Rowlesburg, WV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rowlesburg, West Virginia, shaded from 1,360 ft on the west side to 2,100 ft at the foot of the Briery Mountains
Elevation
2,100 ft 640 m1,920 ft 585 m1,820 ft 555 m1,640 ft 500 m1,450 ft 445 m1,360 ft 415 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

Rowlesburg sits at about 1,400 ft (425 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,400 ft 425 m
most residents: 1,380–1,950 ft
Lowest
1,360 ft 415 m
on the west side
Highest
2,100 ft 640 m
at the foot of the Briery Mountains
Average
1,530 ft 465 m
all land inside town limits

Rowlesburg spans about 740 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
1,400 ft425 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, at the foot of the Briery Mountains
2,100 ft640 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the west side
1,360 ft415 m
Town center
USGS map point for Rowlesburg
1,380 ft420 m
Average of all land1,530 ft465 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rowlesburg, West Virginia, shaded from 1,360 ft on the west side to 2,100 ft at the foot of the Briery Mountains
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Preston County, West Virginia, United States
Population
433 2024 est.
Land area
1.0 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
428 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.3484° N, 79.6709° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Cheat River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
26425
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Aurora2,690 ft
  2. Terra Alta2,590 ft
  3. Hutton, MD2,440 ft
  4. Crellin, MD2,400 ft
  5. Tunnelton1,930 ft
  6. Kingwood1,790 ft
  7. Arthurdale1,720 ft
  8. St. George1,560 ft
  9. Rowlesburg1,400 ft
  10. Newburg1,370 ft
  11. Albright1,280 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Spruce Mountain4,863 ft
  • Kile Knob4,590 ft
  • Job Knob4,460 ft
  • Turkey Mountain2,800 ft
  • High Knob2,640 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.