Dillingham Census Area, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, shaded from sea level on Nushagak Bay to 5,170 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
5,170 ft 1,575 m3,880 ft 1,185 m3,230 ft 985 m1,940 ft 590 m650 ft 195 m0 ft 0 m
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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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Area area
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Elevation Data

Dillingham Census Area averages about 710 ft (215 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on Nushagak Bay to 5,170 ft on the northwest side.

Average elevation
710 ft 215 m
all land inside the census area
Highest
5,170 ft 1,575 m
on the northwest side
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Nushagak Bay

Dillingham Census Area spans about 5,170 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land710 ft215 m
Highest point
Inside the census area, on the northwest side
5,170 ft1,575 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Nushagak Bay
0 ft0 m

Elevation profile, south to north

167 mi south to north through Dillingham.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, shaded from sea level on Nushagak Bay to 5,170 ft on the northwest side
Census Area boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
Census Area in Alaska, United States
Population
4,642 2024 est.
Land area
18,355.9 sq mi + 2,272.1 sq mi water
Density
0.3 per sq mi
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Bering Sea 88%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring boroughs and census areas sharing a border, by average

  1. Lake and Peninsula Borough1,020 ft
  2. Bethel Census Area800 ft
  3. Dillingham Census Area710 ft
  4. Bristol Bay Borough150 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Mount Waskey4,990 ft
  • Konarut Mountain4,970 ft
  • Pistuk Peak4,180 ft
  • Gemuk Mountain3,988 ft
  • Atayak Mountain3,840 ft
All 10 towns in Dillingham Census Area by typical elevation
  1. New Stuyahok340 ft
  2. Togiak340 ft
  3. Koliganek190 ft
  4. Aleknagik120 ft
  5. Portage Creek110 ft
  6. Ekwok110 ft
  7. Dillingham82 ft
  8. Clark's Point39 ft
  9. Manokotak36 ft
  10. Twin Hills13 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census census area boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 5 arc-second (≈510 ft, 154 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • 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, −7 ft at 59.0782° N, 158.4415° 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: neighboring boroughs and census areas and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the census area with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the census area.
  • 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 (NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Alaska: much of Alaska's 3DEP comes from airborne radar (IfSAR), good to a few meters.
  • 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, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.