I believe it's less than that. It's known as the Mile High City and there are markers (which I've seen, having been there a number of times) indicating its altitude as 5280 feet -- exactly one mile, or about 1609 m.
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Michael Payne >Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 00:00 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:25031] RE: Building at Ground Zero 1776 feet high > > >Noticed that Denver is 1776 m above Sea Level. > >Mike Payne > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Han Maenen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 27/2/03 14:12:13 >> Subject: [USMA:24953] Building at Ground Zero 1776 feet high >> >> I just heard on the news that the building that will arise at Ground Zero >> will be 1776 feet high: corresponding with the year of American >> independence. >> >> Han >> Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands > > > >--- Michael Payne >--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] >--- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet. >
