Lowest and Highest Points in Lake County


Lake County map Map legend and scale

Low elevation: <580 feet above mean sea level
      Place: Lake Michigan shore
      7.5' quadrangle name: Waukegan
      PLSS: 3-22-45N-12E
      Geology: Ravinia Formation, lake shore deposits

High elevation: ~957 feet above mean sea level
      Place: Gander Mountain
      7.5' quadrangle name: Fox Lake
      PLSS: 3-4-46N-9E
      Geology: Fox Lake Moraine

Area: 467.18 square miles
      Total relief (approximate): 377 feet
      Average percent slope: 1.03%

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Updated 9/30/2009 JKH

ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
E. Donald McKay, III, Interim Director

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