La Crosse County elevation and terrain tools
Driftless Area • County seat: La Crosse
La Crosse County lies in the Driftless Area along the Mississippi. Steep bluffs rise above the river and its floodplain, and the Black and La Crosse rivers cut valleys into the ridges inland.
Open the mapLidar coverage
Lidar projects that cover La Crosse, from the USGS 3DEP work-unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI_5County_1_B24used by the elevation model | 2024 | 1.6 ft per pixel | — |
| WI_LaCrosse_2017 | — | — |
Property boundaries
The Property tool queries Wisconsin Statewide Parcel Map Initiative (local governments) for parcels in La Crosse County and uses a returned boundary for supported terrain analyses. The statewide aggregation has local gaps and may differ from current records. If no usable parcel is found, draw or upload an area instead. Parcel maps are not legal surveys; most file downloads cover the rectangle around a selection.
Tools for La Crosse 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