Penrose, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Penrose, Colorado, shaded from 5,030 ft on the south side to 5,550 ft on the north side
Elevation
5,550 ft 1,690 m5,420 ft 1,655 m5,360 ft 1,635 m5,230 ft 1,595 m5,100 ft 1,555 m5,030 ft 1,535 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
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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Penrose sits at about 5,340 ft (1,630 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,340 ft 1,630 m
most residents: 5,240–5,470 ft
Lowest
5,030 ft 1,535 m
on the south side
Highest
5,550 ft 1,690 m
on the north side
Average
5,310 ft 1,620 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Penrose spans about 520 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
5,340 ft1,630 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
5,550 ft1,690 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
5,030 ft1,535 m
Town center
USGS map point for Penrose
5,330 ft1,625 m
Airport (1V6)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.7 mi west of the CDP boundary
5,442 ft1,659 m
Average of all land5,310 ft1,620 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,340 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
202.1 °F94.5 °C

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

Air pressure
82% of sea level

24.6 inHg (83.2 kPa): each breath holds 18% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.2% 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 Penrose, Colorado, shaded from 5,030 ft on the south side to 5,550 ft on the north side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Fremont County, Colorado, United States
Population
3,685 2020 Census
Land area
17.8 sq mi
Density
206 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.4250° N, 105.0228° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Arkansas River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Fremont County (1V6) 5,442 ft
ZIP codes 1
81240
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Victor9,670 ft
  2. Rockvale5,490 ft
  3. Park Center5,490 ft
  4. Town of Coal Creek5,430 ft
  5. Williamsburg5,420 ft
  6. Lincoln Park5,380 ft
  7. Brookside5,380 ft
  8. Cañon City5,370 ft
  9. Penrose5,340 ft
  10. Florence5,170 ft
  11. Pueblo West5,060 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Pikes Peak14,115 ft
  • North Peak12,240 ft
  • Hardscrabble Mountain, Custer County10,380 ft
  • Thirtyone Mile Mountain10,300 ft
  • Curley Peak9,630 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Penrose is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.