Washington County, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington County, Colorado, shaded from 4,060 ft on the north side to 5,420 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
5,420 ft 1,650 m5,080 ft 1,550 m4,910 ft 1,495 m4,570 ft 1,395 m4,230 ft 1,290 m4,060 ft 1,240 m
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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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Washington County averages about 4,600 ft (1,400 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 4,060 ft on the north side to 5,420 ft on the southwest side.

Average elevation
4,600 ft 1,400 m
all land inside the county
Highest
5,420 ft 1,650 m
on the southwest side
Lowest
4,060 ft 1,240 m
on the north side

Washington County spans about 1,360 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land4,600 ft1,400 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
5,420 ft1,650 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the north side
4,060 ft1,240 m

Elevation profile, south to north

60 mi south to north through Akron.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington County, Colorado, shaded from 4,060 ft on the north side to 5,420 ft on the southwest side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in Colorado, United States
Population
4,771 2024 est.
Land area
2,518.1 sq mi + 5.9 sq mi water
Density
1.9 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Gulf of America 88%, Closed basin (does not reach the sea) 13%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Arapahoe County5,450 ft
  2. Lincoln County5,130 ft
  3. Adams County5,090 ft
  4. Washington County4,600 ft
  5. Morgan County4,500 ft
  6. Kit Carson County4,420 ft
  7. Logan County4,190 ft
  8. Yuma County3,920 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Flat Top, Washington County5,400 ft
  • Fremont Butte4,730 ft
All 3 towns in Washington County by typical elevation
  1. Akron4,660 ft
  2. Cope4,410 ft
  3. Otis4,330 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.