Dorrington, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dorrington, California, shaded from 4,340 ft on the southeast side to 5,290 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
5,290 ft 1,610 m5,050 ft 1,540 m4,930 ft 1,505 m4,690 ft 1,430 m4,460 ft 1,360 m4,340 ft 1,320 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
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

Dorrington sits at about 4,870 ft (1,485 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,870 ft 1,485 m
most residents: 4,710–5,150 ft
Lowest
4,340 ft 1,320 m
on the southeast side
Highest
5,290 ft 1,610 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
4,930 ft 1,505 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Dorrington spans about 950 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
4,870 ft1,485 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
5,290 ft1,610 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
4,340 ft1,320 m
Town center
USGS map point for Dorrington
4,770 ft1,455 m
Average of all land4,930 ft1,505 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,870 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.0 °F95.0 °C

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

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.0 inHg (84.7 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+10% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dorrington, California, shaded from 4,340 ft on the southeast side to 5,290 ft on the northeast 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 Calaveras County, California, United States
Population
519 2020 Census
Land area
4.1 sq mi
Density
128 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.3013° N, 120.2771° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
Calaveras River → San Joaquin River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
95223
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Dorrington4,870 ft
  2. Arnold3,960 ft
  3. Avery3,440 ft
  4. Hathaway Pines3,370 ft
  5. Forest Meadows3,290 ft
  6. Wilseyville2,780 ft
  7. Rail Road Flat2,770 ft
  8. West Point2,730 ft
  9. Sheep Ranch2,380 ft
  10. Murphys2,230 ft
  11. Mountain Ranch2,110 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Deadwood Peak, Alpine County9,830 ft
  • Peep Sight Peak9,720 ft
  • Dardanelles Cone9,527 ft
  • Mokelumne Peak9,337 ft
  • Bear Mountain, Calaveras County2,890 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.
  • Dorrington 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.