Weed, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Weed, California, shaded from 3,280 ft on the northwest side to 4,070 ft on the south side
Elevation
4,070 ft 1,240 m3,870 ft 1,180 m3,770 ft 1,150 m3,580 ft 1,090 m3,380 ft 1,030 m3,280 ft 1,000 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Weed sits at about 3,540 ft (1,080 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,540 ft 1,080 m
most residents: 3,460–3,680 ft
Lowest
3,280 ft 1,000 m
on the northwest side
Highest
4,070 ft 1,240 m
on the south side
Average
3,650 ft 1,115 m
all land inside city limits

Weed spans about 790 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
3,540 ft1,080 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
4,070 ft1,240 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
3,280 ft1,000 m
Town center
USGS map point for Weed
3,430 ft1,045 m
Airport (O46)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 4.2 mi northwest of the city limits
2,943 ft897 m
Average of all land3,650 ft1,115 m
Nearest peak
Black Butte, Siskiyou County, 1.7 mi southeast of the city limits
6,310 ft1,920 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,540 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
205.4 °F96.3 °C

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

Air pressure
88% of sea level

26.3 inHg (89.0 kPa): each breath holds 12% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.4% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+7% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Weed, California, shaded from 3,280 ft on the northwest side to 4,070 ft on the south side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Siskiyou County, California, United States
Population
2,633 2024 est.
Land area
4.8 sq mi
Density
547 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.4226° N, 122.3861° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Shasta River → Klamath River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Weed (O46) 2,943 ft
ZIP codes 1
96094
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mount Shasta3,620 ft
  2. Weed3,540 ft
  3. Carrick3,480 ft
  4. McCloud3,280 ft
  5. Edgewood2,960 ft
  6. Lake Shastina2,920 ft
  7. Gazelle2,790 ft
  8. Grenada2,570 ft
  9. Montague2,550 ft
  10. Dunsmuir2,380 ft
  11. Castella2,100 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Shasta14,130 ft
  • Mount Eddy9,038 ft
  • The Whaleback8,533 ft
  • China Mountain8,530 ft
  • Black Butte, Siskiyou County6,310 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, 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 city limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.