Paradise Valley, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Paradise Valley, Nevada, shaded from 4,500 ft on the south side to 4,660 ft at the foot of the Santa Rosa Range
Elevation
4,660 ft 1,420 m4,620 ft 1,405 m4,600 ft 1,400 m4,560 ft 1,390 m4,520 ft 1,380 m4,500 ft 1,375 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

Paradise Valley sits at about 4,530 ft (1,380 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,530 ft 1,380 m
most residents: 4,520–4,540 ft
Lowest
4,500 ft 1,375 m
on the south side
Highest
4,660 ft 1,420 m
at the foot of the Santa Rosa Range
Average
4,570 ft 1,390 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Paradise Valley spans about 160 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
4,530 ft1,380 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Santa Rosa Range
4,660 ft1,420 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
4,500 ft1,375 m
Town center
USGS map point for Paradise Valley
4,530 ft1,380 m
Average of all land4,570 ft1,390 m
Nearest peak
Santa Rosa Peak, 6.8 mi northwest of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
9,706 ft2,958 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,530 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.6 °F95.3 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.3 inHg (85.8 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.7% 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 Paradise Valley, Nevada, shaded from 4,500 ft on the south side to 4,660 ft at the foot of the Santa Rosa Range
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
Population
71 2020 Census
Land area
3.4 sq mi
Density
21 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.4935° N, 117.5346° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Humboldt River → Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
89426
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Midas5,760 ft
  2. Fort McDermitt4,540 ft
  3. Paradise Valley4,530 ft
  4. Valmy4,520 ft
  5. McDermitt4,440 ft
  6. Golconda4,410 ft
  7. Winnemucca4,400 ft
  8. Grass Valley4,370 ft
  9. Orovada4,290 ft
  10. Imlay4,210 ft
  11. Denio4,210 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Granite Peak, Humboldt County9,733 ft
  • Santa Rosa Peak9,706 ft
  • Buckskin Mountain8,744 ft
  • Adam Peak8,650 ft
  • Bloody Run Peak7,870 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.
  • Paradise Valley 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.