Bethune, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bethune, Colorado, shaded from 4,240 ft on the southeast side to 4,260 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
4,280 ft 1,305 m4,270 ft 1,300 m4,260 ft 1,300 m4,260 ft 1,295 m4,250 ft 1,295 m4,240 ft 1,295 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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
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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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Bethune sits at about 4,250 ft (1,295 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,250 ft 1,295 m
most residents: 4,250–4,260 ft
Lowest
4,240 ft 1,295 m
on the southeast side
Highest
4,260 ft 1,300 m
on the southwest side
Average
4,250 ft 1,295 m
all land inside town limits

Bethune is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 20 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
4,250 ft1,295 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the southwest side
4,260 ft1,300 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the southeast side
4,240 ft1,295 m
Town center
USGS map point for Bethune
4,250 ft1,295 m
Airport (ITR)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 8.2 mi southeast of the town limits
4,218 ft1,286 m
Average of all land4,250 ft1,295 m

Altitude Effects

What 4,250 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.1 °F95.6 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.6 inHg (86.7 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bethune, Colorado, shaded from 4,240 ft on the southeast side to 4,260 ft on the southwest side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States
Population
185 2024 est.
Land area
0.2 sq mi
Density
1,142 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.3042° N, 102.4246° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
South Fork Republican River → Republican River → Kansas River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Kit Carson County (ITR) 4,218 ft
ZIP codes 1
80805
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Seibert4,710 ft
  2. Vona4,510 ft
  3. Stratton4,420 ft
  4. Joes4,270 ft
  5. Bethune4,250 ft
  6. Kirk4,200 ft
  7. Burlington4,170 ft
  8. Kanorado, KS3,910 ft
  9. Stateline Township, KS3,910 ft
  10. McPherson Township, Sherman County, KS3,880 ft
  11. Grant Township, Sherman County, KS3,830 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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. All public domain.