Pelican, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pelican, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on Lisianski Inlet to 710 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
710 ft 215 m530 ft 160 m440 ft 135 m270 ft 80 m89 ft 27 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Pelican sits at about 8 ft (3 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
8 ft 3 m
most residents: 0–200 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Lisianski Inlet
Highest
710 ft 215 m
on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
180 ft 55 m
all land inside city limits

Pelican spans about 710 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
8 ft3 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
710 ft215 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Lisianski Inlet
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Pelican
190 ft55 m
Average of all land180 ft55 m
Nearest peak
Mount Raatikainen, 2.3 mi southwest of the city limits
3,600 ft1,095 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pelican, Alaska, shaded from sea level level on Lisianski Inlet to 710 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, United States
Population
91 2024 est.
Land area
0.6 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
165 per sq mi
Coordinates
57.9608° N, 136.2275° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
99832
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Excursion Inlet2,220 ft
  2. Elfin Cove1,000 ft
  3. Tenakee Springs490 ft
  4. Whitestone Logging Camp280 ft
  5. Game Creek280 ft
  6. Angoon160 ft
  7. Hoonah91 ft
  8. Sitka78 ft
  9. Juneau58 ft
  10. Gustavus33 ft
  11. Pelican8 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Pegmatite Mountain3,770 ft
  • Tarn Mountain3,740 ft
  • Mount Raatikainen3,600 ft
  • Mineral Mountain3,400 ft
  • Cub Mountain2,960 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, 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 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. All public domain.