Grass Valley, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Grass Valley, Nevada, shaded from 4,300 ft on the northwest side to 4,880 ft at the foot of the Sonoma Range
Elevation
4,880 ft 1,490 m4,740 ft 1,445 m4,660 ft 1,420 m4,520 ft 1,380 m4,380 ft 1,335 m4,300 ft 1,310 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Grass Valley sits at about 4,370 ft (1,330 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,370 ft 1,330 m
most residents: 4,320–4,530 ft
Lowest
4,300 ft 1,310 m
on the northwest side
Highest
4,880 ft 1,490 m
at the foot of the Sonoma Range
Average
4,420 ft 1,350 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Grass Valley spans about 580 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
4,370 ft1,330 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Sonoma Range
4,880 ft1,490 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
4,300 ft1,310 m
Airport (WMC)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.7 mi north of the CDP boundary
4,308 ft1,313 m
Average of all land4,420 ft1,350 m
Nearest peak
Dun Glen Peak, 3.9 mi west of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
7,447 ft2,270 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.5 mi west to east through the middle of Grass Valley.

Altitude Effects

What 4,370 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.9 °F95.5 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.5 inHg (86.3 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.8% 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 Grass Valley, Nevada, shaded from 4,300 ft on the northwest side to 4,880 ft at the foot of the Sonoma Range
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Population
991 2020 Census
Land area
34.5 sq mi
Density
29 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.8202° N, 117.7642° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Humboldt River → Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Winnemucca Municipal (WMC) 4,308 ft
ZIP codes 1
89445
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Unionville5,190 ft
  2. Paradise Valley4,530 ft
  3. Valmy4,520 ft
  4. Battle Mountain4,510 ft
  5. Golconda4,410 ft
  6. Winnemucca4,400 ft
  7. Grass Valley4,370 ft
  8. Humboldt River Ranch4,360 ft
  9. Orovada4,290 ft
  10. Imlay4,210 ft
  11. Lovelock3,980 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sonoma Peak9,130 ft
  • Dun Glen Peak7,447 ft
  • Auld Lang Syne Peak7,370 ft
  • Winnemucca Mountain6,750 ft
  • Edna Mountain6,220 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.
  • Grass Valley 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.