California Hot Springs, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of California Hot Springs, California, shaded from 3,110 ft on the west side to 4,150 ft at the foot of the Greenhorn Mountains
Elevation
4,150 ft 1,265 m3,890 ft 1,185 m3,760 ft 1,145 m3,500 ft 1,065 m3,240 ft 990 m3,110 ft 950 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

California Hot Springs sits at about 3,400 ft (1,035 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,400 ft 1,035 m
most residents: 3,390–3,600 ft
Lowest
3,110 ft 950 m
on the west side
Highest
4,150 ft 1,265 m
at the foot of the Greenhorn Mountains
Average
3,610 ft 1,100 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

California Hot Springs spans about 1,040 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
3,400 ft1,035 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Greenhorn Mountains
4,150 ft1,265 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
3,110 ft950 m
Town center
USGS map point for California Hot Springs
3,260 ft995 m
Average of all land3,610 ft1,100 m
Nearest peak
Tobias Peak, 4.7 mi southeast of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
8,292 ft2,527 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.9 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,400 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
205.7 °F96.5 °C

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

Air pressure
88% of sea level

26.4 inHg (89.5 kPa): each breath holds 12% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+7% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of California Hot Springs, California, shaded from 3,110 ft on the west side to 4,150 ft at the foot of the Greenhorn Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Tulare County, California, United States
Population
50 2020 Census
Land area
0.9 sq mi
Density
55 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.8813° N, 118.6644° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
Deer Creek → Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
93207
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Alta Sierra, Kern County5,790 ft
  2. Sugarloaf Saw Mill5,510 ft
  3. Sugarloaf Village5,140 ft
  4. Panorama Heights5,070 ft
  5. McClenney Tract4,820 ft
  6. Poso Park4,640 ft
  7. Pine Flat3,890 ft
  8. Idlewild3,810 ft
  9. Posey3,690 ft
  10. California Hot Springs3,400 ft
  11. Glennville3,080 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Slate Mountain9,300 ft
  • Tobias Peak8,292 ft
  • Baker Peak7,910 ft
  • Black Mountain, Kern County7,430 ft
  • Blue Mountain, Kern County4,829 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).
  • 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.
  • California Hot Springs 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.