Lowest and Highest Points in Pope County


Pope County map Map legend and scale

Low elevation: <315 feet above mean sea level
      Place: Ohio River
      7.5' quadrangle name: Little Cypress
      PLSS: 3-6-17S-7E
      Geology: Cahokia Alluvium in river valley

High elevation: ~1064 feet above mean sea level
      Place: Williams Hill
      7.5' quadrangle name: Herod
      PLSS: 3-7-11S-7E
      Geology: Pennsylvanian Tradewater formation ridge

Area: 370.46 square miles
      Total relief (approximate): 749 feet
      Average percent slope: 3.76%

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Updated 10/1/2009 JKH

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