Lookout, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lookout, California, shaded from 4,140 ft on the south side to 4,220 ft on the west side
Elevation
4,220 ft 1,285 m4,200 ft 1,280 m4,190 ft 1,275 m4,170 ft 1,270 m4,150 ft 1,265 m4,140 ft 1,260 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

Lookout sits at about 4,150 ft (1,265 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,150 ft 1,265 m
most residents: 4,140–4,190 ft
Lowest
4,140 ft 1,260 m
on the south side
Highest
4,220 ft 1,285 m
on the west side
Average
4,160 ft 1,270 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Lookout spans about 80 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
4,150 ft1,265 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
4,220 ft1,285 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
4,140 ft1,260 m
Town center
USGS map point for Lookout
4,150 ft1,265 m
Average of all land4,160 ft1,270 m
Nearest peak
Fox Mountain, 5.3 mi northeast of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
6,403 ft1,952 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.9 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,150 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.3 °F95.7 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.7 inHg (87.0 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.0% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+8% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lookout, California, shaded from 4,140 ft on the south side to 4,220 ft on the west side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Modoc County, California, United States
Population
68 2020 Census
Land area
5.5 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
12 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.2079° N, 121.1553° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Pit River → Sacramento River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
96054
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. California Pines4,410 ft
  2. Canby4,320 ft
  3. Little Valley4,230 ft
  4. Adin4,210 ft
  5. Lookout4,150 ft
  6. Bieber4,130 ft
  7. Nubieber4,120 ft
  8. Fall River Mills3,320 ft
  9. McArthur3,310 ft
  10. Cassel3,210 ft
  11. Johnson Park3,170 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Fox Mountain6,403 ft
  • Widow Mountain6,324 ft
  • Happy Camp Mountain6,072 ft
  • Soldier Mountain5,530 ft
  • Saddle Mountain4,980 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.
  • Lookout 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.