List of cities in the United States by elevation

This is a list of cities in the United States by elevation. To be included on the first list, a place needs to be an incorporated municipality (i.e. a city, town, or village), and it needs to be at an elevation of 7,000 feet (2,134 m) or higher. In the United States, settlements above 7,000 feet are found in the West.

To be included on the second list, the settlement must be an incorporated municipality, notable community, or census-designated place located east of the Mississippi and at an elevation of 3,000 feet or higher. The list is split into two to avoid it becoming crowded from numerous settlements at a high elevation that are not notable, while still including towns at a lower elevation that are notable due to their elevation.

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Settlements west of the Mississippi above 7,000 feet (2,100 m)
Rank State City Elevation Population Average yearly temp
1  Colorado Alma 10,361 ft (3,158 m) 313 32.4 °F (0.2 °C)
2  Colorado Montezuma 10,312 ft (3,143 m) 74 37.5 °F (3.1 °C)
3  Colorado Leadville 10,158 ft (3,096 m) 2,868 35.1 °F (1.7 °C)
4  Colorado Blue River 10,037 ft (3,059 m) 921 No Data
5  Colorado Fairplay 9,953 ft (3,034 m) 787 35.0 °F (1.7 °C)
6  Utah Brian Head 9,800 ft (2,987 m) 83 35.6 °F (2.0 °C)
7  Colorado Victor 9,708 ft (2,959 m) 426 39.9 °F (4.4 °C)
8  Colorado Ophir 9,695 ft (2,955 m) 184 35.1 °F (1.7 °C)
9  Colorado Breckenridge 9,603 ft (2,927 m) 5,020 33.5 °F (0.8 °C)
10  Colorado Mountain Village 9,600 ft (2,926 m) 1,426 No Data
11  Colorado Mount Crested Butte 9,498 ft (2,895 m) 876 No Data
12  Colorado Cripple Creek 9,494 ft (2,894 m) 1,258 No Data
13  Colorado Ward 9,450 ft (2,880 m) 161 No Data
14  New Mexico Taos Ski Valley 9,321 ft (2,841 m) 71 No Data
15  Colorado Silverton 9,318 ft (2,840 m) 694 35.3 °F (1.8 °C)
16  Colorado Pitkin 9,216 ft (2,809 m) 69 No Data
17  Colorado Dillon 9,111 ft (2,777 m) 967 34.9 °F (1.6 °C)
18  Colorado Silver Plume 9,101 ft (2,774 m) 177 No Data
19  Colorado Frisco 9,097 ft (2,773 m) 3,174 No Data
20  Colorado Winter Park 9,052 ft (2,759 m) 1,090 No Data
21  Colorado Silverthorne 9,035 ft (2,754 m) 4,898 35.7 °F (2.1 °C)
22  Colorado Crested Butte 8,909 ft (2,715 m) 1,681
23  Colorado Creede 8,952 ft (2,729 m) 313
24  Colorado Rico 8,825 ft (2,690 m) 231
25  Colorado Telluride 8,750 ft (2,667 m) 2,479
26  Colorado Red Cliff 8,750 ft (2,667 m) 282
27  Utah Brighton 8,707 ft (2,654 m) 180
28  New Mexico Cloudcroft 8,676 ft (2,644 m) 701
29  New Mexico Red River 8,671 ft (2,643 m) 463
30  Colorado Lake City 8,661 ft (2,640 m) 394
31  Colorado Fraser 8,580 ft (2,615 m) 1,326
32  Colorado Empire 8,577 ft (2,614 m) 304
33  Utah Alta 8,560 ft (2,609 m) 379
34  Colorado Georgetown 8,521 ft (2,597 m) 1,112
35  Colorado Central City 8,498 ft (2,590 m) 779
36  Colorado Woodland Park 8,481 ft (2,585 m) 7,885
37  New Mexico Angel Fire 8,406 ft (2,562 m) 1,070
38  Colorado Grand Lake 8,369 ft (2,551 m) 506
39  New Mexico Eagle Nest 8,238 ft (2,511 m) 251
40  Colorado Nederland 8,228 ft (2,508 m) 1,533
41  Colorado Snowmass Village 8,209 ft (2,502 m) 2,732
42  Colorado South Fork 8,209 ft (2,502 m) 425
43  Colorado Black Hawk 8,160 ft (2,487 m) 128
44  Colorado Vail 8,150 ft (2,484 m) 5,434
45  Colorado Walden 8,099 ft (2,469 m) 599
46  Colorado Aspen 8,000 ft (2,438 m) 7,365
47  Colorado Silver Cliff 7,986 ft (2,434 m) 667
48  Colorado Buena Vista 7,965 ft (2,428 m) 2,866
49  Colorado Granby 7,935 ft (2,419 m) 2,139
50  Colorado Crestone 7,923 ft (2,415 m) 127
51  Colorado Antonito 7,890 ft (2,405 m) 747
52  Colorado Del Norte 7,884 ft (2,403 m) 1,568
53  California Mammoth Lakes 7,881 ft (2,402 m) 8,127
54  Colorado Yampa 7,881 ft (2,402 m) 464
55  New Mexico Chama 7,871 ft (2,399 m) 992
56  Colorado Westcliffe 7,867 ft (2,398 m) 628
57  Colorado Minturn 7,861 ft (2,396 m) 1,145
58  Colorado Green Mountain Falls 7,800 ft (2,377 m) 722
59  Colorado Ouray 7,792 ft (2,375 m) 1,010
60  Utah Scofield 7,739 ft (2,359 m) 23
61  Colorado Romeo 7,736 ft (2,358 m) 411
62  Colorado Gunnison 7,703 ft (2,348 m) 6,594
63  Colorado Saguache 7,703 ft (2,348 m) 505
64  Colorado Manassa 7,690 ft (2,344 m) 1,001
65  Colorado Hot Sulphur Springs 7,680 ft (2,341 m) 733
66  Colorado Monte Vista 7,664 ft (2,336 m) 4,138
67  Utah Bryce Canyon City 7,664 ft (2,336 m) 222
68  Colorado Center 7,644 ft (2,330 m) 2,264
69  Colorado Sanford 7,605 ft (2,318 m) 887
70  Colorado La Jara 7,605 ft (2,318 m) 817
71  Colorado Alamosa 7,543 ft (2,299 m) 9,591
72  Colorado Idaho Springs 7,526 ft (2,294 m) 1,786
73  Colorado Estes Park 7,522 ft (2,293 m) 6,426
74  Colorado Poncha Springs 7,464 ft (2,275 m) 956
75  New Mexico Questa 7,461 ft (2,274 m) 1,755
76  Colorado Avon 7,431 ft (2,265 m) 6,511
77  Colorado Oak Creek 7,428 ft (2,264 m) 959
78  New Mexico Los Alamos 7,320 ft (2,231 m) 12,019
79  Colorado Kremmling 7,313 ft (2,229 m) 1,524
80  Wyoming Encampment 7,277 ft (2,218 m) 452
81  Wyoming Elk Mountain 7,264 ft (2,214 m) 150
82  New Mexico Santa Fe 7,199 ft (2,194 m) 84,683
83  Utah Lyman 7,182 ft (2,189 m) 257
84  Wyoming Pinedale 7,182 ft (2,189 m) 2,005
85  Colorado Evergreen 7,165 ft (2,184 m) 9,307
86  Wyoming Laramie 7,165 ft (2,184 m) 31,407
87  Wyoming Riverside 7,142 ft (2,177 m) 66
88  Colorado Pagosa Springs 7,126 ft (2,172 m) 2,005
89  Utah Bicknell 7,123 ft (2,171 m) 336
90  Colorado Salida 7,083 ft (2,159 m) 6,082
91  Arizona Eagar 7,080 ft (2,158 m) 4,885
92  Utah Independence 7,073 ft (2,156 m) 198
93  Wyoming Superior 7,070 ft (2,155 m) 184
94  Utah Monticello 7,070 ft (2,155 m) 1,969
95  Utah Loa 7,064 ft (2,153 m) 575
96  Colorado Ridgway 7,048 ft (2,148 m) 1,039
97  Utah Alton 7,041 ft (2,146 m) 120
98  Colorado La Veta 7,037 ft (2,145 m) 811
99  Colorado Mancos 7,028 ft (2,142 m) 1,430
100  Colorado Norwood 7,011 ft (2,137 m) 579
101  Utah Park City 7,000 ft (2,134 m) 8,526

Note: Alma, Colorado, is the highest when considering only areas with permanent residents. Using administrative boundaries as a measure, not settled areas, in 2006, Winter Park, Colorado became the highest incorporated town due to its annexation of a ski area.[3]

Settlements east of the Mississippi above 3,000 feet (910 m)

In addition to the settlements listed below, there are various communities containing elevations above 3,000 feet that are not included in this list, due to their average elevation or the main part of the community being lower than 3,000 feet, such as Jefferson, North Carolina or Meadows of Dan, Virginia. The color purple denotes that a community is unincorporated, while the color yellow denotes that it is a census-designated place. Uncolored cells denote that a community is incorporated.

Rank State City Elevation Population Average yearly temp
1  North Carolina Beech Mountain 5,506 ft (1,678 m) 680 45.8 °F (7.7 °C)
2  West Virginia Snowshoe 4,848 ft (1,478 m) 163 43.1 °F (6.2 °C)
3  North Carolina Wolf Laurel 4,482 ft (1,366 m)[4] 759[5] No Data
4  North Carolina Sugar Mountain 4,432 ft (1,351 m) 371 48.0 °F (8.9 °C)
5  North Carolina Highlands 4,118 ft (1,255 m) 1,072 50.9 °F (10.5 °C)
6  North Carolina Seven Devils 3,944 ft (1,202 m) 313 No Data
7  North Carolina Grandfather 3,914 ft (1,193 m) 24 No Data
8  North Carolina Jonas Ridge 3,809 ft (1,161 m) 556[6] No Data
9  North Carolina Scaly Mountain 3,802 ft (1,159 m) 572[7] No Data
10  North Carolina Montezuma 3,766 ft (1,148 m) 350 No Data
11  North Carolina Aho 3,763 ft (1,147 m) 910[5] No Data
12  West Virginia Flat Top 3,751 ft (1,143 m) 622[8] No Data
13  North Carolina Banner Elk 3,701 ft (1,128 m) 1,049 50.1 °F (10.1 °C)
14  North Carolina Minneapolis 3,665 ft (1,117 m) 429 No Data
15  North Carolina Norton 3,661 ft (1,116 m) 138[5] No Data
16  North Carolina Linville 3,655 ft (1,114 m) 283 No Data
17  Virginia Whitetop 3,638 ft (1,109 m) 389 No Data
18  North Carolina Newland 3,606 ft (1,099 m) 715 No Data
19  North Carolina Glenville 3,600 ft (1,097 m) 155 No Data
20  North Carolina Blowing Rock 3,566 ft (1,087 m) 1,376 49.8 °F (9.9 °C)
21  West Virginia Cheat Bridge 3,560 ft (1,085 m) 21[9] No Data
22  North Carolina Pineola 3,550 ft (1,082 m) 102 No Data
23  North Carolina Cashiers 3,484 ft (1,062 m) 657 No Data
24  North Carolina Little Switzerland 3,468 ft (1,057 m) 111 No Data
25  North Carolina Meat Camp 3,402 ft (1,037 m) 2,791[10] No Data
26  North Carolina Crossnore 3,369 ft (1,027 m) 143 No Data
27  North Carolina Boone 3,333 ft (1,016 m) 19,092 50.2 °F (10.1 °C)
28  North Carolina Aquone 3,327 ft (1,014 m) 217[5] No Data
29  North Carolina Balsam 3,304 ft (1,007 m) 49 No Data
30  Georgia Sky Valley 3,297 ft (1,005 m) 482 52.3 °F (11.3 °C)
31  North Carolina Altamont 3,268 ft (996 m) 135[5] No Data
32  North Carolina Linville Falls 3,268 ft (996 m) 135 No Data
33  North Carolina Sapphire 3,176 ft (968 m) 807[5] No Data
34  North Carolina Elk Park 3,166 ft (965 m) 542 No Data
35  Tennessee Trade 3,133 ft (955 m) 218 No Data
36  North Carolina Cranberry 3,130 ft (954 m) 558 No Data
37  Virginia Troutdale 3,127 ft (953 m) 140 No Data
38  North Carolina Maggie Valley 3,108 ft (947 m) 1,687 No Data
39  West Virginia Davis 3,100 ft (945 m) 588 No Data
40  North Carolina Heaton 3,045 ft (928 m) 476 No Data
41  North Carolina Foscoe 3,041 ft (927 m) 1,309 No Data
42  West Virginia Thomas 3,035 ft (925 m) 614 No Data
43  West Virginia Quinwood 3,015 ft (919 m) 217 No Data
44  North Carolina Lake Toxaway 3,010 ft (917 m)[11] 2,198 No Data
45  North Carolina Saunook 3,008 ft (917 m) 1,314[5] No Data
46  North Carolina Deep Gap 3,002 ft (915 m) 279[5] No Data
47  North Carolina West Jefferson 3,000 ft (914 m) 1,279 No Data

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