Alden, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alden, Michigan, shaded from 590 ft on the north side to 720 ft on the south side
Elevation
720 ft 220 m680 ft 210 m670 ft 205 m640 ft 195 m600 ft 185 m590 ft 180 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.
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

Alden sits at about 620 ft (190 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
620 ft 190 m
most residents: 590–660 ft
Lowest
590 ft 180 m
on the north side
Highest
720 ft 220 m
on the south side
Average
630 ft 190 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Alden spans about 130 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
620 ft190 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
720 ft220 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
590 ft180 m
Town center
USGS map point for Alden
600 ft185 m
Airport (ACB)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 7.8 mi northeast of the CDP boundary
623 ft190 m
Average of all land630 ft190 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alden, Michigan, shaded from 590 ft on the north side to 720 ft on the south side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Antrim County, Michigan, United States
Population
123 2020 Census
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
308 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.8811° N, 85.2756° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Airport
Antrim County (ACB) 623 ft
ZIP codes 1
49612
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Rapid River Township1,060 ft
  2. Custer Township, Antrim County900 ft
  3. Helena Township690 ft
  4. Milton Township, Antrim County680 ft
  5. Clearwater Township650 ft
  6. Forest Home Township630 ft
  7. Rapid City620 ft
  8. Alden620 ft
  9. Bellaire620 ft
  10. Elk Rapids Township600 ft
  11. Elk Rapids600 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Bundy1,180 ft
  • Bunker Hill950 ft
  • Dingle Hill910 ft
  • Carpenter Hill860 ft
  • Old Baldy730 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).
  • 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.
  • Alden is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.