Chilhowie, VA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Chilhowie, Virginia, shaded from 1,930 ft on the southwest side to 2,210 ft at the foot of the River Knobs
Elevation
2,210 ft 670 m2,140 ft 650 m2,100 ft 640 m2,030 ft 620 m1,960 ft 600 m1,930 ft 590 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Chilhowie sits at about 2,030 ft (620 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,030 ft 620 m
most residents: 1,940–2,090 ft
Lowest
1,930 ft 590 m
on the southwest side
Highest
2,210 ft 670 m
at the foot of the River Knobs
Average
2,010 ft 615 m
all land inside town limits

Chilhowie spans about 280 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
2,030 ft620 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, at the foot of the River Knobs
2,210 ft670 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the southwest side
1,930 ft590 m
Town center
USGS map point for Chilhowie
1,950 ft595 m
Average of all land2,010 ft615 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Chilhowie, Virginia, shaded from 1,930 ft on the southwest side to 2,210 ft at the foot of the River Knobs
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Town in Smyth County, Virginia, United States
Population
1,610 2024 est.
Land area
2.5 sq mi
Density
635 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.7984° N, 81.6823° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
Middle Fork Holston River → South Fork Holston River → Holston River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
24319
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Adwolf2,300 ft
  2. Marion2,260 ft
  3. Meadowview2,240 ft
  4. McMullin2,170 ft
  5. Glade Spring2,160 ft
  6. Emory2,120 ft
  7. Seven Mile Ford2,070 ft
  8. Chilhowie2,030 ft
  9. Allison Gap2,030 ft
  10. Damascus1,970 ft
  11. Saltville1,910 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Rogers5,711 ft
  • Pond Mountain4,940 ft
  • Beartown Mountain4,690 ft
  • Knob Mountain4,472 ft
  • Glade Mountain4,090 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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.