Lincoln County, WI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lincoln County, Wisconsin, shaded from 1,220 ft on the south side to 1,940 ft on Lookout Mountain
Elevation
1,940 ft 590 m1,760 ft 535 m1,670 ft 510 m1,490 ft 455 m1,310 ft 400 m1,220 ft 370 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Lincoln County averages about 1,470 ft (450 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,220 ft on the south side to 1,940 ft on Lookout Mountain.

Average elevation
1,470 ft 450 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,940 ft 590 m
on Lookout Mountain
Lowest
1,220 ft 370 m
on the south side

Lincoln County spans about 720 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 land1,470 ft450 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Lookout Mountain (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
1,940 ft590 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the south side
1,220 ft370 m

Elevation profile, south to north

30 mi south to north through Merrill.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lincoln County, Wisconsin, shaded from 1,220 ft on the south side to 1,940 ft on Lookout Mountain
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Wisconsin, United States
Population
28,461 2024 est.
Land area
878.8 sq mi + 28.0 sq mi water
Density
32 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Superior Upland
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Oneida County1,600 ft
  2. Langlade County1,530 ft
  3. Price County1,530 ft
  4. Lincoln County1,470 ft
  5. Taylor County1,390 ft
  6. Marathon County1,300 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Lookout Mountain1,940 ft
  • Irma Hill1,770 ft
  • Chase Hill1,760 ft
  • Porcupine Mountain1,640 ft
  • Ninemile Hill, Lincoln County1,490 ft
All 18 towns in Lincoln County by typical elevation
  1. Town of Harrison1,660 ft
  2. Somo1,550 ft
  3. Birch1,540 ft
  4. Skanawan1,510 ft
  5. Town of King1,480 ft
  6. Russell, Lincoln County1,470 ft
  7. Town of Tomahawk1,470 ft
  8. Wilson, Lincoln County1,470 ft
  9. Bradley1,470 ft
  10. Rock Falls1,460 ft
  11. Tomahawk1,450 ft
  12. Schley1,440 ft
  13. Corning1,390 ft
  14. Pine River1,350 ft
  15. Harding1,350 ft
  16. Scott, Lincoln County1,330 ft
  17. Town of Merrill1,320 ft
  18. Merrill1,280 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell; 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; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties 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 county 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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.