Gunnison, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gunnison, Colorado, shaded from 7,650 ft on the southwest side to 8,370 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
8,370 ft 2,550 m8,190 ft 2,495 m8,100 ft 2,470 m7,920 ft 2,415 m7,740 ft 2,360 m7,650 ft 2,330 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
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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

Gunnison sits at about 7,710 ft (2,350 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,710 ft 2,350 m
most residents: 7,670–7,720 ft
Lowest
7,650 ft 2,330 m
on the southwest side
Highest
8,370 ft 2,550 m
on the southeast side
Average
7,730 ft 2,355 m
all land inside city limits

Gunnison spans about 720 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
7,710 ft2,350 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
8,370 ft2,550 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
7,650 ft2,330 m
Town center
USGS map point for Gunnison
7,700 ft2,350 m
Airport (GUC)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
7,680 ft2,341 m
Average of all land7,730 ft2,355 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,710 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
197.6 °F92.0 °C

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

Air pressure
75% of sea level

22.5 inHg (76.1 kPa): each breath holds 25% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+15% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gunnison, Colorado, shaded from 7,650 ft on the southwest side to 8,370 ft on the southeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Population
6,821 2024 est.
Land area
4.8 sq mi
Density
1,407 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.5458° N, 106.9253° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Gunnison River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Gunnison-crested Butte Regional (GUC) 7,680 ft
ZIP codes 1
81230
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cathedral9,630 ft
  2. Garfield9,590 ft
  3. Mount Crested Butte9,490 ft
  4. Pitkin9,230 ft
  5. Crested Butte8,890 ft
  6. Lake City8,670 ft
  7. Maysville8,490 ft
  8. Marble7,990 ft
  9. Gunnison7,710 ft
  10. Crawford6,560 ft
  11. Somerset6,020 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Henry Mountain13,260 ft
  • West Elk Peak13,042 ft
  • Carbon Peak12,088 ft
  • Red Mountain11,670 ft
  • Flat Top, Gunnison County10,581 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.