Elevation of Denver, Colorado

5,276 ft1,608.2 m above sea level

That is the USGS 3DEP elevation grid, read at the point USGS uses for Denver in its place-name database (GNIS feature 201738, Denver County).

The reading

GNIS point39.7391536, -104.9847034
Elevation at that point5,276 ft, 1608.2 m
Range across the 3 × 3 grid cells around it5,275 to 5,277 ft
Elevation tileUSGS_1_n40w105 (USGS 3DEP, 1 arc-second)
Date read2026-09-28

The spread is the lowest and highest of the nine grid cells centred on the point. Other parts of Denver sit higher or lower than this; the figure is for the town's reference point only.

Compared with the other towns we measured

Denver is number 14 of the 24 towns in our table, counted from the highest.

Other CO townsFeetDifference from Denver
Breckenridge9,732+4,456 ft
Vail8,182+2,906 ft
Aspen7,891+2,615 ft
Estes Park7,527+2,251 ft
Colorado Springs6,008+732 ft

Snowfall

Monthly average snowfall at the DENVER-CENTRAL PARK weather station (station elevation 5,284 ft), from NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals. Figures are in inches.

JanFebMarAprMayJun
6.47.68.86.21.40.0
JulAugSepOctNovDec
0.00.00.83.97.36.6

The twelve monthly averages add up to 49.0 inches. Months with an average above zero: January, February, March, April, May, September, October, November, December.

The station is not at the same spot as the elevation reading above, so its elevation is different. Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, data retrieved through the Regional Climate Centers’ ACIS service (station USW00023062 query), 2026-09-28.

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