Hiko, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hiko, Nevada, shaded from 3,730 ft on the south side to 5,830 ft at the foot of the Hiko Range
Elevation
5,830 ft 1,775 m5,300 ft 1,615 m5,040 ft 1,535 m4,510 ft 1,375 m3,990 ft 1,215 m3,730 ft 1,135 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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

Hiko sits at about 4,340 ft (1,325 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,340 ft 1,325 m
most residents: 3,850–4,340 ft
Lowest
3,730 ft 1,135 m
on the south side
Highest
5,830 ft 1,775 m
at the foot of the Hiko Range
Average
4,290 ft 1,310 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Hiko spans about 2,100 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
4,340 ft1,325 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Hiko Range
5,830 ft1,775 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
3,730 ft1,135 m
Average of all land4,290 ft1,310 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.2 mi west to east through the middle of Hiko.

Altitude Effects

What 4,340 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 Hiko, Nevada, shaded from 3,730 ft on the south side to 5,830 ft at the foot of the Hiko Range
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
Population
124 2020 Census
Land area
23.4 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Density
5.3 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.5695° N, 115.2086° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Pahranagat Creek → Pahranagat Wash → Muddy River → Virgin River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
89017
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mount Wilson6,580 ft
  2. Pioche5,900 ft
  3. Ursine5,590 ft
  4. Dry Valley5,190 ft
  5. Rachel4,810 ft
  6. Panaca4,770 ft
  7. Bennett Springs4,710 ft
  8. Beaverdam4,600 ft
  9. Caliente4,410 ft
  10. Hiko4,340 ft
  11. Alamo3,470 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Irish8,745 ft
  • Chokecherry Mountain8,040 ft
  • Badger Mountain, Lincoln County7,970 ft
  • Monte Mountain7,950 ft
  • Tempiute Mountain7,919 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.
  • Hiko 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.