West Bishop, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of West Bishop, California, shaded from 4,130 ft on the southeast side to 5,500 ft at the foot of the Tungsten Hills
Elevation
5,500 ft 1,675 m5,160 ft 1,570 m4,980 ft 1,520 m4,640 ft 1,415 m4,300 ft 1,310 m4,130 ft 1,260 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

West Bishop sits at about 4,280 ft (1,305 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,280 ft 1,305 m
most residents: 4,220–4,350 ft
Lowest
4,130 ft 1,260 m
on the southeast side
Highest
5,500 ft 1,675 m
at the foot of the Tungsten Hills
Average
4,470 ft 1,365 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

West Bishop spans about 1,370 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
4,280 ft1,305 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Tungsten Hills
5,500 ft1,675 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
4,130 ft1,260 m
Town center
USGS map point for West Bishop
4,400 ft1,340 m
Airport (BIH)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.1 mi east of the CDP boundary
4,124 ft1,257 m
Average of all land4,470 ft1,365 m
Nearest peak
Mount Tom, 7.7 mi west of the CDP boundary
13,620 ft4,150 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,280 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.0 °F95.6 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.6 inHg (86.6 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.9% 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 West Bishop, California, shaded from 4,130 ft on the southeast side to 5,500 ft at the foot of the Tungsten Hills
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Inyo County, California, United States
Population
2,754 2020 Census
Land area
8.8 sq mi
Density
314 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.3610° N, 118.4551° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Owens River → Owens Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Bishop (BIH) 4,124 ft
ZIP codes 1
93514
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Sunny Slopes7,110 ft
  2. Swall Meadows6,460 ft
  3. Paradise, Mono County5,100 ft
  4. Round Valley4,820 ft
  5. Wilkerson4,720 ft
  6. Mesa4,580 ft
  7. West Bishop4,280 ft
  8. Chalfant4,270 ft
  9. Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek4,190 ft
  10. Bishop4,140 ft
  11. Big Pine3,990 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Humphreys13,920 ft
  • Mount Darwin13,820 ft
  • Mount Morgan, Inyo County13,710 ft
  • Mount Tom13,620 ft
  • Black Mountain, Inyo County9,089 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.
  • West Bishop 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.