Can you name the the 30 largest U.S. cities with an elevation of at least 1,000 feet? by jml1139

Can you name the the 30 largest U.S. cities with an elevation of at least 1,000 feet?

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Source: wikipedia.org
Elevation based upon highest point within city limits unless mean elevation is above 1,000 feet.
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Elevation	City	Population
1,117		1,567,924
3,740		613,190
5,280		598,707
2,001		558,383
1,201		551,789
2,389		541,811
1,050		537,958
5,312		521,999
1,241		463,552
1,090		438,646
7,200		380,307
1,299		366,046
5,471		319,057
1,370		310,037
1,867		252,064

Elevation	City	Population
1,176		251,624
1,152		251,522
1,214		247,140
1,257		235,371
3,202		220,111
2,205		217,253
4,505		217,016
1,237		216,449
2,704		205,314
2,376		202,319
2,900		198,580
1,631		190,871
3,605		187,236
1,237		184,984
4,226		181,698

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	WadeGarrett:	Jun 7th, 2010 at 19:58 GMT		3 points
	Great quiz -- and much, much harder than I expected.

	triberocker:	Jun 7th, 2010 at 20:06 GMT		1 point
	las vegas nevada, not colorado! awesome quiz though

	cantthinkofaname:	Jun 8th, 2010 at 01:50 GMT		0 points
	denver is 5270 ft.

	jml1139:	Jun 8th, 2010 at 04:12 GMT		1 point
	Sheesh... Ashamed of the Las Vegas error. It has been corrected.

	senormucholoco:	Jun 8th, 2010 at 04:36 GMT		2 points
	I saw highest cities in the US and immediately typed in San Francisco haha.

	adamnvillani:	Jun 8th, 2010 at 06:34 GMT		2 points
	The elevations aren't the highest in the city limits. They're the elevation at some point in the middle of town, generally around City Hall or thereabouts. Phoenix, for example, has several mountains within the city limits. This makes a difference because some big cities include much higher mountains within their limits. The City of Los Angeles, for example, reaches as high as 5,080 feet at Sister Elsie Peak, even though it's only 233 feet at City Hall. Anchorage has an 8,005-foot summit within its limits.

	jml1139:	Jun 8th, 2010 at 15:42 GMT		0 points
	Let me re-phrase: highest elevation within city limits used if mean elevation is below 1,000 feet (e.g. Atlanta). @adamnvillani: thank you for showing need for clarification.

	adamnvillani:	Jun 9th, 2010 at 04:01 GMT		2 points
	Hmm... thanks for addressing it, but I think it's still problematic, since if you follow the description, Anchorage and Los Angeles would still qualify for the list. Is Atlanta the only one that's on the cusp? I see on Wikipedia that Atlanta's elevation is given as a range. If you check a topo map, it looks like Atlanta's city hall is right at about 1010 feet. I would just go with that and not confuse things with "highest elevation."

	osutmb:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 15:48 GMT		-1 points
	tuscon

	WCRoentgen:	Jun 18th, 2010 at 18:03 GMT		2 points
	I love this quiz. But I don't think of 1,000 feet as high for a US City (just don't picture Atlanta and Pittsburgh as high elevation cities). Maybe 2,000 feet, using adamnvillani's definition. Still, very good and very tough quiz!

	TheBigE1980:	Jun 22nd, 2010 at 07:13 GMT		1 point
	Tucson is spelled correctly. Great job!

	kristofferjay:	Jun 27th, 2010 at 03:42 GMT		0 points
	Looks like LA should be on your list, as the highest point within city limits is over 5000 ft.

	adamnvillani:	Apr 16th, 2011 at 08:09 GMT		2 points
	This still needs to be fixed. If you go by the definition given, Anchorage and Los Angeles still qualify. Just say "elevation at City Hall" or equivalent.