Quote Originally Posted by CorsairMac
Although the center of town is 5000' above sea level we let Denver call itself the "mile-high city" coz we felt sorry for them! (ok...that last part isn't true - we don't know Why Denver got the title...maybe because people keep forgetting New Mexico is on This side of the border).
The official NGS elevation marker for Denver is on a step in front of the capitol. Official elevation: 5280 feet above sea level.