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To be included on the list, a place needs to be an incorporated municipality (i.e. a city, town, or village) and it needs to be at an elevation of 3,000 feet (914 m) or higher. In the United States, settlements above 3,000 feet are found primarily on the High Plains, in the Rocky Mountains, and in Western North Carolina. However, since many ...
The highest village on Tutuila island (and American Samoa) is the village of A'oloau [3] — A'oloau is at an elevation of 1,340 feet (410 meters), [2] and had a population of 615 as of 2010. [4] The highest peak in American Samoa is Lata Mountain at an elevation of 3,163 feet (964 meters). [ 5 ]
[1] [10] The city population was 2,633 at the 2020 United States census. [7] It is situated at an elevation of 10,119 feet (3,084 m). [6] Leadville is the highest incorporated city in the United States and is surrounded by two of the tallest peaks in the state. [11] [12]
Laurette, Colorado Territory in 1864.. This is a chronological list of the highest elevation town in the United States from 1849 to present. [1] This list includes both incorporated municipalities [2] [3] [4] and unicorporated communities with a post office.
This is an incomplete list of the highest settlements in the world. Only settlements that are permanently occupied all year long with a significant population and lying at least partially above an elevation of 3,500 metres (12,140 feet) are included.
Alma Town Hall, July 2020. At an elevation of 10,361 feet (3,158 m), Alma is the highest incorporated municipality in the United States when considering only areas with permanent residents. [9] [10] Its post office is located at the highest elevation of any in the country. [11]
In addition, the country, continental region, latitude and longitude are shown for all cities listed. While the elevation of cities may vary enormously, this list should represent a notional elevation for each city which is verifiable and reasonably acceptable for comparison. The city proper must have a population of 175,000 or higher to be on ...
Santa Fe is the second-largest city in the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Los Alamos combined statistical area, which had a population of 1,162,523 in 2020. Situated at the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the city is at the highest altitude of any U.S. state capital, with an elevation of 6,998 feet (2,133 m). [7]