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Lancaster

United States > California > Lancaster

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 94.5 square miles (245 km2), of which 94.3 square miles (244 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (0.29%) is water. Lancaster's elevation is 2,350 feet (720 m) above sea level on a high, flat valley surrounded by pristine…

Average elevation: 2,582 ft

Thousand Oaks

United States > California > Ventura County > Thousand Oaks

The northern parts consist of mountainous terrain in the Simi Hills, Conejo Mountains and Mount Clef Ridge. Narrow canyons such as Hill Canyon cut through the steeper mountainous areas. Conejo Mountain and Conejo Grade are found in westernmost Newbury Park, while the southernmost parts of Thousand Oaks are…

Average elevation: 994 ft

Lake Del Valle

United States > California > Alameda County

The dam is 230 feet (70 m) high and 880 feet (270 m) long. Its crest elevation is 773 feet (236 m). The dam contains 4,150,000 cubic yards (3,170,000 m3) of earth fill.

Average elevation: 1,112 ft

Yucca Valley

United States > California > San Bernardino County

Yucca Valley lies in the middle of the Morongo Basin at a base elevation of 3,300 feet. Joshua Tree National Park is adjacent to its southern border.

Average elevation: 3,629 ft

Ediza Lake

United States > California > Madera County

Average elevation: 9,938 ft

Helendale

United States > California > San Bernardino County

Average elevation: 2,530 ft

Oceanside

United States > California > San Diego County > Oceanside

Average elevation: 174 ft

Carlsbad

United States > California > San Diego County > Carlsbad

Average elevation: 184 ft

San Diego

United States > California > San Diego County > San Diego

The climate in San Diego, like most of Southern California, often varies significantly over short geographical distances, resulting in microclimates. In San Diego, this is mostly because of the city's topography (the Bay, and the numerous hills, mountains, and canyons). Frequently, particularly during the "May…

Average elevation: 187 ft

Anaheim

United States > California > Orange County > Anaheim

Average elevation: 322 ft

Tenaya Lake

United States > California > Mariposa County

Tenaya Lake is an alpine lake in Yosemite National Park, located between Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows. The surface of Tenaya Lake has an elevation of 8,150 feet (2,484 m). The lake basin was formed by glacial action, which left a backdrop of light granite rocks, whose beauty was known to the Native…

Average elevation: 8,547 ft

Lakeport

United States > California > Lake County

Lakeport is an incorporated city and the county seat of Lake County, California. This city is 125 miles (201 km) northwest of Sacramento. Lakeport is on the western shore of the county namesake, Clear Lake, at an elevation of 1,355 feet (413 m). The population was 5,026 at the 2020 census, up from 4,753 at the…

Average elevation: 1,368 ft

Monte Rio

United States > California > Sonoma County

Average elevation: 430 ft

Exeter

United States > California > Tulare County

Average elevation: 387 ft

Palm Springs

United States > California > Riverside County

Palm Springs, located in the Coachella Valley, is characterized by striking topography shaped by both the Colorado Desert and surrounding mountain ranges. The city lies at an average elevation of around 480 feet (146 meters) above sea level​. To the west, the San Bernardino Mountains rise dramatically, with…

Average elevation: 2,818 ft

North Auburn

United States > California > Placer County

Average elevation: 1,453 ft

Bagdad

United States > California

Average elevation: 774 ft

Rancho Santa Fe

United States > California

The climate of Rancho Santa Fe is, for the most part, typical of the San Diego metropolitan area though its higher elevation and inland location lends itself to larger temperature variations.

Average elevation: 203 ft

Mount Laguna

United States > California > San Diego County

Average elevation: 5,594 ft

Lake San Marcos

United States > California

Average elevation: 617 ft

Lee Vining

United States > California > Mono County

Lee Vining (formerly Leevining, Poverty Flat, and Lakeview) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mono County, California, United States. It is located 25 miles (40 km) south-southeast of Bridgeport, at an elevation of 6,781 feet (2,067 m). Lee Vining is located on the southwest…

Average elevation: 7,152 ft

Mesa Grande

United States > California

Average elevation: 3,373 ft

Quartz Hill

United States > California

Average elevation: 2,635 ft

Jamul

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,004 ft

Phelps Corner

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,847 ft

Naylor Place

United States > California

Average elevation: 2,382 ft

Nevada

United States > California

Average elevation: 3,960 ft

Cerro Gordo Peak

United States > California

Average elevation: 8,097 ft

Black Mountain

United States > California

Average elevation: 2,995 ft

Table Mountain

United States > California

Average elevation: 3,520 ft

Tiltill Mountain

United States > California

Average elevation: 8,163 ft

Hutton Peak

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,594 ft

Martinez Mountain

United States > California

Average elevation: 5,568 ft

Dumont Dunes

United States > California

Average elevation: 827 ft

Cove Beach

United States > California

Average elevation: 112 ft

Chicken Coop Hill

United States > California

Average elevation: 112 ft

Moose Lodge Falls

United States > California

Average elevation: 574 ft

Puente Hills

United States > California

Average elevation: 928 ft

Cottonwood Spring

United States > California

Average elevation: 3,353 ft

Chimney Rock

United States > California

Average elevation: 4,446 ft

Blair Valley

United States > California

Average elevation: 2,654 ft

Sunset Point

United States > California

Average elevation: 4,429 ft

Nevada County

United States > California

Average elevation: 2,687 ft

Oakdale

United States > California > Stanislaus County

Historically the area has been used for orchards and other agricultural uses. Some of the common soil types found in Oakdale are Delhi sand, Oakdale sandy loam, Hanford sandy loam, and Tujunga loamy sand. Oakdale is generally on level ground at an elevation of approximately 190 feet (58 m) above mean sea…

Average elevation: 217 ft

Twentynine Palms

United States > California > Twentynine Palms

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 59.1 square miles (153 km2), all land. The city is at an elevation of 1,988 feet (606 m). The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms is located there.

Average elevation: 2,264 ft

Half Moon Bay

United States > California > Half Moon Bay

Average elevation: 354 ft

Ventura

United States > California > Ventura County

Average elevation: 394 ft

Beckwourth

United States > California

Average elevation: 5,492 ft

Independence

United States > California

Independence is a census-designated place in Inyo County, California. Independence is located 41 miles (66 km) south-southeast of Bishop, at an elevation of 3930 feet (1198 m). It is the county seat of Inyo County, California. The population of this census-designated place was 669 at the 2010 census, up from…

Average elevation: 3,934 ft

Shoshone

United States > California > CAL Fire San Bernardino Unit

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 28.7 square miles (74 km2), over 99% of it land. It is 14 miles (23 km) east of Epaulet Peak, at an elevation of 1585 feet (483 m).

Average elevation: 1,916 ft

Wofford Heights

United States > California > Kern County

Wofford Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. Wofford Heights is located in the west Kern River Valley, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southwest of Kernville, at an elevation of 2,684 feet (818 m). The population was 2,200 at the 2010…

Average elevation: 3,655 ft

El Dorado County

United States > California

Average elevation: 7,037 ft

Lake Thomas A Edison

United States > California

Average elevation: 8,386 ft

Tulare County

United States > California

Average elevation: 7,149 ft

China Wall

United States > California

Average elevation: 745 ft

San Pablo Reservoir

United States > California

Average elevation: 594 ft

Whiskeytown Lake

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,699 ft

City of Industry

United States > California

Average elevation: 489 ft

Mojave National Preserve

United States > California

Climate in the preserve varies greatly. Summer temperatures average 90 °F (32 °C), with highs exceeding 105 °F (41 °C). Elevations in the preserve range from 7,929 feet (2,417 m) at Clark Mountain to 880 feet (270 m) near Baker. Annual precipitation varies from 3.37 inches (86 mm) near Baker, to almost 9…

Average elevation: 3,146 ft

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

United States > California

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park lies in a unique geologic setting along the western margin of the Salton Trough. This major topographic depression with the Salton Sink having elevations of 200 ft (61 m) below sea level, forms the northernmost end of an active rift valley and a geological continental plate…

Average elevation: 1,988 ft

Lassen National Forest

United States > California

An ancient volcano, known as Mount Tehama is believed to have been much larger and taller than Lassen Peak. Its erosion is responsible for the topography of the national forest and the national park: a volcanic rim, with elevations beginning at 6,000 feet (1,800 m) above sea level.

Average elevation: 4,895 ft

Plumas National Forest

United States > California

Average elevation: 5,253 ft

Sierra National Forest

United States > California

Sierra National Forest covers, in descending order of forestland area, the eastern portions of Fresno, Madera, and Mariposa counties, adjacent to the southern part of Yosemite National Park. It includes more than 1,300,000 acres (2,000 sq mi; 5,300 km2), at altitudes ranging from 900 to 13,986 feet (274 to…

Average elevation: 6,519 ft

Honey Lake

United States > California

Average elevation: 4,465 ft

Los Padres National Forest

United States > California

Los Padres National Forest is a United States national forest in southern and central California. Administered by the United States Forest Service, Los Padres includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,847…

Average elevation: 1,460 ft

Hawaiian Gardens

United States > California

Average elevation: 39 ft

Signal Hill

United States > California

Average elevation: 92 ft

La Habra Heights

United States > California

Average elevation: 623 ft

Big Bear Lake

United States > California > San Bernardino County > Big Bear Lake

At a surface elevation of 6,743 ft (2,055 m) above sea level, it has an east-west length of approximately seven miles (11 km) and is approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) at its widest measurement, though the lake's width mostly averages a little more than 1⁄2 mi (0.8 km). These approximations are based on the…

Average elevation: 7,247 ft

Santa Rosa Reservation

United States > California

Average elevation: 4,797 ft

Irwindale

United States > California

Average elevation: 489 ft

Lake Hughes

United States > California

Average elevation: 3,615 ft

Klamath National Forest

United States > California

Average elevation: 2,848 ft

Kern River

United States > California

Despite its remote source, nearly all of the river is publicly accessible. The Kern River is particularly popular for wilderness hiking and whitewater rafting. The Upper Kern River is paralleled by trails to within a half-mile of its source (which lies at 13,600 feet (4,100 m)). Even with the presence of Lake…

Average elevation: 3,990 ft

CAL Fire Kern County

United States > California

Average elevation: 2,785 ft

CAL Fire San Diego Unit

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,417 ft

Fredonyer Pass

United States > California > Lassen County

Fredonyer Pass, elevation 5,751 feet (1,753 m), is a high mountain pass in Lassen County, California, southwest of Susanville and southeast of Mount Lassen. It lies on the Great Basin Divide between the Feather River to the west and the Susan River and Honey Lake to the east.

Average elevation: 5,738 ft

Butte City

United States > California > Glenn County

Average elevation: 89 ft

Pollock Pines

United States > California > El Dorado County

Pollock Pines is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pollock Pines lies at an elevation of 3,980 feet (1,210 m) in the Sierra Nevada. The population was 6,871 at the 2010 census,…

Average elevation: 3,681 ft

Shelter Cove

United States > California > Humboldt County

Average elevation: 217 ft

Lake City

United States > California > Modoc County

Average elevation: 4,839 ft

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