Canyondam, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Canyondam, California, shaded from 4,390 ft on the west side to 4,680 ft on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
4,680 ft 1,425 m4,600 ft 1,405 m4,570 ft 1,390 m4,490 ft 1,370 m4,420 ft 1,350 m4,390 ft 1,335 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

Canyondam sits at about 4,590 ft (1,400 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
4,590 ft 1,400 m
few residents
Lowest
4,390 ft 1,335 m
on the west side
Highest
4,680 ft 1,425 m
on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
4,590 ft 1,400 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Canyondam spans about 290 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
4,590 ft1,400 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
4,680 ft1,425 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
4,390 ft1,335 m
Town center
USGS map point for Canyondam
4,600 ft1,400 m
Average of all land4,590 ft1,400 m
Nearest peak
Rattlesnake Hill, 2.0 mi southeast of the CDP boundary
6,340 ft1,930 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.6 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,590 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.5 °F95.3 °C

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

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.3 inHg (85.6 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Canyondam, California, shaded from 4,390 ft on the west side to 4,680 ft on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Plumas County, California, United States
Population
30 2020 Census
Land area
0.8 sq mi
Density
39 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.1718° N, 121.0727° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
North Fork Feather River → Feather River → Sacramento River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
95923
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Clear Creek4,950 ft
  2. Lake Almanor Country Club4,790 ft
  3. Lake Almanor Peninsula4,710 ft
  4. Lake Almanor West4,630 ft
  5. Hamilton Branch4,610 ft
  6. Prattville4,610 ft
  7. Canyondam4,590 ft
  8. East Shore4,570 ft
  9. Almanor4,570 ft
  10. Greenville3,600 ft
  11. Caribou3,030 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Dyer Mountain7,481 ft
  • Mount Hough7,235 ft
  • Red Hill6,352 ft
  • Rush Creek Hill6,350 ft
  • Rattlesnake Hill6,340 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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.
  • Canyondam 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.