<Dd> This list is about the highest cities in the United States; for a list of highest cities in the world, see List of highest cities in the world . </Dd> <P> Nebraska Harrison Elevation 4876 feet 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 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Altitude </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> State, District or Territory </Th> <Th> Comments </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10,200 feet (3109 m) </Td> <Td> Leadville </Td> <Td> Colorado </Td> <Td> Leadville is the highest city . The towns of Montezuma at 10,335 feet (3150 m), Alma at 10,355 feet (3156 m) are higher . Breckenridge, Colorado is at 9600 ft (2926 metres). Silverton, Colorado (9314 feet (2839 m) The town limits of Winter Park (9052 feet (2759 m)) extend to 12,060 feet (3676 m). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9800 feet (2987 m) </Td> <Td> Brian Head </Td> <Td> Utah </Td> <Td> Town Offices elevation 9,656' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9321 feet (2841 m) </Td> <Td> Taos Ski Valley </Td> <Td> New Mexico </Td> <Td> Some homes and businesses above 10,000' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9062 feet (2762 m) </Td> <Td> Fox Park </Td> <Td> Wyoming </Td> <Td> Highest incorporated city or town is Encampment at 7,277 feet . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8356 feet (2547 m) </Td> <Td> Greer </Td> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> An unincorporated community and census - designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States, in the White Mountains in the east central part of the state . As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 41 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7920 feet (2414 m) </Td> <Td> Mammoth Lakes </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7608 feet (2319 m) </Td> <Td> Cooke City </Td> <Td> Montana </Td> <Td> Larger community Big Sky, surpassing 8,700', is unincorporated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7510 feet (2289 m) </Td> <Td> Mount Charleston </Td> <Td> Nevada </Td> <Td> Unincorporated town </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7325 feet (2233 m) </Td> <Td> Los Alamos </Td> <Td> New Mexico </Td> <Td> Elevation measured at the US post office on Central Avenue, and is based on a 2001 lidar survey (vertical datum NAVD88). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7198 feet (2194 m) </Td> <Td> Santa Fe </Td> <Td> New Mexico </Td> <Td> Santa Fe is the capital of the State of New Mexico and the highest capital city in the United States . The population is 70,297 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7165 feet <P> (2184 m) </P> </Td> <Td> Laramie </Td> <Td> Wyoming </Td> <Td> Laramie is the home of the University of Wyoming, the only public university in Wyoming . The population is 30, 816 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7000 feet (2134 m) </Td> <Td> Flagstaff, Arizona </Td> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> Flagstaff Arizona is at 7,000 feet above sea level, with a population of 66,000 and the home of Northern Arizona University . Looking at cities with a population of 25,000 or more, Flagstaff Arizona is the 2nd highest above sea level in the United States . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6253 feet (1906 m) </Td> <Td> Stanley </Td> <Td> Idaho </Td> <Td> Stanley was the 2000 Census Center of Population in Idaho . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6062 feet <P> (1848 m) </P> </Td> <Td> Cheyenne </Td> <Td> Wyoming </Td> <Td> Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming and is the home of the largest outdoor rodeo in the world, Cheyenne Frontier Days . City population is 59, 466 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5817 feet (1773 m) </Td> <Td> Truckee </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> Truckee was named after a Paiute chief . His assumed Paiute name was Tru - ki - zo . He was the father of Chief Winnemucca and grandfather of Sarah Winnemucca . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5506 feet (1678 m) </Td> <Td> Beech Mountain </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> Some private roads above 5200'; town center is at 5075' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5315 feet (1620 m) </Td> <Td> Custer </Td> <Td> South Dakota </Td> <Td> Most of Lead surpasses Custer in elevation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5312 feet (1619 m) </Td> <Td> Albuquerque </Td> <Td> New Mexico </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5280 feet (1609 m) </Td> <Td> Denver </Td> <Td> Colorado </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4900 feet (1494 m) </Td> <Td> Fort Davis </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4812 feet (1467 m) </Td> <Td> Carson City </Td> <Td> Nevada </Td> <Td> Snow Valley Peak (9,218 ft) lies entirely within the city limits </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4802 feet (1464 m) </Td> <Td> Lakeview </Td> <Td> Oregon </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4793 feet (1461 m) </Td> <Td> Bozeman </Td> <Td> Montana </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4702 feet (1433 m) </Td> <Td> Sun Valley </Td> <Td> Nevada </Td> <Td> Unincorporated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4353 feet (1327 m) </Td> <Td> Kenton </Td> <Td> Oklahoma </Td> <Td> Unincorporated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3907 feet (1191 m) </Td> <Td> Kanorado </Td> <Td> Kansas </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3750 feet (1143 m) </Td> <Td> Volcano </Td> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td> Unincorporated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3740 feet (1140 m) </Td> <Td> El Paso </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3638 feet (1109 m) </Td> <Td> Whitetop </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> Unincorporated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3573 feet (1089 m) </Td> <Td> Roswell </Td> <Td> New Mexico </Td> <Td> Population: 56,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3396 feet (1035 m) </Td> <Td> Paxson </Td> <Td> Alaska </Td> <Td> Unincorporated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3333 feet (1016 m) </Td> <Td> Boone </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> Population: 17,122 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3192 feet (973 m) </Td> <Td> Rhame </Td> <Td> North Dakota </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3166 feet (965 m) </Td> <Td> Agrihan </Td> <Td> Northern Mariana Islands </Td> <Td> Currently uninhabited . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3163 feet (964 m) </Td> <Td> Ta'u </Td> <Td> American Samoa </Td> <Td> Highest peak in Samoa Lata Mountain . Island Population: 873 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3100 feet (945 m) </Td> <Td> Davis </Td> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> Davis is incorporated as a town . The highest place incorporated as a city is Bluefield, elevation 2611 feet (796 m), nicknamed "Summit City". The Snowshoe Mountain resort village is the second - highest point in the state at 4848 feet (1478 m), but is neither incorporated nor permanently populated . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3100 feet (945 m) </Td> <Td> Sky Valley </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3133 feet (955 m) </Td> <Td> Trade </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Mountain City, elevation 2,418 feet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2622 feet (799 m) </Td> <Td> Waterville </Td> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2530 feet (771 m) </Td> <Td> Seven Springs </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> Highest incorporated city is Hazleton at 1,866 ft, one of the highest incorporated cities east of the Mississippi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2401 feet (732 m) </Td> <Td> Aibonito </Td> <Td> Puerto Rico </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2349 feet (716 m) </Td> <Td> Knapp Creek </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Unincorporated . Highest incorporated city is Olean at 1,447 ft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2215 feet (675 m) </Td> <Td> Woodford </Td> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2162 feet (659 m) </Td> <Td> Compton </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> Highest incorporated city is Winslow at 1,729 ft . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2070 feet (631 m) </Td> <Td> Frostburg </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2064 feet (629 m) </Td> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 feet (610 m) </Td> <Td> Isabella </Td> <Td> Minnesota </Td> <Td> Unincorporated community </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 feet (604 m) </Td> <Td> Clarksville </Td> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1762 feet (537 m) </Td> <Td> Payne Gap </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1736 feet (529 m) </Td> <Td> Star Lake </Td> <Td> Wisconsin </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1708 feet (521 m) </Td> <Td> Mentone </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1645 feet (501 m) </Td> <Td> Seymour </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> Cedar Gap is the highest unincorporated community at 1705 feet . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1614 feet (492 m) </Td> <Td> Rangeley </Td> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1598 feet (487 m) </Td> <Td> Allendorf </Td> <Td> Iowa </Td> <Td> Highest incorporated city or town is Melvin at 1,581 ft . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1555 feet (474 m) </Td> <Td> Saint Thomas </Td> <Td> United States Virgin Islands </Td> <Td> <P> Population: 51,634 about 48.5% of US Virgin Island total </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1550 feet (472 m) </Td> <Td> Bellefontaine </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> The highest point in Ohio, Campbell Hill, is within the city limits </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1473 feet (449 m) </Td> <Td> Iron River </Td> <Td> Michigan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1319 feet (402 m) </Td> <Td> Goshen </Td> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1211 feet (369 m) </Td> <Td> Bethel </Td> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1120 feet (341 m) </Td> <Td> Pickens </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1033 feet (315 m) </Td> <Td> Waddams Grove </Td> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 812 feet (247 m) </Td> <Td> Foster </Td> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> Jerimoth Hill, highest point in Rhode Island, is located in Foster </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 561 feet (171 m) </Td> <Td> Iuka </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 420 feet (128 m) </Td> <Td> Barkley </Td> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> City closest to Ebright Azimuth, the highest point in Delaware . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 384 feet (117 m) </Td> <Td> Arcadia </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> Ruston is the highest incorporated city at 331 feet . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 380 feet (116 m) </Td> <Td> Washington DC </Td> <Td> District of Columbia </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 345 feet (105 m) </Td> <Td> Lakewood </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> Lowest natural high point in any state . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Altitude </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> State, District or Territory </Th> <Th> Comments </Th> </Tr>

City with the highest elevation in the united states