Littleton, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Littleton, Colorado, shaded from 5,300 ft near the middle to 5,700 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
5,700 ft 1,740 m5,600 ft 1,705 m5,550 ft 1,690 m5,450 ft 1,660 m5,350 ft 1,630 m5,300 ft 1,615 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.
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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

Littleton sits at about 5,440 ft (1,655 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,440 ft 1,655 m
most residents: 5,340–5,570 ft
Lowest
5,300 ft 1,615 m
near the middle
Highest
5,700 ft 1,735 m
on the southeast side
Average
5,450 ft 1,660 m
all land inside city limits

Littleton spans about 400 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
5,440 ft1,655 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
5,700 ft1,735 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
5,300 ft1,615 m
Town center
USGS map point for Littleton
5,350 ft1,630 m
Average of all land5,450 ft1,660 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,440 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.9 °F94.4 °C

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

Air pressure
82% of sea level

24.5 inHg (82.9 kPa): each breath holds 18% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.1% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Littleton, Colorado, shaded from 5,300 ft near the middle to 5,700 ft on the southeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Arapahoe, Jefferson and Douglas counties, Colorado, United States
Population
44,879 2024 est.
Land area
12.6 sq mi + 1.1 sq mi water
Density
3,556 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.6133° N, 105.0166° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
South Platte River → Middle Channel Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 5
80120 80122 80123 80127 80128
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Highlands Ranch5,810 ft
  2. Dakota Ridge5,740 ft
  3. Greenwood Village5,650 ft
  4. Ken Caryl5,650 ft
  5. Bow Mar5,520 ft
  6. Columbine5,510 ft
  7. Cherry Hills Village5,460 ft
  8. Littleton5,440 ft
  9. Englewood5,370 ft
  10. Columbine Valley5,360 ft
  11. Sheridan5,320 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Windy Peak11,900 ft
  • Starr Peak10,510 ft
  • Green Mountain, Jefferson County10,427 ft
  • Thunder Butte9,837 ft
  • Devils Head9,700 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.