Elevation of Cheyenne
6,091ft
above sea level · 1,857 m
Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming and its most populous city, with 66,507 people. Of the 50 state capitals, it’s the 2nd highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 41.14° N · 104.82° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 8′ 24″ N · 104° 49′ 13″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 13T · 515,086 E · 4,554,312 N
- Zone 13 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Mountain Time
- UTC−7 · UTC−6 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 66,507 people
- 39.8 sq mi of land · 1,670 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from May 2021: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Cheyenne had 66,507 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 1.7% more than in April 2020, when it had 65,386. Its 39.8 sq mi of land work out to 1,670 people/sq mi; the state average is 6.1 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 205 places the Census counts in Wyoming (cities, towns and CDPs), and holds 11% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Laramie County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 1.4 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with other state capitals
Cheyenne sits at 6,091 ft (1,857 m) above sea level. Of the 50 state capitals, the highest is Santa Fe (6,997 ft) and the lowest is Providence (9 ft). The average is 1,098 ft: Cheyenne is 4,993 ft above it.
The highest point in Wyoming is Gannett Peak, at 13,804 ft according to the USGS: 7,713 ft above Cheyenne, 285 mi away in a straight line.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Cheyenne.
What is the elevation of Cheyenne?
Cheyenne is 6,091 feet (1,857 m) above sea level. That’s the ground height from the USGS 3DEP elevation model at the city’s reference point in the official gazetteer (GNIS). The city doesn’t have a single elevation: it rises and falls from one neighborhood to another.
What are the coordinates of Cheyenne?
Latitude 41.13998 and longitude -104.82025, in decimal degrees (41° 8′ 24″ N · 104° 49′ 13″ W). In UTM, zone 13: 515,086 E and 4,554,312 N, on NAD83.
How does Cheyenne rank among the highest state capitals?
It’s the 2nd highest of the 50 state capitals. The highest is Santa Fe (6,997 ft) and the lowest is Providence (9 ft).
What county is Cheyenne in?
Laramie County, Wyoming.
Which is higher, Cheyenne or Denver?
Cheyenne. Cheyenne sits at 6,091 ft and Denver at 5,276 ft: a difference of 815 ft, 97 mi apart in a straight line.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height above mean sea level. In the US the official reference is the NAVD88 vertical datum. Summits are surveyed on the ground, with leveling and precise GPS. The USGS 3DEP is an elevation model of the whole country, largely from 1-meter lidar: it gives the ground height at every point. That’s why it can differ by a few feet from the official figure of a sharp summit.
Sources
- USGS 3DEP (EPQS service) The elevation: the ground height at the reference point. Public domain.
- USGS GNIS (official gazetteer) The city’s reference point (“Populated Place”). Public domain.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimates Population, land area (2025 Gazetteer) and counties. Public domain.
- TIGERweb (U.S. Census Bureau) Which county and city the point falls in. Public domain.
- timezone-boundary-builder The point’s time zone (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors).
- Terrain Tiles, OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The relief shading and the base map (ODbL).
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