McCarthy, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of McCarthy, Alaska, shaded from 1,130 ft on the southwest side to 6,900 ft on Bonanza Peak
Elevation
6,900 ft 2,105 m5,460 ft 1,665 m4,740 ft 1,445 m3,290 ft 1,005 m1,850 ft 565 m1,130 ft 345 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.
Click or tap anywhere
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

McCarthy sits at about 1,450 ft (445 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,450 ft 445 m
most residents: 1,290–4,430 ft
Lowest
1,130 ft 345 m
on the southwest side
Highest
6,900 ft 2,105 m
on Bonanza Peak
Average
3,340 ft 1,020 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

McCarthy spans about 5,770 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
1,450 ft445 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on Bonanza Peak
6,900 ft2,105 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
1,130 ft345 m
Town center
USGS map point for McCarthy
1,420 ft430 m
Average of all land3,340 ft1,020 m

Elevation profile, west to east

15 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of McCarthy, Alaska, shaded from 1,130 ft on the southwest side to 6,900 ft on Bonanza Peak
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States
Population
107 2020 Census
Land area
149.6 sq mi
Density
0.7 per sq mi
Coordinates
61.4333° N, 142.9217° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Chitina River → Copper River → Gulf of Alaska
ZIP codes 1
99566
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Chitina5,250 ft
  2. Nabesna3,950 ft
  3. Chisana3,700 ft
  4. Slana2,200 ft
  5. Tonsina2,030 ft
  6. Kenny Lake1,470 ft
  7. McCarthy1,450 ft
  8. Willow Creek1,370 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

  • Nizina Mountain7,490 ft
  • Williams Peak7,440 ft
  • Fireweed Mountain6,880 ft
  • Bonanza Peak6,870 ft
  • Sourdough Peak6,160 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.
  • McCarthy 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.