Elko County, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elko County, Nevada, shaded from 4,220 ft on the east side to 11,370 ft on Ruby Dome
Elevation
11,370 ft 3,465 m9,580 ft 2,920 m8,680 ft 2,645 m6,900 ft 2,100 m5,110 ft 1,555 m4,220 ft 1,285 m
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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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Elko County averages about 6,150 ft (1,875 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 4,220 ft on the east side to 11,370 ft on Ruby Dome.

Average elevation
6,150 ft 1,875 m
all land inside the county
Highest
11,370 ft 3,465 m
on Ruby Dome
Lowest
4,220 ft 1,285 m
on the east side

Elko County spans about 7,150 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 land6,150 ft1,875 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Ruby Dome (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
11,370 ft3,465 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the east side
4,220 ft1,285 m

Elevation profile, west to east

111 mi west to east through Elko.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elko County, Nevada, shaded from 4,220 ft on the east side to 11,370 ft on Ruby Dome
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Nevada, United States
Population
54,363 2024 est.
Land area
17,173.3 sq mi + 29.0 sq mi water
Density
3.2 per sq mi
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform regions
Basin and Range 80%, Columbia Plateau 20%
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea) 67%, Pacific Ocean 33%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. White Pine County6,830 ft
  2. Eureka County6,200 ft
  3. Elko County6,150 ft
  4. Lander County6,000 ft
  5. Cassia County, ID5,390 ft
  6. Humboldt County5,090 ft
  7. Box Elder County, UT4,960 ft
  8. Tooele County, UT4,810 ft
  9. Twin Falls County, ID4,810 ft
  10. Owyhee County, ID4,800 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Hole in the Mountain Peak11,180 ft
  • Verdi Peak11,040 ft
  • Pearl Peak10,840 ft
  • Jarbidge Peak10,799 ft
  • Pilot Peak10,720 ft
All 17 towns in Elko County by typical elevation
  1. Wildhorse6,260 ft
  2. Jarbidge6,220 ft
  3. Tuscarora6,140 ft
  4. Lamoille5,880 ft
  5. Midas5,760 ft
  6. Wells5,640 ft
  7. Mountain City5,640 ft
  8. Spring Creek5,500 ft
  9. Owyhee5,370 ft
  10. South Fork5,320 ft
  11. Jackpot5,250 ft
  12. Ryndon5,230 ft
  13. Osino5,210 ft
  14. Elko5,160 ft
  15. Carlin4,920 ft
  16. Montello4,880 ft
  17. West Wendover4,430 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 4 arc-second (≈410 ft, 123 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; 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, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; 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.