Edwards AFB, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Edwards AFB, California, shaded from 2,270 ft on the southeast side to 2,670 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
2,670 ft 815 m2,570 ft 785 m2,520 ft 770 m2,420 ft 740 m2,320 ft 710 m2,270 ft 695 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Edwards AFB 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: 2,350–2,420 ft
Lowest
2,270 ft 695 m
on the southeast side
Highest
2,670 ft 815 m
on the southwest side
Average
2,370 ft 725 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Edwards AFB spans about 400 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 the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
2,670 ft815 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
2,270 ft695 m
Average of all land2,370 ft725 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.3 mi west to east through the middle of Edwards AFB.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Edwards AFB, California, shaded from 2,270 ft on the southeast side to 2,670 ft on the southwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Kern County, California, United States
Population
2,135 2020 Census
Land area
17.1 sq mi
Density
125 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.9228° N, 117.9390° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rogers Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 2
93523 93524
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mojave2,760 ft
  2. Sun Village2,730 ft
  3. Palmdale2,680 ft
  4. Lake Los Angeles2,660 ft
  5. Quartz Hill2,470 ft
  6. Boron2,450 ft
  7. California City2,390 ft
  8. Lancaster2,380 ft
  9. Edwards AFB2,380 ft
  10. Rosamond2,350 ft
  11. North Edwards2,300 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Covington Mountain7,880 ft
  • Cache Peak6,680 ft
  • Red Mountain, San Bernardino County5,263 ft
  • Fremont Peak4,550 ft
  • Soledad Mountain4,140 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).
  • 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.
  • Edwards AFB 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.