Hills in Barron County possess the region’s highest altitudes, reaching more than 1,200 feet (370 m) above sea level.
Plains which were once the bed of Glacial Lake Wisconsin dominate the south central part of the region.
Farms, fields, and cranberry bogs cover the landscape, and sandstone buttes and mesas are not uncommon.
East of the river, moraines and small kettle lakes are interspersed throughout the plain.
Part or all of the land in the following counties is included in the Central Plains of Wisconsin: