Laguna Niguel, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Laguna Niguel, California, shaded from 93 ft on the northwest side to 930 ft on Niguel Hill
Elevation
930 ft 285 m720 ft 220 m620 ft 190 m410 ft 125 m200 ft 60 m93 ft 28 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
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

Laguna Niguel sits at about 410 ft (125 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
410 ft 125 m
most residents: 270–570 ft
Lowest
93 ft 28 m
on the northwest side
Highest
930 ft 285 m
on Niguel Hill
Average
410 ft 125 m
all land inside city limits

Laguna Niguel spans about 837 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
410 ft125 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on Niguel Hill
930 ft285 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
93 ft28 m
Town center
USGS map point for Laguna Niguel
400 ft125 m
Airport (SNA)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 11 mi northwest of the city limits
56 ft17 m
Average of all land410 ft125 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.1 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Laguna Niguel, California, shaded from 93 ft on the northwest side to 930 ft on Niguel Hill
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Orange County, California, United States
Population
64,185 2024 est.
Land area
14.7 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
4,355 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.5225° N, 117.7076° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
Airport
John Wayne/Orange County (SNA) 56 ft
ZIP codes 1
92677
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Las Flores680 ft
  2. Mission Viejo600 ft
  3. Ladera Ranch500 ft
  4. Aliso Viejo440 ft
  5. Rancho Mission Viejo430 ft
  6. Laguna Niguel410 ft
  7. Laguna Woods370 ft
  8. Laguna Hills370 ft
  9. Laguna Beach210 ft
  10. Dana Point210 ft
  11. San Juan Capistrano170 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Santiago Peak5,690 ft
  • Estelle Mountain2,767 ft
  • Mount Jurupa2,225 ft
  • Mount Orizaba2,100 ft
  • San Pedro Hill1,480 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.