Dunsmuir, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dunsmuir, California, shaded from 2,240 ft near the middle to 3,450 ft at the foot of The Eddys
Elevation
3,450 ft 1,050 m3,150 ft 960 m2,990 ft 915 m2,690 ft 820 m2,390 ft 730 m2,240 ft 680 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.
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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

Dunsmuir sits at about 2,380 ft (725 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,380 ft 725 m
most residents: 2,310–2,580 ft
Lowest
2,240 ft 680 m
near the middle
Highest
3,450 ft 1,050 m
at the foot of The Eddys
Average
2,700 ft 820 m
all land inside city limits

Dunsmuir spans about 1,210 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
2,380 ft725 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of The Eddys
3,450 ft1,050 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
2,240 ft680 m
Town center
USGS map point for Dunsmuir
2,280 ft695 m
Average of all land2,700 ft820 m
Nearest peak
Girard Ridge, 4.2 mi south of the city limits (NGS survey)
5,166 ft1,575 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dunsmuir, California, shaded from 2,240 ft near the middle to 3,450 ft at the foot of The Eddys
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Siskiyou County, California, United States
Population
1,618 2024 est.
Land area
1.6 sq mi
Density
1,009 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.2082° N, 122.2720° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Sacramento River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
96025
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mount Shasta3,620 ft
  2. Weed3,540 ft
  3. Carrick3,480 ft
  4. McCloud3,280 ft
  5. Coffee Creek2,970 ft
  6. Edgewood2,960 ft
  7. Lake Shastina2,920 ft
  8. Dunsmuir2,380 ft
  9. Castella2,100 ft
  10. Big Bend2,040 ft
  11. Lakehead1,190 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Shasta14,130 ft
  • Grey Rocks7,200 ft
  • Black Butte, Siskiyou County6,310 ft
  • Girard Ridge5,166 ft
  • Bald Mountain, Shasta County4,710 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, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; 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.