Snyder, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Snyder, Colorado, shaded from 4,170 ft on the northeast side to 4,210 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
4,210 ft 1,285 m4,200 ft 1,280 m4,190 ft 1,280 m4,180 ft 1,275 m4,170 ft 1,270 m4,170 ft 1,270 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Snyder sits at about 4,200 ft (1,280 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,200 ft 1,280 m
most residents: 4,180–4,200 ft
Lowest
4,170 ft 1,270 m
on the northeast side
Highest
4,210 ft 1,285 m
on the northwest side
Average
4,180 ft 1,275 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Snyder spans about 40 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
4,200 ft1,280 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
4,210 ft1,285 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
4,170 ft1,270 m
Town center
USGS map point for Snyder
4,190 ft1,280 m
Airport (7V5)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 4.3 mi south of the CDP boundary
4,280 ft1,305 m
Average of all land4,180 ft1,275 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,200 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.2 °F95.7 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.7 inHg (86.9 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.0% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+8% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Snyder, Colorado, shaded from 4,170 ft on the northeast side to 4,210 ft on the northwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Morgan County, Colorado, United States
Population
136 2020 Census
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
384 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.3291° N, 103.5963° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
South Platte River → Middle Channel Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Brush Municipal (7V5) 4,280 ft
ZIP codes 1
80750
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Saddle Ridge4,460 ft
  2. Morgan Heights4,400 ft
  3. Blue Sky4,380 ft
  4. Trail Side4,350 ft
  5. Weldona4,350 ft
  6. Fort Morgan4,320 ft
  7. Log Lane Village4,310 ft
  8. Brush4,240 ft
  9. Snyder4,200 ft
  10. Hillrose4,170 ft
  11. Merino4,040 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Fry Hill4,810 ft
  • Twin Hills4,770 ft
  • Fremont Butte4,730 ft
  • Round Top, Morgan County4,520 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.
  • Snyder 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. All public domain.