Gabbs, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gabbs, Nevada, shaded from 4,530 ft on the southwest side to 4,760 ft at the foot of the Paradise Range
Elevation
4,760 ft 1,450 m4,700 ft 1,435 m4,670 ft 1,425 m4,620 ft 1,405 m4,560 ft 1,390 m4,530 ft 1,380 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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

Gabbs sits at about 4,670 ft (1,425 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,670 ft 1,425 m
most residents: 4,600–4,730 ft
Lowest
4,530 ft 1,380 m
on the southwest side
Highest
4,760 ft 1,450 m
at the foot of the Paradise Range
Average
4,610 ft 1,405 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Gabbs spans about 230 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
4,670 ft1,425 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Paradise Range
4,760 ft1,450 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
4,530 ft1,380 m
Town center
USGS map point for Gabbs
4,720 ft1,440 m
Average of all land4,610 ft1,405 m
Nearest peak
Paradise Peak, 6.2 mi southeast of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
8,654 ft2,638 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,670 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.3 °F95.2 °C

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

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.2 inHg (85.4 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.6% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gabbs, Nevada, shaded from 4,530 ft on the southwest side to 4,760 ft at the foot of the Paradise Range
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Nye County, Nevada, United States
Population
186 2020 Census
Land area
1.5 sq mi
Density
124 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.8688° N, 117.9221° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
89409
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Austin6,670 ft
  2. Tonopah6,080 ft
  3. Kingston6,040 ft
  4. Gabbs4,670 ft
  5. Mina4,600 ft
  6. Yerington4,390 ft
  7. Hawthorne4,350 ft
  8. Walker Lake4,160 ft
  9. Schurz4,160 ft
  10. Fallon3,960 ft
  11. Fallon Station3,940 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Buffalo Mountain, Nye County9,040 ft
  • Sherman Peak8,660 ft
  • Paradise Peak8,654 ft
  • Mount Ferguson8,360 ft
  • Slate Mountain7,100 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.
  • Gabbs 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.