Somerset, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Somerset, Colorado, shaded from 5,940 ft on the west side to 6,320 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
6,320 ft 1,925 m6,230 ft 1,900 m6,180 ft 1,885 m6,080 ft 1,855 m5,980 ft 1,825 m5,940 ft 1,810 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

Somerset sits at about 6,020 ft (1,835 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,020 ft 1,835 m
most residents: 6,010–6,070 ft
Lowest
5,940 ft 1,810 m
on the west side
Highest
6,320 ft 1,925 m
on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,040 ft 1,840 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Somerset spans about 380 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
6,020 ft1,835 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
6,320 ft1,925 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
5,940 ft1,810 m
Town center
USGS map point for Somerset
6,030 ft1,840 m
Average of all land6,040 ft1,840 m
Nearest peak
Buck Mesa, 4.6 mi north of the CDP boundary
9,810 ft2,990 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,020 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.8 °F93.8 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

24.0 inHg (81.1 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Somerset, Colorado, shaded from 5,940 ft on the west side to 6,320 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
Population
55 2020 Census
Land area
0.2 sq mi
Density
304 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.9264° N, 107.4703° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
North Fork Gunnison River → Gunnison River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
81434
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mount Crested Butte9,490 ft
  2. Crested Butte8,890 ft
  3. Marble7,990 ft
  4. Redstone7,290 ft
  5. Crawford6,560 ft
  6. Cedaredge6,180 ft
  7. Somerset6,020 ft
  8. Paonia5,680 ft
  9. Lazear5,450 ft
  10. Orchard City5,350 ft
  11. Hotchkiss5,350 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Gunnison12,726 ft
  • West Beckwith Mountain12,140 ft
  • Coal Mountain11,680 ft
  • Mount Lamborn11,402 ft
  • Buck Mesa9,810 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.
  • Somerset 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.