Elevation Map of Minnesota

This Minnesota topographic elevation map shows the North Star State in 24 terraced elevation bands. The scale runs from 183 meters (600 ft) up to 701 meters (2,300 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.

Minnesota covers about 225,163 square kilometers (86,935 sq mi). Remarkably, Eagle Mountain stands only about 13 miles from the lowest point in the state, so Minnesota packs its entire elevation range into one corner of this map.

Highest Point in Minnesota

Eagle Mountain, at 2,300 ft (701 m), is the highest point in Minnesota. On this topographic map, it anchors the pale summit end of the elevation scale.

Lowest Point in Minnesota

The lowest point in Minnesota is the shore of Lake Superior, at an elevation of 600 ft (183 m). On the relief map, this terrain fills the deep green base of the color scale.

Minnesota 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.