Cities in Canada Ranked by Elevation
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre). Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Airdrie ranks #1 with 1,098 m above sea level. Calgary is second with 1,045 m above sea level, 5.1% behind. The top five are Airdrie, Calgary, Lethbridge, Red Deer and Medicine Hat. The median across all 70 is 190.5 m above sea level; Vancouver is last at 2 m above sea level.
- #1
- Airdrie · 1,098 m above sea level
- Median
- 190.5 m above sea level
- Coverage
- 70 cities in Canada
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Elevation (m above sea level) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airdrie | Canada | 1,098 |
| 2 | Calgary | Canada | 1,045 |
| 3 | Lethbridge | Canada | 910 |
| 4 | Red Deer | Canada | 855 |
| 5 | Medicine Hat | Canada | 690 |
| 6 | St. Albert | Canada | 689 |
| 7 | Edmonton | Canada | 674 |
| 8 | Grande Prairie | Canada | 650 |
| 9 | Regina | Canada | 577 |
| 10 | Prince George | Canada | 575 |
| 11 | Saskatoon | Canada | 488 |
| 12 | Brandon | Canada | 409.4 |
| 13 | Vernon | Canada | 380 |
| 14 | Burnaby | Canada | 370 |
| 15 | Greater Sudbury | Canada | 347 |
| 16 | Kamloops | Canada | 345 |
| 17 | Kelowna | Canada | 344 |
| 18 | Kitchener | Canada | 336 |
| 19 | Guelph | Canada | 335 |
| 20 | Cambridge | Canada | 329 |
| 21 | Waterloo | Canada | 329 |
| 22 | Woodstock | Canada | 300 |
| 23 | Timmins | Canada | 294.7 |
| 24 | Maple Ridge | Canada | 294 |
| 25 | Barrie | Canada | 252 |
| 26 | London | Canada | 251 |
| 27 | Brantford | Canada | 248 |
| 28 | Winnipeg | Canada | 238 |
| 29 | Richmond Hill | Canada | 233 |
| 30 | Brampton | Canada | 218 |
| 31 | Markham | Canada | 200 |
| 32 | Thunder Bay | Canada | 199 |
| 33 | North Bay | Canada | 197 |
| 34 | Peterborough | Canada | 195 |
| 35 | Sarnia | Canada | 191 |
| 36 | Sault Ste. Marie | Canada | 190 |
| 37 | Windsor | Canada | 185 |
| 38 | Chatham-Kent | Canada | 184 |
| 39 | Vaughan | Canada | 180 |
| 40 | Welland | Canada | 179 |
| 41 | Niagara Falls | Canada | 173 |
| 42 | Saguenay | Canada | 166 |
| 43 | Mississauga | Canada | 161 |
| 44 | Oshawa | Canada | 106 |
| 45 | St. Catharines | Canada | 98 |
| 46 | Quebec City | Canada | 98 |
| 47 | Kingston | Canada | 93 |
| 48 | Pickering | Canada | 83.8 |
| 49 | Surrey | Canada | 82 |
| 50 | North Vancouver | Canada | 80 |
| 51 | Toronto | Canada | 76 |
| 52 | Hamilton | Canada | 75 |
| 53 | Burlington | Canada | 74 |
| 54 | Ottawa | Canada | 70 |
| 55 | Cornwall | Canada | 64 |
| 56 | Gatineau | Canada | 64 |
| 57 | New Westminster | Canada | 60 |
| 58 | Laval | Canada | 45 |
| 59 | Dartmouth | Canada | 42 |
| 60 | Abbotsford | Canada | 38 |
| 61 | Montreal | Canada | 31 |
| 62 | Port Coquitlam | Canada | 30 |
| 63 | Saint John | Canada | 30 |
| 64 | Nanaimo | Canada | 28 |
| 65 | Coquitlam | Canada | 24 |
| 66 | Victoria | Canada | 23 |
| 67 | Trois-Rivières | Canada | 16 |
| 68 | Delta | Canada | 10 |
| 69 | Chilliwack | Canada | 10 |
| 70 | Vancouver | Canada | 2 |
About the top 10
#1 Airdrie
Airdrie ranks #1 on this list with 1,098 m above sea level.
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 74,100 people (2021)
- Area
- 84.6 km²
- Density
- 876 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,098 m
- Founded
- 1899
- Coordinates
- 51.29° N, 114.01° W
#2 Calgary
Calgary ranks #2 on this list with 1,045 m above sea level.
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 1,306,784 people (2021)
- Area
- 825.3 km²
- Density
- 1,583 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,045 m
- Founded
- 1884
- Coordinates
- 51.05° N, 114.06° W
Also ranks #21 in latitude · #59 in elevation · #197 in founded.
#3 Lethbridge
Lethbridge ranks #3 on this list with 910 m above sea level.
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 98,406 people (2021)
- Area
- 122.4 km²
- Density
- 804 people per km²
- Elevation
- 910 m
- Coordinates
- 49.69° N, 112.83° W
#4 Red Deer
Red Deer ranks #4 on this list with 855 m above sea level.
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 100,844 people (2021)
- Area
- 104.7 km²
- Density
- 963 people per km²
- Elevation
- 855 m
- Founded
- 1882
- Coordinates
- 52.27° N, 113.81° W
#5 Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat ranks #5 on this list with 690 m above sea level.
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 63,271 people (2021)
- Area
- 112 km²
- Density
- 565 people per km²
- Elevation
- 690 m
- Founded
- 1883
- Coordinates
- 50.03° N, 110.67° W
#6 St. Albert
St. Albert ranks #6 on this list with 689 m above sea level.
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 68,232 people (2021)
- Area
- 48.3 km²
- Density
- 1,414 people per km²
- Elevation
- 689 m
- Founded
- 1861
- Coordinates
- 53.63° N, 113.63° W
#7 Edmonton
Edmonton ranks #7 on this list with 674 m above sea level.
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 1,010,899 people (2021)
- Area
- 685.3 km²
- Density
- 1,475 people per km²
- Elevation
- 674 m
- Founded
- 1795
- Coordinates
- 53.53° N, 113.50° W
Also ranks #12 in latitude · #92 in elevation · #159 in founded.
#8 Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie ranks #8 on this list with 650 m above sea level.
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 64,141 people (2021)
- Area
- 132.7 km²
- Density
- 483 people per km²
- Elevation
- 650 m
- Founded
- 1914
- Coordinates
- 55.17° N, 118.80° W
#9 Regina
Regina ranks #9 on this list with 577 m above sea level.
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 226,404 people (2021)
- Area
- 145.6 km²
- Density
- 1,555 people per km²
- Elevation
- 577 m
- Founded
- 1882
- Coordinates
- 50.45° N, 104.61° W
#10 Prince George
Prince George ranks #10 on this list with 575 m above sea level.
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 76,708 people (2021)
- Area
- 318.3 km²
- Density
- 241 people per km²
- Elevation
- 575 m
- Founded
- 1807
- Coordinates
- 53.92° N, 122.75° W
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre).
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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