Dana Point, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dana Point, California, shaded from sea level level on Dana Point Harbor to 700 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
700 ft 215 m520 ft 160 m440 ft 135 m260 ft 80 m87 ft 27 m0 ft 0 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

Dana Point sits at about 210 ft (65 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
210 ft 65 m
most residents: 110–310 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Dana Point Harbor
Highest
700 ft 215 m
on the northwest side
Average
180 ft 55 m
all land inside city limits

Dana Point spans about 700 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
210 ft65 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
700 ft215 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Dana Point Harbor
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Dana Point
150 ft45 m
Average of all land180 ft55 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dana Point, California, shaded from sea level level on Dana Point Harbor to 700 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Orange County, California, United States
Population
32,585 2024 est.
Land area
6.5 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Density
5,022 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.4670° N, 117.6981° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 2
92624 92629
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Las Flores680 ft
  2. Mission Viejo600 ft
  3. Ladera Ranch500 ft
  4. Aliso Viejo440 ft
  5. Rancho Mission Viejo430 ft
  6. Laguna Niguel410 ft
  7. Laguna Woods370 ft
  8. San Clemente270 ft
  9. Laguna Beach210 ft
  10. Dana Point210 ft
  11. San Juan Capistrano170 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Santiago Peak5,690 ft
  • Estelle Mountain2,767 ft
  • Mount Jurupa2,225 ft
  • Mount Orizaba2,100 ft
  • San Pedro Hill1,480 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 and Watershed Boundary Dataset; 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.