THE DUNSMUIR LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Eastern Klamath Low Elevation Forests setting.
Dunsmuir city has 1.6 square miles of land in Siskiyou County. Its Census reference point is in Eastern Klamath Low Elevation Forests, within Klamath Mountains/California High North Coast Range.
Dissected ridges, valleys and foothills combine varied rock types with diverse conifer and hardwood forests. The Klamath and Siskiyou ranges differ geologically from the volcanic Cascades to the east.
Regional context: Klamath Mountains/California High North Coast Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Dunsmuir and Siskiyou County
Dunsmuir is associated with Siskiyou County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Dunsmuir by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Dunsmuir, or 2.1% of its total area. It is 1 percentage points higher than the 1.1% recorded for Siskiyou County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Dunsmuir city has 1.4 times the land area of nearby Castella CDP (1.12 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

