Georgetown, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Georgetown, Colorado, shaded from 8,370 ft on the north side to 9,580 ft at the foot of the Front Range
Elevation
9,580 ft 2,920 m9,280 ft 2,830 m9,130 ft 2,785 m8,830 ft 2,690 m8,520 ft 2,600 m8,370 ft 2,550 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

Georgetown sits at about 8,500 ft (2,590 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
8,500 ft 2,590 m
most residents: 8,460–8,610 ft
Lowest
8,370 ft 2,550 m
on the north side
Highest
9,580 ft 2,920 m
at the foot of the Front Range
Average
8,600 ft 2,620 m
all land inside town limits

Georgetown spans about 1,210 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
8,500 ft2,590 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, at the foot of the Front Range
9,580 ft2,920 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the north side
8,370 ft2,550 m
Town center
USGS map point for Georgetown
8,520 ft2,595 m
Average of all land8,600 ft2,620 m
Nearest peak
Bard Peak, 5.4 mi west of the town limits
13,620 ft4,155 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 8,500 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
196.2 °F91.2 °C

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

Air pressure
73% of sea level

21.8 inHg (73.8 kPa): each breath holds 27% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.3% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+17% 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 Georgetown, Colorado, shaded from 8,370 ft on the north side to 9,580 ft at the foot of the Front Range
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Town in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States
Population
1,257 2024 est.
Land area
1.0 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
1,257 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.7061° N, 105.6975° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Clear Creek → South Platte River → Middle Channel Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
80444
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Montezuma10,290 ft
  2. St. Mary's10,220 ft
  3. Blue Valley9,510 ft
  4. York Gulch9,270 ft
  5. Mill Creek Park9,250 ft
  6. Silver Plume9,150 ft
  7. Central8,790 ft
  8. Empire8,600 ft
  9. Georgetown8,500 ft
  10. Downieville-Lawson-Dumont8,070 ft
  11. Idaho Springs7,570 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Grays Peak14,260 ft
  • Mount Blue Sky14,230 ft
  • Bard Peak13,620 ft
  • Pettingell Peak13,530 ft
  • Parry Peak13,350 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. All public domain.