Columbia County elevation and terrain tools
Capital Region • County seat: Hudson
Columbia County is part of New York's Capital Region. River valleys open between uplands, with steeper ground toward the surrounding mountain ranges.
Open the mapLidar coverage
Lidar projects that cover Hudson, from the USGS 3DEP index. Other parts of the county may come from other projects; the coverage guide explains how to check any spot.
| Project | Year | Cell size | Point density |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY_Hudson_1_D22used by the elevation model | 2023 | 3.3 ft per pixel | — |
| NY_FEMAR2_Central_4_2018 | 2020 | 3.3 ft per pixel | — |
| NY_Columbia_Rensselaer_2016 | 3.3 ft per pixel | — |
Property boundaries
Columbia County is not in the NYS GeoHub public tax parcel service, so the Property tool cannot select parcels here and the parcel lines overlay shows none. Draw or upload your area on the map instead.
Tools for Columbia County
A PDF terrain report for a tax 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