Salida, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Salida, Colorado, shaded from 6,970 ft on the southeast side to 7,430 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
7,430 ft 2,265 m7,310 ft 2,230 m7,260 ft 2,210 m7,140 ft 2,175 m7,030 ft 2,140 m6,970 ft 2,125 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Salida sits at about 7,090 ft (2,160 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,090 ft 2,160 m
most residents: 7,040–7,150 ft
Lowest
6,970 ft 2,125 m
on the southeast side
Highest
7,430 ft 2,265 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
7,100 ft 2,165 m
all land inside city limits

Salida spans about 460 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
7,090 ft2,160 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
7,430 ft2,265 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
6,970 ft2,125 m
Town center
USGS map point for Salida
7,080 ft2,160 m
Airport (ANK)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.4 mi west of the city limits
7,523 ft2,293 m
Average of all land7,100 ft2,165 m
Nearest peak
Cameron Mountain, 7.2 mi northeast of the city limits (NGS survey)
10,988 ft3,349 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,090 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
198.8 °F92.7 °C

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

Air pressure
77% of sea level

23.0 inHg (77.9 kPa): each breath holds 23% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.1% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+14% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Salida, Colorado, shaded from 6,970 ft on the southeast side to 7,430 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States
Population
6,007 2024 est.
Land area
2.9 sq mi
Density
2,094 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.5347° N, 105.9989° 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 1
81201
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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
  • Chipeta Mountain13,480 ft
  • Bushnell Peak13,110 ft
  • Cameron Mountain10,988 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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.