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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: 690 m

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: 1,106 m

Lincoln

United States > California > Placer County

Average elevation: 60 m

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: 1,122 m

Descanso

United States > California > San Diego County

Average elevation: 1,095 m

Meadow Valley

United States > California > Plumas County

Average elevation: 1,511 m

Winters

United States > California > Yolo County > Winters > Winters

Average elevation: 42 m

Wrightwood

United States > California > Wrightwood

Wrightwood is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California. It sits at an elevation of 5,935 feet (1,809 m). The population was 4,525 at the 2010 census, up from the population of 3,837 at the 2000 census. Wrightwood is located 77 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

Average elevation: 1,904 m

Shingletown

United States > California > Shasta County

Average elevation: 920 m

Placerville

United States > California > Placerville

The region east of Placerville, popularly known as Apple Hill and Pleasant Valley, is becoming a center for wine production. The wine region is officially designated as the El Dorado AVA. The largest wineries in the area are Boeger, Lava Cap and Madrona, but most of the 30 plus wineries surrounding Placerville…

Average elevation: 587 m

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: 859 m

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: 2,209 m

Baxter

United States > California > Placer County

Average elevation: 1,232 m

Hemet

United States > California > Hemet

Dedicated to James Simpson, Hemet City Council 1947–48, and mayor 1950 to 1966. Simpson Park is a wilderness park located in the Santa Rosa Hills southeast of Hemet with sheltered picnic area and tables, barbecues, restrooms, and hiking trails. At an elevation of 2,500 feet (760 m), it provides an expansive…

Average elevation: 508 m

San Martin

United States > California > Santa Clara County > San Martin

Due to the moderating influence of the Pacific Ocean, San Martin enjoys a warm, Mediterranean climate. Temperatures range from an average midsummer maximum of 90.2°F (32.3°C) to an average midwinter low of 33.6 °F (0.9 °C). Average annual rainfall is 480 mm (18.9 in), and the summer months are typically…

Average elevation: 100 m

Echo Summit

United States > California > El Dorado County

Echo Summit is notable for being the location (sometimes listed as "South Lake Tahoe") of the 1968 U.S. Olympic track and field trials for men, held September 6–16, a month before the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. (The women's trials were at low altitude in Los Angeles County, at Walnut.) The Echo Summit…

Average elevation: 2,200 m

Laytonville

United States > California > Mendocino County

Laytonville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is located 23 miles (37 km) north-northwest of Willits, at an elevation of 1,670 feet (510 m). The population was 1,152 at the 2020 census, down from 1,227 at the 2010 census.

Average elevation: 594 m

Forest Ranch

United States > California > Butte County

Average elevation: 672 m

Waterford

United States > California > Stanislaus County

The city was founded around the Tuolumne River. City population signs report Waterford's elevation is 51 feet (16 m) above sea level.

Average elevation: 49 m

Corning

United States > California > Tehama County

Average elevation: 86 m

Rancho Cordova

United States > California > Sacramento County

In the Gold Rush era of mid-19th-century California, certain Placer mining activities took place in the Rancho Cordova environs, some traces of which disturbance are extant. The elevation of the generally level terrain is approximately 118 feet (36 m) above mean sea level. Lone Star Gravel Company and other…

Average elevation: 31 m

Kernville

United States > California > Kern County > Kernville

Kernville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. Kernville is located 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2,667 feet (813 m). The population was 1,549 at the 2020 United States census, up from 1,395 at the 2010…

Average elevation: 1,135 m

SilverLake

United States > California > Riverside County > Norco

Average elevation: 189 m

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: 1,987 m

Coachella

United States > California > Riverside County

The elevation is 68 feet (21 m) below sea level, as the eastern half of the Coachella Valley is below sea level. The saltwater lake, Salton Sea, 10 miles (16 km) south of Coachella, is 228 feet (69 m) below sea level.

Average elevation: -2 m

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: 445 m

Signal Hill

United States > California

Average elevation: 28 m

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: 1,216 m

Shaver Lake

United States > California > Fresno County

Shaver Lake (formerly, Musick Creek and Musick Creek Heights) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 634 at the 2010 census, down from 705 at the 2000 census. Shaver Lake is on the southwest end of the lake of the same name, 10 miles (16 km) east of…

Average elevation: 1,563 m

Bagdad

United States > California

Average elevation: 236 m

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: 62 m

Lake San Marcos

United States > California

Average elevation: 188 m

Mesa Grande

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,028 m

Quartz Hill

United States > California

Average elevation: 803 m

Jamul

United States > California

Average elevation: 306 m

Phelps Corner

United States > California

Average elevation: 563 m

Naylor Place

United States > California

Average elevation: 726 m

Nevada

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,207 m

Cerro Gordo Peak

United States > California

Average elevation: 2,468 m

Black Mountain

United States > California

Average elevation: 913 m

Table Mountain

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,073 m

Tiltill Mountain

United States > California

Average elevation: 2,488 m

Hutton Peak

United States > California

Average elevation: 486 m

Martinez Mountain

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,697 m

Dumont Dunes

United States > California

Average elevation: 252 m

Cove Beach

United States > California

Average elevation: 34 m

Chicken Coop Hill

United States > California

Average elevation: 34 m

Moose Lodge Falls

United States > California

Average elevation: 175 m

Menifee

United States > California > Riverside County

Menifee is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and part of the Los Angeles Combined Statistical Area. The city is centrally located in Southern California in the Menifee Valley. It is almost 15 miles (24 km) north of Temecula and just north of Murrieta. Menifee is roughly 46 square miles…

Average elevation: 456 m

Bakersfield

United States > California > Kern County > Bakersfield

Most of Bakersfield’s major streets are six-lane divided roads with bike lanes, with almost every street in the city having proper lane signage for bicycle traffic. Bikes are a popular method of transportation in Bakersfield, due to the city’s relatively flat topography and grid-like street system. Newer…

Average elevation: 161 m

Puente Hills

United States > California

Average elevation: 283 m

Cottonwood Spring

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,022 m

Chimney Rock

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,355 m

Blair Valley

United States > California

Average elevation: 809 m

Sunset Point

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,350 m

Nevada County

United States > California

Average elevation: 819 m

Sebastopol

United States > California > Sonoma County

Sebastopol's elevation is 65 to 250 feet (20 to 76 meters) above sea level. Its downtown is at the intersection of State Route 12 and State Route 116 (Gravenstein Highway), approximately 9 mi (14 km) west of U.S. Route 101.

Average elevation: 69 m

Idyllwild-Pine Cove

United States > California > Riverside County

"Mile-high Idyllwild" is a mountain resort about one-mile (1,600 m) in altitude. Idyllwild is flanked by two large rock formations, Tahquitz Peak and Suicide Rock (also known as Lily Rock), which are famous in Southern California rock-climbing circles. It offers no skiing, so "the Hill" has been minimally…

Average elevation: 1,746 m

Beckwourth

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,674 m

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: 1,199 m

McCloud

United States > California > Siskiyou County

McCloud is located at 41°15′17″N 122°8′11″W / 41.25472°N 122.13639°W / 41.25472; -122.13639 (41.254682, -122.136321) on the southern slope of Mount Shasta, at an elevation of 3,271 feet (997 m) above sea level.

Average elevation: 1,010 m

El Dorado County

United States > California

Average elevation: 2,145 m

Lake Thomas A Edison

United States > California

Average elevation: 2,556 m

Tulare County

United States > California

Average elevation: 2,179 m

China Wall

United States > California

Average elevation: 227 m

San Pablo Reservoir

United States > California

Average elevation: 181 m

Whiskeytown Lake

United States > California

Average elevation: 518 m

City of Industry

United States > California

Average elevation: 149 m

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: 959 m

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: 606 m

Plumas National Forest

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,601 m

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: 1,492 m

Honey Lake

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,361 m

Hawaiian Gardens

United States > California

Average elevation: 12 m

La Habra Heights

United States > California

Average elevation: 190 m

Santa Rosa Reservation

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,462 m

Irwindale

United States > California

Average elevation: 149 m

Lake Hughes

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,102 m

CAL Fire Kern County

United States > California

Average elevation: 849 m

Pine Valley

United States > California

According to the United States Geological Survey, Pine Valley is located 3,736 feet (1,139 m) above sea level, at 32°49′17″N 116°31′45″W / 32.82139°N 116.52917°W / 32.82139; -116.52917. Interstate 8 passes east-to-west along the southern border of Pine Valley. It crosses the Pine Valley…

Average elevation: 1,291 m

Camptonville

United States > California > Yuba County

Average elevation: 853 m

Iowa Hill

United States > California > Placer County

Average elevation: 804 m

Graeagle

United States > California > Plumas County

Average elevation: 1,393 m

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