Highest Elevation in Maryland

Top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation

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Highest Elevation - Maryland

1 Frostburg 1,987 ft
2 Manchester 984 ft
3 Hampstead 895 ft
4 Mount Airy 812 ft
5 Cresaptown 787 ft
6 Damascus 734 ft
7 Westminster 712 ft
8 Reisterstown 707 ft
9 Green Valley 663 ft
10 Eldersburg 650 ft
11 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills 642 ft
12 Cumberland 641 ft
13 Randallstown 600 ft
14 Robinwood 589 ft
15 Middletown 584 ft
16 Owings Mills 561 ft
17 Halfway 545 ft
18 Fallston 544 ft
19 Hagerstown 541 ft
20 Garrison 540 ft
21 Cockeysville 537 ft
22 Clarksburg 526 ft
23 Taneytown 526 ft
24 Mays Chapel 524 ft
25 Cloverly 523 ft
26 Olney 509 ft
27 Milford Mill 509 ft
28 Germantown 502 ft
29 Linganore 501 ft
30 Pikesville 495 ft
31 Ashton-Sandy Spring 488 ft
32 Thurmont 487 ft
33 Catonsville 482 ft
34 Rockville 469 ft
35 Aspen Hill 456 ft
36 Gaithersburg 453 ft
37 Bel Air North 453 ft
38 Carney 447 ft
39 Leisure World 445 ft
40 Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County) 440 ft
41 Flower Hill 440 ft
42 Burtonsville 439 ft
43 Redland 438 ft
44 Fulton 436 ft
45 Brunswick 435 ft
46 Urbana 433 ft
47 Montgomery Village 430 ft
48 Spring Ridge 430 ft
49 Colesville 418 ft
50 Hampton 414 ft
51 Fairland 413 ft
52 Lochearn 407 ft
53 Wheaton 397 ft
54 Lutherville 388 ft
55 Poolesville 387 ft
56 North Potomac 385 ft
57 Ellicott City 384 ft
58 Glenmont 381 ft
59 Layhill 376 ft
60 White Oak 365 ft
61 North Bethesda 364 ft
62 Forest Glen 360 ft
63 Kemp Mill 357 ft
64 Bethesda 354 ft
65 Towson 354 ft
66 Parkville 354 ft
67 Frederick 351 ft
68 Marlow Heights 344 ft
69 North Kensington 342 ft
70 Scaggsville 341 ft
71 Calverton 339 ft
72 Darnestown 337 ft
73 Timonium 322 ft
74 Columbia 315 ft
75 Four Corners 315 ft
76 Walkersville 305 ft
77 Ilchester 303 ft
78 Potomac 302 ft
79 Ballenger Creek 299 ft
80 Silver Spring 289 ft
81 Travilah 284 ft
82 Suitland 281 ft
83 Silver Hill 271 ft
84 North Laurel 270 ft
85 Hillcrest Heights 266 ft
86 Forestville 266 ft
87 District Heights 266 ft
88 South Kensington 263 ft
89 Temple Hills 246 ft
90 Odenton 240 ft
91 Savage 240 ft
92 Friendly 237 ft
93 Coral Hills 236 ft
94 Takoma Park 233 ft
95 Summerfield 232 ft
96 Camp Springs 231 ft
97 Honeygo 227 ft
98 Brandywine 221 ft
99 Bel Air South 220 ft
100 Clinton 217 ft

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

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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