Allegany County topographic map

Name: Allegany County topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Allegany County, New York, United States of America (41.99822 -78.30816 42.52002 -77.72294)

Average elevation: 561 m

Minimum elevation: 268 m

Maximum elevation: 779 m

Allegany County is in the southwestern part of New York State, along the Pennsylvania border. Allegany County does not lie along the Allegheny River, as its name would suggest. The highest point in the county is Alma Hill, with an elevation of 2,548 feet above sea level. This is the highest point in the state west of the Catskill Mountains. The highest point of Interstate 86 is located in the Town of West Almond with an elevation of 2,110 feet. This is also believed to be the highest point of any interstate in the New York. The County is unique from a watershed perspective as it is providing water to three major watersheds of North America: The eastern part near Alfred has Canacadea Creek that goes into the Canisteo River, Susquehanna River and eventually to Chesapeake Bay.