Hartsel, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hartsel, Colorado, shaded from 8,850 ft on the east side to 9,000 ft at the foot of the Puma Hills
Elevation
9,000 ft 2,740 m8,960 ft 2,730 m8,940 ft 2,725 m8,910 ft 2,715 m8,870 ft 2,705 m8,850 ft 2,700 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

Hartsel sits at about 8,870 ft (2,705 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
8,870 ft 2,705 m
few residents
Lowest
8,850 ft 2,700 m
on the east side
Highest
9,000 ft 2,740 m
at the foot of the Puma Hills
Average
8,890 ft 2,710 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Hartsel spans about 150 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
8,870 ft2,705 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Puma Hills
9,000 ft2,740 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
8,850 ft2,700 m
Town center
USGS map point for Hartsel
8,870 ft2,705 m
Average of all land8,890 ft2,710 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.6 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 8,870 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
195.5 °F90.8 °C

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

Air pressure
72% of sea level

21.5 inHg (72.8 kPa): each breath holds 28% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.0% 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 Hartsel, Colorado, shaded from 8,850 ft on the east side to 9,000 ft at the foot of the Puma Hills
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Park County, Colorado, United States
Population
38 2020 Census
Land area
0.2 sq mi
Density
190 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.0217° N, 105.7958° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
South Platte River → Middle Channel Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
80449
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Alma10,400 ft
  2. Leadville10,130 ft
  3. Blue River10,090 ft
  4. Fairplay9,950 ft
  5. Twin Lakes, Lake County9,620 ft
  6. Guffey9,230 ft
  7. Hartsel8,870 ft
  8. Florissant8,300 ft
  9. Buena Vista7,960 ft
  10. Johnson Village7,860 ft
  11. Nathrop7,680 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • West Buffalo Peak13,320 ft
  • Black Mountain, Park County11,649 ft
  • Thirtynine Mile Mountain11,550 ft
  • Badger Mountain11,295 ft
  • Stoll Mountain10,850 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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.
  • Hartsel 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.