Macdoel, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Macdoel, California, shaded from 4,250 ft on the southwest side to 4,270 ft on the south side
Elevation
4,280 ft 1,305 m4,270 ft 1,300 m4,270 ft 1,300 m4,260 ft 1,300 m4,250 ft 1,295 m4,250 ft 1,295 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Macdoel sits at about 4,270 ft (1,300 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,270 ft 1,300 m
most residents: 4,260–4,270 ft
Lowest
4,250 ft 1,295 m
on the southwest side
Highest
4,270 ft 1,305 m
on the south side
Average
4,260 ft 1,300 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Macdoel is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 20 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
4,270 ft1,300 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
4,270 ft1,305 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
4,250 ft1,295 m
Town center
USGS map point for Macdoel
4,270 ft1,300 m
Airport (A32)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 4.1 mi north of the CDP boundary
4,243 ft1,293 m
Average of all land4,260 ft1,300 m
Nearest peak
Sheep Mountain, 6.2 mi east of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
6,218 ft1,895 m

Altitude Effects

What 4,270 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.1 °F95.6 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.6 inHg (86.6 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.9% 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 Macdoel, California, shaded from 4,250 ft on the southwest side to 4,270 ft on the south side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Siskiyou County, California, United States
Population
86 2020 Census
Land area
0.2 sq mi
Density
515 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.8268° N, 122.0053° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
Meiss Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Butte Valley (A32) 4,243 ft
ZIP codes 1
96058
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Tennant4,800 ft
  2. Macdoel4,270 ft
  3. Mount Hebron4,260 ft
  4. Dorris4,240 ft
  5. Falcon Heights, OR4,140 ft
  6. Keno, OR4,130 ft
  7. Merrill, OR4,070 ft
  8. Tulelake4,040 ft
  9. Lake Shastina2,920 ft
  10. Montague2,550 ft
  11. Hornbrook2,180 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Ball Mountain7,780 ft
  • Sheep Mountain6,218 ft
  • J F Mountain6,210 ft
  • Cedar Mountain5,990 ft
  • Secret Spring Mountain5,690 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.
  • Macdoel 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.