Elevation Map of New Jersey

This New Jersey topographic elevation map shows the Garden State in 24 terraced elevation bands. The scale runs from 0 meters (0 ft) up to 550 meters (1,804 ft). Each band steps through the relief in sequence, so the map reads like a physical relief model. Lowlands appear in deep greens, middle elevations warm into golds and reds, and the highest terrain fades into grays and whites.

New Jersey covers about 22,591 square kilometers (8,722 sq mi). The Kittatinny Ridge runs the northwest edge of this elevation map, and the Pine Barrens spread across the sandy coastal plain to the south.

Highest Point in New Jersey

High Point, at 1,804 ft (550 m), is the highest point in New Jersey. On this topographic map, it anchors the pale summit end of the elevation scale.

Lowest Point in New Jersey

New Jersey’s lowest elevation is sea level along its coastline. On the relief map, this terrain fills the deep green base of the color scale.

New Jersey Map Datasets

I prepared this relief map with elevation data from the AWS Terrain Tiles dataset. The dataset builds on the NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) along with other open topographic sources, and it serves global elevation data as map tiles that anyone can access.

The map spaces its 24 elevation bands with a blend of two methods. Half of the spacing follows equal elevation steps. The other half follows equal land area, a technique known as histogram equalization.

Why blend them?

A fixed interval scale would leave flatter regions sitting in a single color, which hides their topography. On the other hand, full histogram equalization would push a quarter of the land into summit tones. The blend lets this elevation map use the entire relief palette while the legend stays honest. Each label marks the true elevation behind its band, which is why the values are not evenly spaced.