Carlin, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Carlin, Nevada, shaded from 4,880 ft on the southwest side to 5,350 ft at the foot of the Piñon Range
Elevation
5,350 ft 1,630 m5,230 ft 1,595 m5,170 ft 1,575 m5,050 ft 1,540 m4,940 ft 1,505 m4,880 ft 1,485 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Carlin sits at about 4,920 ft (1,500 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,920 ft 1,500 m
most residents: 4,900–4,970 ft
Lowest
4,880 ft 1,485 m
on the southwest side
Highest
5,350 ft 1,630 m
at the foot of the Piñon Range
Average
4,980 ft 1,520 m
all land inside city limits

Carlin spans about 470 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
4,920 ft1,500 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Piñon Range
5,350 ft1,630 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
4,880 ft1,485 m
Town center
USGS map point for Carlin
4,900 ft1,495 m
Average of all land4,980 ft1,520 m
Nearest peak
Marys Mountain, 6.3 mi west of the city limits (NGS survey)
7,706 ft2,349 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,920 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
202.9 °F94.9 °C

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

Air pressure
83% of sea level

25.0 inHg (84.6 kPa): each breath holds 17% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+10% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Carlin, Nevada, shaded from 4,880 ft on the southwest side to 5,350 ft at the foot of the Piñon Range
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Elko County, Nevada, United States
Population
2,000 2024 est.
Land area
10.5 sq mi
Density
190 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.7138° N, 116.1040° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Humboldt River → Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
89822
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Tuscarora6,140 ft
  2. Lamoille5,880 ft
  3. Midas5,760 ft
  4. Spring Creek5,500 ft
  5. South Fork5,320 ft
  6. Ryndon5,230 ft
  7. Osino5,210 ft
  8. Elko5,160 ft
  9. Carlin4,920 ft
  10. Crescent Valley4,830 ft
  11. Battle Mountain4,510 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Bunker Hill, Elko County8,680 ft
  • Swales Mountain8,070 ft
  • Marys Mountain7,706 ft
  • Elko Mountain7,509 ft
  • Grindstone Mountain7,370 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, 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 city limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.