Elevation
|
Population
|
City
|
7260 ft
|
155,664
|
Santa Fe
|
6910 ft
|
144,060
|
Flagstaff
|
6062 ft
|
100,723
|
Cheyenne
|
6035 ft
|
765,424
|
Colorado Springs
|
5395 ft
|
120,418
|
Farmington
|
5368 ft
|
246,191
|
Prescott
|
5340 ft
|
327,468
|
Boulder
|
5312 ft
|
919,543
|
Albuquerque
|
5280 ft
|
2,985,871
|
Denver
|
5003 ft
|
366,778
|
Fort Collins
|
4705 ft
|
165,608
|
Idaho Falls
|
4692 ft
|
169,544
|
Pueblo
|
4658 ft
|
350,176
|
Greeley
|
4593 ft
|
158,636
|
Grand Junction
|
4551 ft
|
715,001
|
Provo
|
4534 ft
|
155,362
|
Logan
|
4505 ft
|
500,915
|
Reno
|
4300 ft
|
713,839
|
Ogden
|
4226 ft
|
1,266,191
|
Salt Lake City
|
|
Elevation
|
Population
|
City
|
4000 ft
|
223,337
|
Las Cruces
|
3745 ft
|
119,007
|
Twin Falls
|
3740 ft
|
872,195
|
El Paso
|
3623 ft
|
206,549
|
Bend
|
3605 ft
|
271,171
|
Amarillo
|
3209 ft
|
121,041
|
Missoula
|
3202 ft
|
328,283
|
Lubbock
|
3202 ft
|
145,159
|
Rapid City
|
3123 ft
|
190,208
|
Billings
|
2900 ft
|
160,869
|
Odessa
|
2860 ft
|
197,680
|
St. George
|
2782 ft
|
177,216
|
Midland
|
2730 ft
|
811,336
|
Boise
|
2389 ft
|
1,057,597
|
Tucson
|
2188 ft
|
183,578
|
Coeur d'Alene
|
2134 ft
|
476,072
|
Asheville
|
2080 ft
|
165,812
|
Blacksburg
|
2001 ft
|
2,322,985
|
Las Vegas
|
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
a population of 215,133 and that is a lot more than 100,00. I'm not arguing that the "metro area" is close to 100,000.
Try not to move too much, though. That can complicate things.
GET OUT OF COLORADO.
You have no greater right to Colorado smh
On the other hand, they're not that impressive compared to the rest of the Americas. Mexico City, with over 20 million people, is higher than Santa Fe. Bogota, Colombia is over 8600 ft up. El Alto (aptly named), a satellite city of La Paz in Bolivia is home to almost a million people and sits at well over 13,000 ft (over 4000m). I believe El Alto is the highest city of over 100,000 in the world.
Get rid of the 100,000 cutoff and La Rinconada in Peru, home to over 30,000 people, sits at 5,052m (16,700 ft), which is just breathtaking (literally). It is the highest permanent human settlement.