Elevation Map of North Dakota

This North Dakota topographic elevation map shows the Peace Garden State in 24 terraced elevation bands. The scale runs from 229 meters (751 ft) up to 1,069 meters (3,507 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.

North Dakota covers about 183,108 square kilometers (70,697 sq mi). The Red River Valley on the eastern edge is the bed of a vanished glacial lake, and it reads as a perfectly flat green stripe on this elevation map.

Highest Point in North Dakota

White Butte, at 3,507 ft (1,069 m), is the highest point in North Dakota. On this topographic map, it anchors the pale summit end of the elevation scale.

Lowest Point in North Dakota

The lowest point in North Dakota is the Red River at the Manitoba border, at an elevation of 751 ft (229 m). On the relief map, this terrain fills the deep green base of the color scale.

North Dakota 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.