Elevation Map of Missouri

This Missouri topographic elevation map shows the Show Me State in 24 terraced elevation bands. The scale runs from 70 meters (230 ft) up to 540 meters (1,772 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.

Missouri covers about 180,540 square kilometers (69,706 sq mi). The St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks are the eroded roots of ancient volcanoes, among the oldest exposed rock in North America.

Highest Point in Missouri

Taum Sauk Mountain, at 1,772 ft (540 m), is the highest point in Missouri. On this topographic map, it anchors the pale summit end of the elevation scale.

Lowest Point in Missouri

The lowest point in Missouri is the St. Francis River in the bootheel, at an elevation of 230 ft (70 m). On the relief map, this terrain fills the deep green base of the color scale.

Missouri 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.