Gilbert Creek, WV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gilbert Creek, West Virginia, shaded from 860 ft on the north side to 2,280 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
2,280 ft 695 m1,930 ft 585 m1,750 ft 535 m1,390 ft 425 m1,040 ft 315 m860 ft 260 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Gilbert Creek sits at about 1,490 ft (455 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,490 ft 455 m
most residents: 1,070–1,820 ft
Lowest
860 ft 260 m
on the north side
Highest
2,280 ft 695 m
on the southeast side
Average
1,550 ft 470 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Gilbert Creek spans about 1,420 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
1,490 ft455 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
2,280 ft695 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
860 ft260 m
Town center
USGS map point for Gilbert Creek
1,110 ft340 m
Average of all land1,550 ft470 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gilbert Creek, West Virginia, shaded from 860 ft on the north side to 2,280 ft on the southeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States
Population
1,136 2020 Census
Land area
11.6 sq mi
Density
98 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.5759° N, 81.8948° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Guyandotte River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 2
24846 25608
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Gilbert Creek1,490 ft
  2. Sarah Ann1,220 ft
  3. Bruno1,060 ft
  4. Iaeger1,020 ft
  5. Kistler980 ft
  6. Justice900 ft
  7. Gilbert890 ft
  8. Mallory890 ft
  9. Earling770 ft
  10. Greenville760 ft
  11. Man750 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Knob Mountain4,472 ft
  • Chimney Rock, Tazewell County4,380 ft
  • Big A Mountain3,705 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.
  • Gilbert Creek 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.