Paonia, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Paonia, Colorado, shaded from 5,620 ft on the west side to 5,890 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
5,890 ft 1,795 m5,820 ft 1,775 m5,790 ft 1,765 m5,720 ft 1,745 m5,660 ft 1,725 m5,620 ft 1,715 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

Paonia sits at about 5,680 ft (1,730 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,680 ft 1,730 m
most residents: 5,650–5,750 ft
Lowest
5,620 ft 1,715 m
on the west side
Highest
5,890 ft 1,795 m
on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
5,690 ft 1,735 m
all land inside town limits

Paonia spans about 270 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
5,680 ft1,730 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
5,890 ft1,795 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the west side
5,620 ft1,715 m
Town center
USGS map point for Paonia
5,680 ft1,730 m
Airport (7V2)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 3.3 mi southwest of the town limits
5,788 ft1,764 m
Average of all land5,690 ft1,735 m
Nearest peak
Mount Lamborn, 5.2 mi southeast of the town limits (NGS survey)
11,402 ft3,475 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,680 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.4 °F94.1 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.3 inHg (82.2 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.0% 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 Paonia, Colorado, shaded from 5,620 ft on the west side to 5,890 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Town in Delta County, Colorado, United States
Population
1,464 2024 est.
Land area
0.8 sq mi
Density
1,766 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.8683° N, 107.5920° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
North Fork Gunnison River → Gunnison River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
North Fork Valley (7V2) 5,788 ft
ZIP codes 1
81428
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Marble7,990 ft
  2. Redstone7,290 ft
  3. Crawford6,560 ft
  4. Cedaredge6,180 ft
  5. Somerset6,020 ft
  6. Paonia5,680 ft
  7. Lazear5,450 ft
  8. Olathe5,360 ft
  9. Orchard City5,350 ft
  10. Hotchkiss5,350 ft
  11. Delta4,990 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Gunnison12,726 ft
  • Coal Mountain11,680 ft
  • Mount Lamborn11,402 ft
  • Saddle Mountain, Delta County10,000 ft
  • Buck Mesa9,810 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.