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Sutton-Alpine Alaska Map

Explore Sutton-Alpine, Alaska, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

How to Use This Sutton-Alpine, Alaska Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sutton-Alpine, Alaska. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alaska or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Sutton-Alpine.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Sutton-Alpine
State	Alaska (AK)
County	Matanuska-Susitna
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Alaska Time (America/Anchorage)

Latitude	61.741436
Longitude	-148.874181
Population	1,038
Density	7.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99674
Area Code	907
School District	Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

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About Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

Sutton-Alpine is a locality in Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,038. The population density is 7.0 people per km². Sutton-Alpine is located at 61.7414°N, 148.8742°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99674.

Sutton-Alpine stretches across a rugged corridor where the Matanuska River carves a glacial path through the earth, marking the transition between the low-lying basin and the rising wilderness. It lies 15.2 miles east-northeast of North Lakes, AK (from North Lakes, AK: bearing 66°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east-northeast of Farm Loop. The air here holds the sharp, metallic clarity of the subarctic, often illuminated by a low-hanging sun that casts long, violet shadows against the distant silhouette of the Alaska Range. To the north, the terrain rises into the jagged, ice-sheathed peaks where Mint Glacier stores the deep blue silence of centuries, while the nearby Matanuska Valley Moose Range offers a sprawling sanctuary for the grizzly and the raven. The landscape is defined by this immense scale, a vastness that pulls the eye toward the horizon where Ch'taltnu Tayena waits as the nearest reach of the tides, cooling the winds that sweep across the gravel bars and spruce stands of the valley floor.

Sutton-Alpine emerged from a history of earth-bound labor, shaped by the mineral wealth buried beneath the soil and the iron pulse of the rail line that once connected the interior to the coast. While the hum of early coal extraction has long since softened, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, shifting toward a quiet resilience where residents balance the demands of modern industry with the traditional harvest of the river’s salmon-bright waters. Life follows the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons, often punctuated by the distant drone of a bush plane or the quiet preparation for the long, dark winter. Beyond the immediate reach of the road, the Chickaloon Trail offers a passage into the deeper backcountry, and the calm, glass-like surface of Butte Lake provides a quiet counterpoint to the restless movement of the river. Here, the struggle to survive is etched into the daily routine, yet there is a profound contentment in the way the light catches the birch leaves at dusk, signaling the end of another day in the high, cold north.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Matanuska Valley Moose Range (State Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 360° N
Sutton Coal Wash Plant (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 182° S
Hatcher Pass Public Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 318° NW
Musk Ox Farm (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 229° SW
The Bomber Wreck (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 315° NW
Sherrod Soccer \ Baseball Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.4 mi, 219° SW
Matanuska River Park (Local Recreation) — 11.4 mi, 216° SW
Government Peak Unit Northern Sub-Unit (State Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 276° W
Scenic Overlook (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 262° W
Gateway Scenic Overlook (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 260° W
Where the Matanuska RIver Flows (Public Artwork) — 16.5 mi, 227° SW
Nelchina Public Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.8 mi, 057° NE
Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 17.0 mi, 216° SW
Chugach State Park (State Park) — 17.3 mi, 194° S
Galcier Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 19.1 mi, 179° S
Red Barn (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 248° W
Gold Star Monuments (Monument) — 23.3 mi, 208° SW
Curtis D. Menard Memorial (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 241° SW
Nike Site Summit Integrated Fire Control Area (Historic Ruins) — 39.8 mi, 213° SW
Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 46.3 mi, 166° S · 2.2M acres
Chugach National Forest (National Forest) — 46.4 mi, 180° S · 5.4M acres
LumaLim (Museum) — 49.2 mi, 223° SW
Alaska Law Enforcement Museum (Museum) — 49.2 mi, 223° SW
Anchorage Museum Planetarium (Museum) — 49.3 mi, 223° SW
Sydney Laurence Theatre (Theatre) — 49.4 mi, 223° SW
Evangeline Atwood Concert Hall (Theatre) — 49.4 mi, 223° SW
Dos Manos (Gallery) — 50.9 mi, 223° SW
Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 51.0 mi, 222° SW
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.2 mi, 207° SW · 3.9M acres
Dave Spencer Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 76.8 mi, 213° SW · 186k acres

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