Klukwan, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Klukwan, Alaska, shaded from 100 ft on the southeast side to 1,320 ft at the foot of the Takshanuk Mountains
Elevation
1,320 ft 400 m1,010 ft 310 m860 ft 265 m560 ft 170 m250 ft 75 m100 ft 30 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
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

Klukwan sits at about 140 ft (45 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
140 ft 45 m
most residents: 120–180 ft
Lowest
100 ft 30 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,320 ft 400 m
at the foot of the Takshanuk Mountains
Average
360 ft 110 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Klukwan spans about 1,220 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
140 ft45 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Takshanuk Mountains
1,320 ft400 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
100 ft30 m
Town center
USGS map point for Klukwan
280 ft85 m
Average of all land360 ft110 m
Nearest peak
Chunekukleik Mountain, 7.5 mi south of the CDP boundary
5,750 ft1,755 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Klukwan, Alaska, shaded from 100 ft on the southeast side to 1,320 ft at the foot of the Takshanuk Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, United States
Population
87 2020 Census
Land area
1.3 sq mi
Density
69 per sq mi
Coordinates
59.4039° N, 135.8844° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
99827
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Lutak2,640 ft
  2. Excursion Inlet2,220 ft
  3. Mosquito Lake2,210 ft
  4. Elfin Cove1,000 ft
  5. Covenant Life950 ft
  6. Mud Bay300 ft
  7. Haines170 ft
  8. Klukwan140 ft
  9. Hoonah91 ft
  10. Skagway41 ft
  11. Gustavus33 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Emmerich6,870 ft
  • Four Winds Mountain6,540 ft
  • Chunekukleik Mountain5,750 ft
  • Face Mountain5,530 ft
  • Takhin Ridge5,500 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.
  • Klukwan is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS and Watershed Boundary Dataset; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.