Monticello, UT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Monticello, Utah, shaded from 6,770 ft on the southeast side to 7,190 ft at the foot of the Abajo Mountains
Elevation
7,190 ft 2,190 m7,080 ft 2,160 m7,030 ft 2,145 m6,930 ft 2,110 m6,820 ft 2,080 m6,770 ft 2,065 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.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Monticello sits at about 7,050 ft (2,150 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,050 ft 2,150 m
most residents: 6,950–7,110 ft
Lowest
6,770 ft 2,065 m
on the southeast side
Highest
7,190 ft 2,190 m
at the foot of the Abajo Mountains
Average
6,990 ft 2,130 m
all land inside city limits

Monticello spans about 420 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
7,050 ft2,150 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Abajo Mountains
7,190 ft2,190 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
6,770 ft2,065 m
Town center
USGS map point for Monticello
7,070 ft2,155 m
Airport (U64)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 3.1 mi north of the city limits
6,970 ft2,124 m
Average of all land6,990 ft2,130 m
Nearest peak
Abajo Peak, 6.0 mi west of the city limits (NGS survey)
11,368 ft3,465 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,050 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
198.9 °F92.7 °C

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

Air pressure
77% of sea level

23.0 inHg (78.0 kPa): each breath holds 23% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.1% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+14% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Monticello, Utah, shaded from 6,770 ft on the southeast side to 7,190 ft at the foot of the Abajo Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in San Juan County, Utah, United States
Population
1,757 2024 est.
Land area
3.4 sq mi
Density
524 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.8714° N, 109.3429° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Montezuma Creek → San Juan River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Monticello (U64) 6,970 ft
ZIP codes 1
84535
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Monticello7,050 ft
  2. Dove Creek, CO6,860 ft
  3. La Sal6,740 ft
  4. Lewis, CO6,660 ft
  5. Blanding6,100 ft
  6. White Mesa5,300 ft
  7. Spanish Valley4,790 ft
  8. Aneth4,590 ft
  9. Tselakai Dezza4,550 ft
  10. Montezuma Creek4,430 ft
  11. Bluff4,330 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • South Mountain11,790 ft
  • Abajo Peak11,368 ft
  • West Mountain, San Juan County11,010 ft
  • Shay Mountain9,980 ft
  • Horse Mountain9,300 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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.