Central, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Central, Alaska, shaded from 680 ft on the east side to 3,520 ft on Ketchem Dome
Elevation
3,520 ft 1,070 m2,810 ft 855 m2,450 ft 750 m1,750 ft 530 m1,040 ft 315 m680 ft 210 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Central sits at about 1,010 ft (305 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,010 ft 305 m
most residents: 790–2,050 ft
Lowest
680 ft 210 m
on the east side
Highest
3,520 ft 1,070 m
on Ketchem Dome
Average
1,240 ft 380 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Central spans about 2,840 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
1,010 ft305 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on Ketchem Dome
3,520 ft1,070 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
680 ft210 m
Town center
USGS map point for Central
950 ft290 m
Average of all land1,240 ft380 m

Elevation profile, south to north

11 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Central, Alaska, shaded from 680 ft on the east side to 3,520 ft on Ketchem Dome
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States
Population
66 2020 Census
Land area
247.9 sq mi + 1.4 sq mi water
Density
0.3 per sq mi
Coordinates
65.5725° N, 144.8031° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Birch Creek → Yukon River → Bering Sea
ZIP codes 1
99730
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Central1,010 ft
  2. Two Rivers910 ft
  3. Steele Creek840 ft
  4. Circle600 ft
  5. Pleasant Valley590 ft
  6. Eielson AFB540 ft
  7. Chalkyitsik530 ft
  8. Moose Creek520 ft
  9. Fort Yukon440 ft
  10. Birch Creek430 ft
  11. Beaver360 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • West Point5,900 ft
  • Twin Mountain, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area5,790 ft
  • Pinnell Mountain4,950 ft
  • Mount Ernest Patty4,610 ft
  • Boulder Hill3,732 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Central is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS and Watershed Boundary Dataset; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.