Ridgecrest Heights, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ridgecrest Heights, California, shaded from 2,380 ft on the north side to 2,510 ft at the foot of the Black Hills
Elevation
2,510 ft 765 m2,470 ft 755 m2,460 ft 750 m2,430 ft 740 m2,400 ft 730 m2,380 ft 725 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.
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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

Ridgecrest Heights sits at about 2,420 ft (735 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,420 ft 735 m
most residents: 2,390–2,450 ft
Lowest
2,380 ft 725 m
on the north side
Highest
2,510 ft 765 m
at the foot of the Black Hills
Average
2,430 ft 740 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Ridgecrest Heights spans about 130 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
2,420 ft735 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Black Hills
2,510 ft765 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
2,380 ft725 m
Town center
USGS map point for Ridgecrest Heights
2,410 ft735 m
Airport (IYK)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 7.6 mi northwest of the CDP boundary
2,457 ft749 m
Average of all land2,430 ft740 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ridgecrest Heights, California, shaded from 2,380 ft on the north side to 2,510 ft at the foot of the Black Hills
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Kern County, California, United States
Population
380 2020 Census
Land area
0.6 sq mi
Density
629 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.6007° N, 117.6992° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Mirror Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Inyokern (IYK) 2,457 ft
ZIP codes 1
93555
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Randsburg3,590 ft
  2. Johannesburg3,560 ft
  3. Homewood Canyon3,330 ft
  4. Pearsonville2,550 ft
  5. Inyokern2,450 ft
  6. China Lake Acres2,420 ft
  7. Ridgecrest Heights2,420 ft
  8. Ridgecrest2,300 ft
  9. Valley Wells2,190 ft
  10. Trona1,730 ft
  11. Searles Valley1,680 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Owens Peak8,452 ft
  • Argus Peak6,540 ft
  • Red Mountain, San Bernardino County5,263 ft
  • Black Mountain, Kern County5,180 ft
  • Dome Mountain4,960 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.
  • Ridgecrest Heights 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.