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Alaska maps: printable and free

5 free maps of Alaska: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.

PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

1. Alaska blank outline map

The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.

Blank outline map of Alaska with no labels: about 1,847 miles wide and 1,394 miles tall, on a letter-size page.View full size
Blank outline map of Alaska with no labels: about 1,847 miles wide and 1,394 miles tall, on a letter-size page.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 98 KB)PDF, US Letter (81 KB)PDF, A4 (85 KB)

2. Alaska county map

All 30 county-level areas: 13 boroughs, 11 census areas, 4 cities and boroughs and 2 municipalities, outlined without names.

Map of Alaska showing the borders of its 30 county-level areas, without names.View full size
Map of Alaska showing the borders of its 30 county-level areas, without names.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 121 KB)PDF, US Letter (155 KB)PDF, A4 (163 KB)

3. Alaska labeled county map

The same 30 county-level areas, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.

Map of Alaska's 30 county-level areas with each name printed inside its border, including Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, the largest by land area.View full size
Map of Alaska's 30 county-level areas with each name printed inside its border, including Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, the largest by land area.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 146 KB)PDF, US Letter (159 KB)PDF, A4 (167 KB)

4. Alaska map with major cities

23 cities, chosen by 2024 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. The capital is marked with a star.

Map of Alaska with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Juneau (capital), Anchorage, Fairbanks and Wasilla.View full size
Map of Alaska with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Juneau (capital), Anchorage, Fairbanks and Wasilla.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 157 KB)PDF, US Letter (231 KB)PDF, A4 (242 KB)

5. Alaska elevation map

USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; the low point is sea level, so it has no marker, a star the capital.

Shaded-relief elevation map of Alaska, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Denali (20,310 ft, highest) and Juneau, with a legend in feet and meters.View full size
Shaded-relief elevation map of Alaska, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Denali (20,310 ft, highest) and Juneau, with a legend in feet and meters.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 884 KB)PDF, US Letter (520 KB)PDF, A4 (570 KB)

Alaska: shape, counties and terrain

Alaska spans about 1,847 miles from east to west and 1,394 miles from north to south, with 571,242 square miles of land. Its outline is irregular: the state fills only 20% of the box drawn around it on the map. The Census boundary file draws it as 549 separate land areas, 32 of them larger than 100 square miles.

Alaska has 30 county-level areas: 13 boroughs, 11 census areas, 4 cities and boroughs and 2 municipalities. The largest by land area is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (145,769 sq mi) and the smallest is Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi). The capital, Juneau, sits at 34 ft downtown (USGS).

Elevation runs from sea level along the Pacific Ocean to 20,310 ft (6,190 m) at Denali, a range of 20,310 ft. The sampled average is about 1,489 ft.

On the relief map's elevation grid, under 1% of the state lies below 0 ft, 96% between 0 and 5,000 ft, 4% between 5,000 and 10,000 ft and under 1% between 10,000 and 15,000 ft and under 1% above 15,000 ft. Split from south to north into thirds, the southern third averages 741 ft, the central third 1,646 ft and the northern third 1,294 ft, so the land is highest in the central third and lowest in the southern third.

More figures, with sources: Alaska elevation: highest, lowest and average points.

How teachers and students can use these maps

  • Blank map: label Juneau, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
  • County map: find your own county among the 30. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
  • Cities map: Juneau to Unalaska is about 1,261 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
  • Elevation map: find Denali (20,310 ft) and the coast, at sea level, and work out the difference: 20,310 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
  • Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.

License: free to use

These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.

The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

Sources

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.

Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Alaska elevation

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

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