Crystal Bay, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Crystal Bay, Nevada, shaded from 6,230 ft on the south side to 7,220 ft at the foot of the Carson Range
Elevation
7,220 ft 2,200 m6,970 ft 2,125 m6,850 ft 2,085 m6,600 ft 2,010 m6,350 ft 1,935 m6,230 ft 1,900 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

Crystal Bay sits at about 6,390 ft (1,950 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,390 ft 1,950 m
most residents: 6,380–6,640 ft
Lowest
6,230 ft 1,900 m
on the south side
Highest
7,220 ft 2,200 m
at the foot of the Carson Range
Average
6,510 ft 1,985 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Crystal Bay spans about 990 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
6,390 ft1,950 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Carson Range
7,220 ft2,200 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
6,230 ft1,900 m
Town center
USGS map point for Crystal Bay
6,370 ft1,940 m
Average of all land6,510 ft1,985 m
Nearest peak
Mount Rose, 8.1 mi northeast of the CDP boundary
10,760 ft3,280 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,390 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.1 °F93.4 °C

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

Air pressure
79% of sea level

23.6 inHg (80.0 kPa): each breath holds 21% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+13% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Crystal Bay, Nevada, shaded from 6,230 ft on the south side to 7,220 ft at the foot of the Carson Range
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
337 2020 Census
Land area
0.5 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Density
747 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.2260° N, 120.0041° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
Truckee River → Pyramid Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
89402
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cedar Flat, CA6,530 ft
  2. Incline Village6,480 ft
  3. Dollar Point, CA6,440 ft
  4. Crystal Bay6,390 ft
  5. Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA6,360 ft
  6. Carnelian Bay, CA6,330 ft
  7. Tahoe Vista, CA6,290 ft
  8. Kings Beach, CA6,290 ft
  9. Glenbrook6,280 ft
  10. Floriston, CA6,210 ft
  11. Truckee, CA5,950 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Rose10,760 ft
  • Snow Valley Peak9,160 ft
  • Genoa Peak9,130 ft
  • Peavine Mountain8,269 ft
  • Ophir Hill7,780 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.
  • Crystal Bay 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.