Oak Creek, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Oak Creek, Colorado, shaded from 7,400 ft on the west side to 7,590 ft at the foot of the Williams Fork Mountains
Elevation
7,590 ft 2,310 m7,540 ft 2,300 m7,520 ft 2,290 m7,470 ft 2,275 m7,420 ft 2,265 m7,400 ft 2,255 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

Oak Creek sits at about 7,460 ft (2,275 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,460 ft 2,275 m
most residents: 7,420–7,540 ft
Lowest
7,400 ft 2,255 m
on the west side
Highest
7,590 ft 2,310 m
at the foot of the Williams Fork Mountains
Average
7,480 ft 2,280 m
all land inside town limits

Oak Creek spans about 190 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
7,460 ft2,275 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, at the foot of the Williams Fork Mountains
7,590 ft2,310 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the west side
7,400 ft2,255 m
Town center
USGS map point for Oak Creek
7,430 ft2,265 m
Average of all land7,480 ft2,280 m
Nearest peak
Thorpe Mountain, 2.4 mi northeast of the town limits (NGS survey)
8,974 ft2,735 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,460 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
198.1 °F92.3 °C

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

Air pressure
76% of sea level

22.7 inHg (76.8 kPa): each breath holds 24% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.9% 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 Oak Creek, Colorado, shaded from 7,400 ft on the west side to 7,590 ft at the foot of the Williams Fork Mountains
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States
Population
856 2024 est.
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
2,320 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.2750° N, 106.9584° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Wyoming Basin
Drains to
Yampa River → Green River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
80467
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Carbonate10,860 ft
  2. Yampa7,870 ft
  3. Phippsburg7,480 ft
  4. Oak Creek7,460 ft
  5. Kremmling7,350 ft
  6. Wolcott7,050 ft
  7. Steamboat Springs6,840 ft
  8. McCoy6,720 ft
  9. Eagle6,660 ft
  10. Hayden6,380 ft
  11. Craig6,230 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Flat Top Mountain12,361 ft
  • Green Ridge10,540 ft
  • Thorpe Mountain8,974 ft
  • Elk Mountain, Routt County8,753 ft
  • Blacktail Mountain8,690 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.