York Gulch, CO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of York Gulch, Colorado, shaded from 7,940 ft on the southeast side to 10,750 ft at the foot of the Indian Peaks
Elevation
10,750 ft 3,275 m10,050 ft 3,065 m9,700 ft 2,955 m9,000 ft 2,740 m8,290 ft 2,530 m7,940 ft 2,420 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

York Gulch sits at about 9,270 ft (2,825 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
9,270 ft 2,825 m
most residents: 9,050–9,630 ft
Lowest
7,940 ft 2,420 m
on the southeast side
Highest
10,750 ft 3,275 m
at the foot of the Indian Peaks
Average
9,380 ft 2,860 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

York Gulch spans about 2,810 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
9,270 ft2,825 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Indian Peaks
10,750 ft3,275 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
7,940 ft2,420 m
Average of all land9,380 ft2,860 m
Nearest peak
Parry Peak, 6.0 mi northwest of the CDP boundary
13,350 ft4,070 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.2 mi south to north through the middle of York Gulch.

Altitude Effects

What 9,270 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
194.7 °F90.4 °C

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

Air pressure
71% of sea level

21.2 inHg (71.7 kPa): each breath holds 29% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
14.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+19% 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 York Gulch, Colorado, shaded from 7,940 ft on the southeast side to 10,750 ft at the foot of the Indian Peaks
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States
Population
89 2020 Census
Land area
4.2 sq mi
Density
21 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.7877° N, 105.5744° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Clear Creek → South Platte River → Middle Channel Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. St. Mary's10,220 ft
  2. Blue Valley9,510 ft
  3. York Gulch9,270 ft
  4. Mill Creek Park9,250 ft
  5. Central8,790 ft
  6. Black Hawk8,610 ft
  7. Empire8,600 ft
  8. Georgetown8,500 ft
  9. Floyd Hill8,400 ft
  10. Downieville-Lawson-Dumont8,070 ft
  11. Idaho Springs7,570 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Blue Sky14,230 ft
  • Bard Peak13,620 ft
  • North Arapaho Peak13,490 ft
  • Parry Peak13,350 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.
  • York 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.