Guffey, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Guffey, Colorado, shaded from 8,280 ft on the south side to 9,680 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
9,680 ft 2,950 m9,330 ft 2,845 m9,150 ft 2,790 m8,810 ft 2,685 m8,460 ft 2,580 m8,280 ft 2,525 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Guffey sits at about 9,230 ft (2,815 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
9,230 ft 2,815 m
most residents: 8,630–9,530 ft
Lowest
8,280 ft 2,525 m
on the south side
Highest
9,680 ft 2,950 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
8,990 ft 2,740 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Guffey spans about 1,400 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
9,230 ft2,815 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
9,680 ft2,950 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
8,280 ft2,525 m
Town center
USGS map point for Guffey
8,660 ft2,640 m
Average of all land8,990 ft2,740 m
Nearest peak
Saddle Mountain, Park County, 2.8 mi northeast of the CDP boundary
10,790 ft3,290 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 9,230 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
194.8 °F90.4 °C

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

Air pressure
71% of sea level

21.2 inHg (71.8 kPa): each breath holds 29% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
14.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+18% 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 Guffey, Colorado, shaded from 8,280 ft on the south side to 9,680 ft on the northeast 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 Park County, Colorado, United States
Population
111 2020 Census
Land area
8.7 sq mi
Density
13 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.7511° N, 105.5214° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Arkansas River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
80820
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Goldfield9,930 ft
  2. Victor9,670 ft
  3. Cripple Creek9,550 ft
  4. Midland9,370 ft
  5. Guffey9,230 ft
  6. Divide9,140 ft
  7. Hartsel8,870 ft
  8. Florissant8,300 ft
  9. Howard6,990 ft
  10. Park Center5,490 ft
  11. Cañon City5,370 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Waugh Mountain11,710 ft
  • Black Mountain, Park County11,649 ft
  • Thirtynine Mile Mountain11,550 ft
  • Saddle Mountain, Park County10,790 ft
  • Thirtyone Mile Mountain10,300 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.
  • Guffey 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.