Desert Hot Springs, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Desert Hot Springs, California, shaded from 570 ft on the south side to 2,800 ft at the foot of the Sawtooths
Elevation
2,800 ft 855 m2,240 ft 685 m1,970 ft 600 m1,410 ft 430 m850 ft 260 m570 ft 175 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Desert Hot Springs sits at about 1,100 ft (335 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,100 ft 335 m
most residents: 940–1,340 ft
Lowest
570 ft 175 m
on the south side
Highest
2,800 ft 855 m
at the foot of the Sawtooths
Average
1,320 ft 400 m
all land inside city limits

Desert Hot Springs spans about 2,230 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
1,100 ft335 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Sawtooths
2,800 ft855 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
570 ft175 m
Town center
USGS map point for Desert Hot Springs
1,080 ft330 m
Airport (PSP)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 3.4 mi south of the city limits
477 ft145 m
Average of all land1,320 ft400 m

Elevation profile, west to east

10 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Desert Hot Springs, California, shaded from 570 ft on the south side to 2,800 ft at the foot of the Sawtooths
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Riverside County, California, United States
Population
33,917 2024 est.
Land area
30.1 sq mi + 0.4 sq mi water
Density
1,126 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.9611° N, 116.5017° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Whitewater River → Salton Sea basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Palm Springs International (PSP) 477 ft
ZIP codes 3
92240 92258 92282
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Yucca Valley3,400 ft
  2. Morongo Valley2,740 ft
  3. Whitewater1,540 ft
  4. Sky Valley1,160 ft
  5. Desert Hot Springs1,100 ft
  6. Desert Edge1,000 ft
  7. Garnet850 ft
  8. Palm Springs450 ft
  9. Cathedral City370 ft
  10. Rancho Mirage280 ft
  11. Thousand Palms240 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • San Gorgonio Mountain11,490 ft
  • San Jacinto Peak10,780 ft
  • Palm View Peak7,160 ft
  • Quail Mountain5,820 ft
  • Asbestos Mountain5,250 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).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 570 ft at 33.8793° N, 116.5046° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.