Gulkana, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gulkana, Alaska, shaded from 1,210 ft on the south side to 1,730 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,730 ft 530 m1,600 ft 490 m1,530 ft 470 m1,400 ft 430 m1,270 ft 390 m1,210 ft 370 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

Gulkana sits at about 1,360 ft (415 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,360 ft 415 m
most residents: 1,360–1,420 ft
Lowest
1,210 ft 370 m
on the south side
Highest
1,730 ft 530 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,560 ft 475 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Gulkana spans about 520 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
1,360 ft415 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
1,730 ft530 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
1,210 ft370 m
Airport (GKN)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
1,586 ft483 m
Average of all land1,560 ft475 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.6 mi west to east through the middle of Gulkana.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gulkana, Alaska, shaded from 1,210 ft on the south side to 1,730 ft on the northwest 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
110 2020 Census
Land area
34.9 sq mi
Density
3.2 per sq mi
Coordinates
62.2572° N, 145.3785° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Airport
Gulkana (GKN) 1,586 ft
ZIP codes 2
99586 99588
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

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
  • Flat Top Mountain4,700 ft
  • Slide Mountain4,000 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.
  • Gulkana 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.