Yerington, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Yerington, Nevada, shaded from 4,360 ft on the north side to 5,230 ft at the foot of the Gray Hills
Elevation
5,230 ft 1,595 m5,010 ft 1,525 m4,900 ft 1,495 m4,680 ft 1,430 m4,470 ft 1,360 m4,360 ft 1,330 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Yerington sits at about 4,390 ft (1,335 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,390 ft 1,335 m
most residents: 4,380–4,390 ft
Lowest
4,360 ft 1,330 m
on the north side
Highest
5,230 ft 1,595 m
at the foot of the Gray Hills
Average
4,540 ft 1,385 m
all land inside city limits

Yerington spans about 870 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
4,390 ft1,335 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Gray Hills
5,230 ft1,595 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
4,360 ft1,330 m
Town center
USGS map point for Yerington
4,390 ft1,335 m
Airport (O43)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
4,382 ft1,336 m
Average of all land4,540 ft1,385 m
Nearest peak
Black Mountain, Mineral County, 5.4 mi east of the city limits
8,130 ft2,475 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,390 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 (86.3 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 Yerington, Nevada, shaded from 4,360 ft on the north side to 5,230 ft at the foot of the Gray Hills
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Lyon County, Nevada, United States
Population
3,199 2024 est.
Land area
29.5 sq mi
Density
108 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.9858° N, 119.1629° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Walker River → Walker Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Yerington Municipal (O43) 4,382 ft
ZIP codes 1
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. Topaz Lake5,110 ft
  6. Ruhenstroth4,970 ft
  7. East Valley4,930 ft
  8. Smith Valley4,810 ft
  9. Yerington4,390 ft
  10. Dayton4,360 ft
  11. Schurz4,160 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Bald Mountain, Mineral County9,195 ft
  • Black Mountain, Mineral County8,120 ft
  • Artesia6,919 ft
  • Mount Wilson6,781 ft
  • Cleaver Peak6,650 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, 4,350 ft at 39.0290° N, 119.1857° 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.