Alamosa, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alamosa, Colorado, shaded from 7,530 ft on the southeast side to 7,560 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
7,560 ft 2,305 m7,560 ft 2,305 m7,550 ft 2,300 m7,540 ft 2,300 m7,530 ft 2,295 m7,530 ft 2,295 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.
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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

Alamosa sits at about 7,540 ft (2,300 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,540 ft 2,300 m
most residents: 7,540–7,550 ft
Lowest
7,530 ft 2,295 m
on the southeast side
Highest
7,560 ft 2,305 m
on the northwest side
Average
7,540 ft 2,300 m
all land inside city limits

Alamosa spans about 30 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
7,540 ft2,300 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
7,560 ft2,305 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
7,530 ft2,295 m
Town center
USGS map point for Alamosa
7,540 ft2,300 m
Airport (ALS)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.4 mi south of the city limits
7,540 ft2,298 m
Average of all land7,540 ft2,300 m

Altitude Effects

What 7,540 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
198.0 °F92.2 °C

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

Air pressure
76% of sea level

22.6 inHg (76.6 kPa): each breath holds 24% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+15% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alamosa, Colorado, shaded from 7,530 ft on the southeast side to 7,560 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Alamosa County, Colorado, United States
Population
9,906 2024 est.
Land area
8.0 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
1,244 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.4694° N, 105.8700° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field (ALS) 7,540 ft
ZIP codes 1
81101
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Capulin7,810 ft
  2. Blanca7,760 ft
  3. Romeo7,730 ft
  4. Manassa7,690 ft
  5. Monte Vista7,660 ft
  6. Center7,640 ft
  7. La Jara7,600 ft
  8. Sanford7,600 ft
  9. Hooper7,560 ft
  10. Alamosa7,540 ft
  11. Alamosa East7,540 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Blanca Peak14,330 ft
  • Mount Lindsey14,030 ft
  • Bennett Peak13,200 ft
  • Piñon Hills9,480 ft
  • Flat Top, Conejos County9,210 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.