Fresno County, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fresno County, California, shaded from 100 ft on the northwest side to 14,180 ft on North Palisade
Elevation
14,180 ft 4,320 m10,660 ft 3,250 m8,900 ft 2,710 m5,380 ft 1,640 m1,860 ft 565 m100 ft 30 m
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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.
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County area
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Elevation Data

Fresno County averages about 3,320 ft (1,015 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 100 ft on the northwest side to 14,180 ft on North Palisade.

Average elevation
3,320 ft 1,015 m
all land inside the county
Highest
14,180 ft 4,320 m
on North Palisade
Lowest
100 ft 30 m
on the northwest side

Fresno County spans about 14,080 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land3,320 ft1,015 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on North Palisade (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
14,180 ft4,320 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
100 ft30 m

Elevation profile, west to east

141 mi west to east through Fresno.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fresno County, California, shaded from 100 ft on the northwest side to 14,180 ft on North Palisade
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 1,000 ft (305 m).
Location
County in California, United States
Population
1,024,125 2024 est.
Land area
5,958.6 sq mi + 52.8 sq mi water
Density
172 per sq mi
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform regions
Pacific Border 58%, Cascade-sierra Mountains 42%
Drains to
Pacific Ocean 54%, Closed basin (does not reach the sea) 46%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Mono County7,800 ft
  2. Tulare County4,290 ft
  3. Inyo County4,160 ft
  4. Fresno County3,320 ft
  5. Madera County3,070 ft
  6. San Benito County1,920 ft
  7. Monterey County1,440 ft
  8. Merced County390 ft
  9. Kings County380 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Mount Humphreys13,920 ft
  • Mount Darwin13,820 ft
  • Mount Gabb13,680 ft
  • Mount Goddard13,564 ft
  • Mount Pinchot13,470 ft
All 45 towns in Fresno County by typical elevation
  1. Shaver Lake5,590 ft
  2. Big Creek4,870 ft
  3. Auberry2,200 ft
  4. Squaw Valley1,750 ft
  5. Coalinga670 ft
  6. Millerton640 ft
  7. Orange Cove420 ft
  8. Minkler410 ft
  9. Three Rocks410 ft
  10. Centerville, Fresno County390 ft
  11. Fort Washington380 ft
  12. Clovis370 ft
  13. Sanger370 ft
  14. Huron350 ft
  15. Tarpey Village350 ft
  16. Reedley350 ft
  17. Friant350 ft
  18. Parlier340 ft
  19. Del Rey340 ft
  20. Sunnyside320 ft
  21. Old Fig Garden320 ft
  22. Mayfair310 ft
  23. Fresno310 ft
  24. Selma310 ft
  25. Fowler310 ft
  26. Kingsburg300 ft
  27. Malaga290 ft
  28. Cantua Creek290 ft
  29. Calwa290 ft
  30. Bowles280 ft
  31. Easton280 ft
  32. Monmouth270 ft
  33. West Park270 ft
  34. Biola250 ft
  35. Laton250 ft
  36. Caruthers240 ft
  37. Westside240 ft
  38. Raisin City230 ft
  39. Kerman220 ft
  40. Riverdale210 ft
  41. Lanare200 ft
  42. San Joaquin170 ft
  43. Mendota170 ft
  44. Tranquillity160 ft
  45. Firebaugh140 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 3 arc-second (≈300 ft, 93 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.