Bishop, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bishop, California, shaded from 4,100 ft on the southeast side to 4,370 ft at the foot of the Tungsten Hills
Elevation
4,370 ft 1,335 m4,310 ft 1,310 m4,270 ft 1,300 m4,200 ft 1,280 m4,130 ft 1,260 m4,100 ft 1,250 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Bishop sits at about 4,140 ft (1,260 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,140 ft 1,260 m
most residents: 4,130–4,170 ft
Lowest
4,100 ft 1,250 m
on the southeast side
Highest
4,370 ft 1,335 m
at the foot of the Tungsten Hills
Average
4,150 ft 1,265 m
all land inside city limits

Bishop spans about 270 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
4,140 ft1,260 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Tungsten Hills
4,370 ft1,335 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
4,100 ft1,250 m
Town center
USGS map point for Bishop
4,150 ft1,265 m
Airport (BIH)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.1 mi east of the city limits
4,124 ft1,257 m
Average of all land4,150 ft1,265 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.1 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,140 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.3 °F95.7 °C

vs 212 °F at sea level; USDA: food takes longer to cook.

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.7 inHg (87.0 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.0% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+8% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bishop, California, shaded from 4,100 ft on the southeast side to 4,370 ft at the foot of the Tungsten Hills
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Inyo County, California, United States
Population
3,746 2024 est.
Land area
1.9 sq mi
Density
2,010 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.3635° N, 118.3951° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Owens River → Owens Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Bishop (BIH) 4,124 ft
ZIP codes 1
93514
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Sunny Slopes7,110 ft
  2. Swall Meadows6,460 ft
  3. Paradise, Mono County5,100 ft
  4. Round Valley4,820 ft
  5. Wilkerson4,720 ft
  6. Mesa4,580 ft
  7. West Bishop4,280 ft
  8. Chalfant4,270 ft
  9. Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek4,190 ft
  10. Bishop4,140 ft
  11. Big Pine3,990 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Humphreys13,920 ft
  • Mount Darwin13,820 ft
  • Mount Morgan, Inyo County13,710 ft
  • Mount Tom13,620 ft
  • Black Mountain, Inyo County9,089 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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).
  • Altitude effects: standard-atmosphere formulas applied to the typical elevation; UV from EPA's rule of thumb (about 2% per 1,000 ft).
  • 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.