Centennial, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Centennial, Colorado, shaded from 5,410 ft on the west side to 6,040 ft on the east side
Elevation
6,040 ft 1,840 m5,880 ft 1,795 m5,800 ft 1,770 m5,650 ft 1,720 m5,490 ft 1,675 m5,410 ft 1,650 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Centennial sits at about 5,690 ft (1,735 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,690 ft 1,735 m
most residents: 5,550–5,850 ft
Lowest
5,410 ft 1,650 m
on the west side
Highest
6,040 ft 1,840 m
on the east side
Average
5,700 ft 1,740 m
all land inside city limits

Centennial spans about 630 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
5,690 ft1,735 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
6,040 ft1,840 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
5,410 ft1,650 m
Airport (APA)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.8 mi southeast of the city limits
5,885 ft1,794 m
Average of all land5,700 ft1,740 m

Elevation profile, west to east

13 mi west to east through the middle of Centennial.

Altitude Effects

What 5,690 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.4 °F94.1 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.3 inHg (82.2 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 Centennial, Colorado, shaded from 5,410 ft on the west side to 6,040 ft on the east side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States
Population
108,853 2024 est.
Land area
30.2 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
3,610 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.5963° N, 104.8721° 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
Airport
Centennial (APA) 5,885 ft
ZIP codes 6
80015 80016 80111 80112 80121 80122
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Meridian5,950 ft
  2. Lone Tree5,940 ft
  3. Meridian Village5,930 ft
  4. Grand View Estates5,850 ft
  5. Acres Green5,850 ft
  6. Inverness5,830 ft
  7. Foxfield5,800 ft
  8. Dove Valley5,720 ft
  9. Cherry Creek5,700 ft
  10. Centennial5,690 ft
  11. Greenwood Village5,650 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Windy Peak11,900 ft
  • Starr Peak10,510 ft
  • Green Mountain, Jefferson County10,427 ft
  • Thunder Butte9,837 ft
  • Devils Head9,700 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.