Galena, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Galena, Alaska, shaded from 130 ft on the west side to 340 ft on the east side
Elevation
340 ft 105 m290 ft 85 m260 ft 80 m210 ft 65 m150 ft 45 m130 ft 40 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Galena sits at about 150 ft (45 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
150 ft 45 m
most residents: 140–150 ft
Lowest
130 ft 40 m
on the west side
Highest
340 ft 105 m
on the east side
Average
150 ft 45 m
all land inside city limits

Galena spans about 210 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
150 ft45 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
340 ft105 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
130 ft40 m
Town center
USGS map point for Galena
150 ft45 m
Airport (GAL)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
154 ft47 m
Average of all land150 ft45 m

Elevation profile, west to east

7.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Galena, Alaska, shaded from 130 ft on the west side to 340 ft on the east side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States
Population
461 2024 est.
Land area
17.8 sq mi + 6.7 sq mi water
Density
26 per sq mi
Coordinates
64.7333° N, 156.9275° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Yukon River → Bering Sea
Airport
Edward G Pitka Sr (GAL) 154 ft
ZIP codes 1
99741
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Takotna690 ft
  2. Hughes640 ft
  3. Ruby370 ft
  4. McGrath340 ft
  5. Nulato260 ft
  6. Huslia190 ft
  7. Galena150 ft
  8. Kaltag150 ft
  9. Koyukuk130 ft
  10. Koyuk47 ft
  11. Shaktoolik14 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Dulbatna Mountain2,800 ft
  • Totson Mountain2,718 ft
  • Yuki Mountain2,150 ft
  • Pilot Mountain1,033 ft
  • Mueller Mountain950 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.