Washington, Vilas County, WI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington, Vilas County, Wisconsin, shaded from 1,620 ft near the middle to 1,840 ft on the east side
Elevation
1,840 ft 560 m1,790 ft 545 m1,760 ft 535 m1,700 ft 520 m1,640 ft 500 m1,620 ft 495 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

Washington, Vilas County sits at about 1,660 ft (505 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,660 ft 505 m
most residents: 1,620–1,690 ft
Lowest
1,620 ft 495 m
near the middle
Highest
1,840 ft 560 m
on the east side
Average
1,680 ft 515 m
all land inside town boundaries

Washington, Vilas County spans about 220 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
1,660 ft505 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the east side
1,840 ft560 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, near the middle
1,620 ft495 m
Airport (EGV)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.7 mi west of the town boundaries
1,642 ft500 m
Average of all land1,680 ft515 m

Elevation profile, west to east

7.3 mi west to east through the middle of Washington, Vilas County.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington, Vilas County, Wisconsin, shaded from 1,620 ft near the middle to 1,840 ft on the east side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Population
1,650 2024 est.
Land area
41.2 sq mi + 6.3 sq mi water
Density
40 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.9370° N, 89.1680° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Superior Upland
Drains to
Wisconsin River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Eagle River Union (EGV) 1,642 ft
ZIP codes 1
54521
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Phelps1,740 ft
  2. Land O'Lakes1,710 ft
  3. Conover1,680 ft
  4. Three Lakes, Oneida County1,660 ft
  5. Washington, Vilas County1,660 ft
  6. Three Lakes1,650 ft
  7. Sugar Camp1,650 ft
  8. Cloverland1,640 ft
  9. Lincoln1,640 ft
  10. Eagle River1,640 ft
  11. St. Germain1,630 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Military Hill1,850 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.