Moffat, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Moffat, Colorado, shaded from 7,560 ft on the southeast side to 7,580 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
7,590 ft 2,315 m7,580 ft 2,310 m7,580 ft 2,310 m7,570 ft 2,310 m7,560 ft 2,305 m7,560 ft 2,305 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Moffat sits at about 7,560 ft (2,305 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,560 ft 2,305 m
most residents: 7,560–7,570 ft
Lowest
7,560 ft 2,305 m
on the southeast side
Highest
7,580 ft 2,310 m
on the northwest side
Average
7,570 ft 2,305 m
all land inside town limits

Moffat is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 20 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
7,560 ft2,305 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the northwest side
7,580 ft2,310 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the southeast side
7,560 ft2,305 m
Town center
USGS map point for Moffat
7,560 ft2,305 m
Average of all land7,570 ft2,305 m

Altitude Effects

What 7,560 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
197.9 °F92.2 °C

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

Air pressure
76% of sea level

22.6 inHg (76.5 kPa): each breath holds 24% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+15% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Moffat, Colorado, shaded from 7,560 ft on the southeast side to 7,580 ft on the northwest side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Town in Saguache County, Colorado, United States
Population
106 2024 est.
Land area
2.1 sq mi
Density
50 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.9989° N, 105.9100° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
San Luis Creek → Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
81143
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Silver Cliff8,000 ft
  2. Crestone7,940 ft
  3. Westcliffe7,870 ft
  4. Saguache7,700 ft
  5. Monte Vista7,660 ft
  6. Center7,640 ft
  7. Moffat7,560 ft
  8. Hooper7,560 ft
  9. Howard6,990 ft
  10. Coaldale6,690 ft
  11. Cotopaxi6,400 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Kit Carson Mountain14,130 ft
  • Humboldt Peak14,040 ft
  • Rito Alto Peak13,803 ft
  • Bushnell Peak13,110 ft
  • Whale Hill12,160 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.