Parker, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Parker, Colorado, shaded from 5,700 ft on the northwest side to 6,360 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
6,360 ft 1,940 m6,200 ft 1,890 m6,120 ft 1,865 m5,950 ft 1,815 m5,790 ft 1,765 m5,700 ft 1,740 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Parker sits at about 5,930 ft (1,805 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,930 ft 1,805 m
most residents: 5,780–6,110 ft
Lowest
5,700 ft 1,740 m
on the northwest side
Highest
6,360 ft 1,940 m
on the southwest side
Average
5,960 ft 1,815 m
all land inside town limits

Parker spans about 660 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
5,930 ft1,805 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the southwest side
6,360 ft1,940 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the northwest side
5,700 ft1,740 m
Town center
USGS map point for Parker
5,870 ft1,790 m
Airport (APA)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.4 mi northwest of the town limits
5,885 ft1,794 m
Average of all land5,960 ft1,815 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,930 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.0 °F93.9 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

24.0 inHg (81.4 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.8% 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 Parker, Colorado, shaded from 5,700 ft on the northwest side to 6,360 ft on the southwest side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Douglas County, Colorado, United States
Population
65,473 2024 est.
Land area
22.6 sq mi
Density
2,898 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.5186° N, 104.7614° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Cherry Creek → South Platte River → Middle Channel Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Centennial (APA) 5,885 ft
ZIP codes 2
80134 80138
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. The Pinery6,160 ft
  2. Stepping Stone6,010 ft
  3. Sierra Ridge5,950 ft
  4. Meridian5,950 ft
  5. Lone Tree5,940 ft
  6. Meridian Village5,930 ft
  7. Parker5,930 ft
  8. Stonegate5,860 ft
  9. Grand View Estates5,850 ft
  10. Foxfield5,800 ft
  11. Dove Valley5,720 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Windy Peak11,900 ft
  • Starr Peak10,510 ft
  • Green Mountain, Jefferson County10,427 ft
  • Thunder Butte9,837 ft
  • Devils Head9,700 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.