Village of Nelson, WI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Village of Nelson, Wisconsin, shaded from 670 ft on the southeast side to 1,250 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
1,250 ft 380 m1,110 ft 340 m1,030 ft 315 m890 ft 270 m740 ft 225 m670 ft 205 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
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Village area
Fades everything outside the official village limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Village of Nelson sits at about 710 ft (220 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
710 ft 220 m
most residents: 680–1,210 ft
Lowest
670 ft 205 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,250 ft 380 m
on the northeast side
Average
840 ft 255 m
all land inside village limits

Village of Nelson spans about 580 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
710 ft220 m
Highest point
Inside village limits, on the northeast side
1,250 ft380 m
Lowest point
Inside village limits, on the southeast side
670 ft205 m
Town center
USGS map point for Village of Nelson
690 ft210 m
Average of all land840 ft255 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.1 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Village of Nelson, Wisconsin, shaded from 670 ft on the southeast side to 1,250 ft on the northeast side
Village limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Village in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States
Population
319 2024 est.
Land area
1.4 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
235 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.4202° N, 92.0082° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
54756
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pepin Township, MN1,120 ft
  2. Alma, Buffalo County1,030 ft
  3. Nelson980 ft
  4. Maxville980 ft
  5. Pepin870 ft
  6. City of Alma770 ft
  7. Kellogg, MN720 ft
  8. Village of Pepin720 ft
  9. Village of Nelson710 ft
  10. Wabasha, MN700 ft
  11. Greenfield Township, MN700 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Farm Hill1,180 ft
  • Nerike Hill1,160 ft
  • Ganoe Hill1,150 ft
  • Seine Hill1,080 ft
  • Notch Hill1,060 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the village 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 village 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. All public domain.