Nellis AFB, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nellis AFB, Nevada, shaded from 1,830 ft on the south side to 1,970 ft on the north side
Elevation
1,970 ft 600 m1,930 ft 590 m1,920 ft 585 m1,880 ft 575 m1,850 ft 565 m1,830 ft 560 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

Nellis AFB sits at about 1,890 ft (575 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,890 ft 575 m
most residents: 1,860–1,920 ft
Lowest
1,830 ft 560 m
on the south side
Highest
1,970 ft 600 m
on the north side
Average
1,900 ft 580 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Nellis AFB spans about 140 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
1,890 ft575 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
1,970 ft600 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
1,830 ft560 m
Airport (LAS)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 11 mi southwest of the CDP boundary
2,183 ft665 m
Average of all land1,900 ft580 m
Nearest peak
Frenchman Mountain, 4.5 mi southeast of the CDP boundary
4,040 ft1,230 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.5 mi south to north through the middle of Nellis AFB.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nellis AFB, Nevada, shaded from 1,830 ft on the south side to 1,970 ft on the north side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Clark County, Nevada, United States
Population
4,379 2020 Census
Land area
2.7 sq mi
Density
1,598 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.2460° N, 115.0623° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Harry Reid International (LAS) 2,183 ft
ZIP codes 2
89115 89191
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Summerlin South2,920 ft
  2. Spring Valley2,520 ft
  3. Enterprise2,440 ft
  4. Las Vegas2,360 ft
  5. North Las Vegas2,070 ft
  6. Henderson2,070 ft
  7. Paradise2,020 ft
  8. Winchester1,960 ft
  9. Nellis AFB1,890 ft
  10. Sunrise Manor1,790 ft
  11. Whitney1,660 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Gass Peak6,946 ft
  • Blue Diamond Hill4,950 ft
  • Black Hill4,110 ft
  • Frenchman Mountain4,040 ft
  • Black Mountain, Clark County3,792 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).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 1,830 ft at 36.2265° N, 115.0551° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Nellis AFB 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.