Nixon, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nixon, Nevada, shaded from 3,860 ft on the northwest side to 4,050 ft at the foot of the Diabase Hills
Elevation
4,050 ft 1,235 m4,000 ft 1,220 m3,980 ft 1,215 m3,930 ft 1,200 m3,890 ft 1,185 m3,860 ft 1,175 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

Nixon sits at about 3,920 ft (1,195 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,920 ft 1,195 m
most residents: 3,870–3,960 ft
Lowest
3,860 ft 1,175 m
on the northwest side
Highest
4,050 ft 1,235 m
at the foot of the Diabase Hills
Average
3,950 ft 1,205 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Nixon spans about 190 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
3,920 ft1,195 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Diabase Hills
4,050 ft1,235 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
3,860 ft1,175 m
Town center
USGS map point for Nixon
3,910 ft1,195 m
Average of all land3,950 ft1,205 m
Nearest peak
Virginia Peak, 5.7 mi southwest of the CDP boundary
8,360 ft2,550 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.6 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,920 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.7 °F96.0 °C

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

Air pressure
87% of sea level

25.9 inHg (87.8 kPa): each breath holds 13% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.1% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+8% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nixon, Nevada, shaded from 3,860 ft on the northwest side to 4,050 ft at the foot of the Diabase Hills
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States
Population
464 2020 Census
Land area
6.3 sq mi
Density
73 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.8319° N, 119.3580° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Pyramid Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
89424
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Golden Valley5,140 ft
  2. Lemmon Valley4,940 ft
  3. Sun Valley4,760 ft
  4. Spanish Springs4,530 ft
  5. Sparks4,450 ft
  6. Stagecoach4,330 ft
  7. Silver Springs4,200 ft
  8. Fernley4,150 ft
  9. Wadsworth4,100 ft
  10. Nixon3,920 ft
  11. Sutcliffe3,900 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Tule Peak8,726 ft
  • Virginia Peak8,360 ft
  • Dogskin Mountain7,350 ft
  • Juniper Peak7,213 ft
  • Clark Mountain7,202 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.
  • Nixon 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.