Akutan, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Akutan, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on Akutan Harbor to 2,500 ft at the foot of the Ayagaa Tunutux
Elevation
2,500 ft 765 m1,880 ft 570 m1,560 ft 475 m940 ft 285 m310 ft 95 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
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Akutan sits at about 430 ft (130 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside city limits (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
430 ft 130 m
few residents
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Akutan Harbor
Highest
2,500 ft 765 m
at the foot of the Ayagaa Tunutux
Average
550 ft 170 m
all land inside city limits

Akutan spans about 2,500 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
430 ft130 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Ayagaa Tunutux
2,500 ft765 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Akutan Harbor
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Akutan
110 ft35 m
Airport (7AK)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
129 ft39 m
Average of all land550 ft170 m
Nearest peak
Akutan Peak, 2.7 mi west of the city limits
4,210 ft1,285 m

Elevation profile, south to north

10.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Akutan, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on Akutan Harbor to 2,500 ft at the foot of the Ayagaa Tunutux
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States
Population
1,596 2024 est.
Land area
66.0 sq mi + 81.9 sq mi water
Density
24 per sq mi
Coordinates
54.1356° N, 165.7731° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Bering Sea
Airport
Akutan (7AK) 129 ft
ZIP codes 1
99553
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. False Pass930 ft
  2. Ivanof Bay820 ft
  3. Unalaska610 ft
  4. Akutan430 ft
  5. Nikolski290 ft
  6. Sand Point140 ft
  7. St. George110 ft
  8. Cold Bay77 ft
  9. St. Paul62 ft
  10. Nelson Lagoon57 ft
  11. King Cove15 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Akutan Peak4,210 ft
  • Mount Gilbert, Aleutians East Borough2,620 ft
  • Lofty Mountain2,240 ft
  • Mount Newhall1,910 ft
  • Mount Ballyhoo1,620 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the city limits; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census city limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026). Much of Alaska's 3DEP comes from airborne radar (IfSAR), good to a few meters.
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) 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).
  • 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 (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • 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 and Watershed Boundary Dataset; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.