Lake County topographic map
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Name: Lake County topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Lake County, Illinois, United States (42.15178 -88.19954 42.49573 -87.01992)
Average elevation: 728 ft
Minimum elevation: 571 ft
Maximum elevation: 1,181 ft
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