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Washington maps: printable and free

5 free maps of Washington: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.

PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

1. Washington blank outline map

The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.

Blank outline map of Washington with no labels: about 368 miles wide and 239 miles tall, on a letter-size page.View full size
Blank outline map of Washington with no labels: about 368 miles wide and 239 miles tall, on a letter-size page.
PNG (3,110 × 2,443, 87 KB)PDF, US Letter (32 KB)PDF, A4 (32 KB)

2. Washington county map

All 39 counties, outlined without names.

Map of Washington showing the borders of its 39 counties, without names.View full size
Map of Washington showing the borders of its 39 counties, without names.
PNG (3,110 × 2,443, 140 KB)PDF, US Letter (77 KB)PDF, A4 (78 KB)

3. Washington labeled county map

The same 39 counties, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.

Map of Washington's 39 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Okanogan County, the largest by land area.View full size
Map of Washington's 39 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Okanogan County, the largest by land area.
PNG (3,110 × 2,443, 169 KB)PDF, US Letter (82 KB)PDF, A4 (82 KB)

4. Washington map with major cities

23 cities, chosen by 2024 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. The capital is marked with a star.

Map of Washington with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Olympia (capital), Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma.View full size
Map of Washington with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Olympia (capital), Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma.
PNG (3,110 × 2,443, 183 KB)PDF, US Letter (103 KB)PDF, A4 (103 KB)

5. Washington elevation map

USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; the low point is sea level, so it has no marker, a star the capital.

Shaded-relief elevation map of Washington, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Mount Rainier (14,410 ft, highest) and Olympia, with a legend in feet and meters.View full size
Shaded-relief elevation map of Washington, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Mount Rainier (14,410 ft, highest) and Olympia, with a legend in feet and meters.
PNG (3,110 × 2,443, 2.8 MB)PDF, US Letter (1.4 MB)PDF, A4 (1.4 MB)

Washington: shape, counties and terrain

Washington spans about 368 miles from east to west and 239 miles from north to south, with 66,455 square miles of land. Its outline is fairly compact: the state fills 76% of the box drawn around it on the map. The Census boundary file draws it as 60 separate land areas, 2 of them larger than 100 square miles.

Washington has 39 counties. The largest by land area is Okanogan County (5,266 sq mi) and the smallest is San Juan County (174 sq mi). The capital, Olympia, sits at 96 ft downtown (USGS).

Elevation runs from sea level along the Pacific Ocean to 14,410 ft (4,392 m) at Mount Rainier in Pierce County, a range of 14,410 ft. The sampled average is about 2,284 ft.

On the relief map's elevation grid, under 1% of the state lies below 0 ft, 91% between 0 and 5,000 ft and 9% between 5,000 and 10,000 ft and under 1% above 10,000 ft. Split from west to east into thirds, the western third averages 991 ft, the central third 3,017 ft and the eastern third 2,746 ft, so the land is highest in the central third and lowest in the western third.

More figures, with sources: Washington elevation: highest, lowest and average points.

How teachers and students can use these maps

  • Blank map: label Olympia, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
  • County map: find your own county among the 39. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
  • Cities map: Olympia to Spokane is about 260 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
  • Elevation map: find Mount Rainier (14,410 ft) and the coast, at sea level, and work out the difference: 14,410 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
  • Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.

License: free to use

These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.

The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

Sources

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.

Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Washington elevation

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

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