Pitkin, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pitkin, Colorado, shaded from 9,150 ft on the southwest side to 9,480 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
9,480 ft 2,890 m9,400 ft 2,865 m9,360 ft 2,855 m9,280 ft 2,830 m9,200 ft 2,805 m9,150 ft 2,790 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

Pitkin sits at about 9,230 ft (2,815 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
9,230 ft 2,815 m
most residents: 9,170–9,270 ft
Lowest
9,150 ft 2,790 m
on the southwest side
Highest
9,480 ft 2,890 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
9,250 ft 2,820 m
all land inside town limits

Pitkin spans about 330 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
9,230 ft2,815 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
9,480 ft2,890 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the southwest side
9,150 ft2,790 m
Town center
USGS map point for Pitkin
9,220 ft2,810 m
Average of all land9,250 ft2,820 m
Nearest peak
Fairview Peak, 5.0 mi north of the town limits (NGS survey)
13,220 ft4,029 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 9,230 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
194.8 °F90.4 °C

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

Air pressure
71% of sea level

21.2 inHg (71.8 kPa): each breath holds 29% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
14.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+18% more UV

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

CDC: about 1 in 4 visitors who sleep above 8,000 ft get altitude sickness. CDC Yellow Book

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pitkin, Colorado, shaded from 9,150 ft on the southwest side to 9,480 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Population
73 2024 est.
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
283 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.6092° N, 106.5167° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Tomichi Creek → Gunnison River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
81241
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Garfield9,590 ft
  2. Pitkin9,230 ft
  3. Crested Butte8,890 ft
  4. Maysville8,490 ft
  5. Buena Vista7,960 ft
  6. Johnson Village7,860 ft
  7. Gunnison7,710 ft
  8. Nathrop7,680 ft
  9. Poncha Springs7,450 ft
  10. Smeltertown7,140 ft
  11. Salida7,090 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Aetna13,720 ft
  • Monumental Peak13,360 ft
  • Henry Mountain13,260 ft
  • Fairview Peak13,220 ft
  • Tomichi Dome11,460 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.