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Highest Elevation in Guatemala

Top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation

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Highest Elevation — Guatemala

1 Concepción Tutuapa 17 9,587 ft
2 San Carlos Sija 13 8,681 ft
3 San Francisco El Alto 21 8,668 ft
4 Cabricán 13 8,586 ft
5 Huitán 13 8,579 ft
6 San Mateo Ixtatán 08 8,527 ft
7 Concepción Chiquirichapa 13 8,409 ft
8 Ostuncalco 13 8,222 ft
9 San Mateo 13 8,215 ft
10 Totonicapán 21 8,199 ft
11 Nahualá 19 8,094 ft
12 La Esperanza 13 8,087 ft
13 San Miguel Sigüilá 13 8,041 ft
14 San Andrés Xecul 21 7,995 ft
15 Tacaná 17 7,963 ft
16 San Marcos 17 7,808 ft
17 San Cristóbal Cucho 17 7,766 ft
18 Cantel 13 7,756 ft
19 Quetzaltenango 13 7,713 ft
20 Salcajá 13 7,618 ft
21 San Pedro Sacatepéquez 17 7,615 ft
22 Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán 19 7,556 ft
23 Tecpán Guatemala 03 7,520 ft
24 Comitancillo 17 7,451 ft
25 Soloma 08 7,448 ft
26 Almolonga 13 7,418 ft
27 Concepción Huista 08 7,343 ft
28 Patzún 03 7,313 ft
29 Momostenango 21 7,267 ft
30 Patzicía 03 6,985 ft
31 Comalapa 03 6,939 ft
32 San Bartolomé Milpas Altas 16 6,896 ft
33 San Pedro Sacatepéquez 07 6,890 ft
34 Santa Clara La Laguna 19 6,873 ft
35 Zunil 13 6,844 ft
36 Santa María Chiquimula 21 6,841 ft
37 San Lucas Sacatepéquez 16 6,831 ft
38 Chichicastenango 14 6,814 ft
39 Santa Cruz Balanyá 03 6,804 ft
40 Santa María de Jesús 16 6,768 ft
41 Zaragoza 03 6,765 ft
42 Sololá 19 6,706 ft
43 Magdalena Milpas Altas 16 6,706 ft
44 Santiago Sacatepéquez 16 6,670 ft
45 Chiantla 08 6,545 ft
46 Chajul 14 6,519 ft
47 Santa Cruz del Quiché 14 6,493 ft
48 San José Poaquil 03 6,486 ft
49 Santa Lucía Milpas Altas 16 6,473 ft
50 Nebaj 14 6,263 ft
51 Huehuetenango 08 6,257 ft
52 Sumpango 16 6,234 ft
53 San Juan Sacatepéquez 07 6,043 ft
54 San Andrés Itzapa 03 6,043 ft
55 Uspantán 14 6,024 ft
56 Santo Domingo Xenacoj 16 6,020 ft
57 Cunén 14 5,984 ft
58 Chimaltenango 03 5,889 ft
59 San Martín Jilotepeque 03 5,876 ft
60 San Juan Cotzal 14 5,804 ft
61 Parramos 03 5,797 ft
62 El Tejar 03 5,794 ft
63 San José Pinula 07 5,748 ft
64 Mixco 07 5,663 ft
65 La Libertad 08 5,610 ft
66 Aguacatán 08 5,469 ft
67 San Pablo La Laguna 19 5,466 ft
68 Fraijanes 07 5,384 ft
69 Mataquescuintla 10 5,384 ft
70 Santiago Atitlán 19 5,259 ft
71 San Pedro La Laguna 19 5,217 ft
72 Antigua Guatemala 16 5,194 ft
73 Panajachel 19 5,190 ft
74 San Raimundo 07 5,184 ft
75 San Lucas Tolimán 19 5,171 ft
76 Pastores 16 5,131 ft
77 Acatenango 03 5,128 ft
78 Purulhá 02 5,118 ft
79 Jocotenango 16 5,059 ft
80 Santa Catarina Pinula 07 5,046 ft
81 Ciudad Vieja 16 5,016 ft
82 San Vicente Pacaya 06 5,003 ft
83 Guatemala City 07 4,948 ft
84 Zacualpa 14 4,928 ft
85 San Antonio Aguas Calientes 16 4,826 ft
86 San Miguel Dueñas 16 4,806 ft
87 Barillas 08 4,797 ft
88 Jacaltenango 08 4,787 ft
89 Tactic 01 4,777 ft
90 Joyabaj 14 4,698 ft
91 Santa Cruz Verapaz 01 4,633 ft
92 Alotenango 16 4,610 ft
93 San Cristóbal Verapaz 01 4,577 ft
94 Yepocapa 03 4,573 ft
95 San Juan Chamelco 01 4,547 ft
96 Chuarrancho 07 4,518 ft
97 Palencia 07 4,488 ft
98 Jalapa 10 4,462 ft
99 San José Acatempa 11 4,416 ft
100 Villa Nueva 07 4,367 ft

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation in Guatemala.

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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