Platina, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Platina, California, shaded from 2,230 ft on the northeast side to 3,230 ft at the foot of the Bald Hills
Elevation
3,230 ft 985 m2,980 ft 910 m2,850 ft 870 m2,600 ft 795 m2,350 ft 715 m2,230 ft 680 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
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

Platina sits at about 2,540 ft (775 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
2,540 ft 775 m
few residents
Lowest
2,230 ft 680 m
on the northeast side
Highest
3,230 ft 985 m
at the foot of the Bald Hills
Average
2,570 ft 780 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Platina spans about 1,000 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
2,540 ft775 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Bald Hills
3,230 ft985 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
2,230 ft680 m
Town center
USGS map point for Platina
2,280 ft695 m
Average of all land2,570 ft780 m
Nearest peak
Chanchelulla Peak, 8.1 mi northwest of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
6,400 ft1,951 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Platina, California, shaded from 2,230 ft on the northeast side to 3,230 ft at the foot of the Bald Hills
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Shasta County, California, United States
Population
13 2020 Census
Land area
2.1 sq mi
Density
6.3 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.3596° N, 122.8947° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Middle Fork Cottonwood Creek → Sacramento River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
96076
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Post Mountain3,440 ft
  2. Ruth2,830 ft
  3. Platina2,540 ft
  4. Hayfork2,430 ft
  5. Weaverville2,170 ft
  6. Douglas City2,150 ft
  7. Lewiston2,010 ft
  8. Ono1,120 ft
  9. Igo1,040 ft
  10. Centerville850 ft
  11. Happy Valley750 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • North Yolla Bolly Mountains7,868 ft
  • Chanchelulla Peak6,400 ft
  • Bluenose Peak5,540 ft
  • Wells Mountain5,452 ft
  • Arbuckle Mountain3,720 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Platina 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.