Coaldale, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Coaldale, Colorado, shaded from 6,420 ft on the east side to 12,830 ft on Mount Otto
Elevation
12,830 ft 3,910 m11,230 ft 3,425 m10,430 ft 3,180 m8,820 ft 2,690 m7,220 ft 2,200 m6,420 ft 1,955 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Coaldale sits at about 6,690 ft (2,040 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,690 ft 2,040 m
most residents: 6,580–9,160 ft
Lowest
6,420 ft 1,955 m
on the east side
Highest
12,830 ft 3,910 m
on Mount Otto
Average
8,250 ft 2,515 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Coaldale spans about 6,410 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
6,690 ft2,040 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on Mount Otto
12,830 ft3,910 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
6,420 ft1,955 m
Town center
USGS map point for Coaldale
6,550 ft1,995 m
Average of all land8,250 ft2,515 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.6 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,690 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.5 °F93.1 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.4 inHg (79.1 kPa): each breath holds 22% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.4% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+13% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Coaldale, Colorado, shaded from 6,420 ft on the east side to 12,830 ft on Mount Otto
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Fremont County, Colorado, United States
Population
343 2020 Census
Land area
31.0 sq mi
Density
11 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.3656° N, 105.7578° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Arkansas River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 2
81222 81223
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Maysville8,490 ft
  2. Silver Cliff8,000 ft
  3. Crestone7,940 ft
  4. Westcliffe7,870 ft
  5. Moffat7,560 ft
  6. Poncha Springs7,450 ft
  7. Smeltertown7,140 ft
  8. Salida7,090 ft
  9. Howard6,990 ft
  10. Coaldale6,690 ft
  11. Cotopaxi6,400 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Rito Alto Peak13,803 ft
  • Bushnell Peak13,110 ft
  • Whale Hill12,160 ft
  • Waugh Mountain11,710 ft
  • Cameron Mountain10,988 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.
  • Coaldale 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.