Fountain, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fountain, Colorado, shaded from 5,290 ft on the south side to 5,950 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
5,950 ft 1,810 m5,780 ft 1,760 m5,700 ft 1,735 m5,530 ft 1,685 m5,370 ft 1,635 m5,290 ft 1,610 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Fountain sits at about 5,640 ft (1,720 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,640 ft 1,720 m
most residents: 5,520–5,720 ft
Lowest
5,290 ft 1,610 m
on the south side
Highest
5,950 ft 1,810 m
on the northwest side
Average
5,620 ft 1,710 m
all land inside city limits

Fountain spans about 660 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
5,640 ft1,720 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
5,950 ft1,810 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
5,290 ft1,610 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fountain
5,540 ft1,690 m
Airport (COS)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 4.4 mi north of the city limits
6,187 ft1,886 m
Average of all land5,620 ft1,710 m

Elevation profile, south to north

5.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,640 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.5 °F94.2 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.3 inHg (82.3 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.0% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fountain, Colorado, shaded from 5,290 ft on the south side to 5,950 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Population
29,457 2024 est.
Land area
22.3 sq mi
Density
1,318 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.6822° N, 104.7008° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Fountain Creek → Arkansas River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
City of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS) 6,187 ft
ZIP codes 3
80817 80925 80928
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cascade-Chipita Park7,690 ft
  2. Black Forest7,420 ft
  3. Cimarron Hills6,430 ft
  4. Manitou Springs6,410 ft
  5. Colorado Springs6,400 ft
  6. Rock Creek Park6,290 ft
  7. Ellicott6,000 ft
  8. Fort Carson5,880 ft
  9. Stratmoor5,840 ft
  10. Security-Widefield5,790 ft
  11. Fountain5,640 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Pikes Peak14,115 ft
  • Saddle Mountain, Park County10,790 ft
  • Thunder Butte9,837 ft
  • Devils Head9,700 ft
  • Curley Peak9,630 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.