Alaska Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alaska, shaded from sea level on George Inlet to 20,230 ft on Mount McKinley
Elevation
20,230 ft 6,165 m15,170 ft 4,625 m12,640 ft 3,855 m7,590 ft 2,310 m2,530 ft 770 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).
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A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
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Elevation Data

Alaska averages about 1,570 ft (480 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on George Inlet to 20,230 ft on Mount McKinley.

Average elevation
1,570 ft 480 m
all land in Alaska
Highest
20,230 ft 6,165 m
on Mount McKinley
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on George Inlet

Alaska spans about 20,230 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 land1,570 ft480 m
Highest point
In Alaska, on Mount McKinley (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
20,230 ft6,165 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets George Inlet
0 ft0 m

Elevation profile, west to east

821 mi west to east through Anchorage.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alaska, shaded from sea level on George Inlet to 20,230 ft on Mount McKinley
State boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 1,000 ft (305 m).
Location
State in the Pacific division of the West region, United States
Population
740,133 2024 est.
Land area
571,409.1 sq mi + 94,315.8 sq mi water
Density
1 per sq mi
Boroughs and census areas
26
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Bering Sea 57%, Norton Sound 14%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring states nearest, by average

  1. Idaho5,270 ft
  2. Oregon3,540 ft
  3. Washington2,320 ft
  4. Alaska1,570 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • States in the United States19th highest of 52

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Mount McKinley20,230 ft
  • Mount Foraker17,360 ft
  • Mount Bona16,370 ft
  • Mount Blackburn16,360 ft
  • Mount Sanford16,230 ft
All 26 boroughs and census areas by average elevation
  1. Copper River Census Area4,270 ft
  2. Skagway Municipality3,700 ft
  3. Matanuska-Susitna Borough2,930 ft
  4. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area2,900 ft
  5. Haines Borough2,730 ft
  6. Denali Borough2,730 ft
  7. Yakutat City and Borough2,510 ft
  8. Chugach Census Area2,320 ft
  9. Petersburg Borough2,250 ft
  10. Kenai Peninsula Borough1,980 ft
  11. Hoonah-Angoon Census Area1,910 ft
  12. Ketchikan Gateway Borough1,740 ft
  13. Fairbanks North Star Borough1,660 ft
  14. North Slope Borough1,460 ft
  15. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area1,240 ft
  16. Kodiak Island Borough1,040 ft
  17. Lake and Peninsula Borough1,020 ft
  18. Northwest Arctic Borough980 ft
  19. Aleutians West Census Area850 ft
  20. Bethel Census Area800 ft
  21. Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area770 ft
  22. Dillingham Census Area710 ft
  23. Aleutians East Borough650 ft
  24. Nome Census Area590 ft
  25. Kusilvak Census Area200 ft
  26. Bristol Bay Borough150 ft
All 222 tribal lands by average elevation
  1. Chickaloon ANVSA3,870 ft
  2. Chitina ANVSA3,430 ft
  3. Mentasta Lake ANVSA2,830 ft
  4. Cantwell ANVSA2,810 ft
  5. Skagway ANVSA2,700 ft
  6. Tanacross ANVSA2,490 ft
  7. Anaktuvuk Pass ANVSA2,230 ft
  8. Arctic Village ANVSA2,060 ft
  9. Chistochina ANVSA1,950 ft
  10. Tetlin ANVSA1,770 ft
  11. Gakona ANVSA1,760 ft
  12. Northway ANVSA1,750 ft
  13. Eagle ANVSA1,520 ft
  14. Gulkana ANVSA1,430 ft
  15. Healy Lake ANVSA1,430 ft
  16. Dot Lake ANVSA1,400 ft
  17. Tazlina ANVSA1,300 ft
  18. Copper Center ANVSA1,220 ft
  19. Douglas ANVSA1,190 ft
  20. Port Alsworth ANVSA1,080 ft
  21. Knik ANVSA1,080 ft
  22. Port Lions ANVSA1,010 ft
  23. Chignik Lagoon ANVSA850 ft
  24. Ivanof Bay ANVSA850 ft
  25. Ninilchik ANVSA830 ft
  26. Canyon Village ANVSA830 ft
  27. Lake Minchumina ANVSA820 ft
  28. Kenaitze ANVSA810 ft
  29. Port Graham ANVSA760 ft
  30. Lime Village ANVSA760 ft
  31. Takotna ANVSA750 ft
  32. Circle ANVSA750 ft
  33. Inalik ANVSA750 ft
  34. Unalaska ANVSA730 ft
  35. Rampart ANVSA710 ft
  36. Nanwalek ANVSA710 ft
  37. Tatitlek ANVSA700 ft
  38. Kodiak ANVSA680 ft
  39. Georgetown ANVSA670 ft
  40. Kasaan ANVSA650 ft
  41. Crooked Creek ANVSA650 ft
  42. Evansville ANVSA650 ft
  43. Telida ANVSA650 ft
  44. King Cove ANVSA640 ft
  45. Annette Island Reserve630 ft
  46. Karluk ANVSA600 ft
  47. Chignik ANVSA600 ft
  48. Venetie ANVSA590 ft
  49. Akutan ANVSA590 ft
  50. Seldovia ANVSA580 ft
  51. Alatna ANVSA580 ft
  52. Hoonah ANVSA570 ft
  53. Ketchikan ANVSA570 ft
  54. Pedro Bay ANVSA560 ft
  55. Ruby ANVSA540 ft
  56. Red Devil ANVSA520 ft
  57. Chalkyitsik ANVSA520 ft
  58. Chenega ANVSA520 ft
  59. Manley Hot Springs ANVSA510 ft
  60. Nondalton ANVSA480 ft
  61. Old Harbor ANVSA480 ft
  62. Allakaket ANVSA460 ft
  63. Saxman ANVSA450 ft
  64. Napaimute ANVSA450 ft
  65. Fort Yukon ANVSA440 ft
  66. Craig ANVSA430 ft
  67. Birch Creek ANVSA430 ft
  68. Nikolai ANVSA430 ft
  69. Eyak ANVSA420 ft
  70. Chignik Lake ANVSA420 ft
  71. Hughes ANVSA410 ft
  72. Minto ANVSA410 ft
  73. Tununak ANVSA400 ft
  74. McGrath ANVSA390 ft
  75. False Pass ANVSA370 ft
  76. Angoon ANVSA370 ft
  77. St. George ANVSA370 ft
  78. Akhiok ANVSA370 ft
  79. Nenana ANVSA370 ft
  80. Grayling ANVSA370 ft
  81. Beaver ANVSA360 ft
  82. Belkofski ANVSA360 ft
  83. Pitkas Point ANVSA340 ft
  84. Ouzinkie ANVSA340 ft
  85. Nulato ANVSA330 ft
  86. Chilkat ANVSA330 ft
  87. Uyak ANVSA330 ft
  88. Tanana ANVSA320 ft
  89. Stevens Village ANVSA310 ft
  90. Platinum ANVSA300 ft
  91. Council ANVSA290 ft
  92. Iliamna ANVSA290 ft
  93. Larsen Bay ANVSA290 ft
  94. Elim ANVSA280 ft
  95. Nightmute ANVSA280 ft
  96. Kake ANVSA280 ft
  97. Kobuk ANVSA280 ft
  98. Manokotak ANVSA250 ft
  99. Sitka ANVSA250 ft
  100. Sleetmute ANVSA240 ft
  101. Koyukuk ANVSA240 ft
  102. Unalakleet ANVSA240 ft
  103. New Koliganek ANVSA240 ft
  104. Kaltag ANVSA240 ft
  105. Kokhanok ANVSA230 ft
  106. Sand Point ANVSA230 ft
  107. Atka ANVSA220 ft
  108. Stony River ANVSA220 ft
  109. New Stuyahok ANVSA220 ft
  110. Wales ANVSA210 ft
  111. Gambell ANVSA200 ft
  112. Togiak ANVSA200 ft
  113. Pilot Station ANVSA190 ft
  114. Newtok ANVSA190 ft
  115. Huslia ANVSA190 ft
  116. Andreafsky ANVSA190 ft
  117. Aleknagik ANVSA180 ft
  118. Algaaciq ANVSA180 ft
  119. Ambler ANVSA180 ft
  120. Chuathbaluk ANVSA170 ft
  121. Russian Mission ANVSA160 ft
  122. Holy Cross ANVSA160 ft
  123. Kalskag ANVSA150 ft
  124. Noatak ANVSA150 ft
  125. Galena ANVSA150 ft
  126. Kiana ANVSA150 ft
  127. Nome ANVSA140 ft
  128. Ohogamiut ANVSA140 ft
  129. Koyuk ANVSA140 ft
  130. Tyonek ANVSA140 ft
  131. Chilkoot ANVSA140 ft
  132. South Naknek ANVSA130 ft
  133. Goodnews Bay ANVSA130 ft
  134. Shungnak ANVSA130 ft
  135. Wrangell ANVSA120 ft
  136. St. Paul ANVSA120 ft
  137. Ekwok ANVSA120 ft
  138. Nikolski ANVSA120 ft
  139. Savoonga ANVSA110 ft
  140. Ekuk ANVSA110 ft
  141. Igiugig ANVSA110 ft
  142. Newhalen ANVSA110 ft
  143. Marshall ANVSA110 ft
  144. Scammon Bay ANVSA110 ft
  145. Paimiut ANVSA100 ft
  146. Salamatof ANVSA100 ft
  147. Anvik ANVSA100 ft
  148. Portage Creek ANVSA99 ft
  149. Yakutat ANVSA97 ft
  150. Dillingham ANVSA92 ft
  151. Toksook Bay ANVSA89 ft
  152. Naknek ANVSA87 ft
  153. Aniak ANVSA84 ft
  154. Shageluk ANVSA81 ft
  155. Lesnoi ANVSA81 ft
  156. Kotzebue ANVSA80 ft
  157. Clarks Point ANVSA76 ft
  158. Perryville ANVSA75 ft
  159. Petersburg ANVSA72 ft
  160. Port Heiden ANVSA72 ft
  161. King Salmon ANVSA68 ft
  162. Atqasuk ANVSA64 ft
  163. Deering ANVSA63 ft
  164. White Mountain ANVSA61 ft
  165. Hydaburg ANVSA61 ft
  166. Lower Kalskag ANVSA57 ft
  167. Teller ANVSA57 ft
  168. St. Michael ANVSA56 ft
  169. Bethel ANVSA55 ft
  170. Eklutna ANVSA54 ft
  171. Ugashik ANVSA54 ft
  172. Levelock ANVSA53 ft
  173. Egegik ANVSA50 ft
  174. Mountain Village ANVSA50 ft
  175. Mekoryuk ANVSA49 ft
  176. Klawock ANVSA45 ft
  177. Pilot Point ANVSA44 ft
  178. Stebbins ANVSA42 ft
  179. Golovin ANVSA42 ft
  180. Brevig Mission ANVSA41 ft
  181. Kaktovik ANVSA41 ft
  182. Wainwright ANVSA39 ft
  183. Twin Hills ANVSA37 ft
  184. Noorvik ANVSA36 ft
  185. Chevak ANVSA35 ft
  186. Tuluksak ANVSA32 ft
  187. Shishmaref ANVSA31 ft
  188. Kasigluk ANVSA30 ft
  189. Barrow ANVSA29 ft
  190. Nuiqsut ANVSA27 ft
  191. Point Lay ANVSA26 ft
  192. Akiak ANVSA26 ft
  193. Kwethluk ANVSA22 ft
  194. Kongiganak ANVSA21 ft
  195. Akiachak ANVSA20 ft
  196. Buckland ANVSA20 ft
  197. Kwinhagak ANVSA20 ft
  198. Napakiak ANVSA17 ft
  199. Point Hope ANVSA17 ft
  200. Eek ANVSA17 ft
  201. Nunapitchuk ANVSA15 ft
  202. Chefornak ANVSA14 ft
  203. Hamilton ANVSA14 ft
  204. Shaktoolik ANVSA14 ft
  205. Napaskiak ANVSA14 ft
  206. Oscarville ANVSA14 ft
  207. Emmonak ANVSA13 ft
  208. Bill Moore's ANVSA13 ft
  209. Selawik ANVSA12 ft
  210. Mary's Igloo ANVSA12 ft
  211. Chuloonawick ANVSA12 ft
  212. Nelson Lagoon ANVSA11 ft
  213. Alakanuk ANVSA11 ft
  214. Hooper Bay ANVSA11 ft
  215. Atmautluak ANVSA11 ft
  216. Tuntutuliak ANVSA11 ft
  217. Kwigillingok ANVSA11 ft
  218. Solomon ANVSA10 ft
  219. Kipnuk ANVSA10 ft
  220. Nunam Iqua ANVSA9 ft
  221. Kotlik ANVSA9 ft
  222. Kivalina ANVSA8 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census state boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 44 arc-second (≈4,460 ft, 1,358 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; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. 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, −65 ft at 70.2974° N, 148.5204° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring states 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 state 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).
  • Boroughs and census areas: each one's average on its own grid (1 arc-second, coarser for the largest), the same figure its own page shows.
  • 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. The Aleutian islands west of 180° are counted; the map leaves them out of the opening view.
  • 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, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.