La Quinta, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of La Quinta, California, shaded from −84 ft on the southeast side to 1,730 ft at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains
Elevation
1,730 ft 530 m1,280 ft 390 m1,050 ft 320 m600 ft 180 m140 ft 45 m−84 ft −26 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

La Quinta sits at about 67 ft (20 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
67 ft 20 m
most residents: −14–180 ft
Lowest
−84 ft −26 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,730 ft 530 m
at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains
Average
190 ft 55 m
all land inside city limits

La Quinta spans about 1,814 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.

About 13% of residents live below sea level.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
67 ft20 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains
1,730 ft530 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
−84 ft−26 m
Town center
USGS map point for La Quinta
130 ft40 m
Airport (UDD)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.8 mi north of the city limits
73 ft22 m
Average of all land190 ft55 m
Nearest peak
Martinez Mountain, 4.0 mi south of the city limits
6,570 ft2,000 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of La Quinta, California, shaded from −84 ft on the southeast side to 1,730 ft at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
City in Riverside County, California, United States
Population
39,907 2024 est.
Land area
35.3 sq mi + 0.4 sq mi water
Density
1,131 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.6634° N, 116.3100° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Whitewater River → Salton Sea basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Bermuda Dunes (UDD) 73 ft
ZIP codes 2
92253 92274
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Rancho Mirage280 ft
  2. Thousand Palms240 ft
  3. Palm Desert200 ft
  4. Indian Wells170 ft
  5. Desert Palms110 ft
  6. Bermuda Dunes89 ft
  7. La Quinta67 ft
  8. Indio10 ft
  9. Coachella−63 ft
  10. Vista Santa Rosa−63 ft
  11. Thermal−120 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Toro Peak8,690 ft
  • Palm View Peak7,160 ft
  • Rabbit Peak6,650 ft
  • Martinez Mountain6,570 ft
  • Asbestos Mountain5,250 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).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, −90 ft at 33.6104° N, 116.2360° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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. All public domain.