Washington Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington, shaded from sea level on Bellingham Bay to 14,410 ft on Mount Rainier
Elevation
14,410 ft 4,390 m10,810 ft 3,295 m9,010 ft 2,745 m5,400 ft 1,645 m1,800 ft 550 m0 ft 0 m
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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.
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Elevation Data

Washington averages about 2,320 ft (705 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on Bellingham Bay to 14,410 ft on Mount Rainier.

Average elevation
2,320 ft 705 m
all land in Washington
Highest
14,410 ft 4,390 m
on Mount Rainier
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Bellingham Bay

Washington spans about 14,410 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 land2,320 ft705 m
Highest point
In Washington, on Mount Rainier (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
14,410 ft4,390 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Bellingham Bay
0 ft0 m

Elevation profile, west to east

345 mi west to east through Seattle.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington, shaded from sea level on Bellingham Bay to 14,410 ft on Mount Rainier
State boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 1,000 ft (305 m).
Location
State in the Pacific division of the West region, United States
Population
7,958,180 2024 est.
Land area
66,456.6 sq mi + 4,844.0 sq mi water
Density
120 per sq mi
Counties
39
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform regions
Columbia Plateau 36%, Cascade-sierra Mountains 29%, Pacific Border 22%, Northern Rocky Mountains 13%
Drains to
Pacific Ocean 83%, Strait of Juan de Fuca 17%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring states sharing a border, by average

  1. Idaho5,270 ft
  2. Oregon3,540 ft
  3. Washington2,320 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • States in the United States13th highest of 52

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Mount Rainier14,410 ft
  • Mount Adams12,281 ft
  • Mount Baker10,770 ft
  • Glacier Peak10,540 ft
  • Bonanza Peak9,500 ft
All 39 counties by average elevation
  1. Chelan County4,030 ft
  2. Okanogan County3,780 ft
  3. Pend Oreille County3,470 ft
  4. Ferry County3,340 ft
  5. Kittitas County3,180 ft
  6. Whatcom County3,030 ft
  7. Skamania County2,900 ft
  8. Yakima County2,840 ft
  9. Columbia County2,830 ft
  10. Asotin County2,810 ft
  11. Stevens County2,790 ft
  12. Garfield County2,750 ft
  13. Skagit County2,430 ft
  14. Spokane County2,390 ft
  15. Douglas County2,250 ft
  16. Pierce County2,220 ft
  17. Lincoln County2,160 ft
  18. Snohomish County2,160 ft
  19. Jefferson County2,130 ft
  20. Whitman County2,090 ft
  21. Klickitat County2,070 ft
  22. Lewis County1,920 ft
  23. King County1,840 ft
  24. Adams County1,570 ft
  25. Clallam County1,510 ft
  26. Grant County1,390 ft
  27. Cowlitz County1,340 ft
  28. Walla Walla County1,230 ft
  29. Mason County1,000 ft
  30. Benton County990 ft
  31. Franklin County950 ft
  32. Clark County720 ft
  33. Wahkiakum County660 ft
  34. Pacific County560 ft
  35. Grays Harbor County510 ft
  36. Thurston County480 ft
  37. Kitsap County310 ft
  38. San Juan County290 ft
  39. Island County200 ft
All 29 tribal lands by average elevation
  1. Colville Reservation2,790 ft
  2. Yakama Nation Reservation2,670 ft
  3. Spokane Reservation2,290 ft
  4. Kalispel Reservation2,150 ft
  5. Snoqualmie Reservation580 ft
  6. Makah Indian Reservation500 ft
  7. Sauk-Suiattle Reservation410 ft
  8. Muckleshoot Reservation360 ft
  9. Quinault Reservation350 ft
  10. Upper Skagit Reservation300 ft
  11. Samish TDSA280 ft
  12. Tulalip Reservation240 ft
  13. Cowlitz Reservation240 ft
  14. Skokomish Reservation240 ft
  15. Jamestown S'Klallam Reservation210 ft
  16. Nooksack Reservation200 ft
  17. Port Gamble Reservation200 ft
  18. Port Madison Reservation200 ft
  19. Nisqually Reservation190 ft
  20. Swinomish Reservation150 ft
  21. Puyallup Reservation150 ft
  22. Stillaguamish Reservation120 ft
  23. Lower Elwha Reservation120 ft
  24. Chehalis Reservation95 ft
  25. Squaxin Island Reservation87 ft
  26. Hoh Indian Reservation83 ft
  27. Quileute Reservation80 ft
  28. Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation80 ft
  29. Lummi Reservation53 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census state boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 7 arc-second (≈710 ft, 216 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, −15 ft at 48.6779° N, 122.5029° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring states 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 state 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).
  • Counties: each one's average on its own grid (1 arc-second, coarser for the largest), the same figure its own page shows.
  • 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.