K. I. Sawyer, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of K. I. Sawyer, Michigan, shaded from 1,060 ft on the north side to 1,260 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
1,260 ft 385 m1,210 ft 370 m1,180 ft 360 m1,130 ft 345 m1,080 ft 330 m1,060 ft 325 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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

K. I. Sawyer sits at about 1,170 ft (355 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,170 ft 355 m
most residents: 1,150–1,180 ft
Lowest
1,060 ft 325 m
on the north side
Highest
1,260 ft 385 m
on the northeast side
Average
1,150 ft 350 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

K. I. Sawyer spans about 200 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
1,170 ft355 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
1,260 ft385 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
1,060 ft325 m
Airport (SAW)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.4 mi northwest of the CDP boundary
1,205 ft367 m
Average of all land1,150 ft350 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.6 mi south to north through the middle of K. I. Sawyer.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of K. I. Sawyer, Michigan, shaded from 1,060 ft on the north side to 1,260 ft on the northeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Marquette County, Michigan, United States
Population
3,064 2020 Census
Land area
1.7 sq mi
Density
1,790 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.3293° N, 87.3652° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Saint Marys River → Niagara River
Airport
Marquette Sawyer Regional (SAW) 1,205 ft
ZIP codes 1
49841
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Palmer1,300 ft
  2. Richmond Township, Marquette County1,300 ft
  3. K. I. Sawyer1,170 ft
  4. West Branch Township, Marquette County1,160 ft
  5. Forsyth Township1,150 ft
  6. Gwinn1,110 ft
  7. Skandia Township1,060 ft
  8. Turin Township1,060 ft
  9. Sands Township940 ft
  10. Harvey670 ft
  11. Chocolay Township640 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Summit Mountain1,850 ft
  • Wewe Hills1,630 ft
  • Kona Hills1,460 ft
  • Ragged Hills1,440 ft
  • Mount Mesnard1,120 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.
  • K. I. Sawyer is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.