Fremont County, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fremont County, Colorado, shaded from 4,950 ft on the east side to 13,110 ft on Bushnell Peak
Elevation
13,110 ft 3,995 m11,070 ft 3,375 m10,050 ft 3,065 m8,010 ft 2,440 m5,970 ft 1,820 m4,950 ft 1,510 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Fremont County averages about 7,550 ft (2,300 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 4,950 ft on the east side to 13,110 ft on Bushnell Peak.

Average elevation
7,550 ft 2,300 m
all land inside the county
Highest
13,110 ft 3,996 m
on Bushnell Peak
Lowest
4,950 ft 1,510 m
on the east side

Fremont County spans about 8,160 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land7,550 ft2,300 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Bushnell Peak (NGS survey height)
13,110 ft3,996 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the east side
4,950 ft1,510 m

Elevation profile, west to east

58 mi west to east through Cañon City.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fremont County, Colorado, shaded from 4,950 ft on the east side to 13,110 ft on Bushnell Peak
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Colorado, United States
Population
50,093 2024 est.
Land area
1,533.8 sq mi + 0.9 sq mi water
Density
33 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform regions
Southern Rocky Mountains 71%, Great Plains 29%
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Chaffee County9,980 ft
  2. Park County9,720 ft
  3. Saguache County9,240 ft
  4. Teller County9,110 ft
  5. Custer County9,030 ft
  6. Fremont County7,550 ft
  7. El Paso County6,460 ft
  8. Pueblo County5,230 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Red Mountain, Fremont County12,970 ft
  • Simmons Peak12,040 ft
  • Waugh Mountain11,710 ft
  • Cameron Mountain10,988 ft
  • Curley Peak9,630 ft
All 12 towns in Fremont County by typical elevation
  1. Howard6,990 ft
  2. Coaldale6,690 ft
  3. Cotopaxi6,400 ft
  4. Rockvale5,490 ft
  5. Park Center5,490 ft
  6. Town of Coal Creek5,430 ft
  7. Williamsburg5,420 ft
  8. Lincoln Park5,380 ft
  9. Brookside5,380 ft
  10. Cañon City5,370 ft
  11. Penrose5,340 ft
  12. Florence5,170 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.