La Crosse topographic map
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About this map
Name: La Crosse topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States (43.74602 -91.27594 43.89838 -91.15709)
Average elevation: 238 m
Minimum elevation: 188 m
Maximum elevation: 391 m
Surrounding the relatively flat prairie valley where La Crosse lies are towering 500-foot (150 m) bluffs, one of the most prominent of which is Grandad Bluff (mentioned in Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain), which has an overlook of the three states region. This feature typifies the topography of the Driftless Area in which La Crosse sits. This rugged region is composed of high ridges dissected by narrow valleys called coulees, a French term. As a result, the area around La Crosse is frequently referred to as the "Coulee Region".