Douglas County, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Douglas County, Colorado, shaded from 5,370 ft on the north side to 9,837 ft on Thunder Butte
Elevation
9,840 ft 3,000 m8,720 ft 2,660 m8,160 ft 2,485 m7,040 ft 2,145 m5,920 ft 1,805 m5,370 ft 1,635 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Douglas County averages about 6,850 ft (2,090 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 5,370 ft on the north side to 9,837 ft on Thunder Butte.

Average elevation
6,850 ft 2,090 m
all land inside the county
Highest
9,837 ft 2,998 m
on Thunder Butte
Lowest
5,370 ft 1,635 m
on the north side

Douglas County spans about 4,470 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land6,850 ft2,090 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Thunder Butte (NGS survey height)
9,837 ft2,998 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the north side
5,370 ft1,635 m

Elevation profile, south to north

30 mi south to north through Highlands Ranch.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Douglas County, Colorado, shaded from 5,370 ft on the north side to 9,837 ft on Thunder Butte
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Colorado, United States
Population
393,995 2024 est.
Land area
840.1 sq mi + 2.6 sq mi water
Density
469 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform regions
Great Plains 64%, Southern Rocky Mountains 36%
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Teller County9,110 ft
  2. Jefferson County7,180 ft
  3. Douglas County6,850 ft
  4. El Paso County6,460 ft
  5. Elbert County5,970 ft
  6. Arapahoe County5,450 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Thunder Butte9,837 ft
  • Devils Head9,700 ft
  • Storm Peak, Douglas County9,150 ft
  • Dakan Mountain9,150 ft
  • Chimney Peak9,130 ft
All 24 towns in Douglas County by typical elevation
  1. Westcreek7,640 ft
  2. Larkspur6,680 ft
  3. Perry Park6,600 ft
  4. Castle Pines6,410 ft
  5. Castle Rock6,340 ft
  6. Franktown6,270 ft
  7. Castle Pines Village6,220 ft
  8. The Pinery6,160 ft
  9. Stepping Stone6,010 ft
  10. Sierra Ridge5,950 ft
  11. Meridian5,950 ft
  12. Lone Tree5,940 ft
  13. Meridian Village5,930 ft
  14. Parker5,930 ft
  15. Stonegate5,860 ft
  16. Grand View Estates5,850 ft
  17. Acres Green5,850 ft
  18. Sedalia5,830 ft
  19. Highlands Ranch5,810 ft
  20. Roxborough Park5,720 ft
  21. Louviers5,680 ft
  22. Sterling Ranch5,650 ft
  23. Aurora partly5,580 ft
  24. Littleton partly5,440 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.