Nelchina, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nelchina, Alaska, shaded from 1,970 ft on the east side to 4,000 ft on Slide Mountain
Elevation
4,000 ft 1,220 m3,490 ft 1,065 m3,240 ft 985 m2,730 ft 830 m2,220 ft 675 m1,960 ft 600 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

Nelchina sits at about 2,460 ft (750 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
2,460 ft 750 m
few residents
Lowest
1,970 ft 600 m
on the east side
Highest
4,000 ft 1,220 m
on Slide Mountain
Average
2,640 ft 805 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Nelchina spans about 2,030 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
2,460 ft750 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on Slide Mountain
4,000 ft1,220 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
1,970 ft600 m
Town center
USGS map point for Nelchina
2,410 ft735 m
Average of all land2,640 ft805 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nelchina, Alaska, shaded from 1,970 ft on the east side to 4,000 ft on Slide Mountain
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
45 2020 Census
Land area
46.9 sq mi + 0.5 sq mi water
Density
1.0 per sq mi
Coordinates
61.9919° N, 146.7686° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Copper River → Gulf of Alaska
ZIP codes 1
99588
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Glacier View4,650 ft
  2. Eureka Roadhouse3,040 ft
  3. Mendeltna2,500 ft
  4. Nelchina2,460 ft
  5. Lake Louise2,420 ft
  6. Tolsona2,120 ft
  7. Glennallen1,460 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

  • Finland Peak9,360 ft
  • Mount Wickersham7,380 ft
  • Mount Monarch7,060 ft
  • Sheep Mountain, Matanuska-Susitna Borough6,443 ft
  • Slide Mountain4,000 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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.
  • Nelchina 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.