Highest Major Cities in United States

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

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇺🇸 See all of this country’s rankings →

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

Laramie32,158 people · Wyoming

2,190 m

Santa Fe87,505 people · New Mexico

2,137 m

Flagstaff70,320 people · Arizona

2,108 m

Durango18,006 people · Colorado

1,998 m

Gallup23,240 people · New Mexico

1,985 m

Cimarron Hills16,161 people · Colorado

1,965 m

Rock Springs23,962 people · Wyoming

1,954 m

Castle Rock55,591 people · Colorado

1,903 m

South Lake Tahoe21,706 people · California

1,902 m

Conda21,260 people · Idaho

1,889 m

Cheyenne65,132 people · Wyoming

1,866 m

Colorado Springs456,568 people · Colorado

1,838 m

Parker49,550 people · Colorado

1,795 m

Cedar City30,184 people · Utah

1,784 m

Security-Widefield32,882 people · Colorado

1,783 m

Centennial109,741 people · Colorado

1,781 m

Montrose19,062 people · Colorado

1,776 m

Truckee16,299 people · California

1,774 m

Dakota Ridge33,892 people · Colorado

1,767 m

Ken Caryl32,438 people · Colorado

1,761 m

Castlewood25,271 people · Colorado

1,750 m

Highlands Ranch96,713 people · Colorado

1,741 m

Golden20,330 people · Colorado

1,733 m

Southglenn42,268 people · Colorado

1,710 m

Fountain27,767 people · Colorado

1,694 m

Columbine24,280 people · Colorado

1,691 m

Butte34,190 people · Montana

1,690 m

Lakewood152,597 people · Colorado

1,682 m

Greenwood Village15,663 people · Colorado

1,674 m

Wheat Ridge31,192 people · Colorado

1,669 m

Aurora359,407 people · Colorado

1,651 m

Broomfield65,065 people · Colorado

1,649 m

Northglenn39,197 people · Colorado

1,644 m

Westminster116,317 people · Colorado

1,644 m

Englewood33,082 people · Colorado

1,642 m

Prescott41,899 people · Arizona

1,638 m

Arvada115,368 people · Colorado

1,637 m

Denver729,019 people · Colorado

1,636 m

Cañon City16,400 people · Colorado

1,635 m

Littleton46,368 people · Colorado

1,635 m

Thornton133,451 people · Colorado

1,635 m

Louisville20,396 people · Colorado

1,631 m

Boulder106,803 people · Colorado

1,630 m

Sherrelwood18,287 people · Colorado

1,618 m

Enchanted Hills87,521 people · New Mexico

1,616 m

Farmington42,871 people · New Mexico

1,614 m

Rio Rancho87,521 people · New Mexico

1,606 m

Lafayette27,729 people · Colorado

1,593 m

Commerce City53,696 people · Colorado

1,574 m

Casper60,285 people · Wyoming

1,560 m

Highlights

Within United States, Laramie ranks first in 2026 with 2,190 m, followed by Santa Fe (2,137 m) and Flagstaff (2,108 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,190 m (Laramie) to 1,560 m (Casper), with a median of 1,693 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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