Elevation Map of Portugal

This Portugal topographic elevation map shows the landscape in 24 terraced elevation bands. The scale runs from 0 meters (0 ft) up to 1,993 meters (6,539 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.

Portugal covers about 92,212 square kilometers (35,603 sq mi). This map shows mainland Portugal, where the Serra da Estrela tops out just under 2,000 meters. The national high point, Mount Pico at 2,351 meters, stands far out in the Azores.

Highest Point in Portugal

Torre in the Serra da Estrela, at 6,539 ft (1,993 m), is the highest point in Portugal. Mount Pico in the Azores rises higher at 7,713 ft (2,351 m), but it lies outside the mainland frame of this map. On this topographic map, it anchors the pale summit end of the elevation scale.

Lowest Point in Portugal

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

Portugal 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.