Metlakatla, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Metlakatla, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on the Nichols Passage to 1,990 ft on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
1,990 ft 605 m1,490 ft 455 m1,240 ft 380 m750 ft 230 m250 ft 75 m0 ft 0 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

Metlakatla sits at about 67 ft (20 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
67 ft 20 m
most residents: 26–140 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Nichols Passage
Highest
1,990 ft 605 m
on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
190 ft 60 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Metlakatla spans about 1,990 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
67 ft20 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
1,990 ft605 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Nichols Passage
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Metlakatla
27 ft8 m
Average of all land190 ft60 m
Nearest peak
Tamgas Mountain, 5.7 mi southeast of the CDP boundary
3,590 ft1,095 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Metlakatla, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on the Nichols Passage to 1,990 ft on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States
Population
1,454 2020 Census
Land area
2.3 sq mi
Density
629 per sq mi
Coordinates
55.1292° N, 131.5722° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
99926
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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. Coffman Cove54 ft
  11. Hydaburg52 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Chenango Mountain2,910 ft
  • Davison Mountain2,900 ft
  • Dubuque Mountain2,380 ft
  • Agassiz Mountain2,350 ft
  • Blunt Mountain2,060 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.
  • Metlakatla 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.