Alvin, WI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alvin, Wisconsin, shaded from 1,460 ft on the east side to 1,840 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,840 ft 560 m1,740 ft 530 m1,700 ft 515 m1,600 ft 490 m1,510 ft 460 m1,460 ft 445 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Alvin sits at about 1,640 ft (500 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,640 ft 500 m
most residents: 1,550–1,680 ft
Lowest
1,460 ft 445 m
on the east side
Highest
1,840 ft 560 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,630 ft 495 m
all land inside town boundaries

Alvin spans about 380 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
1,640 ft500 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the northwest side
1,840 ft560 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the east side
1,460 ft445 m
Town center
USGS map point for Alvin
1,680 ft510 m
Average of all land1,630 ft495 m

Elevation profile, west to east

12 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alvin, Wisconsin, shaded from 1,460 ft on the east side to 1,840 ft on the northwest side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Town in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States
Population
175 2024 est.
Land area
114.1 sq mi + 1.1 sq mi water
Density
1.5 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.9850° N, 88.8293° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Superior Upland
Drains to
Brule River → Menominee River
ZIP codes 1
54542
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Phelps1,740 ft
  2. Gaastra, MI1,650 ft
  3. Alvin1,640 ft
  4. Stambaugh Township, MI1,580 ft
  5. Iron River Township, MI1,580 ft
  6. Popple River1,580 ft
  7. Iron River, MI1,570 ft
  8. Tipler1,570 ft
  9. Long Lake, Florence County1,560 ft
  10. Long Lake, Florence County1,540 ft
  11. Caspian, MI1,490 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Military Hill1,850 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.