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Denver

United States > Colorado > Denver County > Denver

Denver, situated at an elevation of 5,280 feet (1,609 meters), is renowned as the "Mile High City." It is located in the South Platte River Valley, just east of the Rocky Mountains' foothills. The city's topography features a gently sloping landscape characterized by rolling hills and wide valleys,…

Average elevation: 5,525 ft

Steamboat Springs

United States > Colorado > Routt County

Average elevation: 7,310 ft

Leadville

United States > Colorado > Lake County

Average elevation: 10,190 ft

Crested Butte

United States > Colorado > Gunnison County

At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 535 acres (2.166 km2), all of it land. Crested Butte lies at an elevation of 8,885 feet (2,708 m) above sea level.

Average elevation: 9,180 ft

Palmer Lake

United States > Colorado > El Paso County

The town marks the top of the Palmer Divide, a ridge running from Palmer Lake eastward which separates the Arkansas River drainage to the south from the Platte River drainage to the north. The highest point of the divide is about 7,700 feet (2,300 m) above sea level at Vollmer Hill located in the Black Forest.…

Average elevation: 7,552 ft

Monument

United States > Colorado > Monument

Monument is situated at an elevation of approximately 7,000 feet (2,134 meters) within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, creating a diverse topography that is both striking and varied. The town is characterized by rolling hills and flat terrain in the valley, contrasted by the rugged foothills of the…

Average elevation: 6,998 ft

Loveland

United States > Colorado > Larimer County

Average elevation: 4,928 ft

Silverton

United States > Colorado > San Juan County

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land. Silverton is one of the highest towns in the United States, at 9,318 feet (2,840 m) above sea level. The town is located in San Juan County, the highest county in the United States, with a…

Average elevation: 9,813 ft

Nederland

United States > Colorado > Boulder County

In 1873 the Caribou Mine, at an elevation of roughly 10,000 feet (3,000 m) and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of the town, was sold to the Mining Company Nederland from the Netherlands. The high elevation meant fierce winds and deep winter snow, so the new owners of the mine decided that it was beneficial to bring…

Average elevation: 8,458 ft

Air Force Academy

United States > Colorado > El Paso County > Colorado Springs

The campus of the academy covers 18,455 acres (29 sq mi; 75 km2) on the east side of the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains, just north of Colorado Springs. Its elevation is normally given as 7,258 feet (2,212 m) above sea level, which is at the cadet area. The academy was designed by Skidmore, Owings and…

Average elevation: 7,080 ft

Montrose

United States > Colorado > Montrose County

Montrose features a semi-arid Continental climate zone. The town sits on high grasslands in the Uncompahgre Valley of Western Colorado. Snowfall occurs during the winter but is usually short-lived due to the high altitude and abundant sunshine.

Average elevation: 5,915 ft

Lone Tree

United States > Colorado > Douglas County

Average elevation: 5,965 ft

Alamosa

United States > Colorado > Alamosa County

Alamosa is located along the Rio Grande in the San Luis Valley, in the highest general agricultural land in the United States. Elevation is about 7,544 feet (2,299 m) in Alamosa with peaks over 14,000 feet (4,300 m) within 23 miles (37 km) of town in the Sangre de Cristo Range.

Average elevation: 7,546 ft

Buena Vista

United States > Colorado > Chaffee County

Buena Vista is located in central Colorado roughly midway between Salida and Leadville in the Upper Arkansas River Valley at an elevation of 7,965 feet (2,428 m). The area between Buena Vista and Salida is often referred to as the Denver & Rio Grande, South Park & Pacific, and Colorado Midland railroads. Many…

Average elevation: 8,061 ft

Fraser

United States > Colorado > Grand County

Fraser is located in southeastern Grand County at 39°56′39″N 105°48′48″W / 39.94417°N 105.81333°W / 39.94417; -105.81333 (39.944158, -105.813355), at an elevation of 8,574 feet (2,613 m) above sea level. It is bordered to the south by the town of Winter Park and to the north by…

Average elevation: 8,845 ft

Estes Park

United States > Colorado > Larimer County

Estes Park sits at an elevation of 7,522 feet (2,293 m) on the front range of the Rocky Mountains at the eastern entrance of the Rocky Mountain National Park. Its location is 40°22′22″N 105°31′09″W / 40.372856°N 105.519136°W / 40.372856; -105.519136. Its north, south and east extremities…

Average elevation: 7,904 ft

Mesa Verde National Park

United States > Colorado > Montezuma County

The early Archaic people living near Mesa Verde utilized the atlatl and harvested a wider variety of plants and animals than the Paleo-Indians had while retaining their primarily nomadic lifestyle. They inhabited the outlying areas of the Mesa Verde region, but also the mountains, mesa tops, and canyons, where…

Average elevation: 7,044 ft

Lakewood

United States > Colorado > Jefferson County > Lakewood

Lakewood is located at 39°42′17″N 105°04′53″W / 39.70472°N 105.08139°W / 39.70472; -105.08139 at an elevation of 5,518 feet (1,682 m). Located at the junction of U.S. Route 6 and Colorado State Highway 121 in central Colorado, the city lies immediately west of Denver and 62 miles (100 km)…

Average elevation: 5,633 ft

Vail

United States > Colorado > Eagle County

Vail's average elevation is 8,150 feet (2484 m) above sea level. The town has a total area of 4.5 square miles (12 km2), with no lakes (there is, however, at least one pond). Gore Creek flows from east to west through the center of town.

Average elevation: 9,688 ft

Chautauqua Park

United States > Colorado > Boulder County > Boulder

Average elevation: 5,820 ft

Silverthorne

United States > Colorado > Summit County

Average elevation: 9,377 ft

Morrison

United States > Colorado > Jefferson County

Average elevation: 6,207 ft

Gardner

United States > Colorado > Huerfano County

Average elevation: 7,051 ft

Crawford State Park

United States > Colorado > Delta County

Average elevation: 6,670 ft

Castlewood

United States > Colorado > Arapahoe County > Centennial

Average elevation: 5,715 ft

Pueblo West

United States > Colorado > Pueblo County > Pueblo West

Average elevation: 5,075 ft

Yampa River

United States > Colorado > Routt County

Average elevation: 7,221 ft

Sunbeam

United States > Colorado > Moffat County

Average elevation: 5,994 ft

Beulah

United States > Colorado > Pueblo County

Average elevation: 6,604 ft

Washington Park

United States > Colorado > Denver

Average elevation: 5,318 ft

Hallett Peak

United States > Colorado > Larimer County

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hallett Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring.

Average elevation: 11,736 ft

Aspen Mountain

United States > Colorado > Pitkin County

Average elevation: 8,917 ft

Taylor Park

United States > Colorado > Pueblo County

Average elevation: 6,056 ft

Powderhorn Ski Area

United States > Colorado > Mesa County

Average elevation: 9,072 ft

Rawah Wilderness

United States > Colorado > Larimer County

The Rawah Wilderness is administered by the USDA Forest Service. It is located on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest in Colorado, near the Wyoming border, and also in the Routt National Forest to its south. It encompasses 76,394 acres (309.16 km2) and includes 25 named lakes…

Average elevation: 9,508 ft

Denver

United States > Colorado

Denver is in the western United States, in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Its downtown district is immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, about 12 miles (19 kilometres) east of the…

Average elevation: 5,459 ft

Eckert

United States > Colorado > Delta County

Average elevation: 5,548 ft

Woodmoor

United States > Colorado > El Paso County > Woodmoor

Average elevation: 7,251 ft

Fort Garland

United States > Colorado > Costilla County > Fort Garland

Fort Garland is located at an elevation of 7,936 ft (2,419 m) in northern Costilla County. Fort Garland is at the crossroads of U.S. Route 160 and Colorado State Highway 159, which leads south towards Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico. The town of Blanca is 4 miles (6.4 km) west on U.S. Route 160. Walsenburg is 47…

Average elevation: 7,963 ft

Lake Agnes

United States > Colorado > Grand County

Average elevation: 8,868 ft

Stagecoach Reservoir

United States > Colorado > Routt County

Average elevation: 7,382 ft

Ken Caryl

United States > Colorado > Jefferson County

Average elevation: 5,735 ft

Poudre River

United States > Colorado > Larimer County

Average elevation: 7,480 ft

Yellow Jacket

United States > Colorado > Montezuma County

Average elevation: 6,880 ft

Pueblo West

United States > Colorado > Pueblo County

Average elevation: 5,075 ft

Ordway

United States > Colorado > Crowley County

Average elevation: 4,324 ft

Rosamond Park

United States > Colorado > Denver

Average elevation: 5,594 ft

San Luis

United States > Colorado > Costilla County

Average elevation: 8,035 ft

Los Fuertes

United States > Colorado > Costilla County

Average elevation: 8,255 ft

Cathedral Bluffs

United States > Colorado > Rio Blanco County

Average elevation: 7,904 ft

Monument Lake

United States > Colorado > El Paso County > Monument

Average elevation: 6,998 ft

Adams Falls

United States > Colorado > Grand County

Average elevation: 8,996 ft

Vail Mountain

United States > Colorado > Eagle County

Average elevation: 10,515 ft

Monarch Lake

United States > Colorado > Grand County

Average elevation: 8,953 ft

Briggsdale

United States > Colorado

Average elevation: 4,869 ft

Moonridge

United States > Colorado > Douglas County

Average elevation: 7,457 ft

Waverly

United States > Colorado > Larimer County

Average elevation: 5,308 ft

Orsa

United States > Colorado > Douglas County

Average elevation: 6,056 ft

Red Rocks Park

United States > Colorado > Jefferson County > Golden

Average elevation: 6,296 ft

Pagoda

United States > Colorado > Routt County

Average elevation: 6,850 ft

Fountain

United States > Colorado > El Paso County

Average elevation: 5,758 ft

Copper Mountain

United States > Colorado > Mineral County

Average elevation: 11,102 ft

Monument Park

United States > Colorado > Las Animas County

Average elevation: 8,766 ft

Copper Mountain

United States > Colorado > Grand County

Average elevation: 9,318 ft

Lake John

United States > Colorado > Jackson County

Average elevation: 8,077 ft

Alice

United States > Colorado > Clear Creek County

Average elevation: 10,528 ft

Milliken

United States > Colorado > Weld County

Average elevation: 4,806 ft

Capitol Peak

United States > Colorado > Pitkin County

At the trail head, at an altitude of 9,400 feet, following several switchbacks for half a mile will lead you to Daly Pass. Daly Pass is the first point of interest on Capitol Peak. This pass is recognized for its saddle-shaped ridge reaching 12,480 feet.

Average elevation: 12,303 ft

Jamestown

United States > Colorado > Boulder County

Average elevation: 7,451 ft

Alma

United States > Colorado > Park County

At an elevation of approximately 10,522 feet (3,207 m), Alma is the highest incorporated municipality in the United States when considering only areas with permanent residents. Its post office is located at the highest elevation of any in the country. Alma, which is considered a town and not a city, does not…

Average elevation: 10,538 ft

Lily Lake

United States > Colorado > Lake County

Average elevation: 10,676 ft

Parachute

United States > Colorado > Garfield County

Average elevation: 5,157 ft

Ridgway State Park

United States > Colorado > Ouray County

Average elevation: 7,195 ft

Guanella Pass

United States > Colorado > Clear Creek County

Guanella Pass (elevation 11,669 ft or 3,557 m) is a high mountain pass in central Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States.

Average elevation: 11,568 ft

Oak Creek

United States > Colorado > Routt County

Average elevation: 7,628 ft

Ramah

United States > Colorado > El Paso County

Average elevation: 6,122 ft

Red Cliff

United States > Colorado > Eagle County

Average elevation: 9,196 ft

Fort Collins

United States > Colorado > Larimer County > Fort Collins

Average elevation: 5,312 ft

Whitewater

United States > Colorado > Mesa County

Average elevation: 4,724 ft

Beaver Point

United States > Colorado > Larimer County > Estes Park

Average elevation: 7,979 ft

Rifle

United States > Colorado > Garfield County

Average elevation: 5,679 ft

Brush

United States > Colorado > Morgan County

Average elevation: 4,236 ft

Hot Sulphur Springs

United States > Colorado > Grand County

Hot Sulphur Springs is a statutory town and the county seat of Grand County, Colorado, United States. The town is located near Byers Canyon between Granby and Kremmling, 95 miles (153 km) northwest of Denver and 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Winter Park. The town population was 687 at the 2020 census. Its…

Average elevation: 8,025 ft

Granby

United States > Colorado > Grand County

Average elevation: 8,504 ft

Empire

United States > Colorado > Clear Creek County

Average elevation: 9,035 ft

La Jara

United States > Colorado > Conejos County

Average elevation: 7,605 ft

Akron

United States > Colorado > Washington County

Average elevation: 4,652 ft

Mancos

United States > Colorado > Montezuma County

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mancos has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it recorded as land. The town is located in the Mancos River valley at an elevation of approximately 7,000 feet (2,100 m). The Mancos River was named by Spanish explorers (Rio de los Mancos - "River of…

Average elevation: 7,080 ft

Sheridan

United States > Colorado > Arapahoe County

Average elevation: 5,348 ft

Flagler

United States > Colorado > Kit Carson County

Average elevation: 4,941 ft

Severance

United States > Colorado

Average elevation: 4,938 ft

Torres

United States > Colorado > Las Animas County

Average elevation: 8,593 ft

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