Fairplay, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fairplay, Colorado, shaded from 9,800 ft on the southeast side to 10,220 ft at the foot of the Mosquito Range
Elevation
10,220 ft 3,115 m10,110 ft 3,080 m10,060 ft 3,065 m9,960 ft 3,035 m9,850 ft 3,005 m9,800 ft 2,985 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
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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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Fairplay sits at about 9,950 ft (3,030 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
9,950 ft 3,030 m
most residents: 9,890–10,050 ft
Lowest
9,800 ft 2,985 m
on the southeast side
Highest
10,220 ft 3,115 m
at the foot of the Mosquito Range
Average
9,930 ft 3,030 m
all land inside town limits

Fairplay spans about 420 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
9,950 ft3,030 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, at the foot of the Mosquito Range
10,220 ft3,115 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the southeast side
9,800 ft2,985 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fairplay
9,950 ft3,035 m
Average of all land9,930 ft3,030 m
Nearest peak
Mount Silverheels, 7.4 mi north of the town limits (NGS survey)
13,829 ft4,215 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 9,950 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
193.4 °F89.7 °C

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

Air pressure
69% of sea level

20.6 inHg (69.8 kPa): each breath holds 31% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
14.4% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+20% 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 Fairplay, Colorado, shaded from 9,800 ft on the southeast side to 10,220 ft at the foot of the Mosquito Range
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Park County, Colorado, United States
Population
755 2024 est.
Land area
1.1 sq mi
Density
657 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.2247° N, 106.0020° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
South Platte River → Middle Channel Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
80440
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Copper Mountain11,530 ft
  2. Alma10,400 ft
  3. Montezuma10,290 ft
  4. Leadville10,130 ft
  5. Blue River10,090 ft
  6. Leadville North10,070 ft
  7. Fairplay9,950 ft
  8. Breckenridge9,670 ft
  9. Twin Lakes, Lake County9,620 ft
  10. Frisco9,070 ft
  11. Hartsel8,870 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Quandary Peak14,271 ft
  • Mount Bross14,179 ft
  • Mount Sherman14,030 ft
  • Mount Silverheels13,829 ft
  • Bald Mountain13,680 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.