Douglas County, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Douglas County, Nevada, shaded from 4,630 ft on the north side to 9,570 ft on East Peak
Elevation
9,570 ft 2,920 m8,340 ft 2,540 m7,720 ft 2,355 m6,490 ft 1,975 m5,250 ft 1,600 m4,630 ft 1,415 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Douglas County averages about 6,060 ft (1,845 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 4,630 ft on the north side to 9,570 ft on East Peak.

Average elevation
6,060 ft 1,845 m
all land inside the county
Highest
9,570 ft 2,920 m
on East Peak
Lowest
4,630 ft 1,415 m
on the north side

Douglas County spans about 4,940 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land6,060 ft1,845 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on East Peak (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
9,570 ft2,920 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the north side
4,630 ft1,415 m

Elevation profile, west to east

22 mi west to east through Gardnerville Ranchos.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Douglas County, Nevada, shaded from 4,630 ft on the north side to 9,570 ft on East Peak
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Nevada, United States
Population
49,564 2024 est.
Land area
710.5 sq mi + 27.9 sq mi water
Density
70 per sq mi
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform regions
Basin and Range 55%, Cascade-sierra Mountains 45%
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea) 50%, Walker Lake basin (does not reach the sea) 33%, Artesia Lake basin (does not reach the sea) 13%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Mono County, CA7,800 ft
  2. Alpine County, CA7,760 ft
  3. Douglas County6,060 ft
  4. Carson City5,750 ft
  5. Lyon County5,230 ft
  6. El Dorado County, CA4,140 ft
  7. Placer County, CA3,650 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Mount Siegel9,456 ft
  • Genoa Peak9,130 ft
  • Mount Como9,019 ft
  • Mineral Peak8,290 ft
  • Artesia6,919 ft
All 21 towns in Douglas County by typical elevation
  1. Round Hill Village7,620 ft
  2. Logan Creek7,260 ft
  3. Kingsbury6,820 ft
  4. Lakeridge6,520 ft
  5. Zephyr Cove6,360 ft
  6. Skyland6,320 ft
  7. Glenbrook6,280 ft
  8. Stateline6,250 ft
  9. Double Spring6,060 ft
  10. Carter Springs5,480 ft
  11. Topaz Ranch Estates5,380 ft
  12. Fish Springs5,180 ft
  13. Topaz Lake5,110 ft
  14. Ruhenstroth4,970 ft
  15. East Valley4,930 ft
  16. Gardnerville Ranchos4,860 ft
  17. Indian Hills4,820 ft
  18. Gardnerville4,760 ft
  19. Johnson Lane4,720 ft
  20. Minden4,710 ft
  21. Genoa4,710 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.