Bolt, WV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bolt, West Virginia, shaded from 1,930 ft on the north side to 3,260 ft on the west side
Elevation
3,260 ft 995 m2,930 ft 895 m2,760 ft 840 m2,430 ft 740 m2,090 ft 640 m1,930 ft 585 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Bolt sits at about 2,070 ft (630 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,070 ft 630 m
most residents: 2,000–2,160 ft
Lowest
1,930 ft 585 m
on the north side
Highest
3,260 ft 995 m
on the west side
Average
2,180 ft 665 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Bolt spans about 1,330 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
2,070 ft630 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
3,260 ft995 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
1,930 ft585 m
Town center
USGS map point for Bolt
1,990 ft605 m
Average of all land2,180 ft665 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.9 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bolt, West Virginia, shaded from 1,930 ft on the north side to 3,260 ft on the west side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
Population
518 2020 Census
Land area
5.4 sq mi
Density
95 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.7623° N, 81.4123° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Big Coal River → Kanawha River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 2
25817 25839
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Crab Orchard2,430 ft
  2. MacArthur2,430 ft
  3. Sophia2,380 ft
  4. Mabscott2,340 ft
  5. Eccles2,210 ft
  6. Glen White2,160 ft
  7. Kopperston2,100 ft
  8. Bolt2,070 ft
  9. Lester2,050 ft
  10. Glen Fork1,650 ft
  11. Helen1,640 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Chimney Rock, Tazewell County4,380 ft
  • Sugar Run Mountain4,083 ft
  • Keeney Knob3,927 ft
  • Pilot Knob3,530 ft
  • Pond Knob3,320 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Bolt is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.