Dutch Flat, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dutch Flat, California, shaded from 2,790 ft on the north side to 3,470 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
3,470 ft 1,055 m3,300 ft 1,005 m3,220 ft 980 m3,050 ft 930 m2,880 ft 880 m2,790 ft 850 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Dutch Flat sits at about 3,180 ft (970 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,180 ft 970 m
most residents: 3,120–3,330 ft
Lowest
2,790 ft 850 m
on the north side
Highest
3,470 ft 1,055 m
on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
3,190 ft 975 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Dutch Flat spans about 680 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
3,180 ft970 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
3,470 ft1,055 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
2,790 ft850 m
Town center
USGS map point for Dutch Flat
3,130 ft955 m
Airport (BLU)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 7.4 mi northeast of the CDP boundary
5,284 ft1,611 m
Average of all land3,190 ft975 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,180 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
206.1 °F96.7 °C

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

Air pressure
89% of sea level

26.6 inHg (90.2 kPa): each breath holds 11% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+6% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dutch Flat, California, shaded from 2,790 ft on the north side to 3,470 ft on the east 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 Placer County, California, United States
Population
183 2020 Census
Land area
0.6 sq mi
Density
309 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.2060° N, 120.8377° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
Bear River → Sacramento River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Blue Canyon - Nyack (BLU) 5,284 ft
ZIP codes 1
95714
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Graniteville5,010 ft
  2. Alta3,770 ft
  3. Dutch Flat3,180 ft
  4. Foresthill3,030 ft
  5. Washington2,700 ft
  6. Nevada City2,600 ft
  7. Grass Valley2,520 ft
  8. Colfax2,420 ft
  9. Alta Sierra2,160 ft
  10. Rough and Ready2,040 ft
  11. Lake of the Pines1,550 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Lola9,147 ft
  • Granite Chief9,010 ft
  • Basin Peak9,010 ft
  • Sierra Buttes8,520 ft
  • Snow Mountain, Placer County8,010 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.
  • Dutch Flat 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.