Knik ANVSA, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Knik ANVSA, Alaska, shaded from sea level on Cook Inlet to 7,120 ft on the east side
Elevation
7,120 ft 2,170 m5,340 ft 1,625 m4,450 ft 1,355 m2,670 ft 815 m890 ft 270 m0 ft 0 m
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USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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Area
Fades everything outside the official statistical area boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Knik ANVSA averages about 1,080 ft (330 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on Cook Inlet to 7,120 ft on the east side.

Average elevation
1,080 ft 330 m
all land inside the statistical area
Highest
7,120 ft 2,170 m
on the east side
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Cook Inlet

Knik ANVSA spans about 7,120 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land1,080 ft330 m
Highest point
Inside the statistical area, on the east side
7,120 ft2,170 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Cook Inlet
0 ft0 m

Elevation profile, south to north

105 mi south to north through Knik-Fairview.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Knik ANVSA, Alaska, shaded from sea level on Cook Inlet to 7,120 ft on the east side
Census statistical area boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 1,000 ft (305 m).
Location
Alaska Native village statistical area in Alaska, United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
Population
81,495 2020 Census
Land area
6,985.4 sq mi + 379.5 sq mi water
Density
12 per sq mi
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Gulf of Alaska
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearest tribal lands nearest, by average

  1. Chickaloon ANVSA3,870 ft
  2. Cantwell ANVSA2,810 ft
  3. Knik ANVSA1,080 ft
  4. Tyonek ANVSA140 ft
  5. Salamatof ANVSA100 ft
  6. Eklutna ANVSA54 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • K’esugi Ridge4,640 ft
  • Mount Susitna4,403 ft
  • Mount Yenlo3,973 ft
  • Mount Kliskon3,950 ft
  • Beluga Mountain3,707 ft
All 20 towns in the statistical area by typical elevation
  1. Petersville1,400 ft
  2. Chase1,060 ft
  3. Fishhook670 ft
  4. Tanaina480 ft
  5. North Lakes440 ft
  6. Farm Loop partly440 ft
  7. Trapper Creek410 ft
  8. Wasilla400 ft
  9. Susitna North400 ft
  10. Talkeetna390 ft
  11. Meadow Lakes350 ft
  12. Skwentna350 ft
  13. South Lakes340 ft
  14. Houston260 ft
  15. Knik-Fairview260 ft
  16. Gateway240 ft
  17. Willow230 ft
  18. Point MacKenzie200 ft
  19. Big Lake180 ft
  20. Susitna100 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census statistical area boundary (TIGER/Line AIANNH, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 3 arc-second (≈300 ft, 93 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, −7 ft at 61.2662° N, 150.2879° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
  • Name: the Census Bureau's legal or statistical area name, as published; the nation's own name may differ.
  • Population: 2020 Census residents of the blocks inside the boundary.
  • Nearby Places: nearest tribal lands and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the statistical area with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the statistical area.
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Alaska: much of Alaska's 3DEP comes from airborne radar (IfSAR), good to a few meters.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.