Smith Valley, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Smith Valley, Nevada, shaded from 4,550 ft on the north side to 7,200 ft at the foot of the Wellington Hills
Elevation
7,200 ft 2,195 m6,530 ft 1,990 m6,200 ft 1,890 m5,540 ft 1,690 m4,880 ft 1,485 m4,550 ft 1,385 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Smith Valley sits at about 4,810 ft (1,465 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,810 ft 1,465 m
most residents: 4,760–5,070 ft
Lowest
4,550 ft 1,385 m
on the north side
Highest
7,200 ft 2,195 m
at the foot of the Wellington Hills
Average
4,920 ft 1,500 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Smith Valley spans about 2,650 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
4,810 ft1,465 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Wellington Hills
7,200 ft2,195 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
4,550 ft1,385 m
Airport (N59)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
4,809 ft1,466 m
Average of all land4,920 ft1,500 m
Nearest peak
Desert Creek Peak, 2.3 mi south of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
8,973 ft2,735 m

Elevation profile, west to east

7.5 mi west to east through the middle of Smith Valley.

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 Smith Valley, Nevada, shaded from 4,550 ft on the north side to 7,200 ft at the foot of the Wellington Hills
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Lyon County, Nevada, United States
Population
1,710 2020 Census
Land area
102.0 sq mi + 1.9 sq mi water
Density
17 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.8153° N, 119.3545° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Artesia Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Rosaschi Air Park (N59) 4,809 ft
ZIP codes 3
89430 89444 89447
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Double Spring6,060 ft
  2. Carter Springs5,480 ft
  3. Topaz Ranch Estates5,380 ft
  4. Fish Springs5,180 ft
  5. Coleville, CA5,170 ft
  6. Topaz Lake5,110 ft
  7. Topaz, CA5,030 ft
  8. Ruhenstroth4,970 ft
  9. East Valley4,930 ft
  10. Smith Valley4,810 ft
  11. Yerington4,390 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Siegel9,456 ft
  • Mount Como9,019 ft
  • Desert Creek Peak8,973 ft
  • Artesia6,919 ft
  • Mount Wilson6,781 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.
  • Smith 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.