Air Force Academy, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Air Force Academy, Colorado, shaded from 6,390 ft on the southeast side to 7,330 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
7,330 ft 2,235 m7,090 ft 2,160 m6,980 ft 2,125 m6,740 ft 2,055 m6,500 ft 1,985 m6,390 ft 1,945 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Air Force Academy sits at about 6,840 ft (2,085 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,840 ft 2,085 m
most residents: 6,710–7,220 ft
Lowest
6,390 ft 1,945 m
on the southeast side
Highest
7,330 ft 2,235 m
on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,830 ft 2,085 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Air Force Academy spans about 940 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
6,840 ft2,085 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
7,330 ft2,235 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
6,390 ft1,945 m
Average of all land6,830 ft2,085 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.9 mi west to east through the middle of Air Force Academy.

Altitude Effects

What 6,840 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.3 °F92.9 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.2 inHg (78.7 kPa): each breath holds 22% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.3% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+14% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Air Force Academy, Colorado, shaded from 6,390 ft on the southeast side to 7,330 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Population
6,608 2020 Census
Land area
10.0 sq mi
Density
662 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.9894° N, 104.8698° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Fountain Creek → Arkansas River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
80840
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Woodland Park8,440 ft
  2. Green Mountain Falls7,810 ft
  3. Cascade-Chipita Park7,690 ft
  4. Black Forest7,420 ft
  5. Woodmoor7,310 ft
  6. Palmer Lake7,230 ft
  7. Monument7,020 ft
  8. Gleneagle6,870 ft
  9. Air Force Academy6,840 ft
  10. Manitou Springs6,410 ft
  11. Colorado Springs6,400 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Pikes Peak14,115 ft
  • Stoll Mountain10,850 ft
  • Green Mountain, Jefferson County10,427 ft
  • Thunder Butte9,837 ft
  • Devils Head9,700 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Air Force Academy is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.