Fortuna, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fortuna, California, shaded from 14 ft near the middle to 560 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
560 ft 170 m420 ft 130 m350 ft 105 m220 ft 65 m82 ft 25 m14 ft 4 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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City area
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Elevation Data

Fortuna sits at about 110 ft (35 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
110 ft 35 m
most residents: 57–240 ft
Lowest
14 ft 4 m
near the middle
Highest
560 ft 170 m
on the southeast side
Average
140 ft 45 m
all land inside city limits

Fortuna spans about 546 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
110 ft35 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
560 ft170 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
14 ft4 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fortuna
69 ft21 m
Airport (FOT)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.6 mi southeast of the city limits
393 ft120 m
Average of all land140 ft45 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.9 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fortuna, California, shaded from 14 ft near the middle to 560 ft on the southeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Humboldt County, California, United States
Population
12,114 2024 est.
Land area
5.3 sq mi
Density
2,307 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.5982° N, 124.1573° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
Airport
Rohnerville (FOT) 393 ft
ZIP codes 1
95540
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Hydesville380 ft
  2. Pine Hills210 ft
  3. Cutten190 ft
  4. Humboldt Hill170 ft
  5. Scotia160 ft
  6. Rio Dell130 ft
  7. Fortuna110 ft
  8. Bayview110 ft
  9. Loleta69 ft
  10. Ferndale44 ft
  11. Fields Landing7 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Iaqua Buttes3,730 ft
  • South Rainbow Peak3,620 ft
  • Brushy Mountain, Humboldt County3,540 ft
  • Grasshopper Mountain3,379 ft
  • Taylor Peak3,370 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.