Etna, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Etna, California, shaded from 2,850 ft on the northeast side to 3,260 ft at the foot of the Mineral Range
Elevation
3,260 ft 995 m3,160 ft 965 m3,110 ft 945 m3,000 ft 915 m2,900 ft 885 m2,850 ft 870 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.
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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

Etna sits at about 2,930 ft (895 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,930 ft 895 m
most residents: 2,880–3,010 ft
Lowest
2,850 ft 870 m
on the northeast side
Highest
3,260 ft 995 m
at the foot of the Mineral Range
Average
2,940 ft 895 m
all land inside city limits

Etna spans about 410 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
2,930 ft895 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Mineral Range
3,260 ft995 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
2,850 ft870 m
Town center
USGS map point for Etna
2,940 ft895 m
Airport (A30)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.5 mi north of the city limits
2,728 ft831 m
Average of all land2,940 ft895 m
Nearest peak
Chaparral Hill, 8.9 mi north of the city limits
4,250 ft1,295 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Etna, California, shaded from 2,850 ft on the northeast side to 3,260 ft at the foot of the Mineral Range
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Siskiyou County, California, United States
Population
643 2024 est.
Land area
0.8 sq mi
Density
839 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.4568° N, 122.8948° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Scott River → Klamath River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Scott Valley (A30) 2,728 ft
ZIP codes 1
96027
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Weed3,540 ft
  2. Carrick3,480 ft
  3. Coffee Creek2,970 ft
  4. Edgewood2,960 ft
  5. Etna2,930 ft
  6. Greenview2,850 ft
  7. Gazelle2,790 ft
  8. Fort Jones2,750 ft
  9. Yreka2,690 ft
  10. Grenada2,570 ft
  11. Montague2,550 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Boulder Peak8,302 ft
  • Russian Peak8,150 ft
  • Craggy Peak8,070 ft
  • Tanners Peak6,618 ft
  • Chaparral Hill4,250 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.