Highest Major Cities in Mongolia

Cities in Mongolia with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres24 entries🇲🇳 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 24

1,000 metres1,500 metres2,000 metres

Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Altai17,617 people · Govi-Altai Province

2,156 m

Bayanhongor30,931 people · Bayankhongor

1,873 m

Arvayheer29,420 people · Övörhangay

1,838 m

Uliastay16,265 people · Dzabkhan

1,755 m

Ölgii28,400 people · Bayan-Ölgii Province

1,715 m

Tsetserleg21,620 people · Arkhangai Province

1,705 m

Bogd27,924 people · Övörhangay

1,525 m

Dzuunmod16,953 people · Central Aimak

1,514 m

Zuunmod16,953 people · Central Aimak

1,514 m

Dalandzadgad24,863 people · Ömnögovĭ

1,470 m

Nalayh39,579 people · Ulaanbaatar

1,434 m

Khovd29,800 people · Hovd

1,395 m

Erdenet97,814 people · Orhon

1,307 m

Ulan Bator844,818 people · Ulaanbaatar

1,284 m

Mörön39,404 people · Khövsgöl Province

1,280 m

Bulgan17,348 people · Bulgan

1,204 m

Undurkhaan22,741 people · Hentiy

1,030 m

Baruun-Urt18,190 people · Sühbaatar

991 m

Saynshand19,891 people · East Gobi Aymag

947 m

Ulaangom30,092 people · Uvs Province

935 m

Dzüünharaa18,830 people · Selenge Province

867 m

Choibalsan44,835 people · East Aimak

741 m

Darhan83,883 people · Darhan Uul

683 m

Sühbaatar22,741 people · Selenge Province

619 m

Highlights

Within Mongolia, Altai ranks first in 2026 with 2,156 m, followed by Bayanhongor (1,873 m) and Arvayheer (1,838 m).

Across 24 entries, values run from 2,156 m (Altai) to 619 m (Sühbaatar), with a median of 1,351 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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