List of highest United States cities by state or territory
- This list is about the highest cites in the united states; for a list of highest cities in the world, see List of highest cities in the world.
This is an incomplete list of the highest United States cities by state. Only settlements that are permanently occupied all year long are included, and only the highest in each state is listed.
Altitude | Name | State, District or Territory | Comments |
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10,361 feet (3,158 m) | Alma | Colorado | [1]Breckenridge has subdivisions surpassing Alma in elevation[2] |
9,800 feet (3,000 m) | Brian Head | Utah | [3] Town Offices elevation 9,656' |
9,321 feet (2,841 m) | Village of Taos Ski Valley | New Mexico | [4] Some homes and businesses above 10,000' |
8,327 feet (2,538 m) | Albany | Wyoming | Highest incorporated city or town is Encampment at 7,277 feet. |
8,050 feet (2,450 m) | Alpine | Arizona | [5] |
7,920 feet (2,410 m) | Mammoth Lakes | California | [6] |
7,608 feet (2,319 m) | Cooke City | Montana | [7]Larger community Big Sky, surpassing 8,700', is unincorporated[8] |
7,510 feet (2,290 m) | Mount Charleston | Nevada | [9] |
6,253 feet (1,906 m) | Stanley | Idaho | |
5,506 feet (1,678 m) | Beech Mountain | North Carolina | [10]Some private roads above 5200'; town center is at 5075' |
5,315 feet (1,620 m) | Custer | South Dakota | [citation needed] Most of Lead surpasses Custer in elevation |
4,900 feet (1,500 m) | Fort Davis | Texas | [11] |
4,802 feet (1,464 m) | Lakeview | Oregon | [12] |
4,638 feet (1,414 m) | Harrison | Nebraska | [13] |
4,353 feet (1,327 m) | Kenton | Oklahoma | [14] |
3,907 feet (1,191 m) | Kanorado | Kansas | |
3,750 feet (1,140 m) | Volcano | Hawaii | |
3,638 feet (1,109 m) | Whitetop | Virginia | [15] Unincorporated |
3,491 feet (1,064 m) | Adams | Massachusetts | [16] The town includes the peak of Mt. Greylock - Highest point in MA |
3,396 feet (1,035 m) | Paxson | Alaska | Unincorporated |
3,192 feet (973 m) | Rhame | North Dakota | [17] |
3,163 feet (964 m) | Ta'u | American Samoa | Highest peak in Samoa Lata Mountain. Island Population: 873 |
3,166 feet (965 m) | Agrihan | Northern Mariana Islands | [18] |
3,100 feet (940 m) | Davis | West Virginia | Davis is incorporated as a town. The highest place incorporated as a city is Bluefield, elevation 2,611 feet (796 m), nicknamed "Summt City".[19] The Snowshoe Mountain resort village is the second-highest point in the state at 4,848 feet (1,478 m), but is neither incorporated nor permanently populated. |
3,100 feet (940 m) | Sky valley | Georgia | [20] |
2,790 feet (850 m) | Shady valley | Tennessee | [citation needed] |
2,622 feet (799 m) | Waterville | Washington | [21] |
2,530 feet (770 m) | Seven Springs | Pennsylvania | Highest incorporated city is Hazleton at 1,866 ft,[22] one of the highest incorporated cities east of the Mississippi |
2,401 feet (732 m) | Aibonito | Puerto Rico | [23] |
2,215 feet (675 m) | Woodford | Vermont | [24] |
2,070 feet (630 m) | Frostburg | Maryland | [25] |
2,000 feet (610 m) | Isabella | Minnesota | [26] Unincorporated community |
1,803 feet (550 m) | Montague Township | New Jersey | [27] |
1,801 feet (549 m) | Lake Placid | New York | Highest incorporated city is Cortland at 1,130 ft[28] |
1,762 feet (537 m) | Payne Gap | Kentucky | [29] |
1,736 feet (529 m) | Star Lake | Wisconsin | [30] |
1,708 feet (521 m) | Mentone | Alabama | [31] |
1,598 feet (487 m) | Allendorf | Iowa | Highest incorporated city or town is Melvin at 1,581 ft.[29] |
1,555 feet (474 m) | Saint Thomas | United States Virgin Islands |
Population: 51,634 about 48.5% of US Virgin Island total |
1,550 feet (470 m) | Bellefontaine | Ohio | The highest point in Ohio, Campbell Hill, is within the city limits |
1,439 feet (439 m) | Dublin | New Hampshire | [32] |
1,375 feet (419 m) | Jackman | Maine | [citation needed] |
1,348 feet (411 m) | Gaylord | Michigan | [citation needed] |
1,332 feet (406 m) | Agat | Guam | Village located on Lamlam, highest mountain in Guam |
1,319 feet (402 m) | Goshen | Connecticut | |
1,211 feet (369 m) | Bethel | Indiana | [29] |
1,100 feet (340 m) | Travelers Rest | South Carolina | [33] |
1,033 feet (315 m) | Waddams Grove | Illinois | |
885 feet (270 m) | St. Joseph | Missouri | [citation needed] |
812 feet (247 m) | Foster | Rhode Island | [34]Jerimoth Hill, highest point in Rhode Island, is located in Foster |
561 feet (171 m) | Iuka | Mississippi | |
420 feet (130 m) | Barkley | Delaware | [35] City closest to Ebright Azimuth, the highest point in Delaware. |
380 feet (120 m) | Washington | District of Columbia | [36] |
345 feet (105 m) | Lakewood | Florida | [37] Lowest natural high point in any state. |
308 feet (94 m) | Bryceland | Louisiana | [citation needed] |
See also
References
- ^ http://www.mesalek.com/colo/trivia/elev.html
- ^ http://www.gobreck.com/the-town/facts-and-stats
- ^ http://www.brianheadtown.utah.gov
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ Construction west of Cooke City projected to be finished in fall of 2009
- ^ [4]
- ^ City Data Top 100 highest located US Cities
- ^ Beech Mountain - Eastern America's Highest Town
- ^ [5]
- ^ [6]
- ^ "Nebraska's 'Top Town'". Sioux County Travel and Tourism website. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ [7]
- ^ Virginia Creeper Trail Guide
- ^ Mt. Greylock - Adams Massachusetts
- ^ Williams, Mary Ann (Barnes) (1966). Origins of North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Bismarck Tribune, 1966. p. 43. OCLC 431626.
- ^ World Atlas, Highest and Lowest Points on Islands
- ^ Bluefield, West Virginia
- ^ Sky Valley Georgia
- ^ [8]
- ^ Mesothelioma.com - Hazleton, Pennsylvania
- ^ To Puerto Rico - Aibonito
- ^ All Getaways Green Mountains South around Benning
- ^ Skyscraper Page Index
- ^ Guide to Isabella Minnesota
- ^ High Point State Park
- ^ Emergency Medicine Physician — Cortland, New York
- ^ a b c "USGS Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
- ^ [geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=132:2:2333157032405066::NO:RP:: USGS GNIS search]
- ^ Mentone, Dekalb County, Alabama
- ^ Dublin, The Highest Town In New Hampshire
- ^ [9]
- ^ Highest point in Rhode Island
- ^ GNIS Detail - Barkley
- ^ Washington D.C. Fast Facts
- ^ Lakewood - Florida's Highest Point