Reno, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Reno, Nevada, shaded from 4,380 ft on the southeast side to 6,470 ft at the foot of the Carson Range
Elevation
6,470 ft 1,970 m5,950 ft 1,810 m5,680 ft 1,735 m5,160 ft 1,575 m4,640 ft 1,415 m4,380 ft 1,335 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Reno sits at about 4,570 ft (1,395 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,570 ft 1,395 m
most residents: 4,440–5,080 ft
Lowest
4,380 ft 1,335 m
on the southeast side
Highest
6,470 ft 1,970 m
at the foot of the Carson Range
Average
4,870 ft 1,485 m
all land inside city limits

Reno spans about 2,090 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
4,570 ft1,395 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Carson Range
6,470 ft1,970 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
4,380 ft1,335 m
Town center
USGS map point for Reno
4,500 ft1,375 m
Airport (RNO)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
4,415 ft1,346 m
Average of all land4,870 ft1,485 m
Nearest peak
Peavine Mountain, 1.6 mi northwest of the city limits (NGS survey)
8,269 ft2,520 m

Elevation profile, south to north

13 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,570 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.5 °F95.3 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.3 inHg (85.7 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 Reno, Nevada, shaded from 4,380 ft on the southeast side to 6,470 ft at the foot of the Carson Range
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
City in Washoe County, Nevada, United States
Population
281,714 2024 est.
Land area
109.3 sq mi + 2.8 sq mi water
Density
2,577 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.5296° N, 119.8138° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Cascade-sierra Mountains
Drains to
Truckee River → Pyramid Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Reno/tahoe International (RNO) 4,415 ft
ZIP codes 13
89439 89501 89502 89503 89506 89508 89509 89511 89512 89519 89521 89523 89557
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Floriston, CA6,210 ft
  2. Verdi, CA5,170 ft
  3. Golden Valley5,140 ft
  4. Cold Springs5,080 ft
  5. Lemmon Valley4,940 ft
  6. Verdi4,900 ft
  7. Mogul4,760 ft
  8. Sun Valley4,760 ft
  9. Reno4,570 ft
  10. Spanish Springs4,530 ft
  11. Sparks4,450 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Rose10,760 ft
  • Peavine Mountain8,269 ft
  • Petersen Mountain7,840 ft
  • Ophir Hill7,780 ft
  • Freds Mountain7,193 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, 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 city limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.