Wake County elevation and terrain tools
Piedmont • County seat: Raleigh
Wake County is rolling eastern piedmont crossed by the Neuse River, which leaves Falls Lake on its northern edge and runs southeast past Raleigh toward the fall line. Crabtree and Swift creeks drain the hills around the city, and Harris Lake fills a creek valley in its southwestern corner.
Open the mapLidar coverage
Lidar projects that cover Raleigh, 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 Raleigh; the map falls back to the coarser 3DEP elevation model there.
Property boundaries
The Property tool can select parcels in Wake 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 Wake 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