Clearlake, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Clearlake, California, shaded from 1,320 ft on the southeast side to 2,200 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
2,200 ft 670 m1,980 ft 605 m1,870 ft 570 m1,650 ft 505 m1,430 ft 435 m1,320 ft 405 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Clearlake sits at about 1,380 ft (420 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,380 ft 420 m
most residents: 1,340–1,540 ft
Lowest
1,320 ft 405 m
on the southeast side
Highest
2,200 ft 670 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,460 ft 445 m
all land inside city limits

Clearlake spans about 880 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
1,380 ft420 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
2,200 ft670 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
1,320 ft405 m
Town center
USGS map point for Clearlake
1,430 ft435 m
Average of all land1,460 ft445 m
Nearest peak
Brushy Sky High, 3.8 mi southeast of the city limits (NGS survey)
3,199 ft975 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Clearlake, California, shaded from 1,320 ft on the southeast side to 2,200 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Lake County, California, United States
Population
16,636 2024 est.
Land area
10.1 sq mi + 0.5 sq mi water
Density
1,642 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.9582° N, 122.6264° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Cache Creek → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
95422
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cobb2,780 ft
  2. Clearlake Riviera1,910 ft
  3. Soda Bay1,670 ft
  4. Kelseyville1,400 ft
  5. Clearlake1,380 ft
  6. Lower Lake1,370 ft
  7. Lucerne1,350 ft
  8. Clearlake Oaks1,340 ft
  9. Spring Valley, Lake County1,210 ft
  10. Hidden Valley Lake1,160 ft
  11. Middletown1,110 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Cobb Mountain4,730 ft
  • Howard Peak4,270 ft
  • Mount Hannah4,000 ft
  • Cold Spring Mountain, Lake County3,590 ft
  • Brushy Sky High3,199 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).
  • 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.