Louisville, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Louisville, Colorado, shaded from 5,280 ft on the east side to 5,680 ft on the west side
Elevation
5,680 ft 1,730 m5,580 ft 1,700 m5,530 ft 1,685 m5,430 ft 1,655 m5,330 ft 1,625 m5,280 ft 1,610 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Louisville sits at about 5,430 ft (1,655 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,430 ft 1,655 m
most residents: 5,350–5,580 ft
Lowest
5,280 ft 1,610 m
on the east side
Highest
5,680 ft 1,730 m
on the west side
Average
5,440 ft 1,660 m
all land inside city limits

Louisville 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
5,430 ft1,655 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
5,680 ft1,730 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
5,280 ft1,610 m
Town center
USGS map point for Louisville
5,340 ft1,625 m
Airport (BJC)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.2 mi south of the city limits
5,673 ft1,729 m
Average of all land5,440 ft1,660 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,430 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 (83.0 kPa): each breath holds 18% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.2% 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 Louisville, Colorado, shaded from 5,280 ft on the east side to 5,680 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Population
20,811 2024 est.
Land area
8.0 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
2,609 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.9778° N, 105.1319° 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
Airport
Rocky Mountain Metro (BJC) 5,673 ft
ZIP codes 1
80027
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Eldorado Springs5,560 ft
  2. Superior5,520 ft
  3. Paragon Estates5,470 ft
  4. Louisville5,430 ft
  5. Boulder5,370 ft
  6. Broomfield5,320 ft
  7. Lafayette5,250 ft
  8. Gunbarrel5,190 ft
  9. Valmont5,170 ft
  10. Erie5,130 ft
  11. Leyner5,030 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • North Arapaho Peak13,490 ft
  • Parry Peak13,350 ft
  • Copeland Mountain13,170 ft
  • Twin Sisters Mountain11,400 ft
  • Starr Peak10,510 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.