Arapahoe County, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Arapahoe County, Colorado, shaded from 4,750 ft on the east side to 6,220 ft on the west side
Elevation
6,220 ft 1,895 m5,850 ft 1,785 m5,670 ft 1,725 m5,300 ft 1,615 m4,940 ft 1,505 m4,750 ft 1,450 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

Arapahoe County averages about 5,450 ft (1,660 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 4,750 ft on the east side to 6,220 ft on the west side.

Average elevation
5,450 ft 1,660 m
all land inside the county
Highest
6,220 ft 1,895 m
on the west side
Lowest
4,750 ft 1,450 m
on the east side

Arapahoe County spans about 1,470 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 land5,450 ft1,660 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the west side
6,220 ft1,895 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the east side
4,750 ft1,450 m

Elevation profile, west to east

63 mi west to east through Aurora.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Arapahoe County, Colorado, shaded from 4,750 ft on the east side to 6,220 ft on the west side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Colorado, United States
Population
666,918 2024 est.
Land area
797.9 sq mi + 7.6 sq mi water
Density
836 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Jefferson County7,180 ft
  2. Douglas County6,850 ft
  3. Elbert County5,970 ft
  4. Arapahoe County5,450 ft
  5. Denver County5,340 ft
  6. Lincoln County5,130 ft
  7. Adams County5,090 ft
  8. Washington County4,600 ft

Rankings by average elevation

All 26 towns in Arapahoe County by typical elevation
  1. Inverness5,830 ft
  2. Brick Center5,820 ft
  3. Foxfield5,800 ft
  4. Dove Valley5,720 ft
  5. Cherry Creek5,700 ft
  6. Centennial5,690 ft
  7. Comanche Creek5,670 ft
  8. Greenwood Village5,650 ft
  9. Aetna Estates5,610 ft
  10. Watkins5,590 ft
  11. Aurora5,580 ft
  12. Bow Mar5,520 ft
  13. Columbine partly5,510 ft
  14. Holly Hills5,490 ft
  15. Bennett partly5,490 ft
  16. Four Square Mile5,490 ft
  17. Cherry Hills Village5,460 ft
  18. Littleton5,440 ft
  19. Strasburg partly5,370 ft
  20. Englewood5,370 ft
  21. Glendale5,360 ft
  22. Columbine Valley5,360 ft
  23. Sheridan5,320 ft
  24. Peoria5,250 ft
  25. Byers5,230 ft
  26. Deer Trail5,190 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. 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.