Red Cliff, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Red Cliff, Colorado, shaded from 8,570 ft on the southwest side to 9,410 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
9,410 ft 2,865 m9,200 ft 2,805 m9,090 ft 2,770 m8,880 ft 2,710 m8,670 ft 2,645 m8,570 ft 2,610 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

Red Cliff sits at about 8,660 ft (2,640 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
8,660 ft 2,640 m
most residents: 8,610–8,930 ft
Lowest
8,570 ft 2,610 m
on the southwest side
Highest
9,410 ft 2,865 m
on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
8,780 ft 2,675 m
all land inside town limits

Red Cliff spans about 840 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
8,660 ft2,640 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
9,410 ft2,865 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the southwest side
8,570 ft2,610 m
Town center
USGS map point for Red Cliff
8,650 ft2,635 m
Average of all land8,780 ft2,675 m
Nearest peak
Mount of the Holy Cross, 6.2 mi southwest of the town limits (NGS survey)
14,009 ft4,270 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 8,660 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
195.9 °F91.0 °C

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

Air pressure
72% of sea level

21.7 inHg (73.4 kPa): each breath holds 28% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.2% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+17% 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 Red Cliff, Colorado, shaded from 8,570 ft on the southwest side to 9,410 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States
Population
241 2024 est.
Land area
0.2 sq mi
Density
988 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.5122° N, 106.3681° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Eagle River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
81649
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Copper Mountain11,530 ft
  2. Leadville North10,070 ft
  3. Fulford9,870 ft
  4. Breckenridge9,670 ft
  5. Frisco9,070 ft
  6. Silverthorne8,750 ft
  7. Red Cliff8,660 ft
  8. Vail8,170 ft
  9. Minturn7,860 ft
  10. Avon7,490 ft
  11. Edwards7,380 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount of the Holy Cross14,009 ft
  • Mount Jackson13,677 ft
  • Homestake Peak13,216 ft
  • Jacque Peak13,210 ft
  • Buckeye Peak12,873 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.