McGill, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of McGill, Nevada, shaded from 6,140 ft on the southwest side to 6,560 ft at the foot of the Duck Creek Range
Elevation
6,560 ft 2,000 m6,450 ft 1,965 m6,400 ft 1,950 m6,300 ft 1,920 m6,190 ft 1,890 m6,140 ft 1,870 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

McGill sits at about 6,240 ft (1,905 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,240 ft 1,905 m
most residents: 6,200–6,330 ft
Lowest
6,140 ft 1,870 m
on the southwest side
Highest
6,560 ft 2,000 m
at the foot of the Duck Creek Range
Average
6,270 ft 1,910 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

McGill spans about 420 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
6,240 ft1,905 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Duck Creek Range
6,560 ft2,000 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
6,140 ft1,870 m
Town center
USGS map point for McGill
6,210 ft1,890 m
Airport (ELY)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.4 mi southwest of the CDP boundary
6,260 ft1,908 m
Average of all land6,270 ft1,910 m
Nearest peak
Heusser Mountain, 4.6 mi west of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
9,415 ft2,870 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.9 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,240 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.4 °F93.5 °C

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

Air pressure
79% of sea level

23.8 inHg (80.5 kPa): each breath holds 21% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.6% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of McGill, Nevada, shaded from 6,140 ft on the southwest side to 6,560 ft at the foot of the Duck Creek Range
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in White Pine County, Nevada, United States
Population
1,010 2020 Census
Land area
1.2 sq mi
Density
835 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.4049° N, 114.7786° 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
89318
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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. Lamoille5,880 ft
  7. Preston5,630 ft
  8. Lund5,570 ft
  9. Baker5,310 ft
  10. West Wendover4,430 ft
  11. Wendover, UT4,270 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 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.
  • McGill 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.