Hyder

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Hyder

Total population

14

Air quality index

32Good

Weather48°F · Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates55.98°, -130.04°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hyder is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 48 at the 2020 census, down from 87 in 2010. Hyder is accessible by road only from Stewart, British Columbia. It is popular with motorists wishing to visit Alaska without driving the length of the Alaska Highway. Hyder has no direct access to any Alaskan road. It is the southernmost community in the state that can be reached via car. Hyder is Alaska's easternmost community.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Hyder, AK from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Eamon Hamilton

Canadian musician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alaska

• Loring
  67.4 mi away
• Saxman
  75.7 mi away
• Ketchikan
  77 mi away
• Wrangell city and
  77.9 mi away
• Metlakatla
  84.3 mi away
• Kasaan
  96.5 mi away
• Thorne Bay
  99.3 mi away
• Coffman Cove
  108.4 mi away
• Hollis
  108.5 mi away
• Whale Pass
  117.1 mi away
• Petersburg
  121 mi away
• Hydaburg
  121.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hyder

Exploration of Mountain View Tungsten Deposit Hyder, Alaska

United States. Bureau of Mines. · 1945

The great bears of Hyder, Alaska & Stewart, B.C

Keith Vincent Scott · 2001

Prospectors, promoters, and hard rock miners

Ian McLeod · 2004

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Hyder Alaska State of Mind Collection · 2019

A mission with a purpose

Nancy E. Gordon · 1996

Mineral deposits of the Hyder district, southeastern Alaska ..

Willard Brownell Jewell · 1927

Geology of Hyder and vicinity, southeastern Alaska

A. F. Buddington · 1929

Tungsten deposits of the Hyder district, Alaska

F. M. Byers · 1956

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Lanky Moss

Rhytidiadelphus loreus

Seen 2026-09-21

Rough-skinned Newt

Taricha granulosa

Seen 2026-09-21

Hemlock Looper Moth

Lambdina fiscellaria

Seen 2026-09-18

Common Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Seen 2026-09-15

Spotted Tussock Moth

Lophocampa maculata

Seen 2026-09-15

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Seen 2026-09-05

squashberry

Viburnum edule

Seen 2026-09-05

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Seen 2026-09-05

Sooty Grouse

Dendragapus fuliginosus

Seen 2026-09-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).