Poncha Springs, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Poncha Springs, Colorado, shaded from 7,350 ft on the east side to 8,180 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
8,180 ft 2,495 m7,970 ft 2,430 m7,870 ft 2,400 m7,660 ft 2,335 m7,460 ft 2,270 m7,350 ft 2,240 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Poncha Springs sits at about 7,450 ft (2,270 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,450 ft 2,270 m
most residents: 7,400–7,500 ft
Lowest
7,350 ft 2,240 m
on the east side
Highest
8,180 ft 2,495 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
7,600 ft 2,315 m
all land inside town limits

Poncha Springs spans about 830 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
7,450 ft2,270 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
8,180 ft2,495 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the east side
7,350 ft2,240 m
Town center
USGS map point for Poncha Springs
7,470 ft2,275 m
Airport (ANK)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.4 mi northeast of the town limits
7,523 ft2,293 m
Average of all land7,600 ft2,315 m
Nearest peak
Chipeta Mountain, 6.8 mi southwest of the town limits
13,480 ft4,110 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,450 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 (76.9 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 Poncha Springs, Colorado, shaded from 7,350 ft on the east side to 8,180 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States
Population
1,358 2024 est.
Land area
2.7 sq mi
Density
502 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.5128° N, 106.0772° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Arkansas River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Salida/harriett Alexander Field (ANK) 7,523 ft
ZIP codes 2
81201 81242
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Garfield9,590 ft
  2. Maysville8,490 ft
  3. Buena Vista7,960 ft
  4. Johnson Village7,860 ft
  5. Nathrop7,680 ft
  6. Poncha Springs7,450 ft
  7. Smeltertown7,140 ft
  8. Salida7,090 ft
  9. Howard6,990 ft
  10. Coaldale6,690 ft
  11. Cotopaxi6,400 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Shavano14,232 ft
  • Mount Ouray13,961 ft
  • Mount Aetna13,720 ft
  • Chipeta Mountain13,480 ft
  • Cameron Mountain10,988 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.