List of Colorado municipalities by elevation

See also the Alphabetical list of municipalities in Colorado. This list ranks the 272 active incorporated municipalities of the US State of Colorado by the geographic elevation of the town center. Colorado has five municipalities above elevation, 40 above elevation, 115 above elevation, 256 above elevation, and all 272 municipalities are above elevation.

The Town of Carbonate, Colorado is technically the highest elevation municipality in the United States, however its remote location may be the reason it has had no year-round residents since the 1890 United States census. Since 1890, the Town of Alma, Colorado has been the highest elevation municipality in the United States with a year-round population. The City of Leadville, Colorado has been the highest elevation incorporated city in the United States since its incorporation on February 18, 1878. The Town of Winter Park, Colorado has the highest elevation within the municipal boundaries of any town in the United States at .

The "Mile-High City" of Denver, the Colorado state capital, is only the 170th highest of the 272 Colorado municipalities. While the Town of Holly, Colorado is the lowest municipality in Colorado, it is higher than the high-points of 19 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. __TOC__

Municipalities

Select the OpenStreetMap link at the right to view the location of these 272 municipalities. For municipal maps, see the Colorado municipal boundaries map. County seat State capital

+ The 272 active municipalities of the State of Colorado ranked by elevationMunicipalityRankElevationLocationMunicipal websiteCarbonate1Town of CarbonateAlma2Town of AlmaMontezuma3Town of MontezumaLeadville4City of LeadvilleBlue River5Town of Blue RiverFairplay6Town of FairplayBreckenridge7Town of BreckenridgeVictor8City of VictorOphir9Town of OphirMountain Village10Town of Mountain VillageMount Crested Butte11Town of Mount Crested ButteBonanza12Town of BonanzaCripple Creek13City of Cripple CreekSilverton14Town of SilvertonPitkin15Town of PitkinKeystone16Town of KeystoneWard17Town of WardDillon18Town of DillonSilver Plume19Town of Silver PlumeFrisco20Town of FriscoWinter Park21Town of Winter ParkCrested Butte22Town of Crested ButteRico23Town of RicoCreede24City of CreedeTelluride25Town of TellurideSilverthorne26Town of SilverthorneRed Cliff27Town of Red CliffLake City28Town of Lake CityEmpire29Town of EmpireFraser30Town of FraserGeorgetown31Town of GeorgetownCentral City32City of CentralWoodland Park33City of Woodland ParkGrand Lake34Town of Grand LakeNederland35Town of NederlandSnowmass Village36Town of Snowmass VillageSouth ForkTown of South ForkVail38Town of VailWalden39Town of WaldenBlack Hawk40City of Black HawkMarble41Town of MarbleSilver Cliff42Town of Silver CliffSan Luis43Town of San LuisGranby44Town of GranbyBuena Vista45Town of Buena VistaCrestone46Town of CrestoneAspen47City of AspenAntonito48Town of AntonitoDel Norte49Town of Del NorteYampa50Town of YampaWestcliffe51Town of WestcliffeMinturn52Town of MinturnOuray53City of OurayGreen Mountain Falls54Town of Green Mountain FallsBlancaTown of BlancaRomeo56Town of RomeoHot Sulphur Springs57Town of Hot Sulphur SpringsGunnison58City of GunnisonSaguacheTown of SaguacheManassa60Town of ManassaMonte Vista61City of Monte VistaCenter62Town of CenterLa Jara63Town of La JaraSanford64Town of SanfordSawpit65Town of SawpitMoffat66Town of MoffatHooper67Town of HooperAlamosa68City of AlamosaEstes Park69Town of Estes ParkIdaho Springs70City of Idaho SpringsPoncha Springs71Town of Poncha SpringsAvon72Town of AvonOak Creek73Town of Oak CreekKremmling74Town of KremmlingPalmer Lake75Town of Palmer LakePagosa Springs76Town of Pagosa SpringsSalida77City of SalidaRidgway78Town of RidgwayLa Veta79Town of La VetaMancos80Town of MancosNorwood81Town of NorwoodMonument82Town of MonumentJamestown83Town of JamestownDolores84Town of DoloresBayfield85Town of BayfieldDove Creek86Town of Dove CreekRye87Town of RyeSteamboat Springs88City of Steamboat SpringsLarkspur89Town of LarkspurBasalt90Town of BasaltEagle91Town of EagleCrawford92Town of CrawfordCalhan93Town of CalhanDurango94City of DurangoElizabeth95Town of ElizabethIgnacio96Town of IgnacioAguilar97Town of AguilarKiowa98Town of KiowaStarkvilleTown of StarkvilleCastle Pines100City of Castle PinesManitou Springs101City of Manitou SpringsHayden102Town of HaydenCokedale103Town of CokedaleGypsum104Town of GypsumBranson105Town of BransonMeeker106Town of MeekerCedaredge107Town of CedaredgeCastle Rock108Town of Castle RockCraig109City of CraigCortez110City of CortezCarbondale111Town of CarbondaleWalsenburgCity of WalsenburgRamah113Town of RamahTrinidad114City of TrinidadColorado Springs115City of Colorado SpringsLone Tree116City of Lone TreeCollbran117Town of CollbranSimla118Town of SimlaDinosaur119Town of DinosaurParker120Town of ParkerCentennial121City of CentennialMontrose122City of MontroseNucla123Town of NuclaMorrison124Town of MorrisonGlenwood Springs125City of Glenwood SpringsFoxfield126Town of FoxfieldKim127Town of KimPaonia128Town of PaoniaGolden129City of GoldenGenoa130Town of GenoaNew Castle131Town of New CastleFountain132City of FountainLakewood133City of LakewoodBow MarTown of Bow MarSuperior135Town of SuperiorBennett136Town of BennettGreenwood Village137City of Greenwood VillageRockvale138Town of RockvaleWheat Ridge139City of Wheat RidgeSilt140Town of SiltOrchard City141Town of Orchard CityCoal Creek142Town of Coal CreekCherry Hills Village143City of Cherry Hills VillageNaturitaTown of NaturitaAurora145City of AuroraBroomfield146City and County of BroomfieldWilliamsburgTown of WilliamsburgMountain View148Town of Mountain ViewWestminster149City of WestminsterEdgewaterCity of EdgewaterLimon151Town of LimonNorthglenn152City of NorthglennEnglewoodCity of EnglewoodLyons154Town of LyonsLakesideTown of LakesideOlathe156Town of OlatheLittleton157City of LittletonCañon CityCity of Cañon CityGlendaleCity of GlendaleThornton160City of ThorntonArvadaCity of ArvadaRifleCity of RifleColumbine ValleyTown of Columbine ValleyBrooksideTown of BrooksideLouisville165City of LouisvilleHotchkiss166Town of HotchkissSheridan167City of SheridanBoulder168City of BoulderFederal Heights169City of Federal HeightsDenver170City and County of DenverArriba171Town of ArribaRangely172Town of RangelyLafayette173City of LafayetteWellington174Town of WellingtonDeer Trail175Town of Deer TrailNunnTown of NunnFlorence177City of FlorenceCommerce City178City of Commerce CityParachute179Town of ParachuteGrover180Town of GroverHugo181Town of HugoPierce182Town of PierceBerthoud183Town of BerthoudErie184Town of ErieDacono185City of DaconoLochbuie186Town of LochbuieFort Collins187City of Fort CollinsMeadTown of MeadHudson189Town of HudsonLoveland190City of LovelandBrightonCity of BrightonLongmont192City of LongmontFrederickTown of FrederickFirestone194Town of FirestoneDelta195City of DeltaKeenesburg196Town of KeenesburgDe BequeTown of De BequeFlagler198Town of FlaglerAult199Town of AultFort Lupton200City of Fort LuptonSeverance201Town of SeveranceTimnath202Town of TimnathJohnstown203Town of JohnstownEaton204Town of EatonPritchett205Town of PritchettPlatteville206Town of PlattevilleWindsor207Town of WindsorRaymer208Town of RaymerGilcrest209Town of GilcrestMilliken210Town of MillikenPalisade211Town of PalisadeSeibert212Town of SeibertGarden City213Town of Garden CityPueblo214City of PuebloLaSalle215Town of LaSalleGreeley216City of GreeleyAkron217Town of AkronEvans218City of EvansKersey219Town of KerseyGrand Junction220City of Grand JunctionWiggins221Town of WigginsHaswell222Town of HaswellFruita223City of FruitaVona224Town of VonaBoone225Town of BoonePeetz226Town of PeetzStratton227Town of StrattonOlney Springs228Town of Olney SpringsSpringfield229Town of SpringfieldCrowley230Town of CrowleyCampo231Town of CampoFowler232Town of FowlerOtisTown of OtisFort Morgan234City of Fort MorganOrdway235Town of OrdwayLog Lane Village236Town of Log Lane VillageSugar City237Town of Sugar CityCheyenne Wells238Town of Cheyenne WellsKit Carson239Town of Kit CarsonBethune240Town of BethuneManzanola241Town of ManzanolaFleming242Town of FlemingBrush243City of BrushEadsTown of EadsRocky Ford245City of Rocky FordBurlington246City of BurlingtonHillroseTown of HillroseVilas248Town of VilasYuma249City of YumaCheraw250Town of CherawSwink251Town of SwinkTwo Buttes252Town of Two ButtesLa Junta253City of La JuntaSheridan Lake254Town of Sheridan LakeMerino255Town of MerinoHaxtun256Town of HaxtunWalsh257Town of WalshSterling258City of SterlingLas Animas259City of Las AnimasEckley260Town of EckleyPaoliTown of PaoliIliff262Town of IliffHolyoke263City of HolyokeWileyTown of WileyCrook265Town of CrookLamar266City of LamarSedgwick267Town of SedgwickWray268City of WrayOvid269Town of OvidGranada270Town of GranadaJulesburg271Town of JulesburgHolly272Town of Holly

List of Colorado municipalities by elevation

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