Gerrard, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gerrard, Colorado, shaded from 8,100 ft on the northeast side to 8,220 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
8,220 ft 2,505 m8,190 ft 2,495 m8,170 ft 2,490 m8,140 ft 2,480 m8,110 ft 2,470 m8,100 ft 2,470 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

Gerrard sits at about 8,140 ft (2,480 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
8,140 ft 2,480 m
most residents: 8,120–8,150 ft
Lowest
8,100 ft 2,470 m
on the northeast side
Highest
8,220 ft 2,505 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
8,130 ft 2,480 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Gerrard 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
8,140 ft2,480 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
8,220 ft2,505 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
8,100 ft2,470 m
Average of all land8,130 ft2,480 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.0 mi west to east through the middle of Gerrard.

Altitude Effects

What 8,140 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
196.8 °F91.6 °C

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

Air pressure
74% of sea level

22.1 inHg (74.9 kPa): each breath holds 26% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.5% 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.

CDC: about 1 in 4 visitors who sleep above 8,000 ft get altitude sickness. CDC Yellow Book

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gerrard, Colorado, shaded from 8,100 ft on the northeast side to 8,220 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States
Population
264 2020 Census
Land area
1.2 sq mi
Density
220 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.6795° N, 106.5794° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
81154
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. City of Creede8,840 ft
  2. Alpine8,250 ft
  3. South Fork8,230 ft
  4. Gerrard8,140 ft
  5. Piedra8,020 ft
  6. Del Norte7,880 ft
  7. Capulin7,810 ft
  8. Saguache7,700 ft
  9. Monte Vista7,660 ft
  10. Center7,640 ft
  11. Pagosa Springs7,150 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Bennett Peak13,200 ft
  • Fisher Mountain12,760 ft
  • Cornwall Mountain12,320 ft
  • Snowshoe Mountain12,013 ft
  • Fox Mountain11,510 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.
  • Gerrard 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.