Mammoth Lakes, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mammoth Lakes, California, shaded from 7,090 ft on the east side to 11,680 ft at the foot of the Ritter Range
Elevation
11,680 ft 3,560 m10,530 ft 3,210 m9,960 ft 3,035 m8,810 ft 2,685 m7,660 ft 2,335 m7,090 ft 2,160 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Mammoth Lakes sits at about 7,910 ft (2,410 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,910 ft 2,410 m
most residents: 7,850–8,180 ft
Lowest
7,090 ft 2,160 m
on the east side
Highest
11,680 ft 3,560 m
at the foot of the Ritter Range
Average
8,800 ft 2,680 m
all land inside town limits

Mammoth Lakes spans about 4,590 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
7,910 ft2,410 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, at the foot of the Ritter Range
11,680 ft3,560 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the east side
7,090 ft2,160 m
Town center
USGS map point for Mammoth Lakes
7,870 ft2,400 m
Airport (MMH)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
7,135 ft2,175 m
Average of all land8,800 ft2,680 m
Nearest peak
Red Slate Mountain, 7.1 mi southeast of the town limits
13,150 ft4,010 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,910 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
197.3 °F91.8 °C

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

Air pressure
75% of sea level

22.3 inHg (75.5 kPa): each breath holds 25% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.6% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+16% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mammoth Lakes, California, shaded from 7,090 ft on the east side to 11,680 ft at the foot of the Ritter Range
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Town in Mono County, California, United States
Population
7,124 2024 est.
Land area
24.9 sq mi + 0.4 sq mi water
Density
286 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.6485° N, 118.9721° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
Owens River → Owens Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Mammoth Yosemite (MMH) 7,135 ft
ZIP codes 1
93546
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mammoth Lakes7,910 ft
  2. Aspen Springs7,710 ft
  3. McGee Creek7,640 ft
  4. June Lake7,620 ft
  5. Sunny Slopes7,110 ft
  6. Crowley Lake6,980 ft
  7. Lee Vining6,800 ft
  8. Swall Meadows6,460 ft
  9. Paradise, Mono County5,100 ft
  10. Round Valley4,820 ft
  11. Mesa4,580 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Red Slate Mountain13,150 ft
  • Mount Ritter13,130 ft
  • Bloody Mountain12,520 ft
  • San Joaquin Mountain11,606 ft
  • Mammoth Mountain11,059 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.