Nephi, UT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nephi, Utah, shaded from 5,060 ft on the south side to 5,640 ft at the foot of the San Pitch Mountains
Elevation
5,640 ft 1,720 m5,490 ft 1,675 m5,420 ft 1,650 m5,280 ft 1,610 m5,130 ft 1,565 m5,060 ft 1,540 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Nephi sits at about 5,150 ft (1,570 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,150 ft 1,570 m
most residents: 5,120–5,200 ft
Lowest
5,060 ft 1,540 m
on the south side
Highest
5,640 ft 1,720 m
at the foot of the San Pitch Mountains
Average
5,160 ft 1,575 m
all land inside city limits

Nephi spans about 580 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
5,150 ft1,570 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the San Pitch Mountains
5,640 ft1,720 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
5,060 ft1,540 m
Town center
USGS map point for Nephi
5,130 ft1,565 m
Airport (U14)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.2 mi northwest of the city limits
5,022 ft1,531 m
Average of all land5,160 ft1,575 m
Nearest peak
Salt Creek Peak, 4.4 mi southeast of the city limits (NGS survey)
10,002 ft3,049 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.9 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,150 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
202.4 °F94.7 °C

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

Air pressure
83% of sea level

24.8 inHg (83.8 kPa): each breath holds 17% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.3% 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 Nephi, Utah, shaded from 5,060 ft on the south side to 5,640 ft at the foot of the San Pitch Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Juab County, Utah, United States
Population
7,326 2024 est.
Land area
5.5 sq mi
Density
1,322 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.7102° N, 111.8363° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Currant Creek → Jordan River → Great Salt Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Nephi Municipal (U14) 5,022 ft
ZIP codes 1
84648
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Fountain Green5,920 ft
  2. Wales5,650 ft
  3. Moroni5,570 ft
  4. Levan5,330 ft
  5. Nephi5,150 ft
  6. Rocky Ridge5,000 ft
  7. Mona4,990 ft
  8. Santaquin4,980 ft
  9. Elberta4,690 ft
  10. Genola4,600 ft
  11. Goshen4,550 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Nebo11,910 ft
  • Bald Mountain, Juab County10,920 ft
  • Salt Creek Peak10,002 ft
  • Mount Baldy, Sanpete County9,040 ft
  • Tintic Mountain8,220 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.