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Highest Elevation in Russia

Top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation

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Composite rankings combining multiple weighted metrics — 4 topics from climate and air quality data.

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Highest Elevation — Russia

1 Kosh-Agach 03 5,741 ft
2 Andi 17 5,089 ft
3 Ulluaya 17 4,665 ft
4 Urkarakh 17 4,242 ft
5 Tyrnyauz 22 4,236 ft
6 Levashi 17 4,032 ft
7 Ansalta 17 3,757 ft
8 Zakamensk 11 3,622 ft
9 Tereze 27 3,399 ft
10 Akhty 17 3,386 ft
11 Pervomayskoye 27 3,228 ft
12 Sosnovo-Ozërskoye 11 3,130 ft
13 Uchkeken 27 3,081 ft
14 Zelenchukskaya 27 3,054 ft
15 Khadzhalmakhi 17 3,048 ft
16 Karachayevsk 27 3,031 ft
17 Storozhevaya 27 3,028 ft
18 Kardonikskaya 27 2,913 ft
19 Untsukul’ 17 2,867 ft
20 Vershino-Darasunskiy 93 2,867 ft
21 Turan 79 2,858 ft
22 Gundelen 22 2,822 ft
23 Tsentoroy 12 2,802 ft
24 Dubki 17 2,782 ft
25 Kyzyl-Mazhalyk 79 2,776 ft
26 Neryungri 63 2,756 ft
27 Ak-Dovurak 79 2,736 ft
28 Khilok 93 2,733 ft
29 Onguday 03 2,717 ft
30 Pregradnaya 27 2,707 ft
31 Kamennomostskoye 22 2,694 ft
32 Chadan 79 2,680 ft
33 Kislovodsk 70 2,674 ft
34 Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 93 2,589 ft
35 Krasnyy Chikoy 93 2,585 ft
36 Bada 93 2,569 ft
37 Gornyi 93 2,500 ft
38 Kyren 11 2,464 ft
39 Dul’durga 93 2,454 ft
40 Yasnaya Polyana 70 2,451 ft
41 Lermontov 70 2,448 ft
42 Mukhorshibir’ 11 2,434 ft
43 Kyakhta 11 2,434 ft
44 Ulety 93 2,428 ft
45 Ali-Berdukovskiy 27 2,421 ft
46 Kizhinga 11 2,402 ft
47 Gergebil’ 17 2,392 ft
48 Chul’man 63 2,349 ft
49 Ali-Yurt 19 2,339 ft
50 Pervomayskiy 93 2,336 ft
51 Sorsk 31 2,333 ft
52 Zayukovo 22 2,326 ft
53 Verkhneye Kazanishche 17 2,326 ft
54 Sherlovaya Gora 93 2,300 ft
55 Zabaykal’sk 93 2,300 ft
56 Aldan 63 2,290 ft
57 Borzya 93 2,283 ft
58 Kashkhatau 22 2,280 ft
59 Chita 93 2,264 ft
60 Khabez 27 2,257 ft
61 Sarmakovo 22 2,251 ft
62 Sunzha 68 2,247 ft
63 Petropavlovka 11 2,234 ft
64 Vladikavkaz 68 2,234 ft
65 Yutsa 70 2,228 ft
66 Aginskoye 93 2,215 ft
67 Mogoytuy 93 2,211 ft
68 Atamanovka 93 2,201 ft
69 Dylym 17 2,201 ft
70 Domna 93 2,198 ft
71 Chikola 68 2,188 ft
72 Shamil’kala 17 2,182 ft
73 Bichura 11 2,178 ft
74 Khorinsk 11 2,165 ft
75 Dorgeli 17 2,156 ft
76 Surkhakhi 19 2,136 ft
77 Krasnokamensk 93 2,123 ft
78 Staryy Malgobek 19 2,113 ft
79 Gizel’ 68 2,106 ft
80 Baley 93 2,100 ft
81 Susuman 44 2,080 ft
82 Kambileyevskoye 68 2,073 ft
83 Yessentukskaya 70 2,067 ft
84 Yessentuki 70 2,064 ft
85 Ust’-Dzheguta 27 2,060 ft
86 Nizhniy Dzhengutay 17 2,054 ft
87 Novokruchininskiy 93 2,047 ft
88 Nogir 68 2,044 ft
89 Yasnogorsk 93 2,041 ft
90 Kaa-Khem 79 2,021 ft
91 Psebay 38 2,011 ft
92 Kyzyl 79 2,008 ft
93 Darasun 93 2,005 ft
94 Alagir 68 2,001 ft
95 Zalukokoazhe 22 1,995 ft
96 Zaigrayevo 11 1,985 ft
97 Mikhaylovskoye 68 1,985 ft
98 Mogocha 93 1,982 ft
99 Karymskoye 93 1,978 ft
100 Sheregesh 29 1,978 ft

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

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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