Aspen, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Aspen, Colorado, shaded from 7,610 ft on the northwest side to 8,790 ft at the foot of the Elk Mountains
Elevation
8,790 ft 2,680 m8,490 ft 2,590 m8,350 ft 2,545 m8,050 ft 2,455 m7,760 ft 2,365 m7,610 ft 2,320 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

Aspen sits at about 7,930 ft (2,415 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,930 ft 2,415 m
most residents: 7,840–8,070 ft
Lowest
7,610 ft 2,320 m
on the northwest side
Highest
8,790 ft 2,680 m
at the foot of the Elk Mountains
Average
7,970 ft 2,430 m
all land inside city limits

Aspen spans about 1,180 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
7,930 ft2,415 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Elk Mountains
8,790 ft2,680 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
7,610 ft2,320 m
Town center
USGS map point for Aspen
7,890 ft2,405 m
Airport (ASE)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.4 mi northwest of the city limits
7,838 ft2,389 m
Average of all land7,970 ft2,430 m
Nearest peak
Pyramid Peak, 9.3 mi southwest of the city limits
13,900 ft4,235 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,930 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
197.2 °F91.8 °C

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

Air pressure
74% of sea level

22.3 inHg (75.5 kPa): each breath holds 26% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.6% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+16% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Aspen, Colorado, shaded from 7,610 ft on the northwest side to 8,790 ft at the foot of the Elk Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States
Population
6,556 2024 est.
Land area
3.9 sq mi
Density
1,697 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.1911° N, 106.8175° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Roaring Fork River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field (ASE) 7,838 ft
ZIP codes 1
81611
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Fulford9,870 ft
  2. Mount Crested Butte9,490 ft
  3. Norrie8,450 ft
  4. Snowmass Village8,320 ft
  5. Marble7,990 ft
  6. Aspen7,930 ft
  7. Woody Creek7,310 ft
  8. Redstone7,290 ft
  9. Basalt6,620 ft
  10. El Jebel6,460 ft
  11. Catherine6,330 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Castle Peak, Pitkin County14,240 ft
  • Maroon Bells14,130 ft
  • Snowmass Mountain14,099 ft
  • Pyramid Peak13,900 ft
  • Red Table Mountain12,043 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.