Howard, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Howard, Colorado, shaded from 6,560 ft on the southeast side to 11,780 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
11,780 ft 3,590 m10,470 ft 3,190 m9,820 ft 2,995 m8,520 ft 2,595 m7,210 ft 2,200 m6,560 ft 2,000 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Howard sits at about 6,990 ft (2,130 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,990 ft 2,130 m
most residents: 6,700–7,680 ft
Lowest
6,560 ft 2,000 m
on the southeast side
Highest
11,780 ft 3,590 m
on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
7,650 ft 2,330 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Howard spans about 5,220 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
6,990 ft2,130 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
11,780 ft3,590 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
6,560 ft2,000 m
Town center
USGS map point for Howard
6,720 ft2,045 m
Average of all land7,650 ft2,330 m
Nearest peak
Bushnell Peak, 1.1 mi south of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
13,110 ft3,996 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,990 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.0 °F92.8 °C

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

Air pressure
77% of sea level

23.1 inHg (78.2 kPa): each breath holds 23% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.2% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+14% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Howard, Colorado, shaded from 6,560 ft on the southeast side to 11,780 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Fremont County, Colorado, United States
Population
852 2020 Census
Land area
16.8 sq mi
Density
51 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.4486° N, 105.8353° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Arkansas River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
81233
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Garfield9,590 ft
  2. Guffey9,230 ft
  3. Maysville8,490 ft
  4. Johnson Village7,860 ft
  5. Nathrop7,680 ft
  6. Poncha Springs7,450 ft
  7. Smeltertown7,140 ft
  8. Salida7,090 ft
  9. Howard6,990 ft
  10. Coaldale6,690 ft
  11. Cotopaxi6,400 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Antora Peak13,250 ft
  • Bushnell Peak13,110 ft
  • Whale Hill12,160 ft
  • Waugh Mountain11,710 ft
  • Cameron Mountain10,988 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.
  • Howard 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.