| Ranked | Town / City | Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Comments |
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| 1 | align= | La Rinconada | align= | | 5101 | 16728 | Highest city in the world, 30 000 inhabitants.[1] |
| 2 | align= | Parinacota | align= | | 4400 | 14435 | Highest settlement in Chile. |
| 3 | align= | Mina Pirquitas | align= | | 4340 | 14240 | Highest settlement in Argentina. |
| 4 | align= | Cerro de Pasco | align= | | 4330 | 14232 | Highest city of over 50,000 inhabitants (70,000). |
| 5 | align= | Colquechaca | align= | | 4170 | 13680 | Highest town in Bolivia. |
| 6 | align= | El Alto | align= | | 4150 | 13615 | |
| 7 | align= | Potosí | align= | | 4090 | 13420 | |
| 8 | align= | Viacha | align= | | 3871 | 12700 | |
| 9 | align= | Juliaca | align= | | 3824 | 12546 | |
| 10 | align= | Puno | align= | | 3819 | 12530 | |
| 11 | align= | La Oroya | align= | | 3745 | 12287 | |
| 12 | align= | Oruro | align= | | 3706 | 12158 | |
| 13 | align= | Huancavelica | align= | | 3676 | 12060 | |
| 14 | align= | La Paz | align= | | 3690 | 11975 | Highest capital in the world |
| 15 | align= | Sicuani | align= | | 3548 | 11640 | |
| 16 | align= | Apartaderos | align= | | 3505 | 11502 | Highest town in Venezuela. 3,360 m. according to Google Maps. |
| 17 | align= | Cusco | align= | | 3399 | 11151 | |
| 18 | align= | Vetas | align= | | 3350 | 10990 | Highest town in Colombia. 3,230 m. according to Google Maps. |
| 19 | align= | Papallacta | align= | | 3300 | 10826 | Highest town in Ecuador. According to other sources is Zumbahua at 3,510 m. |
| 20 | align= | Huancayo | align= | | 3259 | 10659 | |
| 21 | align= | Tarma | align= | | 3053 | 10016 | |
| 22 | align= | Huaraz | align= | | 3052 | 10006 | |
| 23 | align= | Tulcán | align= | | 2980 | 9776 | |
| 24 | align= | Andahuaylas | align= | | 2926 | 9599 | |
| 25 | align= | Ipiales | align= | | 2898 | 9507 | |
| 26 | align= | Quito | align= | | 2850 | 9350 | |
| 27 | align= | Tunja | align= | | 2820 | 9310 | |
| 28 | align= | Ayacucho | align= | | 2761 | 9058 | |
| 29 | align= | Riobamba | align= | | 2754 | 9035 | |
| 30 | align= | Cajamarca | align= | | 2750 | 9022 | |
| 31 | align= | Latacunga | align= | | 2750 | 9022 | |
| 32 | align= | Sucre | align= | | 2750 | 9022 | |
| 33 | align= | Bogotá | align= | | 2640 | 8661 | |
| 34 | align= | Duitama | align= | | 2590 | 8497 | |
| 35 | align= | Ambato | align= | | 2577 | 8454 | |
| 36 | align= | Cochabamba | align= | | 2574 | 8445 | |
| 37 | align= | Sogamoso | align= | | 2569 | 8428 | |
| 38 | align= | Cuenca | align= | | 2560 | 8398 | |
| 39 | align= | Chiquinquirá | align= | | 2556 | 8386 | |
| 40 | align= | San Juan de Pasto | align= | | 2527 | 8290 | |
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