Lake Hughes, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lake Hughes, California, shaded from 3,040 ft on the southwest side to 4,620 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
4,620 ft 1,410 m4,220 ft 1,290 m4,030 ft 1,230 m3,630 ft 1,110 m3,240 ft 985 m3,040 ft 925 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 Hughes sits at about 3,410 ft (1,040 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,410 ft 1,040 m
most residents: 3,230–4,140 ft
Lowest
3,040 ft 925 m
on the southwest side
Highest
4,620 ft 1,410 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
3,710 ft 1,130 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Lake Hughes spans about 1,580 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
3,410 ft1,040 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
4,620 ft1,410 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
3,040 ft925 m
Town center
USGS map point for Lake Hughes
3,240 ft985 m
Average of all land3,710 ft1,130 m
Nearest peak
Liebre Mountain, 8.5 mi west of the CDP boundary
5,780 ft1,760 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,410 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
205.7 °F96.5 °C

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

Air pressure
88% of sea level

26.4 inHg (89.4 kPa): each breath holds 12% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+7% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lake Hughes, California, shaded from 3,040 ft on the southwest side to 4,620 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Population
544 2020 Census
Land area
10.6 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
51 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.6769° N, 118.4454° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Santa Clara River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 2
93532 93536
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Leona Valley3,450 ft
  2. Lake Hughes3,410 ft
  3. Elizabeth Lake3,380 ft
  4. Green Valley, Los Angeles County3,000 ft
  5. Desert View Highlands2,720 ft
  6. Agua Dulce2,720 ft
  7. Palmdale2,680 ft
  8. Quartz Hill2,470 ft
  9. Lancaster2,380 ft
  10. Hasley Canyon1,530 ft
  11. Castaic1,280 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Covington Mountain7,880 ft
  • Cummings Mountain7,750 ft
  • Cobblestone Mountain6,739 ft
  • Liebre Mountain5,780 ft
  • Whiteacre Peak5,050 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 Hughes 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.