Glade Spring, VA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Glade Spring, Virginia, shaded from 2,050 ft on the northeast side to 2,240 ft at the foot of the River Knobs
Elevation
2,240 ft 685 m2,190 ft 670 m2,170 ft 660 m2,120 ft 645 m2,070 ft 630 m2,050 ft 625 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
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Glade Spring sits at about 2,160 ft (660 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,160 ft 660 m
most residents: 2,100–2,200 ft
Lowest
2,050 ft 625 m
on the northeast side
Highest
2,240 ft 685 m
at the foot of the River Knobs
Average
2,150 ft 655 m
all land inside town limits

Glade Spring spans about 190 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
2,160 ft660 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, at the foot of the River Knobs
2,240 ft685 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the northeast side
2,050 ft625 m
Town center
USGS map point for Glade Spring
2,090 ft635 m
Average of all land2,150 ft655 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.9 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Glade Spring, Virginia, shaded from 2,050 ft on the northeast side to 2,240 ft at the foot of the River Knobs
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Town in Washington County, Virginia, United States
Population
1,368 2024 est.
Land area
1.2 sq mi
Density
1,125 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.7912° N, 81.7712° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
South Fork Holston River → Holston River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
24340
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Adwolf2,300 ft
  2. Meadowview2,240 ft
  3. McMullin2,170 ft
  4. Glade Spring2,160 ft
  5. Emory2,120 ft
  6. Abingdon2,120 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
  • Brumley Mountain4,210 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.