Nelson Lagoon, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on Bristol Bay to 340 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
340 ft 105 m250 ft 75 m210 ft 65 m130 ft 40 m42 ft 13 m0 ft 0 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Nelson Lagoon sits at about 57 ft (17 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
57 ft 17 m
few residents
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Bristol Bay
Highest
340 ft 105 m
on the southwest side
Average
60 ft 18 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Nelson Lagoon spans about 340 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
57 ft17 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
340 ft105 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Bristol Bay
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Nelson Lagoon
16 ft5 m
Average of all land60 ft18 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on Bristol Bay to 340 ft on the southwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States
Population
41 2020 Census
Land area
143.3 sq mi + 58.9 sq mi water
Density
0.3 per sq mi
Coordinates
56.0006° N, 161.2070° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Bering Sea
ZIP codes 1
99571
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. False Pass930 ft
  2. Ivanof Bay820 ft
  3. Chignik Lagoon760 ft
  4. Chignik290 ft
  5. Chignik Lake220 ft
  6. Sand Point140 ft
  7. Cold Bay77 ft
  8. Port Heiden69 ft
  9. Nelson Lagoon57 ft
  10. Perryville19 ft
  11. King Cove15 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Pavlof Volcano8,270 ft
  • Pavlof Sister6,960 ft
  • Mount Dana4,360 ft
  • Pinnacle Peak, Aleutians East Borough2,760 ft
  • Staniukovich Mountain2,520 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.
  • Nelson Lagoon 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.