Ambler, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ambler, Alaska, shaded from 66 ft on the southwest side to 370 ft at the foot of the Manuilyisat Hills
Elevation
370 ft 115 m290 ft 90 m260 ft 80 m180 ft 55 m100 ft 30 m66 ft 20 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Ambler sits at about 130 ft (40 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
130 ft 40 m
most residents: 110–210 ft
Lowest
66 ft 20 m
on the southwest side
Highest
370 ft 115 m
at the foot of the Manuilyisat Hills
Average
180 ft 55 m
all land inside city limits

Ambler spans about 304 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
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
130 ft40 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Manuilyisat Hills
370 ft115 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
66 ft20 m
Town center
USGS map point for Ambler
74 ft23 m
Average of all land180 ft55 m
Nearest peak
Ingricherk Mountain, 6.3 mi east of the city limits (NGS survey)
1,560 ft475 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ambler, Alaska, shaded from 66 ft on the southwest side to 370 ft at the foot of the Manuilyisat Hills
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States
Population
247 2024 est.
Land area
10.3 sq mi + 1.5 sq mi water
Density
24 per sq mi
Coordinates
67.0861° N, 157.8514° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Kobuk River → Norton Sound
ZIP codes 1
99786
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Hughes640 ft
  2. Huslia190 ft
  3. Kobuk190 ft
  4. Ambler130 ft
  5. Kiana120 ft
  6. Shungnak120 ft
  7. Noatak100 ft
  8. Noorvik44 ft
  9. Buckland23 ft
  10. Selawik15 ft
  11. Kotzebue8 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Inerevuk Mountain3,420 ft
  • Cosmos Mountain3,121 ft
  • Asbestos Mountain2,880 ft
  • Bismark Mountain2,624 ft
  • Ingricherk Mountain1,560 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.