Willow, AK Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Willow, Alaska, shaded from 47 ft on the southwest side to 6,010 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
6,010 ft 1,830 m4,520 ft 1,375 m3,770 ft 1,150 m2,280 ft 695 m790 ft 240 m47 ft 14 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.
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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

Willow sits at about 230 ft (70 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
230 ft 70 m
most residents: 180–1,050 ft
Lowest
47 ft 14 m
on the southwest side
Highest
6,010 ft 1,830 m
on the northeast side
Average
1,660 ft 505 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Willow spans about 5,963 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
230 ft70 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
6,010 ft1,830 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
47 ft14 m
Town center
USGS map point for Willow
220 ft65 m
Average of all land1,660 ft505 m

Elevation profile, west to east

20 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Willow, Alaska, shaded from 47 ft on the southwest side to 6,010 ft on the northeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States
Population
2,196 2020 Census
Land area
690.2 sq mi + 8.3 sq mi water
Density
3.2 per sq mi
Coordinates
61.7472° N, 150.0375° W
Time zone
Alaska UTC−9 / −8
Drains to
Gulf of Alaska
ZIP codes 2
99688 99694
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Fishhook670 ft
  2. Tanaina480 ft
  3. North Lakes440 ft
  4. Wasilla400 ft
  5. Susitna North400 ft
  6. Meadow Lakes350 ft
  7. Houston260 ft
  8. Knik-Fairview260 ft
  9. Willow230 ft
  10. Big Lake180 ft
  11. Susitna100 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Montana Peak6,930 ft
  • Granite Peak6,690 ft
  • Lava Mountain6,680 ft
  • Mount Susitna4,403 ft
  • Little Mount Susitna3,110 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.
  • Willow 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.