticut River → Long Island Sound
ZIP codes 1
05081
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Landaff, NH1,040 ft
  2. Ryegate950 ft
  3. Mountain Lakes, NH840 ft
  4. Bath, NH790 ft
  5. Newbury780 ft
  6. Lisbon, NH770 ft
  7. Monroe, NH720 ft
  8. Wells River550 ft
  9. Village of Newbury470 ft
  10. Woodsville, NH460 ft
  11. North Haverhill, NH440 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Moosilauke4,797 ft
  • Signal Mountain3,352 ft
  • Piermont Mountain2,710 ft
  • Cole Hill2,620 ft
  • Signal Mountain2,309 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the village 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 village 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.