Caratunk, ME Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Caratunk, Maine, shaded from 480 ft near the middle to 2,920 ft on Moxie Mountain
Elevation
2,920 ft 890 m2,310 ft 705 m2,010 ft 610 m1,400 ft 425 m790 ft 240 m480 ft 145 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Caratunk sits at about 1,310 ft (400 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,310 ft 400 m
most residents: 520–2,120 ft
Lowest
480 ft 145 m
near the middle
Highest
2,920 ft 890 m
on Moxie Mountain
Average
1,370 ft 420 m
all land inside town boundaries

Caratunk spans about 2,440 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
1,310 ft400 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on Moxie Mountain
2,920 ft890 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, near the middle
480 ft145 m
Town center
USGS map point for Caratunk
590 ft180 m
Average of all land1,370 ft420 m

Elevation profile, west to east

8.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Caratunk, Maine, shaded from 480 ft near the middle to 2,920 ft on Moxie Mountain
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Somerset County, Maine, United States
Population
83 2024 est.
Land area
52.3 sq mi + 3.0 sq mi water
Density
1.6 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.2339° N, 69.9901° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Kennebec River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
04925
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Carrabassett Valley1,400 ft
  2. Highland1,350 ft
  3. Caratunk1,310 ft
  4. The Forks1,240 ft
  5. Shirley1,220 ft
  6. Pleasant Ridge1,220 ft
  7. West Forks1,090 ft
  8. Kingsbury980 ft
  9. Brighton890 ft
  10. Moscow500 ft
  11. Bingham350 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Moxie Mountain2,920 ft
  • Stewart Mountain2,710 ft
  • Poplar Mountain2,690 ft
  • Bald Mountain2,630 ft
  • Pierce Pond Mountain2,490 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town boundaries, 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 town boundaries (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • 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, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.