Glenwood Springs, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, shaded from 5,670 ft on the west side to 7,750 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
7,750 ft 2,360 m7,230 ft 2,205 m6,970 ft 2,125 m6,450 ft 1,965 m5,930 ft 1,810 m5,670 ft 1,730 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Glenwood Springs sits at about 5,830 ft (1,775 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,830 ft 1,775 m
most residents: 5,740–6,020 ft
Lowest
5,670 ft 1,730 m
on the west side
Highest
7,750 ft 2,360 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,000 ft 1,830 m
all land inside city limits

Glenwood Springs spans about 2,080 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
5,830 ft1,775 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
7,750 ft2,360 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
5,670 ft1,730 m
Town center
USGS map point for Glenwood Springs
5,760 ft1,755 m
Airport (GWS)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
5,921 ft1,805 m
Average of all land6,000 ft1,830 m
Nearest peak
Sunlight Peak, 6.2 mi south of the city limits
10,600 ft3,230 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,830 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.2 °F94.0 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.1 inHg (81.7 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, shaded from 5,670 ft on the west side to 7,750 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Garfield County, Colorado, United States
Population
10,311 2024 est.
Land area
5.8 sq mi
Density
1,767 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.5505° N, 107.3248° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Kgws Sumers Airpark (GWS) 5,921 ft
ZIP codes 1
81601
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Carbonate10,860 ft
  2. El Jebel6,460 ft
  3. Catherine6,330 ft
  4. Mulford6,240 ft
  5. Carbondale6,190 ft
  6. Dotsero6,140 ft
  7. Cattle Creek6,020 ft
  8. Chacra5,860 ft
  9. Glenwood Springs5,830 ft
  10. No Name5,820 ft
  11. New Castle5,730 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Blair Mountain11,460 ft
  • Basalt Mountain10,882 ft
  • Flagpole Mountain10,610 ft
  • Sunlight Peak10,600 ft
  • Blowout Hill8,700 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.