Bluff, UT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bluff, Utah, shaded from 4,240 ft on the southwest side to 5,230 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
5,230 ft 1,595 m4,980 ft 1,520 m4,860 ft 1,480 m4,610 ft 1,405 m4,370 ft 1,330 m4,240 ft 1,295 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Bluff sits at about 4,330 ft (1,320 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,330 ft 1,320 m
most residents: 4,300–4,790 ft
Lowest
4,240 ft 1,295 m
on the southwest side
Highest
5,230 ft 1,595 m
on the northeast side
Average
4,560 ft 1,390 m
all land inside town limits

Bluff spans about 990 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
4,330 ft1,320 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the northeast side
5,230 ft1,595 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the southwest side
4,240 ft1,295 m
Town center
USGS map point for Bluff
4,330 ft1,320 m
Airport (66V)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
4,476 ft1,364 m
Average of all land4,560 ft1,390 m

Elevation profile, west to east

10.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,330 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.0 °F95.5 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.5 inHg (86.4 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bluff, Utah, shaded from 4,240 ft on the southwest side to 5,230 ft on the northeast side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in San Juan County, Utah, United States
Population
250 2024 est.
Land area
36.6 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Density
6.8 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.2844° N, 109.5518° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
San Juan River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Bluff (66V) 4,476 ft
ZIP codes 1
84512
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Monticello7,050 ft
  2. Blanding6,100 ft
  3. Oljato-Monument Valley5,700 ft
  4. Beclabito, NM5,610 ft
  5. White Mesa5,300 ft
  6. Aneth4,590 ft
  7. Tselakai Dezza4,550 ft
  8. Mexican Hat4,440 ft
  9. Montezuma Creek4,430 ft
  10. Halchita4,390 ft
  11. Bluff4,330 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Abajo Peak11,368 ft
  • West Mountain, San Juan County11,010 ft
  • Ute Peak9,984 ft
  • Black Mountain, Montezuma County9,400 ft
  • Moss Back Butte7,740 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town limits, 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 town limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.