Nucla, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nucla, Colorado, shaded from 5,660 ft on the southwest side to 5,950 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
5,950 ft 1,815 m5,880 ft 1,790 m5,840 ft 1,780 m5,770 ft 1,760 m5,700 ft 1,735 m5,660 ft 1,725 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Nucla sits at about 5,750 ft (1,755 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,750 ft 1,755 m
most residents: 5,710–5,880 ft
Lowest
5,660 ft 1,725 m
on the southwest side
Highest
5,950 ft 1,815 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
5,770 ft 1,760 m
all land inside town limits

Nucla spans about 290 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
5,750 ft1,755 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
5,950 ft1,815 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the southwest side
5,660 ft1,725 m
Town center
USGS map point for Nucla
5,790 ft1,765 m
Airport (AIB)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.3 mi south of the town limits
5,945 ft1,812 m
Average of all land5,770 ft1,760 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.9 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,750 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.3 °F94.1 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.2 inHg (82.0 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nucla, Colorado, shaded from 5,660 ft on the southwest side to 5,950 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States
Population
590 2024 est.
Land area
0.7 sq mi
Density
851 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.2694° N, 108.5479° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Dolores River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Hopkins Field (AIB) 5,945 ft
ZIP codes 1
81424
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Sawpit7,580 ft
  2. Placerville7,460 ft
  3. Norwood7,020 ft
  4. Dove Creek6,860 ft
  5. La Sal, UT6,740 ft
  6. Redvale6,430 ft
  7. Montrose5,860 ft
  8. Nucla5,750 ft
  9. Naturita5,430 ft
  10. Olathe5,360 ft
  11. Delta4,990 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Lone Cone12,590 ft
  • Groundhog Mountain12,070 ft
  • Little Cone11,989 ft
  • Horsefly Peak10,353 ft
  • North Mountain9,960 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.