Mount Wilson, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mount Wilson, Nevada, shaded from 6,330 ft on the south side to 7,100 ft at the foot of the Wilson Creek Range
Elevation
7,100 ft 2,165 m6,910 ft 2,105 m6,810 ft 2,075 m6,620 ft 2,015 m6,420 ft 1,960 m6,330 ft 1,930 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

Mount Wilson sits at about 6,580 ft (2,005 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
6,580 ft 2,005 m
few residents
Lowest
6,330 ft 1,930 m
on the south side
Highest
7,100 ft 2,165 m
at the foot of the Wilson Creek Range
Average
6,610 ft 2,015 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Mount Wilson spans about 770 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
6,580 ft2,005 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Wilson Creek Range
7,100 ft2,165 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
6,330 ft1,930 m
Average of all land6,610 ft2,015 m
Nearest peak
Parsnip Peak, 7.7 mi southeast of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
8,921 ft2,719 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.0 mi south to north through the middle of Mount Wilson.

Altitude Effects

What 6,580 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.8 °F93.2 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.5 inHg (79.4 kPa): each breath holds 22% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.4% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+13% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mount Wilson, Nevada, shaded from 6,330 ft on the south side to 7,100 ft at the foot of the Wilson Creek 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
26 2020 Census
Land area
4.6 sq mi
Density
5.6 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.2466° N, 114.4535° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Meadow Valley Wash → Virgin River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
89043
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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. Lund5,570 ft
  5. Modena, UT5,470 ft
  6. Baker5,310 ft
  7. Dry Valley5,190 ft
  8. Panaca4,770 ft
  9. Bennett Springs4,710 ft
  10. Beaverdam4,600 ft
  11. Caliente4,410 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Highland Peak9,380 ft
  • Roe Peak8,930 ft
  • Parsnip Peak8,921 ft
  • Dutch John Mountain8,867 ft
  • Grassy Mountain8,610 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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.
  • Mount Wilson 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.