Slana, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Slana, Alaska, shaded from 2,060 ft on the west side to 7,620 ft at the foot of the Mentasta Mountains
Elevation
7,620 ft 2,325 m6,230 ft 1,900 m5,540 ft 1,690 m4,150 ft 1,265 m2,760 ft 840 m2,060 ft 630 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
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
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Slana sits at about 2,200 ft (670 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,200 ft 670 m
most residents: 2,180–3,390 ft
Lowest
2,060 ft 630 m
on the west side
Highest
7,620 ft 2,325 m
at the foot of the Mentasta Mountains
Average
3,300 ft 1,005 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Slana spans about 5,560 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
2,200 ft670 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Mentasta Mountains
7,620 ft2,325 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
2,060 ft630 m
Town center
USGS map point for Slana
2,160 ft660 m
Average of all land3,300 ft1,005 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Slana, Alaska, shaded from 2,060 ft on the west side to 7,620 ft at the foot of the Mentasta Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States
Population
116 2020 Census
Land area
252.7 sq mi + 1.0 sq mi water
Density
0.5 per sq mi
Coordinates
62.7069° N, 143.9611° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Copper River
ZIP codes 1
99586
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Nabesna3,950 ft
  2. Paxson3,270 ft
  3. Mentasta Lake2,280 ft
  4. Slana2,200 ft
  5. Chistochina1,850 ft
  6. Gakona1,790 ft
  7. Tetlin1,660 ft
  8. Tok1,640 ft
  9. Tanacross1,550 ft
  10. Gulkana1,360 ft
  11. Tazlina1,170 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Sanford16,230 ft
  • Tanada Peak9,210 ft
  • Blitz Hill9,190 ft
  • Mount Gordon9,050 ft
  • Tebay Mountain4,640 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.
  • Slana 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.