Winnemucca, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Winnemucca, Nevada, shaded from 4,260 ft on the west side to 4,930 ft at the foot of the Krum Hills
Elevation
4,930 ft 1,505 m4,770 ft 1,455 m4,680 ft 1,425 m4,520 ft 1,375 m4,350 ft 1,325 m4,260 ft 1,300 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.
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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

Winnemucca sits at about 4,400 ft (1,340 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,400 ft 1,340 m
most residents: 4,320–4,550 ft
Lowest
4,260 ft 1,300 m
on the west side
Highest
4,930 ft 1,505 m
at the foot of the Krum Hills
Average
4,450 ft 1,360 m
all land inside city limits

Winnemucca spans about 670 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
4,400 ft1,340 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Krum Hills
4,930 ft1,505 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
4,260 ft1,300 m
Town center
USGS map point for Winnemucca
4,290 ft1,310 m
Airport (WMC)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 4.3 mi southwest of the city limits
4,308 ft1,313 m
Average of all land4,450 ft1,360 m
Nearest peak
Winnemucca Mountain, 1.7 mi northwest of the city limits
6,750 ft2,060 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,400 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.8 °F95.5 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.5 inHg (86.2 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.8% 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 Winnemucca, Nevada, shaded from 4,260 ft on the west side to 4,930 ft at the foot of the Krum Hills
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
Population
8,225 2024 est.
Land area
9.8 sq mi
Density
839 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.9730° N, 117.7357° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Humboldt River → Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Winnemucca Municipal (WMC) 4,308 ft
ZIP codes 1
89445
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Midas5,760 ft
  2. Unionville5,190 ft
  3. Paradise Valley4,530 ft
  4. Valmy4,520 ft
  5. Battle Mountain4,510 ft
  6. Golconda4,410 ft
  7. Winnemucca4,400 ft
  8. Grass Valley4,370 ft
  9. Humboldt River Ranch4,360 ft
  10. Orovada4,290 ft
  11. Imlay4,210 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sonoma Peak9,130 ft
  • Bloody Run Peak7,870 ft
  • Dun Glen Peak7,447 ft
  • Auld Lang Syne Peak7,370 ft
  • Winnemucca Mountain6,750 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).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 4,260 ft at 40.9660° N, 117.7504° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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.