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Nevada maps: printable and free

5 free maps of Nevada: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.

PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

1. Nevada blank outline map

The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.

Blank outline map of Nevada with no labels: about 323 miles wide and 484 miles tall, on a letter-size page.View full size
Blank outline map of Nevada with no labels: about 323 miles wide and 484 miles tall, on a letter-size page.
PNG (2,498 × 3,205, 46 KB)PDF, US Letter (11 KB)PDF, A4 (11 KB)

2. Nevada county map

All 17 county-level areas: 16 counties and 1 independent city, outlined without names.

Map of Nevada showing the borders of its 17 county-level areas, without names.View full size
Map of Nevada showing the borders of its 17 county-level areas, without names.
PNG (2,498 × 3,205, 73 KB)PDF, US Letter (16 KB)PDF, A4 (17 KB)

3. Nevada labeled county map

The same 17 county-level areas, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.

Map of Nevada's 16 counties and 1 independent city with each name printed inside its border, including Nye County, the largest by land area.View full size
Map of Nevada's 16 counties and 1 independent city with each name printed inside its border, including Nye County, the largest by land area.
PNG (2,498 × 3,205, 87 KB)PDF, US Letter (18 KB)PDF, A4 (19 KB)

4. Nevada map with major cities

17 cities, chosen by 2024 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. The capital is marked with a star.

Map of Nevada with 17 major cities marked and labeled, including Carson City (capital), Las Vegas, Henderson and Reno.View full size
Map of Nevada with 17 major cities marked and labeled, including Carson City (capital), Las Vegas, Henderson and Reno.
PNG (2,498 × 3,205, 107 KB)PDF, US Letter (22 KB)PDF, A4 (22 KB)

5. Nevada elevation map

USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; triangles mark the high and low points, a star the capital.

Shaded-relief elevation map of Nevada, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Boundary Peak (13,140 ft, highest), the Colorado River low point (479 ft) and Carson City, with a legend in feet and meters.View full size
Shaded-relief elevation map of Nevada, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Boundary Peak (13,140 ft, highest), the Colorado River low point (479 ft) and Carson City, with a legend in feet and meters.
PNG (2,498 × 3,205, 2.1 MB)PDF, US Letter (778 KB)PDF, A4 (863 KB)

Nevada: shape, counties and terrain

Nevada spans about 323 miles from east to west and 484 miles from north to south, with 109,860 square miles of land. Its outline is fairly compact: the state fills 70% of the box drawn around it on the map. The boundary is a single piece of land with no islands.

Nevada has 17 county-level areas: 16 counties and 1 independent city. The largest by land area is Nye County (18,182 sq mi) and the smallest is Carson City (145 sq mi). The capital, Carson City, sits at 4,680 ft downtown (USGS).

Elevation runs from 479 ft (146 m) on the Colorado River to 13,140 ft (4,005 m) at Boundary Peak in Esmeralda County, a range of 12,661 ft. The sampled average is about 5,482 ft.

On the relief map's elevation grid, under 1% of the state lies below 0 ft, 39% between 0 and 5,000 ft and 61% between 5,000 and 10,000 ft and under 1% above 10,000 ft. Split from south to north into thirds, the southern third averages 3,167 ft, the central third 5,941 ft and the northern third 5,371 ft, so the land is highest in the central third and lowest in the southern third.

More figures, with sources: Nevada elevation: highest, lowest and average points.

How teachers and students can use these maps

  • Blank map: label Carson City, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
  • County map: find your own county among the 17. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
  • Cities map: Carson City to Boulder City is about 351 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
  • Elevation map: find Boundary Peak (13,140 ft) and the Colorado River (479 ft), and work out the difference: 12,661 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
  • Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.

License: free to use

These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.

The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

Sources

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.

Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Nevada elevation

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

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