Wisconsin Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wisconsin, shaded from 570 ft on the east side to 1,950 ft on Pearson Hill
Elevation
1,950 ft 595 m1,600 ft 490 m1,430 ft 435 m1,090 ft 330 m750 ft 225 m570 ft 175 m
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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.
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Elevation Data

Wisconsin averages about 1,080 ft (330 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 570 ft on the east side to 1,950 ft on Pearson Hill.

Average elevation
1,080 ft 330 m
all land in Wisconsin
Highest
1,950 ft 595 m
on Pearson Hill
Lowest
570 ft 175 m
on the east side

Wisconsin spans about 1,380 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land1,080 ft330 m
Highest point
In Wisconsin, on Pearson Hill (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
1,950 ft595 m
Lowest point
In Wisconsin, on the east side
570 ft175 m

Elevation profile, west to east

206 mi west to east through Milwaukee.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wisconsin, shaded from 570 ft on the east side to 1,950 ft on Pearson Hill
State boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
State in the East North Central division of the Midwest region, United States
Population
5,960,975 2024 est.
Land area
54,168.3 sq mi + 11,328.4 sq mi water
Density
110 per sq mi
Counties
71
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform regions
Central Lowland 63%, Superior Upland 37%
Drains to
Gulf of America 63%, Great Lakes 38%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring states sharing a border, by average

  1. Minnesota1,220 ft
  2. Wisconsin1,080 ft
  3. Iowa1,070 ft
  4. Michigan900 ft
  5. Illinois630 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • States in the United States26th highest of 52

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Timms Hill1,952 ft
  • Pearson Hill1,950 ft
  • Lookout Mountain1,940 ft
  • Sugarbush Hill1,940 ft
  • Rib Mountain1,923 ft
All 71 counties by average elevation
  1. Vilas County1,670 ft
  2. Oneida County1,600 ft
  3. Forest County1,590 ft
  4. Langlade County1,530 ft
  5. Price County1,530 ft
  6. Iron County1,520 ft
  7. Lincoln County1,470 ft
  8. Florence County1,390 ft
  9. Taylor County1,390 ft
  10. Sawyer County1,370 ft
  11. Marathon County1,300 ft
  12. Rusk County1,240 ft
  13. Ashland County1,230 ft
  14. Barron County1,200 ft
  15. Washburn County1,170 ft
  16. Clark County1,160 ft
  17. Portage County1,120 ft
  18. Polk County1,120 ft
  19. Bayfield County1,110 ft
  20. Vernon County1,090 ft
  21. Wood County1,080 ft
  22. St. Croix County1,060 ft
  23. Chippewa County1,060 ft
  24. Douglas County1,060 ft
  25. Monroe County1,050 ft
  26. Pierce County1,030 ft
  27. Iowa County1,020 ft
  28. Eau Claire County990 ft
  29. Burnett County990 ft
  30. Shawano County980 ft
  31. Washington County980 ft
  32. Adams County980 ft
  33. Jackson County980 ft
  34. Dunn County980 ft
  35. Sauk County970 ft
  36. Buffalo County960 ft
  37. Lafayette County960 ft
  38. Richland County960 ft
  39. Juneau County950 ft
  40. Crawford County950 ft
  41. Dane County950 ft
  42. Fond du Lac County950 ft
  43. Grant County950 ft
  44. Waushara County940 ft
  45. Green County930 ft
  46. Trempealeau County930 ft
  47. Walworth County920 ft
  48. Pepin County920 ft
  49. Dodge County910 ft
  50. Columbia County910 ft
  51. La Crosse County900 ft
  52. Marinette County900 ft
  53. Waukesha County890 ft
  54. Waupaca County880 ft
  55. Calumet County880 ft
  56. Rock County880 ft
  57. Oconto County870 ft
  58. Green Lake County860 ft
  59. Sheboygan County850 ft
  60. Marquette County840 ft
  61. Jefferson County840 ft
  62. Winnebago County800 ft
  63. Outagamie County790 ft
  64. Ozaukee County780 ft
  65. Manitowoc County780 ft
  66. Racine County760 ft
  67. Kenosha County750 ft
  68. Brown County750 ft
  69. Kewaunee County730 ft
  70. Milwaukee County710 ft
  71. Door County670 ft
All 11 tribal lands by average elevation
  1. Lac du Flambeau Reservation1,610 ft
  2. Sokaogon Chippewa Community1,570 ft
  3. Forest County Potawatomi Community1,540 ft
  4. Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation1,370 ft
  5. St. Croix Reservation1,090 ft
  6. Stockbridge Munsee Community1,060 ft
  7. Menominee Reservation1,050 ft
  8. Ho-Chunk Nation Reservation950 ft
  9. Bad River Reservation740 ft
  10. Oneida (WI) Reservation730 ft
  11. Red Cliff Reservation720 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census state boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 8 arc-second (≈810 ft, 247 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 570 ft at 44.8426° N, 87.3829° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring states and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the state with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Counties: each one's average on its own grid (1 arc-second, coarser for the largest), the same figure its own page shows.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.