Brevig Mission, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Brevig Mission, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on the Port Clarence to 310 ft at the foot of the Red Mountains
Elevation
310 ft 95 m230 ft 70 m190 ft 60 m120 ft 35 m38 ft 12 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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

Brevig Mission sits at about 29 ft (9 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
29 ft 9 m
most residents: 6–35 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Port Clarence
Highest
310 ft 95 m
at the foot of the Red Mountains
Average
41 ft 13 m
all land inside city limits

Brevig Mission spans about 310 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
29 ft9 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Red Mountains
310 ft95 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Port Clarence
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Brevig Mission
20 ft6 m
Average of all land41 ft13 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Brevig Mission, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on the Port Clarence to 310 ft at the foot of the Red Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States
Population
419 2024 est.
Land area
2.3 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
179 per sq mi
Coordinates
65.3347° N, 166.4892° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Bering Sea
ZIP codes 1
99785
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Diomede840 ft
  2. White Mountain140 ft
  3. Elim60 ft
  4. Deering38 ft
  5. Wales37 ft
  6. Golovin33 ft
  7. Nome33 ft
  8. Brevig Mission29 ft
  9. Teller10 ft
  10. Port Clarence9 ft
  11. Shishmaref6 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Osborn4,710 ft
  • Grand Singatook3,860 ft
  • Brooks Mountain2,850 ft
  • Kougarok Mountain2,830 ft
  • Ears Peak2,250 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.
  • 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, 0 ft at 65.3360° N, 166.5257° 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: 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. All public domain.