Elim, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elim, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on Norton Bay to 670 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
670 ft 205 m500 ft 155 m420 ft 130 m250 ft 75 m84 ft 26 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

Elim sits at about 60 ft (18 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
60 ft 18 m
most residents: 22–140 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Norton Bay
Highest
670 ft 205 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
200 ft 60 m
all land inside city limits

Elim spans about 670 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
60 ft18 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
670 ft205 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Norton Bay
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Elim
30 ft9 m
Average of all land200 ft60 m
Nearest peak
Mount Kwiniuk, 3.9 mi west of the city limits (NGS survey)
2,076 ft633 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elim, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on Norton Bay to 670 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States
Population
363 2024 est.
Land area
2.6 sq mi
Density
138 per sq mi
Coordinates
64.6175° N, 162.2606° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Norton Sound
ZIP codes 1
99739
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. White Mountain140 ft
  2. Elim60 ft
  3. Koyuk47 ft
  4. Deering38 ft
  5. St. Michael36 ft
  6. Golovin33 ft
  7. Nome33 ft
  8. Buckland23 ft
  9. Unalakleet16 ft
  10. Shaktoolik14 ft
  11. Stebbins12 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Omilak Mountain2,670 ft
  • Christmas Mountain2,260 ft
  • Mount Kachauik2,080 ft
  • Mount Kwiniuk2,076 ft
  • Iknutak Mountain1,640 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.