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Elevation

Elevation of places in the United States and Spain

In the United States, the elevation of the 50 state capitals, every city with more than 100,000 people and the highest point of each state. In Spain, the official elevation of its 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities, every municipality with more than 20,000 people and the highest peaks of each region. Each page has its coordinates and a relief map: tap a dot on the map or a name in the lists to open it.

By the All Map Tools Team

United States

407 pages, in feet first: the 50 state capitals, the 91 cities with more than 250,000 people, the 249 with 100,000 to 250,000, Washington, D.C. and the highest point of every state. The highest capital is Santa Fe, at 6,997 ft, and the lowest is Providence, at 9 ft. The country’s highest point is Denali, at 20,310 ft.

Alabama · Cheaha Mountain 2,407 ft Alaska · Denali 20,310 ft Arizona · Humphreys Peak 12,633 ft Colorado · Mount Elbert 14,433 ft Florida · Britton Hill 345 ft Georgia · Brasstown Bald 4,784 ft Indiana · Hoosier Hill 1,257 ft Kansas · Mount Sunflower 4,039 ft Maine · Mount Katahdin 5,268 ft Massachusetts · Mount Greylock 3,491 ft Minnesota · Eagle Mountain 2,301 ft New Jersey · High Point 1,803 ft North Carolina · Mount Mitchell 6,684 ft North Dakota · White Butte 3,506 ft Oklahoma · Black Mesa 4,973 ft Pennsylvania · Mount Davis 3,213 ft South Dakota · Black Elk Peak 7,242 ft Texas · Guadalupe Peak 8,749 ft Wyoming · Gannett Peak 13,804 ft Connecticut · south slope of Mount Frissell 2,380 ft Missouri · Taum Sauk Mountain 1,772 ft West Virginia · Spruce Knob 4,863 ft Illinois · Charles Mound 1,235 ft New Mexico · Wheeler Peak 13,161 ft Arkansas · Magazine Mountain 2,753 ft California · Mount Whitney 14,494 ft Delaware · Ebright Azimuth 448 ft District of Columbia · Point Reno 410 ft Hawaii · Mauna Kea 13,796 ft Iowa · Hawkeye Point 1,670 ft Kentucky · Black Mountain 4,145 ft Maryland · Hoye-Crest 3,360 ft Michigan · Mount Arvon 1,979 ft Mississippi · Woodall Mountain 806 ft Montana · Granite Peak 12,799 ft New Hampshire · Mount Washington 6,288 ft New York · Mount Marcy 5,344 ft Ohio · Campbell Hill 1,550 ft Oregon · Mount Hood 11,239 ft Tennessee · Kuwohi 6,643 ft Utah · Kings Peak 13,528 ft Virginia · Mount Rogers 5,729 ft Washington · Mount Rainier 14,411 ft Wisconsin · Timms Hill 1,951 ft Nebraska · Panorama Point 5,424 ft South Carolina · Sassafras Mountain 3,560 ft Idaho · Borah Peak 12,662 ft Nevada · Boundary Peak 13,140 ft Vermont · Mount Mansfield 4,393 ft Louisiana · Driskill Mountain 535 ft Rhode Island · Jerimoth Hill 812 ft
Each state, by the elevation of its highest point: each color is 500 m (1,640 ft).

The highest state capitals

  1. Santa Fe 6,997 ft
  2. Cheyenne 6,091 ft
  3. Denver 5,276 ft
  4. Carson City 4,680 ft
  5. Salt Lake City 4,264 ft
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The highest big cities

  1. Colorado Springs 6,009 ft
  2. Aurora 5,405 ft
  3. Denver 5,276 ft
  4. Albuquerque 4,955 ft
  5. Reno 4,505 ft
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The highest cities of 100,000 to 250,000

  1. Lakewood 5,520 ft
  2. Westminster 5,382 ft
  3. Arvada 5,349 ft
  4. Thornton 5,347 ft
  5. Boulder 5,319 ft
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The highest state high points

  1. Denali 20,310 ft
  2. Mount Whitney 14,494 ft
  3. Mount Elbert 14,433 ft
  4. Mount Rainier 14,411 ft
  5. Gannett Peak 13,804 ft
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The 50 states and the District of Columbia

All US capitals, cities and peaks

Spain

465 pages: the provincial capitals, the municipalities over 20,000 people and the highest peaks of each region.

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Each color is 500 m (1,640 ft) of elevation, from 0 to 4,000 m (13,123 ft).

By region and province

Every province and region has its own page, with a map of its municipalities, its population, the elevation of its capital and its highest point. All of Spain’s regions and provinces.

The highest peaks of each region

The 33 peaks with a page are, according to the IGN’s summit table, the first-category summits plus, in each region, the highest one and the next one of first or second category.

  1. 1 Mount Teide 3,715 m Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canary Islands
  2. 2 Mulhacén 3,479 m Granada · Andalusia
  3. 3 Aneto 3,404 m Huesca · Aragon
  4. 4 Veleta 3,396 m Granada · Andalusia
  5. 5 Posets 3,369 m Huesca · Aragon
  6. 6 Monte Perdido 3,349 m Huesca · Aragon
  7. 7 Pica d'Estats 3,143 m Lleida · Catalonia
  8. 8 Puigpedrós 2,914 m Girona · Catalonia
  9. 9 Torre Cerredo 2,649 m León · Castile and León
  10. 10 Torre Blanca 2,617 m León · Castile and León
  11. 11 Almanzor 2,591 m Ávila · Castile and León
  12. 12 Peña Prieta 2,539 m Cantabria · Cantabria
  13. 13 Picu Urriellu 2,518 m Asturias · Asturias
  14. 14 Mesa de los Tres Reyes 2,446 m Navarre · Navarre
  15. 15 Peñalara 2,428 m Segovia · Castile and León
  16. 16 Roque de los Muchachos 2,428 m Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canary Islands
  17. 17 El Torreón 2,399 m Salamanca · Castile and León
  18. 18 Cabeza de Hierro Mayor 2,379 m Madrid · Community of Madrid
  19. 19 Moncayo 2,314 m Soria · Castile and León
  20. 20 Pico del Lobo 2,272 m Guadalajara · Castilla–La Mancha
  21. 21 Cerro de San Lorenzo 2,271 m La Rioja · La Rioja
  22. 22 Urbión 2,228 m La Rioja · La Rioja
  23. 23 Teleno 2,183 m León · Castile and León
  24. 24 Peña Cebollera 2,127 m Madrid · Community of Madrid
  25. 25 Peña Trevinca 2,127 m Zamora · Castile and León
  26. 26 Peña Ezkaurre 2,045 m Navarre · Navarre
  27. 27 Obispo 2,014 m Murcia · Region of Murcia
  28. 28 Alto de las Barracas 1,836 m Valencia · Valencian Community
  29. 29 Cabeza de Manzaneda 1,781 m Ourense · Galicia
  30. 30 Aitana 1,557 m Alicante · Valencian Community
  31. 31 Aketegi 1,551 m Gipuzkoa · Basque Country
  32. 32 Aizkorriko gurutzea 1,523 m Gipuzkoa · Basque Country
  33. 33 Puig Major 1,436 m Balearic Islands · Balearic Islands

Provincial capitals and autonomous cities, from highest to lowest

Ávila is the highest capital, at 1,125 m (3,691 ft), and Cádiz the lowest, at 4 m (13 ft) (the autonomous city of Melilla sits at 2 m). The average of all 52, including Ceuta and Melilla, is 351 m. Only 3 are above 1,000 m (3,281 ft): Ávila, Soria, and Segovia.

By region, the capitals with the highest average elevation are those of Castile and León (861 m) and Castilla–La Mancha (700 m); the lowest, those of the Valencian Community (15 m).

  1. 1 Ávila 1,125 m Castile and León
  2. 2 Soria 1,056 m Castile and León
  3. 3 Segovia 1,003 m Castile and León
  4. 4 Cuenca 988 m Castilla–La Mancha
  5. 5 Teruel 916 m Aragon
  6. 6 Burgos 854 m Castile and León
  7. 7 León 830 m Castile and León
  8. 8 Salamanca 796 m Castile and León
  9. 9 Palencia 737 m Castile and León
  10. 10 Valladolid 694 m Castile and León
  11. 11 Guadalajara 692 m Castilla–La Mancha
  12. 12 Granada 682 m Andalusia
  13. 13 Albacete 681 m Castilla–La Mancha
  14. 14 Zamora 656 m Castile and León
  15. 15 Madrid 645 m Community of Madrid
  16. 16 Ciudad Real 625 m Castilla–La Mancha
  17. 17 Jaén 574 m Andalusia
  18. 18 Vitoria-Gasteiz 524 m Álava · Basque Country
  19. 19 Toledo 516 m Castilla–La Mancha
  20. 20 Huesca 487 m Aragon
  21. 21 Lugo 460 m Galicia
  22. 22 Pamplona 440 m Navarre · Navarre
  23. 23 Cáceres 438 m Extremadura
  24. 24 Logroño 381 m La Rioja · La Rioja
  25. 25 Oviedo 235 m Asturias · Asturias
  26. 26 Zaragoza 210 m Aragon
  27. 27 Badajoz 187 m Extremadura
  28. 28 Lleida 150 m Catalonia
  29. 29 Ourense 131 m Galicia
  30. 30 Córdoba 110 m Andalusia
  31. 31 Girona 68 m Catalonia
  32. 32 Tarragona 50 m Catalonia
  33. 33 Murcia 42 m Region of Murcia
  34. 34 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 41 m Canary Islands
  35. 35 Castellón de la Plana 28 m Castellón · Valencian Community
  36. 36 Ceuta 25 m Autonomous city
  37. 37 Almería 23 m Andalusia
  38. 38 Palma 19 m Balearic Islands · Balearic Islands
  39. 39 Pontevedra 17 m Galicia
  40. 40 Barcelona 13 m Catalonia
  41. 41 Valencia 13 m Valencian Community
  42. 42 Huelva 8 m Andalusia
  43. 43 San Sebastián 8 m Gipuzkoa · Basque Country
  44. 44 Seville 8 m Andalusia
  45. 45 Bilbao 7 m Bizkaia · Basque Country
  46. 46 A Coruña 6 m Galicia
  47. 47 Málaga 6 m Andalusia
  48. 48 Alicante 5 m Valencian Community
  49. 49 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 5 m Las Palmas · Canary Islands
  50. 50 Santander 5 m Cantabria · Cantabria
  51. 51 Cádiz 4 m Andalusia
  52. 52 Melilla 2 m Autonomous city

Spain’s 153 municipalities over 50,000 people

Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people (2025 register), the highest is Ávila, at 1,125 m (3,691 ft), and the lowest is Melilla, at 2 m. Capitals are marked.

# City Province Elevation
1 Ávila capital Ávila 1,125 m
2 Segovia capital Segovia 1,003 m
3 Cuenca capital Cuenca 988 m
4 Collado Villalba Madrid 916 m
5 San Bartolomé de Tirajana Las Palmas 887 m
6 Colmenar Viejo Madrid 875 m
7 Burgos capital Burgos 854 m
8 León capital León 830 m
9 Salamanca capital Salamanca 796 m
10 Majadahonda Madrid 739 m
11 Palencia capital Palencia 737 m
12 Tres Cantos Madrid 737 m
13 Alcorcón Madrid 711 m
14 Las Rozas de Madrid Madrid 708 m
15 Valladolid capital Valladolid 694 m
16 Guadalajara capital Guadalajara 692 m
17 Pozuelo de Alarcón Madrid 692 m
18 Santa Lucía de Tirajana Las Palmas 691 m
19 Alcobendas Madrid 688 m
20 Boadilla del Monte Madrid 683 m
21 Granada capital Granada 682 m
22 Albacete capital Albacete 681 m
23 San Sebastián de los Reyes Madrid 677 m
24 Fuenlabrada Madrid 674 m
25 Móstoles Madrid 658 m
26 Zamora capital Zamora 656 m
27 Leganés Madrid 649 m
28 Parla Madrid 648 m
29 Madrid capital Madrid 645 m
30 Granadilla de Abona Santa Cruz de Tenerife 641 m
31 Arona Santa Cruz de Tenerife 629 m
32 Ciudad Real capital Ciudad Real 625 m
33 Getafe Madrid 624 m
34 Coslada Madrid 620 m
35 Arganda del Rey Madrid 617 m
36 Pinto Madrid 607 m
37 Valdemoro Madrid 603 m
38 Alcalá de Henares Madrid 586 m
39 Torrejón de Ardoz Madrid 586 m
40 Jaén capital Jaén 574 m
41 Alcoy Alicante 565 m
42 Rivas-Vaciamadrid Madrid 563 m
43 San Cristóbal de La Laguna Santa Cruz de Tenerife 548 m
44 Ponferrada León 543 m
45 Vitoria-Gasteiz capital Álava 524 m
46 Toledo capital Toledo 516 m
47 Vic Barcelona 498 m
48 Aranjuez Madrid 496 m
49 Huesca capital Huesca 487 m
50 Lugo capital Lugo 460 m
51 Pamplona capital Navarre 440 m
52 Cáceres capital Cáceres 438 m
53 Mijas Málaga 415 m
54 Linares Jaén 405 m
55 Elda Alicante 393 m
56 Logroño capital La Rioja 381 m
57 Talavera de la Reina Toledo 373 m
58 Lorca Murcia 342 m
59 Adeje Santa Cruz de Tenerife 297 m
60 Terrassa Barcelona 284 m
61 Santiago de Compostela A Coruña 244 m
62 Benalmádena Málaga 240 m
63 Manresa Barcelona 238 m
64 Oviedo capital Asturias 235 m
65 Mérida Badajoz 220 m
66 Siero Asturias 213 m
67 Zaragoza capital Zaragoza 210 m
68 Sabadell Barcelona 189 m
69 Badajoz capital Badajoz 187 m
70 Lleida capital Lleida 150 m
71 Granollers Barcelona 145 m
72 Ourense capital Ourense 131 m
73 Rubí Barcelona 129 m
74 Reus Tarragona 120 m
75 Telde Las Palmas 116 m
76 Sant Cugat del Vallès Barcelona 114 m
77 Calvià Balearic Islands 113 m
78 Córdoba capital Córdoba 110 m
79 San Vicente del Raspeig Alicante 104 m
80 Molina de Segura Murcia 83 m
81 Cerdanyola del Vallès Barcelona 82 m
82 Elche Alicante 80 m
83 El Ejido Almería 73 m
84 Girona capital Girona 68 m
85 Torremolinos Málaga 66 m
86 Paterna Valencia 63 m
87 Mollet del Vallès Barcelona 60 m
88 Vigo Pontevedra 60 m
89 Getxo Bizkaia 52 m
90 Sagunto Valencia 50 m
91 Tarragona capital Tarragona 50 m
92 Jerez de la Frontera Cádiz 49 m
93 Torrent Valencia 46 m
94 Utrera Seville 45 m
95 Vélez-Málaga Málaga 45 m
96 Murcia capital Murcia 42 m
97 Dos Hermanas Seville 41 m
98 Santa Cruz de Tenerife capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife 41 m
99 Vila-real Castellón 41 m
100 Motril Granada 38 m
101 Santa Coloma de Gramenet Barcelona 35 m
102 Alcalá de Guadaíra Seville 32 m
103 Eivissa Balearic Islands 32 m
104 Castellón de la Plana capital Castellón 28 m
105 Cornellà de Llobregat Barcelona 26 m
106 Ceuta capital Ceuta 25 m
107 Irun Gipuzkoa 25 m
108 Orihuela Alicante 25 m
109 Barakaldo Bizkaia 24 m
110 Sanlúcar de Barrameda Cádiz 24 m
111 Almería capital Almería 23 m
112 Mataró Barcelona 23 m
113 Marbella Málaga 22 m
114 Gandia Valencia 21 m
115 Palma capital Balearic Islands 19 m
116 San Fernando Cádiz 19 m
117 Torrelavega Cantabria 19 m
118 Algeciras Cádiz 17 m
119 Pontevedra capital Pontevedra 17 m
120 Vilanova i la Geltrú Barcelona 17 m
121 Ferrol A Coruña 14 m
122 Barcelona capital Barcelona 13 m
123 Sant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona 13 m
124 Valencia capital Valencia 13 m
125 Benidorm Alicante 12 m
126 Viladecans Barcelona 12 m
127 Avilés Asturias 10 m
128 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona 9 m
129 Huelva capital Huelva 8 m
130 San Sebastián capital Gipuzkoa 8 m
131 Seville capital Seville 8 m
132 Torrevieja Alicante 8 m
133 Badalona Barcelona 7 m
134 Bilbao capital Bizkaia 7 m
135 El Puerto de Santa María Cádiz 7 m
136 Gijón Asturias 7 m
137 A Coruña capital A Coruña 6 m
138 El Prat de Llobregat Barcelona 6 m
139 Fuengirola Málaga 6 m
140 Málaga capital Málaga 6 m
141 Roquetas de Mar Almería 6 m
142 Alicante capital Alicante 5 m
143 Cartagena Murcia 5 m
144 Estepona Málaga 5 m
145 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria capital Las Palmas 5 m
146 Santander capital Cantabria 5 m
147 Cádiz capital Cádiz 4 m
148 Chiclana de la Frontera Cádiz 4 m
149 La Línea de la Concepción Cádiz 4 m
150 Rincón de la Victoria Málaga 4 m
151 Arrecife Las Palmas 3 m
152 Castelldefels Barcelona 3 m
153 Melilla capital Melilla 2 m

Spain’s 279 towns of 20,000 to 50,000 people

Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people (2025 register), the highest is Soria, at 1,056 m (3,465 ft), and the lowest is Santa Pola, at 1 m. The average is 213 m, and only one is above 1,000 m (3,281 ft): Soria.

By region, most of them are in Andalusia (58), the Valencian Community (53), and Catalonia (46). Each one is also listed on its province’s page, with the rest of its places.

See all 279, from highest to lowest
# City Province Elevation
1 Soria capital Soria 1,056 m
2 Alcalá la Real Jaén 925 m
3 Teruel capital Teruel 916 m
4 Galapagar Madrid 877 m
5 Baza Granada 844 m
6 Torrelodones Madrid 842 m
7 San Andrés del Rabanedo León 833 m
8 Aranda de Duero Burgos 793 m
9 Ibi Alicante 754 m
10 La Zubia Granada 741 m
11 Martos Jaén 730 m
12 Úbeda Jaén 730 m
13 Ronda Málaga 727 m
14 Villarrobledo Albacete 723 m
15 Medina del Campo Valladolid 719 m
16 Algete Madrid 707 m
17 Laguna de Duero Valladolid 705 m
18 Valdepeñas Ciudad Real 704 m
19 Arroyo de la Encomienda Valladolid 702 m
20 Puertollano Ciudad Real 699 m
21 Requena Valencia 689 m
22 Paracuellos de Jarama Madrid 688 m
23 Almansa Albacete 685 m
24 Las Gabias Granada 682 m
25 Humanes de Madrid Madrid 675 m
26 Armilla Granada 669 m
27 Navalcarnero Madrid 662 m
28 Tomelloso Ciudad Real 662 m
29 Maracena Granada 660 m
30 Villanueva de la Cañada Madrid 654 m
31 Priego de Córdoba Córdoba 653 m
32 Alcázar de San Juan Ciudad Real 640 m
33 Villaviciosa de Odón Madrid 639 m
34 Azuqueca de Henares Guadalajara 632 m
35 Caravaca de la Cruz Murcia 628 m
36 Yecla Murcia 619 m
37 Seseña Toledo 608 m
38 Arroyomolinos Madrid 604 m
39 Atarfe Granada 602 m
40 Guía de Isora Santa Cruz de Tenerife 590 m
41 Illescas Toledo 589 m
42 San Fernando de Henares Madrid 585 m
43 San Miguel de Abona Santa Cruz de Tenerife 581 m
44 Ciempozuelos Madrid 573 m
45 Mejorada del Campo Madrid 572 m
46 Hellín Albacete 565 m
47 Calatayud Zaragoza 534 m
48 Lalín Pontevedra 534 m
49 San Martín de la Vega Madrid 514 m
50 Antequera Málaga 512 m
51 Villena Alicante 508 m
52 Jumilla Murcia 503 m
53 Tacoronte Santa Cruz de Tenerife 489 m
54 Loja Granada 486 m
55 Lucena Córdoba 485 m
56 Miranda de Ebro Burgos 460 m
57 Petrer Alicante 460 m
58 Valle de Egüés Navarre 449 m
59 Manlleu Barcelona 446 m
60 Olot Girona 440 m
61 Burlada Navarre 423 m
62 Montilla Córdoba 378 m
63 La Orotava Santa Cruz de Tenerife 365 m
64 Plasencia Cáceres 355 m
65 Calahorra La Rioja 346 m
66 Los Llanos de Aridane Santa Cruz de Tenerife 343 m
67 Ontinyent Valencia 343 m
68 Castellar del Vallès Barcelona 342 m
69 Níjar Almería 336 m
70 Almendralejo Badajoz 335 m
71 Ingenio Las Palmas 334 m
72 Los Realejos Santa Cruz de Tenerife 327 m
73 Igualada Barcelona 314 m
74 Teguise Las Palmas 297 m
75 A Estrada Pontevedra 295 m
76 Villanueva de la Serena Badajoz 295 m
77 Vícar Almería 284 m
78 Huércal-Overa Almería 279 m
79 Güímar Santa Cruz de Tenerife 278 m
80 Don Benito Badajoz 277 m
81 Agüimes Las Palmas 271 m
82 Alhaurín el Grande Málaga 267 m
83 Tudela Navarre 263 m
84 Mogán Las Palmas 255 m
85 Totana Murcia 255 m
86 Arucas Las Palmas 250 m
87 Novelda Alicante 242 m
88 Icod de los Vinos Santa Cruz de Tenerife 238 m
89 Carmona Seville 235 m
90 Aspe Alicante 234 m
91 Morón de la Frontera Seville 227 m
92 Vilafranca del Penedès Barcelona 226 m
93 La Oliva Las Palmas 221 m
94 Mondragón Gipuzkoa 218 m
95 Andújar Jaén 213 m
96 Valls Tarragona 213 m
97 Coín Málaga 211 m
98 Langreo Asturias 211 m
99 Mieres Asturias 209 m
100 Sant Josep de sa Talaia Balearic Islands 203 m
101 Tías Las Palmas 202 m
102 Alhama de Murcia Murcia 201 m
103 Pájara Las Palmas 198 m
104 Onda Castellón 192 m
105 Les Franqueses del Vallès Barcelona 191 m
106 Sant Quirze del Vallès Barcelona 188 m
107 Cieza Murcia 187 m
108 Arcos de la Frontera Cádiz 184 m
109 Esparreguera Barcelona 181 m
110 Banyoles Girona 175 m
111 Puente Genil Córdoba 173 m
112 Llíria Valencia 171 m
113 Torrox Málaga 145 m
114 Llucmajor Balearic Islands 143 m
115 Marratxí Balearic Islands 138 m
116 Barberà del Vallès Barcelona 135 m
117 Crevillent Alicante 133 m
118 Eibar Gipuzkoa 131 m
119 Mairena del Alcor Seville 125 m
120 Oleiros A Coruña 125 m
121 Sant Just Desvern Barcelona 120 m
122 Durango Bizkaia 118 m
123 la Vall d'Uixó Castellón 118 m
124 Inca Balearic Islands 117 m
125 Alhaurín de la Torre Málaga 116 m
126 Gáldar Las Palmas 114 m
127 La Unión Murcia 111 m
128 Olesa de Montserrat Barcelona 110 m
129 Carballo A Coruña 108 m
130 Archena Murcia 105 m
131 Bétera Valencia 105 m
132 Bormujos Seville 104 m
133 Xàtiva Valencia 104 m
134 Écija Seville 102 m
135 la Pobla de Vallbona Valencia 100 m
136 Cártama Málaga 99 m
137 Vera Almería 99 m
138 Riba-roja de Túria Valencia 98 m
139 Esplugues de Llobregat Barcelona 96 m
140 Basauri Bizkaia 89 m
141 l'Alfàs del Pi Alicante 86 m
142 Manacor Balearic Islands 84 m
143 Salt Girona 81 m
144 Las Torres de Cotillas Murcia 80 m
145 Tolosa Gipuzkoa 78 m
146 Culleredo A Coruña 77 m
147 San Roque Cádiz 73 m
148 Almonte Huelva 72 m
149 Santa Perpètua de Mogoda Barcelona 69 m
150 Mutxamel Alicante 66 m
151 Tomares Seville 66 m
152 Mairena del Aljarafe Seville 64 m
153 Ripollet Barcelona 64 m
154 Sestao Bizkaia 63 m
155 Alcantarilla Murcia 61 m
156 Cambre A Coruña 61 m
157 Martorell Barcelona 61 m
158 Mazarrón Murcia 58 m
159 Galdakao Bizkaia 56 m
160 Palma del Río Córdoba 54 m
161 Palafrugell Girona 53 m
162 Calafell Tarragona 52 m
163 Manises Valencia 52 m
164 El Vendrell Tarragona 50 m
165 Jávea Alicante 49 m
166 Moguer Huelva 49 m
167 Alaquàs Valencia 45 m
168 Aldaia Valencia 45 m
169 Picassent Valencia 45 m
170 Sant Pere de Ribes Barcelona 45 m
171 Camargo Cantabria 44 m
172 Ponteareas Pontevedra 44 m
173 Sant Andreu de la Barca Barcelona 44 m
174 Burjassot Valencia 43 m
175 Quart de Poblet Valencia 42 m
176 Torre-Pacheco Murcia 41 m
177 Vila-seca Tarragona 41 m
178 Figueres Girona 38 m
179 Conil de la Frontera Cádiz 36 m
180 Piélagos Cantabria 36 m
181 Sant Joan d'Alacant Alicante 36 m
182 Aljaraque Huelva 33 m
183 Almassora Castellón 33 m
184 Maó Balearic Islands 33 m
185 Montcada i Reixac Barcelona 33 m
186 Pilar de la Horadada Alicante 33 m
187 Ames A Coruña 32 m
188 O Porriño Pontevedra 32 m
189 Xirivella Valencia 32 m
190 Lebrija Seville 31 m
191 Moncada Valencia 31 m
192 Mislata Valencia 29 m
193 Arteixo A Coruña 28 m
194 Leioa Bizkaia 28 m
195 Sant Vicenç dels Horts Barcelona 28 m
196 Castrillón Asturias 27 m
197 San Javier Murcia 27 m
198 Hernani Gipuzkoa 26 m
199 Molins de Rei Barcelona 26 m
200 Villajoyosa Alicante 25 m
201 Benicasim Castellón 24 m
202 Nerja Málaga 24 m
203 el Campello Alicante 23 m
204 Los Barrios Cádiz 23 m
205 Narón A Coruña 23 m
206 Paiporta Valencia 23 m
207 Sant Feliu de Llobregat Barcelona 23 m
208 Carcaixent Valencia 21 m
209 Cartaya Huelva 21 m
210 Errenteria Gipuzkoa 21 m
211 Calp Alicante 20 m
212 Alzira Valencia 19 m
213 Lepe Huelva 19 m
214 Algemesí Valencia 18 m
215 Almuñécar Granada 16 m
216 Cambrils Tarragona 16 m
217 Dénia Alicante 16 m
218 Puerto del Rosario Las Palmas 16 m
219 San Pedro del Pinatar Murcia 16 m
220 Ciutadella de Menorca Balearic Islands 15 m
221 Gavà Barcelona 14 m
222 Premià de Mar Barcelona 14 m
223 Sant Joan Despí Barcelona 14 m
224 Sitges Barcelona 14 m
225 Alcúdia Balearic Islands 13 m
226 Burriana Castellón 13 m
227 Oliva Valencia 12 m
228 Barbate Cádiz 11 m
229 Benicarló Castellón 11 m
230 La Rinconada Seville 11 m
231 Rota Cádiz 11 m
232 Alfafar Valencia 10 m
233 Amposta Tarragona 10 m
234 Camas Seville 10 m
235 Catarroja Valencia 10 m
236 Puçol Valencia 10 m
237 San Juan de Aznalfarache Seville 10 m
238 Santa Eulària des Riu Balearic Islands 10 m
239 Almoradí Alicante 9 m
240 Tortosa Tarragona 9 m
241 Altea Alicante 8 m
242 Puerto de la Cruz Santa Cruz de Tenerife 8 m
243 Ribeira A Coruña 8 m
244 Salou Tarragona 8 m
245 Sant Adrià de Besòs Barcelona 8 m
246 Silla Valencia 8 m
247 Alboraya Valencia 7 m
248 Candelaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife 7 m
249 Portugalete Bizkaia 7 m
250 Sant Antoni de Portmany Balearic Islands 7 m
251 Vinaròs Castellón 7 m
252 Zarautz Gipuzkoa 7 m
253 Adra Almería 6 m
254 Coria del Río Seville 6 m
255 Los Palacios y Villafranca Seville 6 m
256 Pineda de Mar Barcelona 6 m
257 Puerto Real Cádiz 6 m
258 Santurtzi Bizkaia 6 m
259 Calella Barcelona 5 m
260 Castro-Urdiales Cantabria 5 m
261 Chipiona Cádiz 5 m
262 El Masnou Barcelona 5 m
263 Los Alcázares Murcia 5 m
264 Sueca Valencia 5 m
265 Vilagarcía de Arousa Pontevedra 5 m
266 Vilassar de Mar Barcelona 5 m
267 Águilas Murcia 4 m
268 Blanes Girona 4 m
269 Cullera Valencia 4 m
270 Lloret de Mar Girona 4 m
271 Marín Pontevedra 4 m
272 Sant Feliu de Guíxols Girona 4 m
273 Ayamonte Huelva 3 m
274 Cangas Pontevedra 3 m
275 Erandio Bizkaia 3 m
276 Isla Cristina Huelva 3 m
277 Redondela Pontevedra 3 m
278 Roses Girona 2 m
279 Santa Pola Alicante 1 m

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Frequently asked questions

What is the highest state capital in the US?

Santa Fe, at 6,997 ft above sea level. Next come Cheyenne (6,091 ft) and Denver (5,276 ft).

What is the highest mountain in the US?

Denali, in Alaska, at 20,310 ft. It’s also the highest in North America.

What is the highest provincial capital in Spain?

Ávila, at 1,125 m (3,691 ft) above sea level. Next come Soria (1,056 m) and Segovia (1,003 m).

And the lowest?

Cádiz, at 4 m (13 ft). Counting the autonomous cities, Melilla is lower still, at 2 m. Coastal capitals sit almost at sea level: 22 of the 52 are below 100 m (328 ft).

What is the highest city in Spain?

Of the municipalities with more than 50,000 people, Ávila, at 1,125 m (3,691 ft). Next come Segovia (1,003 m) and Cuenca (988 m).

What is the highest mountain in Spain?

Mount Teide, on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, at 3,715 m (12,188 ft). On the mainland it’s Mulhacén, in the Sierra Nevada, at 3,479 m (11,414 ft), and in the Pyrenees, Aneto, at 3,404 m (11,168 ft).

Where do these elevations come from?

From Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN): the elevation of each population center (IGR Poblaciones) for cities and the official figure for each summit. For 98 cities the published figure didn’t match the terrain or referred to a point far from the center, so we use the ground height in the IGN’s MDT05 terrain model at the town’s reference point, and the page says so.

Sources

  • Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN): population centers (IGR Poblaciones), gazetteer entities and main summits (CC BY 4.0)
  • IGN MDT05 Digital Terrain Model (CC BY 4.0)
  • Population: our own work with data from the INE website (www.ine.es), register on January 1, 2025
  • OpenStreetMap (ODbL), for the position of the peaks and the OpenFreeMap base map
  • United States: USGS (3DEP, GNIS and the table of state high and low points) and U.S. Census Bureau (population), public domain