How high is Asheville?

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A live 3D slice of the terrain around Asheville, from our satellite elevation model. Asheville is marked at 2,149 ft (655 m); the highest ground in view reaches 6,647 ft (2,026 m). Drag to spin it (tap to start on mobile).

The regional view — Asheville.

Elevation across Asheville

Zooming into the city itself — Asheville’s 62 neighborhoods on real terrain, each marked with its elevation.

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Asheville’s neighborhoods span about 490 ft (about 150 m) — from 1,955 ft (596 m) at Craggy, up to 2,448 ft (746 m) at Beech. Each figure is a Copernicus GLO-30 sample at the neighborhood’s USGS place-name point.

~490 ftelevation span across 62 neighborhoodsUSGS GNIS names · Copernicus GLO-30

Asheville neighborhoods by elevation, highest to lowest, with the city center for reference

Neighborhood	Elevation
Beechhighest	2,448 ft (746 m)
Mountain View	2,395 ft (730 m)
Happy Valley	2,385 ft (727 m)
Valley Springs	2,320 ft (707 m)
Oak Forest	2,306 ft (703 m)
Busbee	2,293 ft (699 m)
Rolling Green	2,287 ft (697 m)
Stockwood	2,283 ft (696 m)
Highland Gate	2,270 ft (692 m)
Mountainbrook	2,270 ft (692 m)
Sherwood Forest	2,267 ft (691 m)
Albemarle	2,260 ft (689 m)
Woodside Hills	2,257 ft (688 m)
Rosebank Park	2,244 ft (684 m)
Buena Vista	2,244 ft (684 m)
Spring Time	2,238 ft (682 m)
Pole Creek	2,238 ft (682 m)
Wilson	2,234 ft (681 m)
Parkway Forest	2,224 ft (678 m)
Shiloh	2,211 ft (674 m)
Boswell	2,211 ft (674 m)
Camelot	2,208 ft (673 m)
Swannanoa Hills	2,208 ft (673 m)
Georgetown	2,208 ft (673 m)
Dogwood Grove	2,205 ft (672 m)
Sand Hill	2,205 ft (672 m)
Beverly Hills	2,201 ft (671 m)
Brooklawn Park	2,195 ft (669 m)
Venable	2,195 ft (669 m)
Bingham Heights	2,192 ft (668 m)
Echo Hills	2,192 ft (668 m)
Oakley	2,192 ft (668 m)
Kenilworth	2,188 ft (667 m)
Grace	2,182 ft (665 m)
Hawthorne	2,178 ft (664 m)
West Haven	2,178 ft (664 m)
Gashes Creek	2,169 ft (661 m)
West Asheville	2,159 ft (658 m)
Woolsey	2,152 ft (656 m)
Wilshire Park	2,152 ft (656 m)
Oteen	2,149 ft (655 m)
Haw Creek	2,146 ft (654 m)
Redwood Village	2,142 ft (653 m)
Sayles Village	2,139 ft (652 m)
Pleasant Grove	2,139 ft (652 m)
Montford Hills	2,129 ft (649 m)
Enka Village	2,126 ft (648 m)
Emma	2,113 ft (644 m)
Biltmore	2,110 ft (643 m)
Broadview	2,110 ft (643 m)
Enka	2,110 ft (643 m)
Linwood Park	2,100 ft (640 m)
Azalea	2,100 ft (640 m)
Knollwood	2,093 ft (638 m)
Sulphur Springs	2,093 ft (638 m)
East Biltmore	2,083 ft (635 m)
Malvern Hills	2,083 ft (635 m)
Hazel Green	2,060 ft (628 m)
Venable Community	2,060 ft (628 m)
Elk Mountain	2,054 ft (626 m)
Juno	2,018 ft (615 m)
Craggylowest	1,955 ft (596 m)
Asheville (city center)	2,149 ft (655 m)

Asheville and Mount Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Mississippi

Asheville itself is not a high city — it sits at about 2,134 feet (650 meters). Its elevation story is the mountains around it: the largest city in the North Carolina mountains is the gateway to Mount Mitchell, whose 6,684 feet (2,037 meters) make it the highest peak in the United States east of the Mississippi River.

Sources: National Park Service — Mount Mitchell; NC Parks — Mount Mitchell State Park

Asheville in North Carolina

Here’s the useful context: Asheville, at 2,149 ft (655 m), sits roughly 1,378 ft (420 m) above North Carolina’s average elevation of 771 ft (235 m). It is one of the higher places in its state — our model puts only about 12% of North Carolina’s land higher.

The terrain around Asheville

Across this view the land rises toward the west. The eastern third of the frame averages about 2,178 ft (664 m); the western third about 3,228 ft (984 m) — a climb of roughly 1,050 ft (320 m), topping out near 6,647 ft (2,026 m) at the edge of the frame. That is the mountain front Asheville sits against.

You can read the whole story in the map above — the flatter ground where the city sits, and the way the land gathers into peaks nearby. It’s the difference between where you stand and what you can see from it.

What Asheville’s altitude means

At 2,149 ft (655 m), Asheville is low enough that altitude barely registers. The air holds close to the oxygen your body expects nearer sea level, so arriving here brings none of the breathlessness or fast dehydration that higher cities do. If altitude is on your mind, this isn’t the place to worry about it.

How Asheville compares

Among North Carolina’s larger cities, Asheville is the highest by elevation. For a familiar yardstick, that puts it well below Denver’s mile-high 5,280 ft (1,609 m).

• Asheville — 2,149 ft (655 m)
• Hickory — 1,161 ft (354 m)
• Greensboro — 843 ft (257 m)
• Charlotte — 804 ft (245 m)
• Raleigh — 318 ft (97 m)
• Goldsboro — 112 ft (34 m)
• Fayetteville — 105 ft (32 m)

Asheville elevation FAQ

How high is Asheville?

Asheville’s elevation is about 2,149 ft (655 m) above sea level at the city center, measured from Copernicus GLO-30 satellite data.

Is Asheville high or low for North Carolina?

High. At 2,149 ft (655 m) it sits above North Carolina’s average of 771 ft (235 m), with only about 12% of the state higher.

Does Asheville’s altitude affect visitors?

Not really. At 2,149 ft (655 m), Asheville is low enough that the air feels much like it does near sea level.

Explore more

• ↑ North Carolina’s full elevation map — the whole state in interactive 3D, with its high and low points and average elevation.
• · Blog: Average Elevation by State — where North Carolina’s 771 ft (235 m) mean ranks.
• · Blog: Elevation vs Altitude — what a city’s elevation figure actually measures.

Asheville’s elevation is a native ~30 m windowed-median sample from Copernicus GLO-30 (ESA); the North Carolina figures are computed across the state from the same model. The 3D view is a fine windowed sample at roughly 204 m resolution, sharp enough to resolve the surrounding ridgelines. Neighborhood and landmark place names are from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS); their elevations are Copernicus GLO-30 samples at each named point. Data as of 2026-08-19.