Chatham County elevation and terrain tools
Piedmont • County seat: Pittsboro
Chatham County is rolling piedmont where the Haw River and the Deep River come together to form the Cape Fear at its southeastern corner. Jordan Lake fills the New Hope valley in the east, while the west is broken hills draining to the Deep River and the Rocky River.
Open the mapLidar coverage
Lidar projects that cover Pittsboro, from the USGS 3DEP index. Other parts of the county may come from other projects; the coverage guide explains how to check any spot.
No lidar project is recorded at Pittsboro; the map falls back to the coarser 3DEP elevation model there.
Property boundaries
The Property tool can select parcels in Chatham County from the county assessor’s GIS parcels (NC OneMap statewide parcels (county assessors)) and use the boundary as the area for any other tool. Assessor parcels are not surveys.
Tools for Chatham County
A PDF terrain report for a parcel: hillshade, contours, slope and elevation statistics.
How the tool worksContour lines at the interval you choose, on the map and as vector files.
How the tool worksHours of direct sun on any day of the year, with shadows cast by the terrain.
How the tool works