The actual ground elevation of metropolitan Denver ranges from about 1500 m
to 1800 m, so this is another case of false precision. However, I believe
there is a bench mark at the state capitol building that happens to be
precisely 5280 ft (1609.3 m), which I suppose is the origin of the nickname.
> -----Original Message-----
> I was
> > particularly interested in the page at
> > http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_i
> >d=4831 due to its description of Denver, Colorado:
> >
> > 'Located at the
> > western edge of the Great Plains, Denver is nicknamed the "Mile
> > High City," a consequence of its 1609-meter (5280-foot) elevation
> > above sea level.'
