Rachel, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rachel, Nevada, shaded from 4,770 ft on the northwest side to 5,020 ft at the foot of the Timpahute Range
Elevation
5,020 ft 1,530 m4,960 ft 1,510 m4,930 ft 1,500 m4,860 ft 1,485 m4,800 ft 1,465 m4,770 ft 1,455 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

Rachel sits at about 4,810 ft (1,465 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
4,810 ft 1,465 m
few residents
Lowest
4,770 ft 1,455 m
on the northwest side
Highest
5,020 ft 1,530 m
at the foot of the Timpahute Range
Average
4,830 ft 1,470 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Rachel spans about 250 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
4,810 ft1,465 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Timpahute Range
5,020 ft1,530 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
4,770 ft1,455 m
Town center
USGS map point for Rachel
4,840 ft1,475 m
Average of all land4,830 ft1,470 m
Nearest peak
Tempiute Mountain, 4.7 mi east of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
7,919 ft2,414 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,810 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.1 °F95.0 °C

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

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.1 inHg (84.9 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.6% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+10% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rachel, Nevada, shaded from 4,770 ft on the northwest side to 5,020 ft at the foot of the Timpahute Range
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
Population
48 2020 Census
Land area
4.3 sq mi
Density
11 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.6447° N, 115.7436° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
89001
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pioche5,900 ft
  2. Rachel4,810 ft
  3. Panaca4,770 ft
  4. Bennett Springs4,710 ft
  5. Beaverdam4,600 ft
  6. Caliente4,410 ft
  7. Hiko4,340 ft
  8. Alamo3,470 ft
  9. Beatty3,350 ft
  10. Indian Springs3,160 ft
  11. Amargosa Valley2,330 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Bald Mountain, Lincoln County9,352 ft
  • Mount Irish8,745 ft
  • Monte Mountain7,950 ft
  • Tempiute Mountain7,919 ft
  • Chalk Mountain7,370 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.
  • Rachel 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.