Pioche, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pioche, Nevada, shaded from 5,450 ft on the northeast side to 6,350 ft at the foot of the Pioche Hills
Elevation
6,350 ft 1,935 m6,130 ft 1,865 m6,010 ft 1,835 m5,790 ft 1,765 m5,560 ft 1,695 m5,450 ft 1,660 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

Pioche sits at about 5,900 ft (1,800 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,900 ft 1,800 m
most residents: 5,540–6,040 ft
Lowest
5,450 ft 1,660 m
on the northeast side
Highest
6,350 ft 1,935 m
at the foot of the Pioche Hills
Average
5,720 ft 1,745 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Pioche spans about 900 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
5,900 ft1,800 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Pioche Hills
6,350 ft1,935 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
5,450 ft1,660 m
Town center
USGS map point for Pioche
6,090 ft1,855 m
Average of all land5,720 ft1,745 m
Nearest peak
Highland Peak, 6.9 mi west of the CDP boundary
9,380 ft2,860 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,900 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.0 °F93.9 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

24.1 inHg (81.5 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.9% 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 Pioche, Nevada, shaded from 5,450 ft on the northeast side to 6,350 ft at the foot of the Pioche Hills
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
Population
933 2020 Census
Land area
6.2 sq mi
Density
152 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.9297° N, 114.4522° 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. Modena, UT5,470 ft
  5. Enterprise, UT5,340 ft
  6. Dry Valley5,190 ft
  7. Beryl Junction, UT5,180 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
  • Silver King Mountain7,855 ft
  • Chief Mountain7,476 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.
  • Pioche 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.