Ninilchik, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ninilchik, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on Cook Inlet to 2,060 ft on the east side
Elevation
2,060 ft 630 m1,550 ft 470 m1,290 ft 395 m770 ft 235 m260 ft 80 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
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

Ninilchik sits at about 190 ft (60 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
190 ft 60 m
most residents: 130–270 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Cook Inlet
Highest
2,060 ft 630 m
on the east side
Average
670 ft 205 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Ninilchik spans about 2,060 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
190 ft60 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
2,060 ft630 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Cook Inlet
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Ninilchik
22 ft7 m
Average of all land670 ft205 m

Elevation profile, west to east

16 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ninilchik, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on Cook Inlet to 2,060 ft on the east side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States
Population
845 2020 Census
Land area
207.2 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
4.1 per sq mi
Coordinates
60.0514° N, 151.6689° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Gulf of Alaska
ZIP codes 2
99568 99639
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Fox River1,030 ft
  2. Diamond Ridge910 ft
  3. Fritz Creek810 ft
  4. Nikolaevsk750 ft
  5. Kachemak250 ft
  6. Happy Valley250 ft
  7. Clam Gulch250 ft
  8. Anchor Point230 ft
  9. Ninilchik190 ft
  10. Kasilof150 ft
  11. Cohoe120 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Truuli Peak6,580 ft
  • Slope Mountain, Kenai Peninsula Borough3,780 ft
  • Palisade Peak3,480 ft
  • Triangle Peak3,460 ft
  • Ptarmigan Head2,920 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.
  • Ninilchik 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.