Boron, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Boron, California, shaded from 1,660 ft on the northwest side to 2,670 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
2,670 ft 810 m2,410 ft 735 m2,290 ft 700 m2,040 ft 620 m1,790 ft 545 m1,660 ft 505 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.
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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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Boron sits at about 2,450 ft (750 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,450 ft 750 m
most residents: 2,400–2,470 ft
Lowest
1,660 ft 505 m
on the northwest side
Highest
2,670 ft 810 m
on the northwest side
Average
2,470 ft 755 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Boron spans about 1,010 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
2,450 ft750 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
2,670 ft810 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
1,660 ft505 m
Town center
USGS map point for Boron
2,470 ft750 m
Average of all land2,470 ft755 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Boron, California, shaded from 1,660 ft on the northwest side to 2,670 ft on the northwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Kern County, California, United States
Population
2,086 2020 Census
Land area
13.7 sq mi
Density
152 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.9994° N, 117.6498° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
93516
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Randsburg3,590 ft
  2. Johannesburg3,560 ft
  3. Adelanto3,060 ft
  4. Mojave2,760 ft
  5. Lake Los Angeles2,660 ft
  6. Silver Lakes2,460 ft
  7. Boron2,450 ft
  8. California City2,390 ft
  9. Edwards AFB2,380 ft
  10. Rosamond2,350 ft
  11. North Edwards2,300 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Red Mountain, San Bernardino County5,263 ft
  • Black Mountain, Kern County5,180 ft
  • Dome Mountain4,960 ft
  • Fremont Peak4,550 ft
  • Soledad Mountain4,140 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Boron is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.