Hot Sulphur Springs, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, shaded from 7,670 ft on the west side to 8,390 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
8,390 ft 2,560 m8,210 ft 2,505 m8,120 ft 2,475 m7,940 ft 2,420 m7,760 ft 2,365 m7,670 ft 2,335 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Hot Sulphur Springs sits at about 7,750 ft (2,360 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,750 ft 2,360 m
most residents: 7,690–7,820 ft
Lowest
7,670 ft 2,335 m
on the west side
Highest
8,390 ft 2,560 m
on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
7,780 ft 2,370 m
all land inside town limits

Hot Sulphur Springs 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
7,750 ft2,360 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
8,390 ft2,560 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the west side
7,670 ft2,335 m
Town center
USGS map point for Hot Sulphur Springs
7,740 ft2,360 m
Average of all land7,780 ft2,370 m
Nearest peak
Elk Mountain, Grand County, 5.7 mi north of the town limits
11,400 ft3,475 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,750 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

22.4 inHg (76.0 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
+16% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, shaded from 7,670 ft on the west side to 8,390 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Grand County, Colorado, United States
Population
654 2024 est.
Land area
0.8 sq mi
Density
850 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.0730° N, 106.1028° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
80451
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. St. Mary's10,220 ft
  2. Eldora9,130 ft
  3. Winter Park8,880 ft
  4. Fraser8,590 ft
  5. Tabernash8,440 ft
  6. Grand Lake8,400 ft
  7. Granby8,040 ft
  8. Heeney8,010 ft
  9. Hot Sulphur Springs7,750 ft
  10. Parshall7,570 ft
  11. Kremmling7,350 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Byers Peak12,813 ft
  • Gravel Mountain11,774 ft
  • Williams Peak11,622 ft
  • Elk Mountain, Grand County11,400 ft
  • Wolford Mountain9,170 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.