Washington, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington, California, shaded from 2,530 ft on the southwest side to 4,310 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
4,310 ft 1,315 m3,870 ft 1,180 m3,650 ft 1,110 m3,200 ft 975 m2,760 ft 840 m2,530 ft 770 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.
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

Washington sits at about 2,700 ft (820 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,700 ft 820 m
most residents: 2,580–2,830 ft
Lowest
2,530 ft 770 m
on the southwest side
Highest
4,310 ft 1,315 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
3,040 ft 925 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Washington spans about 1,780 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
2,700 ft820 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
4,310 ft1,315 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
2,530 ft770 m
Town center
USGS map point for Washington
2,630 ft800 m
Airport (BLU)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.4 mi southeast of the CDP boundary
5,284 ft1,611 m
Average of all land3,040 ft925 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington, California, shaded from 2,530 ft on the southwest side to 4,310 ft on the northeast 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 Nevada County, California, United States
Population
101 2020 Census
Land area
1.9 sq mi
Density
53 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.3593° N, 120.7991° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
South Yuba River → Sacramento River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Blue Canyon - Nyack (BLU) 5,284 ft
ZIP codes 2
95959 95986
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Graniteville5,010 ft
  2. Alleghany4,240 ft
  3. Alta3,770 ft
  4. Pike3,290 ft
  5. Dutch Flat3,180 ft
  6. Downieville2,980 ft
  7. Goodyears Bar2,850 ft
  8. Camptonville2,810 ft
  9. Washington2,700 ft
  10. Nevada City2,600 ft
  11. North San Juan2,180 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Lola9,147 ft
  • Basin Peak9,010 ft
  • Sierra Buttes8,520 ft
  • Haskell Peak8,090 ft
  • Snow Mountain, Placer County8,010 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.
  • Washington 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.