Fort Garland, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fort Garland, Colorado, shaded from 7,890 ft on the southwest side to 8,010 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
8,010 ft 2,440 m7,980 ft 2,435 m7,970 ft 2,430 m7,940 ft 2,420 m7,910 ft 2,410 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.
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

Fort Garland sits at about 7,940 ft (2,420 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,940 ft 2,420 m
most residents: 7,930–7,950 ft
Lowest
7,890 ft 2,405 m
on the southwest side
Highest
8,010 ft 2,440 m
on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
7,940 ft 2,420 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Fort Garland spans about 120 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
7,940 ft2,420 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
8,010 ft2,440 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
7,890 ft2,405 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fort Garland
7,940 ft2,420 m
Average of all land7,940 ft2,420 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,940 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
197.2 °F91.8 °C

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

Air pressure
74% of sea level

22.3 inHg (75.4 kPa): each breath holds 26% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.6% 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.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fort Garland, Colorado, shaded from 7,890 ft on the southwest side to 8,010 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Costilla County, Colorado, United States
Population
464 2020 Census
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
1,234 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.4289° N, 105.4339° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
81133
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cuchara8,890 ft
  2. San Luis7,990 ft
  3. Fort Garland7,940 ft
  4. Stonewall Gap7,930 ft
  5. Blanca7,760 ft
  6. San Acacio7,730 ft
  7. Sanford7,600 ft
  8. Alamosa7,540 ft
  9. Alamosa East7,540 ft
  10. La Veta7,040 ft
  11. Gardner6,970 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Blanca Peak14,330 ft
  • Mount Lindsey14,030 ft
  • Mount Mestas11,550 ft
  • Iron Mountain11,410 ft
  • Raspberry Mountain11,220 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.
  • Fort Garland 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.