Jefferson County, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jefferson County, Colorado, shaded from 5,250 ft on the northeast side to 11,593 ft on Buffalo Peak
Elevation
11,590 ft 3,535 m10,010 ft 3,050 m9,210 ft 2,810 m7,630 ft 2,325 m6,040 ft 1,840 m5,250 ft 1,600 m
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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.
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Elevation Data

Jefferson County averages about 7,180 ft (2,190 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 5,250 ft on the northeast side to 11,593 ft on Buffalo Peak.

Average elevation
7,180 ft 2,190 m
all land inside the county
Highest
11,593 ft 3,533 m
on Buffalo Peak
Lowest
5,250 ft 1,600 m
on the northeast side

Jefferson County spans about 6,340 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land7,180 ft2,190 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Buffalo Peak (NGS survey height)
11,593 ft3,533 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
5,250 ft1,600 m

Elevation profile, west to east

18 mi west to east through Lakewood.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jefferson County, Colorado, shaded from 5,250 ft on the northeast side to 11,593 ft on Buffalo Peak
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Colorado, United States
Population
578,533 2024 est.
Land area
764.4 sq mi + 9.7 sq mi water
Density
757 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform regions
Southern Rocky Mountains 81%, Great Plains 19%
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Clear Creek County10,410 ft
  2. Park County9,720 ft
  3. Gilpin County9,390 ft
  4. Teller County9,110 ft
  5. Boulder County7,420 ft
  6. Jefferson County7,180 ft
  7. Douglas County6,850 ft
  8. Arapahoe County5,450 ft
  9. Denver County5,340 ft
  10. Broomfield County5,330 ft
  11. Adams County5,090 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Buffalo Peak, Jefferson County11,593 ft
  • Black Mountain, Jefferson County10,750 ft
  • Green Mountain10,427 ft
  • Black Hawk Mountain9,980 ft
  • Centralia Mountain9,770 ft
All 26 towns in Jefferson County by typical elevation
  1. Brook Forest8,580 ft
  2. Coal Creek8,560 ft
  3. Aspen Park8,250 ft
  4. Genesee7,500 ft
  5. Evergreen7,460 ft
  6. Indian Hills7,340 ft
  7. Kittredge7,090 ft
  8. Idledale6,650 ft
  9. Golden5,920 ft
  10. West Pleasant View5,830 ft
  11. Morrison5,820 ft
  12. East Pleasant View5,810 ft
  13. Dakota Ridge5,740 ft
  14. Ken Caryl5,650 ft
  15. Applewood5,610 ft
  16. Fairmount5,590 ft
  17. Lakewood5,540 ft
  18. Bow Mar partly5,520 ft
  19. Columbine5,510 ft
  20. Arvada5,460 ft
  21. Littleton partly5,440 ft
  22. Wheat Ridge5,420 ft
  23. Mountain View5,390 ft
  24. Westminster partly5,380 ft
  25. Edgewater5,370 ft
  26. Lakeside5,360 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 5,250 ft at 39.8965° N, 105.0537° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.