Elbert, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elbert, Colorado, shaded from 6,700 ft on the northeast side to 6,870 ft on the west side
Elevation
6,870 ft 2,095 m6,820 ft 2,080 m6,800 ft 2,075 m6,760 ft 2,060 m6,720 ft 2,050 m6,700 ft 2,040 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.
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

Elbert sits at about 6,750 ft (2,060 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,750 ft 2,060 m
most residents: 6,720–6,850 ft
Lowest
6,700 ft 2,040 m
on the northeast side
Highest
6,870 ft 2,095 m
on the west side
Average
6,780 ft 2,065 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Elbert spans about 170 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
6,750 ft2,060 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
6,870 ft2,095 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
6,700 ft2,040 m
Town center
USGS map point for Elbert
6,720 ft2,050 m
Average of all land6,780 ft2,065 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,750 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.4 °F93.0 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.3 inHg (78.9 kPa): each breath holds 22% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.3% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+14% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elbert, Colorado, shaded from 6,700 ft on the northeast side to 6,870 ft on the west side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Elbert County, Colorado, United States
Population
188 2020 Census
Land area
0.5 sq mi
Density
343 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.2194° N, 104.5372° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Kiowa Creek → South Platte River → Middle Channel Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
80106
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Black Forest7,420 ft
  2. Woodmoor7,310 ft
  3. Peyton6,850 ft
  4. Elbert6,750 ft
  5. Larkspur6,680 ft
  6. Ponderosa Park6,570 ft
  7. Calhan6,530 ft
  8. Elizabeth6,520 ft
  9. Kiowa6,400 ft
  10. Franktown6,270 ft
  11. The Pinery6,160 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Pikes Peak14,115 ft
  • Windy Peak11,900 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 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.
  • Elbert 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.