Valley Ranch, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Valley Ranch, California, shaded from 4,380 ft on the west side to 4,790 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
4,790 ft 1,460 m4,690 ft 1,430 m4,630 ft 1,415 m4,530 ft 1,380 m4,430 ft 1,350 m4,380 ft 1,335 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

Valley Ranch sits at about 4,480 ft (1,365 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,480 ft 1,365 m
most residents: 4,480–4,560 ft
Lowest
4,380 ft 1,335 m
on the west side
Highest
4,790 ft 1,460 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
4,480 ft 1,365 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Valley Ranch spans about 410 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
4,480 ft1,365 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
4,790 ft1,460 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
4,380 ft1,335 m
Town center
USGS map point for Valley Ranch
4,430 ft1,350 m
Average of all land4,480 ft1,365 m
Nearest peak
Haskell Peak, 4.8 mi south of the CDP boundary
8,090 ft2,465 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,480 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.7 °F95.4 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.4 inHg (86.0 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.8% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+9% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Valley Ranch, California, shaded from 4,380 ft on the west side to 4,790 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Plumas County, California, United States
Population
128 2020 Census
Land area
1.1 sq mi
Density
113 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.7377° N, 120.5660° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
Middle Fork Feather River → Feather River → Sacramento River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
96106
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Gold Mountain4,960 ft
  2. Iron Horse4,940 ft
  3. Mohawk Vista4,930 ft
  4. Mabie4,910 ft
  5. C-Road4,680 ft
  6. Whitehawk4,550 ft
  7. Valley Ranch4,480 ft
  8. Graeagle4,480 ft
  9. Clio4,410 ft
  10. Plumas Eureka4,410 ft
  11. Blairsden4,390 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sierra Buttes8,520 ft
  • Haskell Peak8,090 ft
  • Mount Fillmore7,710 ft
  • Horton Ridge7,610 ft
  • Beckwourth Peak7,264 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.
  • Valley Ranch 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.