Wrightwood, CA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wrightwood, California, shaded from 5,560 ft on the east side to 8,500 ft on Wright Mountain
Elevation
8,500 ft 2,590 m7,770 ft 2,370 m7,400 ft 2,255 m6,670 ft 2,030 m5,930 ft 1,810 m5,560 ft 1,695 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

Wrightwood sits at about 6,000 ft (1,830 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,000 ft 1,830 m
most residents: 5,820–6,840 ft
Lowest
5,560 ft 1,695 m
on the east side
Highest
8,500 ft 2,590 m
on Wright Mountain
Average
6,600 ft 2,010 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Wrightwood spans about 2,940 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
6,000 ft1,830 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on Wright Mountain
8,500 ft2,590 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
5,560 ft1,695 m
Town center
USGS map point for Wrightwood
5,940 ft1,810 m
Average of all land6,600 ft2,010 m
Nearest peak
Mount San Antonio, 2.8 mi south of the CDP boundary
10,060 ft3,065 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,000 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.8 °F93.8 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

24.0 inHg (81.2 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wrightwood, California, shaded from 5,560 ft on the east side to 8,500 ft on Wright Mountain
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in San Bernardino County, California, United States
Population
4,720 2020 Census
Land area
6.0 sq mi
Density
793 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.3608° N, 117.6334° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
92397
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Wrightwood6,000 ft
  2. Piñon Hills4,020 ft
  3. Phelan3,810 ft
  4. Oak Hills3,710 ft
  5. Hesperia3,230 ft
  6. Lytle Creek3,200 ft
  7. Mountain View Acres3,060 ft
  8. San Antonio Heights2,050 ft
  9. Rancho Cucamonga1,340 ft
  10. Upland1,330 ft
  11. Claremont1,260 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount San Antonio10,060 ft
  • Mount Baden-Powell9,390 ft
  • Cucamonga Peak8,850 ft
  • Mount Williamson, Los Angeles County8,240 ft
  • Sunset Peak5,580 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.
  • Wrightwood 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. All public domain.