Dollar Point, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dollar Point, California, shaded from 6,230 ft on the northeast side to 6,670 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
6,670 ft 2,035 m6,560 ft 2,000 m6,510 ft 1,985 m6,390 ft 1,950 m6,280 ft 1,915 m6,230 ft 1,900 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.
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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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Dollar Point sits at about 6,440 ft (1,965 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,440 ft 1,965 m
most residents: 6,270–6,570 ft
Lowest
6,230 ft 1,900 m
on the northeast side
Highest
6,670 ft 2,035 m
on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,420 ft 1,955 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Dollar Point spans about 440 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
6,440 ft1,965 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
6,670 ft2,035 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
6,230 ft1,900 m
Town center
USGS map point for Dollar Point
6,480 ft1,975 m
Average of all land6,420 ft1,955 m
Nearest peak
Mount Pluto, 3.3 mi northwest of the CDP boundary
8,610 ft2,625 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.2 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,440 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.0 °F93.3 °C

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

Air pressure
79% of sea level

23.6 inHg (79.9 kPa): each breath holds 21% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+13% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dollar Point, California, shaded from 6,230 ft on the northeast side to 6,670 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Placer County, California, United States
Population
1,261 2020 Census
Land area
1.6 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
771 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.1880° N, 120.0999° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
Truckee River → Pyramid Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
96145
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cedar Flat6,530 ft
  2. Incline Village, NV6,480 ft
  3. Dollar Point6,440 ft
  4. Crystal Bay, NV6,390 ft
  5. Sunnyside-Tahoe City6,360 ft
  6. Tahoma6,340 ft
  7. Carnelian Bay6,330 ft
  8. Tahoe Vista6,290 ft
  9. Kings Beach6,290 ft
  10. Glenbrook, NV6,280 ft
  11. Truckee5,950 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Rose10,760 ft
  • Snow Valley Peak9,160 ft
  • Genoa Peak9,130 ft
  • Granite Chief9,010 ft
  • Mount Pluto8,610 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.
  • Dollar Point 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.