List of towns in Tibet by elevation

The Tibetan Plateau is a plateau in southern Central Asia. It is the highest plateau in the world, with an average elevation of 4,500 meters and covering an area of roughly 2.5 million square kilometres.

Relief map of the Tibetan Plateau

Qinghai

City / PrefectureCountyTownAltitude in metersAltitude in feet
XiningChengzhong DistrictNone2,2307,316.3
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous PrefectureHaiyan CountyChengguan Town3,07010,072.2
Gangca CountyShaliuhe3,23510,613.5
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous PrefectureDelinghaNA2,9459,662

Sichuan Province

Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
City / PrefectureCountyTownAltitude in metersAltitude in feet
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous PrefectureKangding CountyLucheng2,4808,136.5
Ganzi CountySie3,35010,990.8
Luding CountyLuqiao1,3304,363.5
Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous PrefectureMaerkang城关镇2,6538,704

Tibet Autonomous Region

View of Bayi Town (altitude of 3000 meters) from the Niyang River
The hillside town of Zhangmu (altitude of 2300 meters)
City / PrefectureCountyTownAltitude in metersAltitude in feet
LhasaChengguan District3,65011,975.1
Dagzê CountyDeqing3,70612,158.8
Maizhokunggar County工卡镇3,83011,089.2
Damxung County公塘镇4,30213,786.1
DangxiongYangbajain4,28814,068.2
Nyingtri PrefectureNyingchi CountyBayi Town3,0009,842.5
Nyingchi CountyNyingchi Town3,0209,908.1
Gongbo'gyamda County城关镇3,44011,286.1
Bomi扎木镇2,7509,022.3
Bomi排龙乡2,0306,660.1
Qamdo PrefectureQamdo CountyQamdo3,23810,623.4
Baxoi County白玛镇3,28010,761.2
Baxoi CountyBangda4,12013,517.1
Baxoi CountyRanwu3,96012,992.1
Zuogong旺达镇3,87712,719.8
Nagchu PrefectureNagchu County城关镇4,49214,737.5
Xigazê PrefectureShigatse城南城北街道3,84712,621.4
Nielamu CountyZhangmu2,3007,545.9