Tazewell County, VA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tazewell County, Virginia, shaded from 1,660 ft on the northwest side to 4,710 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
4,710 ft 1,435 m3,950 ft 1,205 m3,570 ft 1,090 m2,810 ft 855 m2,040 ft 625 m1,660 ft 505 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

Tazewell County averages about 2,730 ft (835 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,660 ft on the northwest side to 4,710 ft on the southeast side.

Average elevation
2,730 ft 835 m
all land inside the county
Highest
4,710 ft 1,435 m
on the southeast side
Lowest
1,660 ft 505 m
on the northwest side

Tazewell County spans about 3,050 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 land2,730 ft835 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
4,710 ft1,435 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
1,660 ft505 m

Elevation profile, west to east

33 mi west to east through Richlands.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tazewell County, Virginia, shaded from 1,660 ft on the northwest side to 4,710 ft on the southeast side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
County in Virginia, United States
Population
38,875 2024 est.
Land area
518.8 sq mi + 1.1 sq mi water
Density
75 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Valley and Ridge 96%
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Tazewell County2,730 ft
  2. Bland County2,710 ft
  3. Smyth County2,690 ft
  4. Mercer County, WV2,500 ft
  5. Russell County2,260 ft
  6. McDowell County, WV1,940 ft
  7. Buchanan County1,910 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Hutchinson Rock4,540 ft
  • Knob Mountain4,472 ft
  • Chimney Rock4,380 ft
  • East River Mountain4,305 ft
  • Wynne Peak4,260 ft
All 16 towns in Tazewell County by typical elevation
  1. Springville2,930 ft
  2. Jewell Ridge2,890 ft
  3. Gratton2,820 ft
  4. Abbs Valley2,660 ft
  5. Boissevain2,580 ft
  6. Bluefield2,500 ft
  7. Tazewell2,480 ft
  8. Falls Mills2,410 ft
  9. Pocahontas2,400 ft
  10. Claypool Hill2,360 ft
  11. Pounding Mill2,320 ft
  12. Raven2,130 ft
  13. Doran2,020 ft
  14. Richlands2,020 ft
  15. Cedar Bluff1,980 ft
  16. Amonate1,820 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. 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.