Lowest and Highest Points in Jackson County

Jackson County map Map legend and scale
Low elevation: <340 feet above mean sea level
      Place: Big Muddy and Mississippi Rivers
      7.5' quadrangle name: Neelys Landing
      PLSS: 3-11-11S-4W
      Geology: Cahokia Alluvium in river valley

High elevation:   ~811 feet above mean sea level
      Place: Grassy Knob
      7.5' quadrangle name: Wolf Lake
      PLSS: 3-34-10S-3W
      Geology: Loess hill over Lower Devonian carbonate
            bedrock


Area: 599.01 square miles
      Total relief (approximate): 417 feet
      Average percent slope: 2.25%




High/Low Home


Updated 05/26/2011 SLD

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