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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

Fort Bragg

United States > California > Mendocino County

Fort Bragg, officially the City of Fort Bragg, is a city along the Pacific Coast of California along Shoreline Highway in Mendocino County. The city is 24 miles (39 km) west of Willits, at an elevation of 85 feet (26 m). Its population was 6,983 at the 2020 census.

Average elevation: 8 m

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: 787 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

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: 2,180 m

Fresno

United States > California > Fresno County

Average elevation: 98 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

Vista

United States > California > San Diego County > Vista

Average elevation: 142 m

Manteca

United States > California > San Joaquin County

Average elevation: 15 m

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: 303 m

Angel Island

United States > California > Marin County > Tiburon

Average elevation: 26 m

California City

United States > California > Kern County

Average elevation: 845 m

China Wall

United States > California

Average elevation: 227 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

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

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: 1,749 m

Camptonville

United States > California > Yuba County

Average elevation: 853 m

Hilt

United States > California > Siskiyou County

Average elevation: 956 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

Big Sur

United States > California > Monterey County

Average elevation: 313 m

Post Mountain

United States > California > Trinity County

Average elevation: 1,053 m

Blair Valley

United States > California

Average elevation: 809 m

San Gorgonio Pass

United States > California > Riverside County

The San Gorgonio Pass, or Banning Pass, is a 2,600 ft (790 m) elevation gap on the rim of the Great Basin between the San Bernardino Mountains to the north and the San Jacinto Mountains to the south. The pass was formed by the San Andreas Fault, a major transform fault between the Pacific plate and the North…

Average elevation: 492 m

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

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

Pinecrest Lake

United States > California > Tuolumne County

Average elevation: 1,799 m

Lake Berryessa

United States > California > Napa County

Average elevation: 322 m

Mission Canyon

United States > California > Santa Barbara County

The approximate center of Mission Canyon is located at 34°26′59″N 119°42′59″W / 34.44972°N 119.71639°W / 34.44972; -119.71639 (34.449797, -119.716315). Situated along the southern facing slopes of the Santa Ynez Mountains, Mission Canyon measures some 1,122 acres comprising an estimated…

Average elevation: 199 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

Mount Vernon

United States > California > Sutter County

Average elevation: 40 m

Bagdad

United States > California

Average elevation: 236 m

Lake San Marcos

United States > California

Average elevation: 188 m

Petaluma

United States > California > Sonoma County > Petaluma

Average elevation: 117 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

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

Sunset Point

United States > California

Average elevation: 1,350 m

Nevada County

United States > California

Average elevation: 819 m

Coalinga

United States > California > Fresno County > Coalinga > Coalinga

Coalinga is located 52 miles (84 km) southwest of Fresno, at an elevation of 673 feet (205 m). The topography is generally level, suitable for a number of field crops which do not require large amounts of water. It is located near the eastern foothills of the Diablo Range.

Average elevation: 216 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

Squaw Valley

United States > California > Fresno County > Squaw Valley

Squaw Valley (formerly, Squawvalley) is a census-designated place located in Fresno County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 3,162, up from 2,691 at the 2000 census. Despite the similar name, it is not the location of Squaw Valley Ski Resort or the 1960…

Average elevation: 557 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

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

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

Hawaiian Gardens

United States > California

Average elevation: 12 m

Signal Hill

United States > California

Average elevation: 28 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

Ebbetts Pass

United States > California > Alpine County

Average elevation: 2,632 m

Old Station

United States > California > Shasta County

Average elevation: 1,383 m

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