Elevation Map of Wisconsin

This Wisconsin topographic elevation map shows the Badger State in 24 terraced elevation bands. The scale runs from 176 meters (577 ft) up to 595 meters (1,952 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.

Wisconsin covers about 169,635 square kilometers (65,496 sq mi). The Driftless Area in the southwest never felt the last glaciers, so its carved valleys stand apart from the smoothed terrain across the rest of the map.

Highest Point in Wisconsin

Timms Hill, at 1,952 ft (595 m), is the highest point in Wisconsin. On this topographic map, it anchors the pale summit end of the elevation scale.

Lowest Point in Wisconsin

The lowest point in Wisconsin is the shore of Lake Michigan, at an elevation of 577 ft (176 m). On the relief map, this terrain fills the deep green base of the color scale.

Wisconsin 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.