Highest Elevation in North Rhine-Westphalia

Top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation

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Highest Elevation — North Rhine-Westphalia

1 Winterberg 2,228 ft

2 Simmerath 1,759 ft

3 Blankenheim 1,699 ft

4 Erndtebrück 1,608 ft

5 Nettersheim 1,483 ft

6 Brilon 1,453 ft

7 Herscheid 1,404 ft

8 Bad Berleburg 1,378 ft

9 Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde 1,375 ft

10 Monschau 1,371 ft

11 Hellenthal 1,365 ft

12 Halver 1,358 ft

13 Schmallenberg 1,348 ft

14 Lüdenscheid 1,345 ft

15 Medebach 1,345 ft

16 Wenden 1,329 ft

17 Kierspe 1,325 ft

18 Roetgen 1,312 ft

19 Meinerzhagen 1,309 ft

20 Wilnsdorf 1,299 ft

21 Breckerfeld 1,273 ft

22 Kall 1,260 ft

23 Rüthen 1,247 ft

24 Radevormwald 1,224 ft

25 Neunkirchen 1,224 ft

26 Schleiden 1,204 ft

27 Drolshagen 1,171 ft

28 Hilchenbach 1,171 ft

29 Marienheide 1,168 ft

30 Burbach 1,165 ft

31 Remscheid 1,152 ft

32 Warstein 1,135 ft

33 Olsberg 1,109 ft

34 Kreuztal 1,102 ft

35 Neuenrade 1,073 ft

36 Bad Laasphe 1,063 ft

37 Olpe 1,053 ft

38 Eslohe 1,027 ft

39 Kirchhundem 1,010 ft

40 Lichtenau 994 ft

41 Wermelskirchen 991 ft

42 Mechernich 988 ft

43 Nideggen 988 ft

44 Netphen 984 ft

45 Bestwig 974 ft

46 Freudenberg 974 ft

47 Arnsberg 968 ft

48 Wipperfürth 951 ft

49 Bad Wünnenberg 948 ft

50 Nümbrecht 942 ft

51 Bad Münstereifel 928 ft

52 Waldbröl 912 ft

53 Siegen 892 ft

54 Meschede 892 ft

55 Lennestadt 889 ft

56 Aachen 873 ft

57 Attendorn 853 ft

58 Hückeswagen 846 ft

59 Sundern 843 ft

60 Marsberg 833 ft

61 Gummersbach 830 ft

62 Iserlohn 830 ft

63 Möhnesee 830 ft

64 Schalksmühle 830 ft

65 Bergneustadt 814 ft

66 Altenbeken 810 ft

67 Velbert 804 ft

68 Büren 797 ft

69 Balve 778 ft

70 Plettenberg 755 ft

71 Oerlinghausen 751 ft

72 Solingen 751 ft

73 Schwelm 751 ft

74 Sprockhövel 748 ft

75 Much 741 ft

76 Willebadessen 725 ft

77 Lindlar 722 ft

78 Horn 722 ft

79 Morsbach 715 ft

80 Schieder-Schwalenberg 715 ft

81 Bad Driburg 712 ft

82 Hemer 705 ft

83 Borgentreich 673 ft

84 Werdohl 659 ft

85 Nieheim 659 ft

86 Warburg 656 ft

87 Wiehl 646 ft

88 Ennepetal 646 ft

89 Barntrup 643 ft

90 Wachtberg 636 ft

91 Burscheid 627 ft

92 Würselen 623 ft

93 Wülfrath 620 ft

94 Anröchte 617 ft

95 Meckenheim 607 ft

96 Stolberg 607 ft

97 Blomberg 604 ft

98 Rheinbach 597 ft

99 Kürten 594 ft

100 Heiligenhaus 591 ft

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation in North Rhine-Westphalia.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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