Estes Park, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Estes Park, Colorado, shaded from 7,440 ft on the east side to 8,640 ft at the foot of the Mummy Range
Elevation
8,650 ft 2,635 m8,340 ft 2,545 m8,190 ft 2,495 m7,890 ft 2,405 m7,590 ft 2,315 m7,440 ft 2,265 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.
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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Estes Park sits at about 7,650 ft (2,330 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,650 ft 2,330 m
most residents: 7,560–7,930 ft
Lowest
7,440 ft 2,265 m
on the east side
Highest
8,640 ft 2,635 m
at the foot of the Mummy Range
Average
7,760 ft 2,365 m
all land inside town limits

Estes Park spans about 1,200 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
7,650 ft2,330 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, at the foot of the Mummy Range
8,640 ft2,635 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the east side
7,440 ft2,265 m
Town center
USGS map point for Estes Park
7,530 ft2,295 m
Average of all land7,760 ft2,365 m
Nearest peak
Deer Mountain, 1.1 mi west of the town limits
10,010 ft3,050 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.9 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,650 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
197.8 °F92.1 °C

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

Air pressure
75% of sea level

22.5 inHg (76.3 kPa): each breath holds 25% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+15% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Estes Park, Colorado, shaded from 7,440 ft on the east side to 8,640 ft at the foot of the Mummy Range
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Population
5,795 2024 est.
Land area
6.7 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
866 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.3772° N, 105.5217° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Big Thompson River → South Platte River → Middle Channel Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
80517
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Ward9,270 ft
  2. Hidden Lake8,900 ft
  3. Bar-K Ranch8,560 ft
  4. Allenspark8,470 ft
  5. Grand Lake8,400 ft
  6. Estes Park7,650 ft
  7. Jamestown7,150 ft
  8. Glendale, Boulder County7,150 ft
  9. Lazy Acres7,080 ft
  10. Altona6,030 ft
  11. Lyons5,370 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Hagues Peak13,572 ft
  • Fairchild Mountain13,500 ft
  • Sundance Mountain12,400 ft
  • Twin Sisters Mountain11,400 ft
  • Deer Mountain10,010 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town limits, 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 town limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.