Spokane County, WA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Spokane County, Washington, shaded from 1,540 ft on the northwest side to 5,887 ft on Mount Spokane
Elevation
5,890 ft 1,795 m4,800 ft 1,465 m4,260 ft 1,295 m3,170 ft 965 m2,080 ft 635 m1,540 ft 470 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.
3D
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County area
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Elevation Data

Spokane County averages about 2,390 ft (730 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,540 ft on the northwest side to 5,887 ft on Mount Spokane.

Average elevation
2,390 ft 730 m
all land inside the county
Highest
5,887 ft 1,794 m
on Mount Spokane
Lowest
1,540 ft 470 m
on the northwest side

Spokane County spans about 4,350 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 land2,390 ft730 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Mount Spokane (NGS survey height)
5,887 ft1,794 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
1,540 ft470 m

Elevation profile, west to east

36 mi west to east through Spokane.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Spokane County, Washington, shaded from 1,540 ft on the northwest side to 5,887 ft on Mount Spokane
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
County in Washington, United States
Population
555,947 2024 est.
Land area
1,764.2 sq mi + 16.8 sq mi water
Density
315 per sq mi
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform regions
Columbia Plateau 76%, Northern Rocky Mountains 24%
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Pend Oreille County3,470 ft
  2. Bonner County, ID3,290 ft
  3. Benewah County, ID3,140 ft
  4. Kootenai County, ID2,980 ft
  5. Stevens County2,790 ft
  6. Spokane County2,390 ft
  7. Lincoln County2,160 ft
  8. Whitman County2,090 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Mount Spokane5,887 ft
  • Mount Kit Carson5,260 ft
  • Quartz Mountain, Spokane County5,180 ft
  • Day Mountain, Spokane County5,050 ft
  • Krell Hill3,670 ft
All 21 towns in Spokane County by typical elevation
  1. Fairfield2,600 ft
  2. Latah2,480 ft
  3. Four Lakes2,470 ft
  4. Fairchild AFB2,450 ft
  5. Spangle2,440 ft
  6. Medical Lake2,430 ft
  7. Cheney2,410 ft
  8. Rockford2,390 ft
  9. Waverly2,390 ft
  10. Airway Heights2,380 ft
  11. Green Bluff2,340 ft
  12. Deer Park2,140 ft
  13. Liberty Lake2,110 ft
  14. Otis Orchards-East Farms2,080 ft
  15. Town and Country2,050 ft
  16. Spokane2,040 ft
  17. Spokane Valley2,030 ft
  18. Millwood1,960 ft
  19. Country Homes1,950 ft
  20. Mead1,890 ft
  21. Fairwood, Spokane County1,800 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 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 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.
  • 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.