Mono County, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mono County, California, shaded from 4,170 ft on the southeast side to 14,252 ft on White Mountain Peak
Elevation
14,250 ft 4,345 m11,730 ft 3,575 m10,470 ft 3,190 m7,950 ft 2,425 m5,430 ft 1,655 m4,170 ft 1,270 m
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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.
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County area
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Elevation Data

Mono County averages about 7,800 ft (2,375 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 4,170 ft on the southeast side to 14,252 ft on White Mountain Peak.

Average elevation
7,800 ft 2,375 m
all land inside the county
Highest
14,252 ft 4,344 m
on White Mountain Peak
Lowest
4,170 ft 1,270 m
on the southeast side

Mono County spans about 10,080 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land7,800 ft2,375 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on White Mountain Peak (NGS survey height)
14,252 ft4,344 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
4,170 ft1,270 m

Elevation profile, west to east

53 mi west to east through Mammoth Lakes.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mono County, California, shaded from 4,170 ft on the southeast side to 14,252 ft on White Mountain Peak
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 1,000 ft (305 m).
Location
County in California, United States
Population
12,991 2024 est.
Land area
3,048.9 sq mi + 82.9 sq mi water
Density
4.3 per sq mi
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform regions
Basin and Range 58%, Cascade-sierra Mountains 42%
Drains to
Owens Lake basin (does not reach the sea) 38%, Walker Lake basin (does not reach the sea) 29%, Mono Lake basin (does not reach the sea) 21%, Fish Lake basin (does not reach the sea) 13%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Mono County7,800 ft
  2. Alpine County7,760 ft
  3. Douglas County, NV6,060 ft
  4. Mineral County, NV5,910 ft
  5. Esmeralda County, NV5,670 ft
  6. Tuolumne County5,640 ft
  7. Lyon County, NV5,230 ft
  8. Inyo County4,160 ft
  9. Fresno County3,320 ft
  10. Madera County3,070 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • White Mountain Peak14,252 ft
  • Mount Dubois13,550 ft
  • Mount Morgan12,990 ft
  • Koip Peak12,960 ft
  • Bloody Mountain12,520 ft
All 18 towns in Mono County by typical elevation
  1. Virginia Lakes9,840 ft
  2. Mammoth Lakes7,910 ft
  3. Aspen Springs7,710 ft
  4. McGee Creek7,640 ft
  5. June Lake7,620 ft
  6. Twin Lakes, Mono County7,160 ft
  7. Sunny Slopes7,110 ft
  8. Crowley Lake6,980 ft
  9. Lee Vining6,800 ft
  10. Mono City6,760 ft
  11. Bridgeport6,480 ft
  12. Swall Meadows6,460 ft
  13. Benton5,630 ft
  14. Walker5,440 ft
  15. Coleville5,170 ft
  16. Paradise, Mono County5,100 ft
  17. Topaz5,030 ft
  18. Chalfant4,270 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.