Colorado is an average of 6,800 feet above sea level.
Denver is the capital city in Colorado. Denver's elevation is 5280 feet above sea level. It is nicknamed the Mile-High City because its elevation is exactly one mile above sea level.
The top ten highest cities in the U.S. by elevation above sea level are Leadville, Colorado (10,152 feet), Aspen, Colorado (7,908 feet), Breckenridge, Colorado (9,603 feet), and Dillon, Colorado (9,111 feet). Other notable high-altitude cities include Silverton, Colorado (9,318 feet), Nederland, Colorado (8,236 feet), and Creede, Colorado (8,500 feet). Additionally, the cities of Ouray, Colorado (7,792 feet), Park City, Utah (7,000 feet), and Flagstaff, Arizona (6,910 feet) also rank among the highest. Most of these cities are located in the Rocky Mountains.
Pikes Peak has an elevation of 14,115 feet
Denver, Colorado, is one mile above sea level.
Its official elevation is exactly one mile above sea level.
Denver, Colorado
Apparently Denver is almost exactly a mile above sea level.
Denver is The Mile High City because it's elevation is one mile above sea level.
I believe that Denver Colorado is called the Mile High City.
The high plains or eastern prarie of Colorado average 5,000 to 5,500 ft.
Yes there are prairies in Colorado and in fact, eastern Colorado is made up of prairies. The altitude is high here and even in the prairie land it's still over 3,000 feet above sea level.