Cold Springs, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cold Springs, Nevada, shaded from 5,040 ft on the southwest side to 6,810 ft at the foot of the French Mountains
Elevation
6,810 ft 2,075 m6,370 ft 1,940 m6,150 ft 1,875 m5,700 ft 1,740 m5,260 ft 1,605 m5,040 ft 1,535 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.
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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

Cold Springs sits at about 5,080 ft (1,550 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,080 ft 1,550 m
most residents: 5,060–5,190 ft
Lowest
5,040 ft 1,535 m
on the southwest side
Highest
6,810 ft 2,075 m
at the foot of the French Mountains
Average
5,480 ft 1,670 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Cold Springs spans about 1,770 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
5,080 ft1,550 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the French Mountains
6,810 ft2,075 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
5,040 ft1,535 m
Town center
USGS map point for Cold Springs
5,060 ft1,540 m
Airport (RTS)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 3.4 mi east of the CDP boundary
5,050 ft1,539 m
Average of all land5,480 ft1,670 m
Nearest peak
Petersen Mountain, 4.3 mi north of the CDP boundary
7,840 ft2,390 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,080 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
202.6 °F94.8 °C

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

Air pressure
83% of sea level

24.8 inHg (84.1 kPa): each breath holds 17% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.4% 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 Cold Springs, Nevada, shaded from 5,040 ft on the southwest side to 6,810 ft at the foot of the French Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States
Population
10,153 2020 Census
Land area
8.8 sq mi
Density
1,159 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.6802° N, 119.9766° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Reno/stead (RTS) 5,050 ft
ZIP codes 1
89508
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Sierra Brooks, CA5,200 ft
  2. Verdi, CA5,170 ft
  3. Golden Valley5,140 ft
  4. Cold Springs5,080 ft
  5. Chilcoot-Vinton, CA5,070 ft
  6. Loyalton, CA4,950 ft
  7. Lemmon Valley4,940 ft
  8. Verdi4,900 ft
  9. Mogul4,760 ft
  10. Sun Valley4,760 ft
  11. Reno4,570 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Peavine Mountain8,269 ft
  • Petersen Mountain7,840 ft
  • Dogskin Mountain7,350 ft
  • Freds Mountain7,193 ft
  • Seven Lakes Mountain6,050 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.
  • Cold 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.