Jo Daviess County topographic maps

Average elevation: 692 ft

Scales Mound is located in a region of the U.S. Midwest known as the Driftless Area, so called because it escaped glaciation during the last ice age. It covers parts of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. The Illinois section is mostly limited to Jo Daviess County and small parts of Whiteside and Carroll…

Average elevation: 965 ft

Average elevation: 984 ft

Average elevation: 810 ft

Average elevation: 699 ft

Average elevation: 1,004 ft

Average elevation: 715 ft

Average elevation: 755 ft

Like the rest of Jo Daviess County, the city is topographically a part of the Driftless Area.

Average elevation: 679 ft

Average elevation: 1,010 ft