Lake City, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lake City, California, shaded from 4,470 ft on the northeast side to 7,030 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
7,030 ft 2,145 m6,390 ft 1,950 m6,070 ft 1,850 m5,430 ft 1,655 m4,790 ft 1,460 m4,470 ft 1,360 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.
Click or tap anywhere
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

Lake City sits at about 4,610 ft (1,405 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,610 ft 1,405 m
most residents: 4,550–5,530 ft
Lowest
4,470 ft 1,360 m
on the northeast side
Highest
7,030 ft 2,145 m
on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
5,060 ft 1,545 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Lake City spans about 2,560 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
4,610 ft1,405 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
7,030 ft2,145 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
4,470 ft1,360 m
Town center
USGS map point for Lake City
4,630 ft1,410 m
Airport (O59)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 5.6 mi southeast of the CDP boundary
4,623 ft1,409 m
Average of all land5,060 ft1,545 m
Nearest peak
Bald Mountain, Modoc County, 1.7 mi southwest of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
8,271 ft2,521 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,610 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.4 °F95.2 °C

vs 212 °F at sea level; USDA: food takes longer to cook.

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.3 inHg (85.6 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.7% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+9% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lake City, California, shaded from 4,470 ft on the northeast side to 7,030 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Modoc County, California, United States
Population
71 2020 Census
Land area
5.8 sq mi
Density
12 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.6427° N, 120.2169° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Cedarville (O59) 4,623 ft
ZIP codes 1
96115
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. New Pine Creek, OR4,840 ft
  2. New Pine Creek4,840 ft
  3. Cedarville4,660 ft
  4. Eagleville4,630 ft
  5. Lake City4,610 ft
  6. Fort Bidwell4,600 ft
  7. Likely4,460 ft
  8. Daphnedale Park4,420 ft
  9. California Pines4,410 ft
  10. Alturas4,370 ft
  11. Canby4,320 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Eagle Peak9,880 ft
  • Crane Mountain8,451 ft
  • Bald Mountain, Modoc County8,271 ft
  • Hays Canyon Peak7,910 ft
  • Fortynine Mountain7,560 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).
  • Altitude effects: standard-atmosphere formulas applied to the typical elevation; UV from EPA's rule of thumb (about 2% per 1,000 ft).
  • 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.
  • Lake City 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.