Carbondale, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Carbondale, Colorado, shaded from 6,080 ft on the northwest side to 6,580 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
6,580 ft 2,005 m6,450 ft 1,965 m6,390 ft 1,950 m6,270 ft 1,910 m6,140 ft 1,875 m6,080 ft 1,855 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Carbondale sits at about 6,190 ft (1,885 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,190 ft 1,885 m
most residents: 6,160–6,220 ft
Lowest
6,080 ft 1,855 m
on the northwest side
Highest
6,580 ft 2,005 m
on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,200 ft 1,890 m
all land inside town limits

Carbondale spans about 500 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
6,190 ft1,885 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
6,580 ft2,005 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the northwest side
6,080 ft1,855 m
Town center
USGS map point for Carbondale
6,180 ft1,880 m
Airport (GWS)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 7.4 mi northwest of the town limits
5,921 ft1,805 m
Average of all land6,200 ft1,890 m
Nearest peak
Sunlight Peak, 8.1 mi west of the town limits
10,600 ft3,230 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,190 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.5 °F93.6 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

23.8 inHg (80.6 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Carbondale, Colorado, shaded from 6,080 ft on the northwest side to 6,580 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Garfield County, Colorado, United States
Population
6,758 2024 est.
Land area
2.1 sq mi
Density
3,255 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.4022° N, 107.2112° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Kgws Sumers Airpark (GWS) 5,921 ft
ZIP codes 1
81623
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Redstone7,290 ft
  2. Basalt6,620 ft
  3. El Jebel6,460 ft
  4. Catherine6,330 ft
  5. Mulford6,240 ft
  6. Carbondale6,190 ft
  7. Dotsero6,140 ft
  8. Cattle Creek6,020 ft
  9. Chacra5,860 ft
  10. Glenwood Springs5,830 ft
  11. No Name5,820 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Sopris12,940 ft
  • Huntsman Mountain11,840 ft
  • Basalt Mountain10,882 ft
  • Flagpole Mountain10,610 ft
  • Sunlight Peak10,600 ft
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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.