Hawthorne, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hawthorne, Nevada, shaded from 4,240 ft on the northwest side to 4,440 ft at the foot of the Wassuk Range
Elevation
4,440 ft 1,355 m4,390 ft 1,340 m4,370 ft 1,330 m4,320 ft 1,315 m4,270 ft 1,300 m4,240 ft 1,295 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.
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

Hawthorne sits at about 4,350 ft (1,325 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,350 ft 1,325 m
most residents: 4,290–4,380 ft
Lowest
4,240 ft 1,295 m
on the northwest side
Highest
4,440 ft 1,355 m
at the foot of the Wassuk Range
Average
4,320 ft 1,320 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Hawthorne spans about 200 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
4,350 ft1,325 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Wassuk Range
4,440 ft1,355 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
4,240 ft1,295 m
Town center
USGS map point for Hawthorne
4,330 ft1,320 m
Airport (HTH)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.6 mi north of the CDP boundary
4,230 ft1,289 m
Average of all land4,320 ft1,320 m
Nearest peak
Mount Grant, 8.3 mi west of the CDP boundary
11,250 ft3,430 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,350 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 (86.4 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.9% 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 Hawthorne, Nevada, shaded from 4,240 ft on the northwest side to 4,440 ft at the foot of the Wassuk Range
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Mineral County, Nevada, United States
Population
3,118 2020 Census
Land area
1.8 sq mi
Density
1,771 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.5246° N, 118.6246° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Walker Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Hawthorne Industrial (HTH) 4,230 ft
ZIP codes 1
89415
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Twin Lakes, Mono County, CA7,160 ft
  2. Mono City, CA6,760 ft
  3. Bridgeport, CA6,480 ft
  4. Walker, CA5,440 ft
  5. Smith Valley4,810 ft
  6. Gabbs4,670 ft
  7. Mina4,600 ft
  8. Yerington4,390 ft
  9. Hawthorne4,350 ft
  10. Walker Lake4,160 ft
  11. Schurz4,160 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Grant11,250 ft
  • Cory Peak10,525 ft
  • Powell Mountain9,520 ft
  • Mount Hicks9,419 ft
  • Excelsior Mountain8,680 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.
  • Hawthorne 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.