Cordova, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cordova, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on Orca Inlet to 3,150 ft at the foot of the Heney Range
Elevation
3,150 ft 960 m2,370 ft 720 m1,970 ft 600 m1,180 ft 360 m390 ft 120 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
Click or tap anywhere
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

Cordova sits at about 80 ft (24 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
80 ft 24 m
most residents: 25–1,270 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Orca Inlet
Highest
3,150 ft 960 m
at the foot of the Heney Range
Average
510 ft 155 m
all land inside city limits

Cordova spans about 3,150 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
80 ft24 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Heney Range
3,150 ft960 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Orca Inlet
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Cordova
92 ft28 m
Airport (CDV)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
53 ft16 m
Average of all land510 ft155 m

Elevation profile, west to east

7.9 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cordova, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on Orca Inlet to 3,150 ft at the foot of the Heney Range
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Chugach Census Area, Alaska, United States
Population
2,413 2024 est.
Land area
61.4 sq mi + 13.8 sq mi water
Density
39 per sq mi
Coordinates
60.5428° N, 145.7575° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Gulf of Alaska
Airport
Merle K (Mudhole) Smith (CDV) 53 ft
ZIP codes 1
99574
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Chitina5,250 ft
  2. Tonsina2,030 ft
  3. Kenny Lake1,470 ft
  4. Willow Creek1,370 ft
  5. Silver Springs1,120 ft
  6. Copper Center1,110 ft
  7. Tatitlek510 ft
  8. Chenega460 ft
  9. Cordova80 ft
  10. Valdez56 ft
  11. Whittier40 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Chosin Few8,030 ft
  • Cordova Peak7,730 ft
  • Mount Williams7,310 ft
  • Mount Murchison6,100 ft
  • Heney Peak3,144 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.