They like to call themselves the "Two Mile High City" but they are just bragging. Leadville is way short of that at only 10,152 feet.
It has an elevation of 10,152 feet above sea level.
Leadville Colorado
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Leadville, Colorado is at an elevation of 10,430 feet. It is the city with the highest elevation in the United States.
Leadville is a town in Colorado with a total area of approximately 1.1 square miles.
The reason Leadville, CO can be colder than Denver, CO is - elevation.
Western State College in Gunnison, Co has the highest collegiate track and football field in the world. It sits at 7750 ft.
As Far as I know Alma, Colorado is the highest at 10,355 FT, followed by Leadville, Colorado at 10,152 FT. Winter Park Colorado claims to be the highest, but is because they incorporated their ski resort into the city limits.
Leadville, Colorado.
Jamie Steuver
He is in Leadville, Colorado...with his family and girlfriend!
From the lead mines there…
Leadville, Colorado is 10,152 feet (3,094 meters) above sea level