Applewood, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Applewood, Colorado, shaded from 5,460 ft on the northeast side to 6,120 ft on the west side
Elevation
6,120 ft 1,865 m5,950 ft 1,815 m5,870 ft 1,790 m5,710 ft 1,740 m5,540 ft 1,690 m5,460 ft 1,665 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

Applewood sits at about 5,610 ft (1,710 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,610 ft 1,710 m
most residents: 5,540–5,720 ft
Lowest
5,460 ft 1,665 m
on the northeast side
Highest
6,120 ft 1,865 m
on the west side
Average
5,700 ft 1,740 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Applewood spans about 660 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
5,610 ft1,710 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
6,120 ft1,865 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
5,460 ft1,665 m
Town center
USGS map point for Applewood
5,580 ft1,700 m
Average of all land5,700 ft1,740 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.2 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,610 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.6 °F94.2 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.3 inHg (82.4 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.0% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Applewood, Colorado, shaded from 5,460 ft on the northeast side to 6,120 ft on the west side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
Population
7,833 2020 Census
Land area
4.1 sq mi + 0.4 sq mi water
Density
1,927 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.7578° N, 105.1625° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
South Platte River → Middle Channel Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
80401
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Golden5,920 ft
  2. West Pleasant View5,830 ft
  3. East Pleasant View5,810 ft
  4. Applewood5,610 ft
  5. Fairmount5,590 ft
  6. Lakewood5,540 ft
  7. Arvada5,460 ft
  8. Wheat Ridge5,420 ft
  9. Mountain View5,390 ft
  10. Edgewater5,370 ft
  11. Lakeside5,360 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Blue Sky14,230 ft
  • Parry Peak13,350 ft
  • Mount Logan12,875 ft
  • Starr Peak10,510 ft
  • Green Mountain, Jefferson County10,427 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.
  • Applewood 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.