Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, Colorado, shaded from 7,890 ft on the east side to 8,580 ft at the foot of the Front Range
Elevation
8,580 ft 2,615 m8,410 ft 2,565 m8,320 ft 2,535 m8,150 ft 2,485 m7,980 ft 2,430 m7,890 ft 2,405 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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

Downieville-Lawson-Dumont sits at about 8,070 ft (2,460 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
8,070 ft 2,460 m
most residents: 7,970–8,250 ft
Lowest
7,890 ft 2,405 m
on the east side
Highest
8,580 ft 2,615 m
at the foot of the Front Range
Average
8,110 ft 2,475 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Downieville-Lawson-Dumont spans about 690 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
8,070 ft2,460 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Front Range
8,580 ft2,615 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
7,890 ft2,405 m
Average of all land8,110 ft2,475 m
Nearest peak
Parry Peak, 6.3 mi northwest of the CDP boundary
13,350 ft4,070 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.8 mi west to east through the middle of Downieville-Lawson-Dumont.

Altitude Effects

What 8,070 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
197.0 °F91.6 °C

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

Air pressure
74% of sea level

22.2 inHg (75.1 kPa): each breath holds 26% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+16% 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 Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, Colorado, shaded from 7,890 ft on the east side to 8,580 ft at the foot of the Front Range
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States
Population
527 2020 Census
Land area
0.8 sq mi
Density
677 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.7654° N, 105.6188° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Clear Creek → South Platte River → Middle Channel Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
80436
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. St. Mary's10,220 ft
  2. Blue Valley9,510 ft
  3. York Gulch9,270 ft
  4. Mill Creek Park9,250 ft
  5. Silver Plume9,150 ft
  6. Central8,790 ft
  7. Black Hawk8,610 ft
  8. Empire8,600 ft
  9. Georgetown8,500 ft
  10. Downieville-Lawson-Dumont8,070 ft
  11. Idaho Springs7,570 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Grays Peak14,260 ft
  • Mount Blue Sky14,230 ft
  • Bard Peak13,620 ft
  • Parry Peak13,350 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.
  • Downieville-Lawson-Dumont 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.