Hydaburg, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hydaburg, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on the Sukkwan Strait to 230 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
230 ft 70 m170 ft 55 m150 ft 45 m87 ft 27 m29 ft 9 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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

Hydaburg sits at about 52 ft (16 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
52 ft 16 m
most residents: 34–110 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Sukkwan Strait
Highest
230 ft 70 m
on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
61 ft 19 m
all land inside city limits

Hydaburg spans about 230 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
52 ft16 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
230 ft70 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Sukkwan Strait
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Hydaburg
86 ft26 m
Average of all land61 ft19 m
Nearest peak
Copper Mountain, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, 8.5 mi east of the city limits
3,900 ft1,190 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hydaburg, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on the Sukkwan Strait to 230 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States
Population
379 2024 est.
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
1,289 per sq mi
Coordinates
55.2081° N, 132.8267° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Salish Sea
ZIP codes 1
99922
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Loring560 ft
  2. Kasaan540 ft
  3. Saxman190 ft
  4. Ketchikan170 ft
  5. Thorne Bay140 ft
  6. Hollis120 ft
  7. Klawock73 ft
  8. Craig69 ft
  9. Metlakatla67 ft
  10. Naukati Bay62 ft
  11. Hydaburg52 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Copper Mountain, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area3,900 ft
  • Barren Mountain3,300 ft
  • Beaver Mountain3,090 ft
  • Thunder Mountain2,750 ft
  • White Mountain, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area2,150 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. All public domain.