Elevation Map of Tennessee

This Tennessee topographic elevation map shows the Volunteer State in 24 terraced elevation bands. The scale runs from 54 meters (177 ft) up to 2,025 meters (6,644 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.

Tennessee covers about 109,153 square kilometers (42,143 sq mi). Tennessee falls through six distinct landforms from the Smokies to the Mississippi, so this topographic map reads like a staircase from east to west.

Highest Point in Tennessee

Clingmans Dome, at 6,644 ft (2,025 m), is the highest point in Tennessee. On this topographic map, it anchors the pale summit end of the elevation scale.

Lowest Point in Tennessee

The lowest point in Tennessee is the Mississippi River at Memphis, at an elevation of 177 ft (54 m). On the relief map, this terrain fills the deep green base of the color scale.

Tennessee 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.