Phelan, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Phelan, California, shaded from 3,250 ft on the northeast side to 5,170 ft at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains
Elevation
5,170 ft 1,575 m4,690 ft 1,430 m4,450 ft 1,355 m3,970 ft 1,210 m3,490 ft 1,065 m3,250 ft 990 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
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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

Phelan sits at about 3,810 ft (1,165 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,810 ft 1,165 m
most residents: 3,440–4,180 ft
Lowest
3,250 ft 990 m
on the northeast side
Highest
5,170 ft 1,575 m
at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains
Average
3,850 ft 1,175 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Phelan spans about 1,920 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
3,810 ft1,165 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains
5,170 ft1,575 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
3,250 ft990 m
Town center
USGS map point for Phelan
4,120 ft1,255 m
Average of all land3,850 ft1,175 m
Nearest peak
Mount San Antonio, 7.8 mi southwest of the CDP boundary
10,060 ft3,065 m

Elevation profile, south to north

8.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,810 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.9 °F96.1 °C

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

Air pressure
87% of sea level

26.0 inHg (88.1 kPa): each breath holds 13% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.2% 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 Phelan, California, shaded from 3,250 ft on the northeast side to 5,170 ft at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in San Bernardino County, California, United States
Population
13,859 2020 Census
Land area
60.1 sq mi
Density
231 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.4261° N, 117.5723° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Fremont Wash → Mojave River → Silver Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 3
92344 92371 92392
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Wrightwood6,000 ft
  2. Piñon Hills4,020 ft
  3. Phelan3,810 ft
  4. Oak Hills3,710 ft
  5. Hesperia3,230 ft
  6. Lytle Creek3,200 ft
  7. Adelanto3,060 ft
  8. Mountain View Acres3,060 ft
  9. Victorville3,000 ft
  10. Spring Valley Lake2,800 ft
  11. San Antonio Heights2,050 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount San Antonio10,060 ft
  • Mount Baden-Powell9,390 ft
  • Cucamonga Peak8,850 ft
  • Sunset Peak5,580 ft
  • Quartzite Mountain4,534 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.
  • Phelan 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.