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Largest Half-Kilometer High US Cities

Guess all US cities with 100,000 or more residents located at altitude of 500 meters or greater.
City proper population
Since many cities range over a large elevation, this quiz uses the altitude of the city hall to the nearest 10 meters
Unincorporated cities are not included.
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Last updated: September 6, 2023
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City
Elevation (m)
Population (nearest ,000)
State
Denver
1620
713000
CO
El Paso
1150
677000
TX
Las Vegas
620
656000
NV
Albuquerque
1520
561000
NM
Tucson
720
547000
AZ
Colorado Springs
1850
486000
CO
Aurora
1700
394000
CO
Henderson
600
331000
NV
North Las Vegas
560
281000
NV
Reno
1370
273000
NV
Lubbock
980
264000
TX
Boise
820
237000
ID
Spokane
570
230000
WA
Salt Lake City
1370
205000
UT
Amarillo
1120
201000
TX
Fort Collins
1520
169000
CO
Lancaster
710
169000
CA
Palmdale
810
163000
CA
Lakewood
1680
156000
CO
Thornton
1660
143000
CO
Victorville
900
137000
CA
West Valley City
1300
137000
UT
City
Elevation (m)
Population (nearest ,000)
State
Midland
850
134000
TX
Meridian
790
130000
ID
Abilene
520
127000
TX
Arvada
1630
122000
CO
Billings
950
120000
MT
West Jordan
1330
117000
UT
Westminster
1680
115000
CO
Las Cruces
1190
114000
NM
Provo
1380
114000
UT
Odessa
890
113000
TX
Pueblo
1420
111000
CO
Nampa
750
111000
ID
Sparks
1350
109000
NV
Greeley
1420
109000
CO
Rio Rancho
1710
108000
NM
Spokane Valley
600
107000
WA
Centennial
1740
106000
CO
Boulder
1650
105000
CO
Bend
1100
103000
OR
Saint George
850
103000
UT
Hesperia
990
101000
CA
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