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San Antonio

United States > Texas > Bexar County > San Antonio

Average elevation: 218 m

Canyon Lake

United States > Texas > Comal County

Average elevation: 296 m

Vail

United States > Colorado > Eagle County

Vail's average elevation is 8,150 feet (2484 m) above sea level. The town has a total area of 4.5 square miles (12 km2), with no lakes (there is, however, at least one pond). Gore Creek flows from east to west through the center of town.

Average elevation: 2,953 m

Lexington

United States > Kentucky > Lexington

Average elevation: 285 m

Skyway

United States > Washington > King County > Renton

Average elevation: 58 m

East Tennessee

United States > Tennessee

The Blue Ridge section comprises the western section of the Blue Ridge Province, the crests of which form most of the Tennessee-North Carolina border. At an average elevation of 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea level, this physiographic province contains the highest elevations in the state. The Blue Ridge region…

Average elevation: 435 m

Baltimore

United States > Maryland > Baltimore

Baltimore is in north-central Maryland on the Patapsco River close to where it empties into the Chesapeake Bay. The city is also located on the fall line between the Piedmont Plateau and the Atlantic coastal plain, which divides Baltimore into "lower city" and "upper city". The city's elevation ranges from sea…

Average elevation: 65 m

Sandoz

United States > California > Calaveras County

Average elevation: 952 m

Tara

United States > Iowa > Webster County

Average elevation: 347 m

East Orange

United States > Vermont > Orange County > Orange

Average elevation: 477 m

Sycuan

United States > California > San Diego County

Average elevation: 267 m

Golden Gate Park

United States > California > San Francisco

In the 1860s, San Franciscans began to feel the need for a spacious public park similar to Central Park, which was then taking shape in New York City. Golden Gate Park was carved out of unpromising sand and shore dunes that were known as the Outside Lands, in an unincorporated area west of San Francisco's…

Average elevation: 71 m

Bloomington

United States > Indiana > Monroe County

Bloomington is an area of irregular limestone terrain characterized by sinks, ravines, fissures, underground streams, sinking streams, springs and caves. It is in the rolling hills of southern Indiana, resting on the intersection of the Norman Uplands and the Mitchell Plain. The city's relatively varied…

Average elevation: 241 m

Angeles National Forest

United States > California > Los Angeles County

The Angeles National Forest manages the habitats, flora and fauna ecosystems, and watersheds. Some of the rivers with watersheds within its boundaries provide valuable non-groundwater recharge water for Southern California. The existing protected and restored native vegetation absorb and slow surface runoff of…

Average elevation: 782 m

Palm Springs

United States > California > Riverside County

One possible origin of palm in the place name comes from early Spanish explorers who referred to the area as La Palma de la Mano de Dios or "The Palm of God's hand". The earliest use of the name "Palm Springs" is from United States Topographical Engineers who used the term in 1853 maps. According to William…

Average elevation: 859 m

Puerto Rico

United States > Puerto Rico

The island is mostly mountainous with large coastal areas in the north and south. The main mountain range is called "La Cordillera Central" (The Central Range). The highest elevation in Puerto Rico, Cerro de Punta 4,390 feet (1,340 m), is located in this range.

Average elevation: 65 m

Wasatch Range

United States > Utah

The range's highest point — 11,928 feet (3,636 m) — is Mount Nebo, a triple peak rising above Nephi, at the southern end of the range. In some places the mountains rise steeply from the valley's base elevation of 4,330 feet (1,320 m) to over 11,000 feet (3,400 m). Other notable peaks include Mount…

Average elevation: 1,882 m

Quincy Junction

United States > California > Plumas County

Average elevation: 1,127 m

Bassett

United States > California > Los Angeles County

Average elevation: 93 m

Grimes Pass

United States > Idaho > Boise County

Average elevation: 1,145 m

Lower Stanley

United States > Idaho > Custer County

Average elevation: 1,984 m

Big Bend

United States > California > Sonoma County

Average elevation: 22 m

Scottsdale

United States > Arizona > Maricopa County > Scottsdale

The city is in the Salt River Valley, or the "Valley of the Sun," in the northern reaches of the Sonoran Desert. Scottsdale, 31 mi (50 km) long and 11.4 mi (18.3 km) wide at its widest point, shares boundaries with many other municipalities and entities. On the west, Scottsdale is bordered by Phoenix, Paradise…

Average elevation: 414 m

Potato Patch

United States > Arizona > Yavapai County

Average elevation: 2,167 m

Regina

United States > Idaho > Ada County

Average elevation: 1,034 m

Largo Vista

United States > California > Los Angeles County

Average elevation: 1,514 m

Ridgedale

United States > Missouri > Taney County

Average elevation: 387 m

Chacon

United States > New Mexico > Mora County

Average elevation: 2,520 m

Olean

United States > Nebraska > Colfax County

Average elevation: 468 m

Terlingua

United States > Texas > Brewster County

Average elevation: 872 m

Wells

United States > Michigan > Delta County > Wells Township

Average elevation: 188 m

Sheff

United States > Indiana > Benton County

Average elevation: 232 m

Stringtown

United States > Kentucky > Mercer County

Average elevation: 275 m

Highlands

United States > North Carolina > Macon County > Highlands

Highlands was founded in 1875 after its two founders, Samuel Truman Kelsey and Clinton Carter Hutchinson, drew lines from Chicago to Savannah and from New Orleans to New York City. They felt that the place where these lines met would eventually become a great trading center and commercial crossroads. Highlands…

Average elevation: 1,090 m

Riley

United States > North Carolina > Franklin County

Average elevation: 109 m

Ashburn

United States > Virginia > Loudoun County

Average elevation: 87 m

Florida Keys

United States > Florida > Monroe County

Tropical cyclones present special dangers and challenges to the entire Keys. Because no area of the islands is more than 20 feet (6.1 m) above sea level (and many are only a few feet elevation), and water surrounds the islands, nearly every neighborhood is subject to flooding as well as hurricane winds. In…

Average elevation: 0 m

Norfolk

United States > Virginia > Norfolk

Average elevation: 4 m

Steamboat Springs

United States > Colorado > Routt County

Average elevation: 2,228 m

Hagerstown

United States > Maryland > Washington County

Hagerstown has a distinct topography, formed by stone ridges running from northeast to southwest through the center of town. Geography accordingly bounds its neighborhoods. These ridges consist of upper Stonehenge limestone. Many of the older buildings were built from this stone, which is easily quarried and…

Average elevation: 170 m

Monroe County

United States > Pennsylvania

According to the Trewartha climate classification system, the higher elevation Pocono Plateau Region of Monroe County has a Temperate Continental climate (Dc) with warm summers (b), cold winters (o) and year-around precipitation (Dcbo). Dcbo climates are characterized by at least one month having an average…

Average elevation: 361 m

Adirondack Park

United States > New York

Adirondack Park, covering over six million acres, features a diverse topography characterized by rugged mountains, extensive forests, and numerous waterways. The park is dominated by the Adirondack Mountains, which contain 46 peaks exceeding 4,000 feet, with Mount Marcy standing at 5,343 feet as the highest…

Average elevation: 371 m

Mississippi River

United States

The uppermost lock and dam on the Upper Mississippi River is the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam in Minneapolis. Above the dam, the river's elevation is 799 feet (244 m). Below the dam, the river's elevation is 750 feet (230 m). This 49-foot (15 m) drop is the largest of all the Mississippi River locks…

Average elevation: 344 m

Hansford County

United States > Texas

Average elevation: 962 m

Chautauqua County

United States > New York

The county is generally composed of rolling hills and valleys, with elevations ranging anywhere between 1100 and 2100 feet, although the land within a few miles of Lake Erie is generally flat and at an elevation of 1000 feet or lower. The lowest point in the county is Lake Erie, at 571 feet (174 meters), and…

Average elevation: 328 m

Stagecoach

United States > Texas > Montgomery County

Average elevation: 65 m

Southern California

United States

Most of Southern California has a Mediterranean-like climate, with warm and dry summers, mild and wet winters, where cool weather and freezing temperatures are rare. Southern California contains other types of climates, including semi-arid, desert and mountain, with infrequent rain and many sunny days. Summers…

Average elevation: 579 m

Rosewood

United States > California > Humboldt County

Average elevation: 31 m

Penney

United States > California > Trinity County

Average elevation: 1,164 m

Orleans

United States > California > Humboldt County

Average elevation: 273 m

Waiau

United States > Hawaii > Honolulu County > Pearl City

Average elevation: 33 m

Fort Irwin

United States > California > San Bernardino County

Fort Irwin National Training Center (Fort Irwin NTC) is a major training area for the United States military in the Mojave Desert in northern San Bernardino County, California. Fort Irwin is at an average elevation of 2,454 feet (748 m). It is located 37 miles (60 km) northeast of Barstow, in the Calico…

Average elevation: 774 m

Snow Creek

United States > California > Riverside County

Average elevation: 599 m

Alessandro

United States > California > Riverside County

Average elevation: 476 m

Lockwood

United States > California > Monterey County

Lockwood is in southern Monterey County, 6 miles (10 km) east-southeast of Jolon, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) north of the mouth of Tule Canyon, 3.0 miles (4.8 km) north of the San Antonio River, and 9.3 miles (15.0 km) north of Bryson, at an elevation of 971 feet (296 m). It is 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Lake San…

Average elevation: 307 m

Badwater

United States > California > Inyo County

Average elevation: 161 m

Yuma

United States > Arizona > Yuma County

Average elevation: 69 m

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