Dorris, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dorris, California, shaded from 4,240 ft on the south side to 4,680 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
4,680 ft 1,425 m4,570 ft 1,390 m4,510 ft 1,375 m4,400 ft 1,340 m4,290 ft 1,310 m4,240 ft 1,290 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.
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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Dorris sits at about 4,240 ft (1,295 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,240 ft 1,295 m
most residents: 4,240–4,250 ft
Lowest
4,240 ft 1,290 m
on the south side
Highest
4,680 ft 1,425 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
4,250 ft 1,295 m
all land inside city limits

Dorris 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
4,240 ft1,295 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
4,680 ft1,425 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
4,240 ft1,290 m
Town center
USGS map point for Dorris
4,240 ft1,295 m
Airport (A32)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 5.3 mi southwest of the city limits
4,243 ft1,293 m
Average of all land4,250 ft1,295 m
Nearest peak
J F Mountain, 6.5 mi southeast of the city limits
6,210 ft1,890 m

Altitude Effects

What 4,240 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.1 °F95.6 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.6 inHg (86.7 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+8% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dorris, California, shaded from 4,240 ft on the south side to 4,680 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Siskiyou County, California, United States
Population
817 2024 est.
Land area
0.7 sq mi
Density
1,164 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.9674° N, 121.9181° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
Meiss Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Butte Valley (A32) 4,243 ft
ZIP codes 1
96023
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Running Y Ranch, OR4,320 ft
  2. Macdoel4,270 ft
  3. Mount Hebron4,260 ft
  4. Dorris4,240 ft
  5. Klamath Falls, OR4,180 ft
  6. Altamont, OR4,140 ft
  7. Falcon Heights, OR4,140 ft
  8. Keno, OR4,130 ft
  9. Merrill, OR4,070 ft
  10. Malin, OR4,060 ft
  11. Tulelake4,040 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Hamaker Mountain6,590 ft
  • Mount Dome6,523 ft
  • Sheep Mountain6,218 ft
  • J F Mountain6,210 ft
  • Secret Spring Mountain5,690 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).
  • 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.
  • 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.