List of towns in Tibet by elevation

Relief map of the Tibetan Plateau

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.

Qinghai

City / Prefecture	County	Town	Altitude in meters	Altitude in feet
Xining	Chengzhong District	None	2,230	7,316.3
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture	Haiyan County	Chengguan Town	3,070	10,072.2
	Gangca County	Shaliuhe	3,235	10,613.5
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture	Delingha	NA	2,945	9,662

Sichuan Province

Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

City / Prefecture	County	Town	Altitude in meters	Altitude in feet
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture	Kangding County	Lucheng	2,480	8,136.5
	Ganzi County	Sie	3,350	10,990.8
	Luding County	Luqiao	1,330	4,363.5
Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture	Maerkang	城关镇	2,653	8,704

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 / Prefecture	County	Town	Altitude in meters	Altitude in feet
Lhasa	Chengguan District	无	3,650	11,975.1
	Dagzê County	Deqing	3,706	12,158.8
	Maizhokunggar County	工卡镇	3,830	11,089.2
	Damxung County	公塘镇	4,302	13,786.1
	Dangxiong	Yangbajain	4,288	14,068.2
Nyingtri Prefecture	Nyingchi County	Bayi Town	3,000	9,842.5
	Nyingchi County	Nyingchi Town	3,020	9,908.1
	Gongbo'gyamda County	城关镇	3,440	11,286.1
	Bomi	扎木镇	2,750	9,022.3
	Bomi	排龙乡	2,030	6,660.1
Qamdo Prefecture	Qamdo County	Qamdo	3,238	10,623.4
	Baxoi County	白玛镇	3,280	10,761.2
	Baxoi County	Bangda	4,120	13,517.1
	Baxoi County	Ranwu	3,960	12,992.1
	Zuogong	旺达镇	3,877	12,719.8
Nagchu Prefecture	Nagchu County	城关镇	4,492	14,737.5
Xigazê Prefecture	Shigatse	城南城北街道	3,847	12,621.4
	Nielamu County	Zhangmu	2,300	7,545.9