Carter Springs, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Carter Springs, Nevada, shaded from 5,290 ft on the northwest side to 6,760 ft at the foot of the Pine Nut Mountains
Elevation
6,760 ft 2,060 m6,390 ft 1,950 m6,210 ft 1,890 m5,840 ft 1,780 m5,470 ft 1,665 m5,290 ft 1,610 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Carter Springs sits at about 5,480 ft (1,670 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,480 ft 1,670 m
most residents: 5,420–5,710 ft
Lowest
5,290 ft 1,610 m
on the northwest side
Highest
6,760 ft 2,060 m
at the foot of the Pine Nut Mountains
Average
5,680 ft 1,730 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Carter Springs spans about 1,470 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
5,480 ft1,670 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Pine Nut Mountains
6,760 ft2,060 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
5,290 ft1,610 m
Average of all land5,680 ft1,730 m
Nearest peak
Mount Siegel, 6.7 mi east of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
9,456 ft2,882 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.5 mi west to east through the middle of Carter Springs.

Altitude Effects

What 5,480 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.8 °F94.3 °C

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

Air pressure
82% of sea level

24.5 inHg (82.8 kPa): each breath holds 18% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.1% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Carter Springs, Nevada, shaded from 5,290 ft on the northwest side to 6,760 ft at the foot of the Pine Nut Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States
Population
585 2020 Census
Land area
2.8 sq mi
Density
209 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.8516° N, 119.6486° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
Carson River → Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
89410
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Double Spring6,060 ft
  2. Alpine Village, CA5,900 ft
  3. Mesa Vista, CA5,640 ft
  4. Carter Springs5,480 ft
  5. Topaz Ranch Estates5,380 ft
  6. Fish Springs5,180 ft
  7. Ruhenstroth4,970 ft
  8. East Valley4,930 ft
  9. Gardnerville Ranchos4,860 ft
  10. Gardnerville4,760 ft
  11. Minden4,710 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Siegel9,456 ft
  • Genoa Peak9,130 ft
  • Mount Como9,019 ft
  • Mineral Peak8,290 ft
  • Artesia6,919 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Carter Springs is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.