Jamul, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jamul, California, shaded from 310 ft on the west side to 2,270 ft on the east side
Elevation
2,270 ft 695 m1,780 ft 545 m1,540 ft 470 m1,050 ft 320 m550 ft 170 m310 ft 95 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.
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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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Jamul sits at about 1,000 ft (305 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,000 ft 305 m
most residents: 430–1,500 ft
Lowest
310 ft 95 m
on the west side
Highest
2,270 ft 695 m
on the east side
Average
1,070 ft 325 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Jamul spans about 1,960 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
1,000 ft305 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
2,270 ft695 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
310 ft95 m
Town center
USGS map point for Jamul
1,000 ft305 m
Average of all land1,070 ft325 m
Nearest peak
Lyons Peak, 2.6 mi east of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
3,741 ft1,140 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.9 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jamul, California, shaded from 310 ft on the west side to 2,270 ft on the east side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in San Diego County, California, United States
Population
6,179 2020 Census
Land area
16.8 sq mi
Density
367 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.7170° N, 116.8761° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Lower Californian
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 3
91935 91978 92019
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Crest1,540 ft
  2. Harbison Canyon1,210 ft
  3. Jamul1,000 ft
  4. Granite Hills650 ft
  5. Casa de Oro-Mount Helix640 ft
  6. Winter Gardens620 ft
  7. Rancho San Diego560 ft
  8. Spring Valley490 ft
  9. El Cajon480 ft
  10. Bostonia470 ft
  11. La Presa340 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Viejas Mountain4,189 ft
  • Tecate Peak3,780 ft
  • Lyons Peak3,741 ft
  • Otay Mountain3,560 ft
  • San Miguel Mountain2,569 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).
  • 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.
  • Jamul 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.