Elkins, WV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elkins, West Virginia, shaded from 1,900 ft on the west side to 2,240 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
2,240 ft 685 m2,150 ft 655 m2,110 ft 645 m2,030 ft 620 m1,940 ft 590 m1,900 ft 580 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Elkins sits at about 1,930 ft (590 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,930 ft 590 m
most residents: 1,910–2,010 ft
Lowest
1,900 ft 580 m
on the west side
Highest
2,240 ft 685 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
1,950 ft 595 m
all land inside city limits

Elkins spans about 340 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
1,930 ft590 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
2,240 ft685 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
1,900 ft580 m
Town center
USGS map point for Elkins
1,930 ft590 m
Airport (EKN)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.2 mi south of the city limits
1,987 ft606 m
Average of all land1,950 ft595 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.9 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elkins, West Virginia, shaded from 1,900 ft on the west side to 2,240 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States
Population
6,698 2024 est.
Land area
3.6 sq mi
Density
1,838 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.9259° N, 79.8467° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Tygart Valley River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Elkins/Randolph County (Jennings Randolph Field) (EKN) 1,987 ft
ZIP codes 1
26241
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Bowden2,210 ft
  2. Womelsdorf (Coalton)2,170 ft
  3. Norton2,090 ft
  4. Montrose2,010 ft
  5. Valley Bend2,000 ft
  6. East Dailey1,990 ft
  7. Dailey1,960 ft
  8. Beverly1,960 ft
  9. Elkins1,930 ft
  10. Junior1,770 ft
  11. Belington1,730 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Spruce Mountain4,863 ft
  • Kile Knob4,590 ft
  • Job Knob4,460 ft
  • Elk Mountain4,429 ft
  • Back Fork Mountain4,044 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.