Rancho Calaveras, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rancho Calaveras, California, shaded from 210 ft on the south side to 910 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
910 ft 280 m740 ft 225 m650 ft 200 m470 ft 145 m300 ft 90 m210 ft 65 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

Rancho Calaveras sits at about 550 ft (165 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
550 ft 165 m
most residents: 350–680 ft
Lowest
210 ft 65 m
on the south side
Highest
910 ft 280 m
on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
520 ft 160 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Rancho Calaveras spans about 700 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
550 ft165 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
910 ft280 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
210 ft65 m
Town center
USGS map point for Rancho Calaveras
530 ft160 m
Average of all land520 ft160 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.2 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rancho Calaveras, California, shaded from 210 ft on the south side to 910 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Calaveras County, California, United States
Population
6,866 2020 Census
Land area
10.0 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
688 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.1275° N, 120.8583° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
San Joaquin River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
95252
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Paloma1,370 ft
  2. San Andreas1,130 ft
  3. Valley Springs680 ft
  4. Rancho Calaveras550 ft
  5. Campo Seco520 ft
  6. Camanche North Shore330 ft
  7. Camanche Village310 ft
  8. Buena Vista310 ft
  9. Wallace310 ft
  10. Dogtown110 ft
  11. Linden90 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Deadwood Peak, Alpine County9,830 ft
  • Dardanelles Cone9,527 ft
  • Mokelumne Peak9,337 ft
  • Eylar Mountain4,087 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.
  • Rancho Calaveras 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.