Nikolai, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nikolai, Alaska, shaded from 410 ft on the southwest side to 490 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
490 ft 150 m470 ft 145 m460 ft 140 m440 ft 135 m420 ft 130 m410 ft 125 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
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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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Nikolai sits at about 430 ft (130 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside city limits (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
430 ft 130 m
few residents
Lowest
410 ft 125 m
on the southwest side
Highest
490 ft 150 m
on the northeast side
Average
430 ft 130 m
all land inside city limits

Nikolai spans about 80 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
430 ft130 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
490 ft150 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
410 ft125 m
Town center
USGS map point for Nikolai
440 ft135 m
Average of all land430 ft130 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nikolai, Alaska, shaded from 410 ft on the southwest side to 490 ft on the northeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States
Population
82 2024 est.
Land area
4.4 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Density
19 per sq mi
Coordinates
63.0133° N, 154.3750° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Kuskokwim River → Bering Sea
ZIP codes 1
99691
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Petersville1,400 ft
  2. Lake Minchumina780 ft
  3. Lime Village700 ft
  4. Takotna690 ft
  5. Flat490 ft
  6. Nikolai430 ft
  7. Ruby370 ft
  8. Skwentna350 ft
  9. McGrath340 ft
  10. Sleetmute280 ft
  11. Stony River220 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Von Frank Mountain4,490 ft
  • Egypt Mountain3,170 ft
  • Limestone Mountain2,859 ft
  • Halfway Mountain, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area1,861 ft
  • Appel Mountain1,573 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the city limits; 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 city limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS and Watershed Boundary Dataset; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.