Shishmaref ANVSA, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Shishmaref ANVSA, Alaska, shaded from sea level on the Chukchi Sea to 130 ft on the south side
Elevation
130 ft 40 m96 ft 29 m80 ft 24 m48 ft 15 m16 ft 5 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 ft
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

Shishmaref ANVSA averages about 31 ft (9 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on the Chukchi Sea to 130 ft on the south side.

Average elevation
31 ft 9 m
all land inside the statistical area
Highest
130 ft 40 m
on the south side
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Chukchi Sea

Shishmaref ANVSA spans about 130 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 land31 ft9 m
Highest point
Inside the statistical area, on the south side
130 ft40 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Chukchi Sea
0 ft0 m

Elevation profile, south to north

13 mi south to north through Shishmaref.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Shishmaref ANVSA, Alaska, shaded from sea level on the Chukchi Sea to 130 ft on the south side
Census statistical area boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Alaska Native village statistical area in Alaska, United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
Population
576 2020 Census
Land area
16.6 sq mi
Density
35 per sq mi
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Chukchi Sea
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearest tribal lands nearest, by average

  1. Inalik ANVSA750 ft
  2. Wales ANVSA210 ft
  3. Teller ANVSA57 ft
  4. Brevig Mission ANVSA41 ft
  5. Shishmaref ANVSA31 ft
  6. Mary's Igloo ANVSA12 ft

Rankings by average elevation

The one town in the statistical area
  1. Shishmaref6 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 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; 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, −1 ft at 66.2579° N, 166.0662° 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.