The altitude of Breckenridge is 9,600 ft at the base of the mountain (the town), at the top of the mountain it reaches 12,998 ft.
It is 9,600 feet above sea level.
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.
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.
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.
The high plains or eastern prarie of Colorado average 5,000 to 5,500 ft.
It is 14,115 feet above sea level.