Alamosa County, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alamosa County, Colorado, shaded from 7,510 ft on the south side to 14,330 ft on Blanca Peak
Elevation
14,330 ft 4,365 m12,620 ft 3,845 m11,770 ft 3,585 m10,060 ft 3,065 m8,360 ft 2,545 m7,500 ft 2,290 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Alamosa County averages about 7,790 ft (2,375 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 7,510 ft on the south side to 14,330 ft on Blanca Peak.

Average elevation
7,790 ft 2,375 m
all land inside the county
Highest
14,330 ft 4,365 m
on Blanca Peak
Lowest
7,510 ft 2,290 m
on the south side

Alamosa County spans about 6,820 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land7,790 ft2,375 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Blanca Peak (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
14,330 ft4,365 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the south side
7,510 ft2,290 m

Elevation profile, west to east

24 mi west to east through Alamosa.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alamosa County, Colorado, shaded from 7,510 ft on the south side to 14,330 ft on Blanca Peak
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Colorado, United States
Population
16,689 2024 est.
Land area
722.6 sq mi + 0.6 sq mi water
Density
23 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea) 63%, Gulf of America 38%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Saguache County9,240 ft
  2. Rio Grande County9,060 ft
  3. Conejos County9,000 ft
  4. Costilla County8,810 ft
  5. Alamosa County7,790 ft
  6. Huerfano County7,460 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Ellingwood Point14,050 ft
  • California Peak13,830 ft
  • Twin Peaks, Alamosa County13,560 ft
All 3 towns in Alamosa County by typical elevation
  1. Hooper7,560 ft
  2. Alamosa7,540 ft
  3. Alamosa East7,540 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.