Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK Elevation & Topographic Map
Elevation
7,090 ft 2,160 m5,320 ft 1,620 m4,430 ft 1,350 m2,660 ft 810 m890 ft 270 m0 ft 0 m
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USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
How to use this mapviews, tools and data
- 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 area
- Fades everything outside the official census area boundary (US Census).
Elevation Data
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area averages about 770 ft (235 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on Warm Chuck Inlet to 7,090 ft on Mount Jefferson Coolidge.
Average elevation
770 ft 235 m
all land inside the census area
Highest
7,090 ft 2,160 m
on Mount Jefferson Coolidge
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Warm Chuck Inlet
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area spans about 7,090 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.
| Figure | Elevation |
|---|---|
| Average of all land | 770 ft235 m |
| Highest point Inside the census area, on Mount Jefferson Coolidge (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height) | 7,090 ft2,160 m |
| Lowest point Where the land meets Warm Chuck Inlet | 0 ft0 m |
Elevation profile, west to east
91 mi west to east through Metlakatla.
Topographic Map
- Location
- Census Area in Alaska, United States
- Population
- 5,746 2024 est.
- Land area
- 5,268.2 sq mi + 5,646.6 sq mi water
- Density
- 1.1 per sq mi
- Time zone
- Alaska UTC−9 / −8
- Drains to
- Pacific Ocean 92%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS
Nearby Places
Neighboring boroughs and census areas sharing a border, by average
- Petersburg Borough2,250 ft
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area1,910 ft
- Wrangell City and Borough1,760 ft
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough1,740 ft
- Sitka City and Borough1,190 ft
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area770 ft
Rankings by average elevation
- Boroughs and census areas in Alaska21st highest of 26
- Counties in the United States1,877th highest of 3,151
Peaks and hills highest inside
- Ninemile Mountain6,320 ft
- Copper Mountain3,900 ft
- Tamgas Mountain3,590 ft
- Eudora Mountain3,490 ft
- Harris Peak3,380 ft
All 16 towns in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area by typical elevation
- Hyder1,740 ft
- Kasaan540 ft
- Whale Pass480 ft
- Edna Bay320 ft
- Port Protection280 ft
- Kake200 ft
- Thorne Bay140 ft
- Port Alexander140 ft
- Hollis120 ft
- Point Baker75 ft
- Klawock73 ft
- Craig69 ft
- Metlakatla67 ft
- Naukati Bay62 ft
- Coffman Cove54 ft
- Hydaburg52 ft
How we measure
- Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census census area boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 5 arc-second (≈510 ft, 154 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
- Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
- Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, −7 ft at 55.9096° N, 130.0165° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
- Nearby Places: neighboring boroughs and census areas and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the census area with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
- Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the census area.
- 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 (NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
- Alaska: much of Alaska's 3DEP comes from airborne radar (IfSAR), good to a few meters.
- 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, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.