Topaz Lake Nevada Map

About Topaz Lake, Nevada

Topaz Lake is a locality in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 202. The population density is 65.7 people per km². Topaz Lake is located at 38.6957°N, 119.5441°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89410.

Topaz Lake mirrors the vast, cloud-streaked expanse of the Nevada sky, its crystalline waters held firmly within a basin of sagebrush and high-desert scrub. It lies 17.0 miles southeast of Gardnerville Ranchos, NV (from Gardnerville Ranchos, NV: bearing 141°T), and is situated 34.5 miles south-southeast of Carson City. Nevada Creek carves a quiet path through the surrounding terrain, feeding into the basin and sustaining the sparse, hardy flora that clings to the arid earth. To the west, the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of the Sierra Nevada loom on the horizon, their massive silhouettes anchoring the view as the afternoon light shifts from a stark, golden brilliance to a bruised, deepening violet. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of crushed juniper and sun-baked stone, a stillness that seems to amplify the occasional call of a raptor circling the thermals above the brush.

Topaz Lake serves as a singular point of respite for the traveler, its presence defined by the rugged interface between the arid lowlands and the protected reaches of the Toiyabe National Forest. Beyond the immediate water, the landscape transitions toward the open expanse of Slinkard Valley, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow migration of shadows across the hills. The local economy relies on the quiet persistence of those who find value in this remote stretch of land, balancing the needs of visitors drawn to the water’s edge with the realities of life in the rain shadow of the great western peaks. History here is marked by the deliberate pace of those who built lives in the shadow of the mountains, far from the frantic hum of the state’s neon centers, finding a solitary contentment in the high-altitude silence.

About This Topaz Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Topaz Lake, Nevada. Coordinates: 38.695741, -119.544057. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Topaz Lake includes the ZIP code (89410), telephone area code (775), county seat of Douglas County (Minden), and school district assignment (Douglas County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.