As of 2026-10-12, Morococha tops the list with 4,540 m.
- #1 Morococha — 4,540 m
city in Junín, Peru
Morococha is a former town in Junín, a department of Peru. From 2013 to 2025, its population and administrative functions were gradually transferred to Nueva Morococha, a planned community built about 6 miles away for the town's displaced residents. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 Yanacancha — 4,394 m source Wikidata
- #3 Huayllay — 4,341 m
city in Pasco, Peru
source Wikidata - #4 Cerro de Pasco — 4,330 m
capital city of Pasco, Peru
Cerro de Pasco is a city in central Peru, located at the top of the Andean Mountains. It is the capital of both the Pasco Province and the Department of Pasco, and an important mining center of silver, copper, zinc and lead. At an elevation of 4,330 metres (14,210 ft), it is one of the highest cities in the world, and with a population of 58,899, it is the highest or the second highest city with over 50,000 inhabitants. The elevation reaches up to 4,380 metres (14,370 ft) in the Yanacancha... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Macusani — 4,315 m
capital city of Carabaya, Puno, Peru
Macusani is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Carabaya in the region Puno. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 El Alto — 4,150 m
second-largest city in Bolivia
El Alto is the second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's fastest-growing urban centers, with an estimated population of 943,558 in 2020. It is also the highest major city in the world, with an average elevation of 4,000 m (13,123 ft). Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 Lhasa — 4,150 m
prefecture-level city and capital of Tibet
Lhasa is the capital and largest city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is a prefecture-level city that covers an area of 29,274 square kilometres (11,303 sq mi) of rugged and sparsely populated terrain. Its urban center is Lhasa, with around 300,000 residents, which mostly corresponds with the administrative Chengguan District, while its suburbs extend into Doilungdêqên District and Dagzê District. The consolidated prefecture-level city contains an additional five, mostly rural,... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Junín — 4,107 m
capital city of Junín, Peru
Junín is a city in Central Peru, capital of the Junín Province in the Department of Junín. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Junín, at an elevation of 4,107 m (13,474 ft). It was founded as Town of Kings in 1539 and elevated to city level by the Law No. 9834, on October 27, 1943, during the presidency of Manuel Prado Ugarteche. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 Potosí — 4,070 m
city in Bolivia
Potosí, known as Villa Imperial de Potosí in the colonial period, is the capital city and a municipality of the Department of Potosí in Bolivia. It is one of the highest cities in the world at a nominal 4,067 m (13,343 ft). Diego Huallpa, an indigenous prospector, is traditionally credited with the discovery of the Cerro Rico in 1545, which led to the founding and rapid growth of Potosí due to its extraordinary silver wealth. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 Yauri — 3,976 m
city in Cusco, Peru
Yauri, or Espinar, is a town in southern Peru, the capital of Espinar Province in the Cusco Region. It is a city located at an elevation of 3,976 metres above sea level,; its district had a population of 41,587 in the 2025 national census. Average temperatures in the province range between 7.2 and 8.6 °C, and snowfall in the town is occasional. Read more on Wikipedia.
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