Apple Valley, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Apple Valley, California, shaded from 2,710 ft on the west side to 3,880 ft on Bell Mountain
Elevation
3,880 ft 1,185 m3,590 ft 1,095 m3,440 ft 1,050 m3,150 ft 960 m2,860 ft 870 m2,710 ft 830 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 limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Apple Valley sits at about 2,940 ft (895 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,940 ft 895 m
most residents: 2,840–3,010 ft
Lowest
2,710 ft 830 m
on the west side
Highest
3,880 ft 1,185 m
on Bell Mountain
Average
2,990 ft 910 m
all land inside town limits

Apple Valley spans about 1,170 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
2,940 ft895 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on Bell Mountain
3,880 ft1,185 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the west side
2,710 ft830 m
Town center
USGS map point for Apple Valley
2,950 ft900 m
Airport (APV)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
3,062 ft933 m
Average of all land2,990 ft910 m
Nearest peak
Sidewinder Mountain, 6.4 mi northeast of the town limits (NGS survey)
5,278 ft1,609 m

Elevation profile, south to north

15 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Apple Valley, California, shaded from 2,710 ft on the west side to 3,880 ft on Bell Mountain
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Town in San Bernardino County, California, United States
Population
75,029 2024 est.
Land area
77.0 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
974 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.5008° N, 117.1859° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Apple Pond basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Apple Valley (APV) 3,062 ft
ZIP codes 2
92307 92308
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Lake Arrowhead5,390 ft
  2. Crestline4,740 ft
  3. Oak Hills3,710 ft
  4. Hesperia3,230 ft
  5. Adelanto3,060 ft
  6. Mountain View Acres3,060 ft
  7. Lucerne Valley3,020 ft
  8. Victorville3,000 ft
  9. Apple Valley2,940 ft
  10. Spring Valley Lake2,800 ft
  11. Silver Lakes2,460 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Butler Peak8,490 ft
  • West Ord Mountain5,510 ft
  • Sidewinder Mountain5,278 ft
  • Harrison Mountain4,730 ft
  • Quartzite Mountain4,534 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town limits, 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 limits (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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.