Rail Road Flat, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rail Road Flat, California, shaded from 1,810 ft on the southwest side to 3,190 ft on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
3,190 ft 975 m2,850 ft 870 m2,670 ft 815 m2,330 ft 710 m1,980 ft 605 m1,810 ft 550 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.
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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

Rail Road Flat sits at about 2,770 ft (845 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,770 ft 845 m
most residents: 2,570–2,830 ft
Lowest
1,810 ft 550 m
on the southwest side
Highest
3,190 ft 975 m
on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
2,670 ft 815 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Rail Road Flat spans about 1,380 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
2,770 ft845 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
3,190 ft975 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
1,810 ft550 m
Town center
USGS map point for Rail Road Flat
2,600 ft795 m
Average of all land2,670 ft815 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rail Road Flat, California, shaded from 1,810 ft on the southwest side to 3,190 ft on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Calaveras County, California, United States
Population
533 2020 Census
Land area
17.4 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
31 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.3432° N, 120.5121° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
Mokelumne River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 2
95245 95248
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Buckhorn3,430 ft
  2. Pioneer3,080 ft
  3. Wilseyville2,780 ft
  4. Rail Road Flat2,770 ft
  5. Glencoe2,770 ft
  6. West Point2,730 ft
  7. Red Corral2,590 ft
  8. Pine Grove2,540 ft
  9. Sheep Ranch2,380 ft
  10. Mountain Ranch2,110 ft
  11. Volcano2,070 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Round Top10,350 ft
  • Deadwood Peak, Alpine County9,830 ft
  • Dardanelles Cone9,527 ft
  • Mokelumne Peak9,337 ft
  • Bear Mountain, Calaveras County2,890 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).
  • 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.
  • Rail Road Flat 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.