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Highest Elevation in United States

Top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation

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Composite rankings combining multiple weighted metrics — 5 topics across U.S. Census, FBI, NOAA and CDC data.

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Highest Elevation — United States

1 Breckenridge CO 9,592 ft
2 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County MT 8,865 ft
3 Woodland Park CO 8,497 ft
4 Mammoth Lakes CA 8,248 ft
5 Edwards CO 7,947 ft
6 Aspen CO 7,926 ft
7 Avon CO 7,906 ft
8 Gunnison CO 7,710 ft
9 Estes Park CO 7,595 ft
10 Alamosa CO 7,544 ft
11 Black Forest CO 7,521 ft
12 Woodmoor CO 7,367 ft
13 Los Alamos NM 7,322 ft
14 Evergreen CO 7,227 ft
15 Park City UT 7,155 ft
16 Laramie WY 7,139 ft
17 Salida CO 7,093 ft
18 Monument CO 7,002 ft
19 Big Bear City CA 6,973 ft
20 Taos NM 6,957 ft
21 Gleneagle CO 6,873 ft
22 Steamboat Springs CO 6,851 ft
23 Ruidoso NM 6,840 ft
24 Flagstaff AZ 6,834 ft
25 Big Bear Lake CA 6,832 ft
26 Incline Village NV 6,823 ft
27 Summit Park UT 6,782 ft
28 Evanston WY 6,780 ft
29 Air Force Academy CO 6,779 ft
30 Santa Fe NM 6,762 ft
31 Edgewood NM 6,714 ft
32 Rawlins WY 6,699 ft
33 Eldorado at Santa Fe NM 6,684 ft
34 Eagle CO 6,657 ft
35 Gallup NM 6,657 ft
36 Truckee CA 6,655 ft
37 Raton NM 6,558 ft
38 Doney Park AZ 6,556 ft
39 Gypsum CO 6,528 ft
40 Durango CO 6,527 ft
41 Snyderville UT 6,483 ft
42 Grants NM 6,457 ft
43 Cimarron Hills CO 6,451 ft
44 Las Vegas NM 6,438 ft
45 White Rock NM 6,393 ft
46 Heber UT 6,390 ft
47 Show Low AZ 6,352 ft
48 Glenwood Springs CO 6,349 ft
49 Colorado Springs CO 6,339 ft
50 Castle Pines CO 6,332 ft
51 Castle Rock CO 6,309 ft
52 Rock Springs WY 6,283 ft
53 Zuni Pueblo NM 6,273 ft
54 South Lake Tahoe CA 6,260 ft
55 Carbondale CO 6,202 ft
56 Craig CO 6,193 ft
57 Green River WY 6,192 ft
58 Cortez CO 6,183 ft
59 Jackson WY 6,172 ft
60 Ranchettes WY 6,155 ft
61 The Pinery CO 6,147 ft
62 Cottonwood AZ 6,070 ft
63 Trinidad CO 6,040 ft
64 Cheyenne WY 6,027 ft
65 Applewood CO 6,014 ft
66 Lone Tree CO 6,010 ft
67 Running Springs CA 5,951 ft
68 Aztec NM 5,942 ft
69 Meridian CO 5,931 ft
70 Silver City NM 5,925 ft
71 Roxborough Park CO 5,922 ft
72 Johnson Lane NV 5,895 ft
73 Battlement Mesa CO 5,864 ft
74 Stonegate CO 5,860 ft
75 Montrose CO 5,860 ft
76 Parker CO 5,846 ft
77 West Pleasant View CO 5,824 ft
78 Security-Widefield CO 5,823 ft
79 Highlands Ranch CO 5,823 ft
80 Butte-Silver Bow MT 5,797 ft
81 Ken Caryl CO 5,791 ft
82 Stratmoor CO 5,781 ft
83 Dakota Ridge CO 5,781 ft
84 Golden CO 5,768 ft
85 Dove Valley CO 5,751 ft
86 Cherry Creek CO 5,743 ft
87 Centennial CO 5,735 ft
88 Kayenta AZ 5,698 ft
89 Bloomfield NM 5,682 ft
90 Fort Carson CO 5,677 ft
91 Lakewood CO 5,673 ft
92 Snowflake AZ 5,663 ft
93 Cedar City UT 5,656 ft
94 Midway UT 5,656 ft
95 Greenwood Village CO 5,639 ft
96 Price UT 5,626 ft
97 Española NM 5,594 ft
98 Fairmount CO 5,589 ft
99 Aurora CO 5,581 ft
100 Fountain CO 5,573 ft

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation in United States.

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

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