Ely, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ely, Nevada, shaded from 6,220 ft on the north side to 7,320 ft at the foot of the Duck Creek Range
Elevation
7,320 ft 2,230 m7,050 ft 2,150 m6,910 ft 2,105 m6,630 ft 2,020 m6,360 ft 1,940 m6,220 ft 1,895 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Ely sits at about 6,450 ft (1,965 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,450 ft 1,965 m
most residents: 6,380–6,550 ft
Lowest
6,220 ft 1,895 m
on the north side
Highest
7,320 ft 2,230 m
at the foot of the Duck Creek Range
Average
6,430 ft 1,960 m
all land inside city limits

Ely spans about 1,100 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
6,450 ft1,965 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Duck Creek Range
7,320 ft2,230 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
6,220 ft1,895 m
Town center
USGS map point for Ely
6,440 ft1,965 m
Airport (ELY)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.6 mi northeast of the city limits
6,260 ft1,908 m
Average of all land6,430 ft1,960 m
Nearest peak
Heusser Mountain, 6.7 mi north of the city limits (NGS survey)
9,415 ft2,870 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,450 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.0 °F93.3 °C

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

Air pressure
79% of sea level

23.6 inHg (79.8 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 Ely, Nevada, shaded from 6,220 ft on the north side to 7,320 ft at the foot of the Duck Creek Range
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in White Pine County, Nevada, United States
Population
3,892 2024 est.
Land area
7.6 sq mi
Density
509 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.2474° N, 114.8886° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Duck Creek → Goshute Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Ely/Yelland Field (ELY) 6,260 ft
ZIP codes 1
89301
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Ruth6,870 ft
  2. Mount Wilson6,580 ft
  3. Eureka6,540 ft
  4. Ely6,450 ft
  5. McGill6,240 ft
  6. Pioche5,900 ft
  7. Preston5,630 ft
  8. Ursine5,590 ft
  9. Lund5,570 ft
  10. Baker5,310 ft
  11. Dry Valley5,190 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • North Schell Peak11,895 ft
  • Ward Mountain10,920 ft
  • Telegraph Hill10,140 ft
  • Telegraph Peak, White Pine County9,920 ft
  • Heusser Mountain9,415 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, 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 city limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.