Coal Creek, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Coal Creek, Colorado, shaded from 7,620 ft on the north side to 9,460 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
9,460 ft 2,885 m9,000 ft 2,745 m8,770 ft 2,675 m8,310 ft 2,530 m7,850 ft 2,390 m7,620 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Coal Creek sits at about 8,560 ft (2,610 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
8,560 ft 2,610 m
most residents: 7,860–8,880 ft
Lowest
7,620 ft 2,320 m
on the north side
Highest
9,460 ft 2,885 m
on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
8,470 ft 2,580 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Coal Creek spans about 1,840 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
8,560 ft2,610 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
9,460 ft2,885 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
7,620 ft2,320 m
Town center
USGS map point for Coal Creek
8,580 ft2,615 m
Average of all land8,470 ft2,580 m
Nearest peak
Starr Peak, 1.1 mi west of the CDP boundary
10,510 ft3,205 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 8,560 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
196.1 °F91.1 °C

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

Air pressure
73% of sea level

21.8 inHg (73.7 kPa): each breath holds 27% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.2% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+17% more UV

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

CDC: about 1 in 4 visitors who sleep above 8,000 ft get altitude sickness. CDC Yellow Book

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Coal Creek, Colorado, shaded from 7,620 ft on the north side to 9,460 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Jefferson, Boulder and Gilpin counties, Colorado, United States
Population
2,494 2020 Census
Land area
9.4 sq mi
Density
266 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.9064° N, 105.3775° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
South Platte River → Middle Channel Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
80403
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Rollinsville8,580 ft
  2. Coal Creek8,560 ft
  3. Bonanza Mountain Estates8,400 ft
  4. Nederland8,300 ft
  5. St. Ann Highlands8,130 ft
  6. Sugarloaf7,720 ft
  7. Mountain Meadows7,340 ft
  8. Crisman6,760 ft
  9. Tall Timber6,520 ft
  10. Seven Hills6,350 ft
  11. Eldorado Springs5,560 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Blue Sky14,230 ft
  • North Arapaho Peak13,490 ft
  • Parry Peak13,350 ft
  • Copeland Mountain13,170 ft
  • Starr Peak10,510 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Coal Creek is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.