Upper Witter Gulch, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Upper Witter Gulch, Colorado, shaded from 7,840 ft on the southeast side to 9,520 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
9,520 ft 2,905 m9,100 ft 2,775 m8,890 ft 2,710 m8,470 ft 2,585 m8,050 ft 2,455 m7,840 ft 2,390 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Upper Witter Gulch sits at about 8,460 ft (2,575 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
8,460 ft 2,575 m
most residents: 8,180–8,810 ft
Lowest
7,840 ft 2,390 m
on the southeast side
Highest
9,520 ft 2,905 m
on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
8,490 ft 2,585 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Upper Witter Gulch spans about 1,680 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
8,460 ft2,575 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
9,520 ft2,905 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
7,840 ft2,390 m
Town center
USGS map point for Upper Witter Gulch
8,220 ft2,505 m
Average of all land8,490 ft2,585 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 8,460 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
196.2 °F91.2 °C

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

Air pressure
73% of sea level

21.8 inHg (74.0 kPa): each breath holds 27% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.3% 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 Upper Witter Gulch, Colorado, shaded from 7,840 ft on the southeast side to 9,520 ft on the northwest 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 Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States
Population
380 2020 Census
Land area
0.9 sq mi
Density
417 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.6602° N, 105.4280° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Bear Creek → South Platte River → Middle Channel Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
80439
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Blue Valley9,510 ft
  2. Echo Hills9,410 ft
  3. Brook Forest8,580 ft
  4. Upper Witter Gulch8,460 ft
  5. Floyd Hill8,400 ft
  6. Pine Valley8,360 ft
  7. Upper Bear Creek7,770 ft
  8. Idaho Springs7,570 ft
  9. Genesee7,500 ft
  10. Evergreen7,460 ft
  11. Kittredge7,090 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Blue Sky14,230 ft
  • Bard Peak13,620 ft
  • Parry Peak13,350 ft
  • Mount Logan12,875 ft
  • Starr Peak10,510 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.
  • Upper Witter Gulch 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.