Hemet, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hemet, California, shaded from 1,480 ft on the southwest side to 2,180 ft at the foot of the Lakeview Mountains
Elevation
2,180 ft 665 m2,000 ft 610 m1,920 ft 585 m1,740 ft 530 m1,570 ft 475 m1,480 ft 450 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Hemet sits at about 1,560 ft (475 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,560 ft 475 m
most residents: 1,520–1,630 ft
Lowest
1,480 ft 450 m
on the southwest side
Highest
2,180 ft 665 m
at the foot of the Lakeview Mountains
Average
1,570 ft 480 m
all land inside city limits

Hemet spans about 700 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
1,560 ft475 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Lakeview Mountains
2,180 ft665 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
1,480 ft450 m
Town center
USGS map point for Hemet
1,590 ft485 m
Airport (HMT)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
1,515 ft462 m
Average of all land1,570 ft480 m

Elevation profile, west to east

7.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hemet, California, shaded from 1,480 ft on the southwest side to 2,180 ft at the foot of the Lakeview Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Riverside County, California, United States
Population
92,912 2024 est.
Land area
29.3 sq mi
Density
3,175 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.7475° N, 116.9720° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
San Jacinto River → Temescal Wash → Santa Ana River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Hemet-Ryan (HMT) 1,515 ft
ZIP codes 3
92543 92544 92545
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Valle Vista1,750 ft
  2. East Hemet1,690 ft
  3. Homeland1,610 ft
  4. Green Acres1,570 ft
  5. Hemet1,560 ft
  6. San Jacinto1,540 ft
  7. Nuevo1,500 ft
  8. Lakeview1,480 ft
  9. Winchester1,470 ft
  10. Romoland1,450 ft
  11. Menifee1,450 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • San Jacinto Peak10,780 ft
  • Palm View Peak7,160 ft
  • Thomas Mountain6,830 ft
  • Cahuilla Mountain5,610 ft
  • Estelle Mountain2,767 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.