Fort Bidwell, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fort Bidwell, California, shaded from 4,470 ft on the south side to 5,790 ft at the foot of the Larkspur Hills
Elevation
5,790 ft 1,765 m5,460 ft 1,665 m5,290 ft 1,615 m4,960 ft 1,510 m4,630 ft 1,410 m4,470 ft 1,360 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.
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

Fort Bidwell sits at about 4,600 ft (1,400 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,600 ft 1,400 m
most residents: 4,530–4,820 ft
Lowest
4,470 ft 1,360 m
on the south side
Highest
5,790 ft 1,765 m
at the foot of the Larkspur Hills
Average
4,720 ft 1,440 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Fort Bidwell spans about 1,320 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
4,600 ft1,400 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Larkspur Hills
5,790 ft1,765 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
4,470 ft1,360 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fort Bidwell
4,560 ft1,390 m
Average of all land4,720 ft1,440 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,600 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.5 °F95.3 °C

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

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.3 inHg (85.6 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fort Bidwell, California, shaded from 4,470 ft on the south side to 5,790 ft at the foot of the Larkspur Hills
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Modoc County, California, United States
Population
180 2020 Census
Land area
3.2 sq mi
Density
56 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.8604° N, 120.1513° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
96112
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. New Pine Creek, OR4,840 ft
  2. New Pine Creek4,840 ft
  3. Lakeview, OR4,770 ft
  4. Cedarville4,660 ft
  5. Eagleville4,630 ft
  6. Lake City4,610 ft
  7. Fort Bidwell4,600 ft
  8. Plush, OR4,490 ft
  9. Daphnedale Park4,420 ft
  10. California Pines4,410 ft
  11. Alturas4,370 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Crane Mountain8,451 ft
  • Bald Mountain, Modoc County8,271 ft
  • Fortynine Mountain7,560 ft
  • Bald Mountain, Washoe County7,170 ft
  • Lynchs Rim6,928 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.
  • Fort Bidwell 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.