Skanawan, WI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Skanawan, Wisconsin, shaded from 1,430 ft on the southwest side to 1,840 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
1,840 ft 560 m1,740 ft 530 m1,690 ft 515 m1,580 ft 485 m1,480 ft 450 m1,430 ft 435 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Skanawan sits at about 1,510 ft (460 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,510 ft 460 m
most residents: 1,450–1,560 ft
Lowest
1,430 ft 435 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,840 ft 560 m
on the southeast side
Average
1,520 ft 465 m
all land inside town boundaries

Skanawan spans about 410 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
1,510 ft460 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southeast side
1,840 ft560 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southwest side
1,430 ft435 m
Average of all land1,520 ft465 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.0 mi west to east through the middle of Skanawan.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Skanawan, Wisconsin, shaded from 1,430 ft on the southwest side to 1,840 ft on the southeast side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States
Population
381 2024 est.
Land area
35.4 sq mi + 0.6 sq mi water
Density
11 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.4294° N, 89.6144° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Superior Upland
Drains to
Wisconsin River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 3
54435 54442 54487
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Town of Harrison1,660 ft
  2. Parrish1,620 ft
  3. Woodboro1,550 ft
  4. Birch1,540 ft
  5. Skanawan1,510 ft
  6. Nokomis1,490 ft
  7. Town of King1,480 ft
  8. Russell, Lincoln County1,470 ft
  9. Bradley1,470 ft
  10. Rock Falls1,460 ft
  11. Tomahawk1,450 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Lookout Mountain1,940 ft
  • Baldy Hill1,830 ft
  • Irma Hill1,770 ft
  • Chase Hill1,760 ft
  • Porcupine Mountain1,640 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town boundaries, 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 boundaries (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.