Gauley Bridge, WV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, shaded from 650 ft on the southwest side to 1,720 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
1,720 ft 525 m1,450 ft 445 m1,320 ft 400 m1,050 ft 320 m790 ft 240 m650 ft 200 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
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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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Gauley Bridge sits at about 1,110 ft (335 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,110 ft 335 m
most residents: 670–1,400 ft
Lowest
650 ft 200 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,720 ft 525 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
1,030 ft 315 m
all land inside town limits

Gauley Bridge spans about 1,070 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
1,110 ft335 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
1,720 ft525 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the southwest side
650 ft200 m
Town center
USGS map point for Gauley Bridge
810 ft245 m
Average of all land1,030 ft315 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, shaded from 650 ft on the southwest side to 1,720 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Population
521 2024 est.
Land area
1.6 sq mi
Density
333 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.1684° N, 81.1948° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Kanawha River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 2
25085 25090
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Ansted1,340 ft
  2. Gauley Bridge1,110 ft
  3. Charlton Heights930 ft
  4. Dixie770 ft
  5. Belva740 ft
  6. Glen Ferris660 ft
  7. Boomer660 ft
  8. Falls View660 ft
  9. Deep Water650 ft
  10. Smithers640 ft
  11. Mount Carbon640 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Briery Knob4,524 ft
  • Cross Mountain4,180 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 town 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 town 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.