Lowest and Highest Points in Hancock County


Hancock County map Map legend and scale
Low elevation: <480 feet above mean sea level
      Place: Mississippi River
      7.5' quadrangle name: Canton MO-IL
      PLSS: 4-36-3N-10W
      Geology: Cahokia Allumium, river valley

High elevation: >750 feet above mean sea level
      Place: Gittings Mound
      7.5' quadrangle name: Lomax
      PLSS: 4-35-7N-6W
      Geology: Hagarstown ridge

Area: 805.69 square miles
      Total relief (approximate): 270 feet
      Average percent slope: 1.17%



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Updated 05/26/2011 SLD

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