Gakona, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gakona, Alaska, shaded from 1,370 ft on the southwest side to 1,940 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
1,940 ft 595 m1,800 ft 550 m1,730 ft 525 m1,590 ft 485 m1,440 ft 440 m1,370 ft 420 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

Gakona sits at about 1,790 ft (545 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,790 ft 545 m
most residents: 1,440–1,820 ft
Lowest
1,370 ft 420 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,940 ft 595 m
on the northeast side
Average
1,770 ft 540 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Gakona spans about 570 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
1,790 ft545 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
1,940 ft595 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
1,370 ft420 m
Town center
USGS map point for Gakona
1,420 ft435 m
Average of all land1,770 ft540 m

Elevation profile, south to north

8.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gakona, Alaska, shaded from 1,370 ft on the southwest side to 1,940 ft on the northeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States
Population
169 2020 Census
Land area
60.7 sq mi
Density
2.8 per sq mi
Coordinates
62.3019° N, 145.3019° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
ZIP codes 1
99586
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mendeltna2,500 ft
  2. Lake Louise2,420 ft
  3. Tolsona2,120 ft
  4. Chistochina1,850 ft
  5. Gakona1,790 ft
  6. Glennallen1,460 ft
  7. Willow Creek1,370 ft
  8. Gulkana1,360 ft
  9. Tazlina1,170 ft
  10. Silver Springs1,120 ft
  11. Copper Center1,110 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Sanford16,230 ft
  • Mount Drum11,740 ft
  • Paxson Mountain5,290 ft
  • Flat Top Mountain4,700 ft
  • Stuck Mountain3,840 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.
  • Gakona is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP and GNIS; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.