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The Highest-Elevation MLB Ballparks, Ranked

The highest ballpark in Major League Baseball is Coors Field in Denver at about 5,200 feet. Nothing else comes close: #2 Chase Field sits around 1,090 feet, and only three parks are above 1,000 feet at all. Below, all 30 ballparks ranked, and what thin air actually does to fly balls, breaking pitches and the scoreboard.

The short answer

Highest

Coors Field: about 5,200 feet in Denver — over 4,000 feet above any other MLB park.

Above 1,000 feet

Only three: Coors, Chase Field (Phoenix, roof) and Truist Park (Atlanta, open air).

Thin air cuts both ways

Less drag lets fly balls carry further — and the same thin air flattens curveballs and sliders.

Market verdict

Coors games average 2.43 more runs, but went over the closing total only 48.8% of the time. The line already knows.

All 30 MLB ballparks by elevation

Elevation above sea level at each ballpark's coordinates, from our MLB stadium database, with roof type. Click any park for its live game-time weather.

#	Ballpark	Location	Roof	Elevation
1	Coors Field Colorado Rockies	Denver, CO	Open	5,184 ft (1580 m)
2	Chase Field Arizona Diamondbacks	Phoenix, AZ	Retractable	1,086 ft (331 m)
3	Truist Park Atlanta Braves	Cumberland, GA	Open	1,060 ft (323 m)
4	Target Field Minnesota Twins	Minneapolis, MN	Open	863 ft (263 m)
5	Kauffman Stadium Kansas City Royals	Kansas City, MO	Open	801 ft (244 m)
6	PNC Park Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh, PA	Open	748 ft (228 m)
7	American Family Field Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee, WI	Retractable	666 ft (203 m)
8	Globe Life Field Texas Rangers	Arlington, TX	Retractable	636 ft (194 m)
9	Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs	Chicago, IL	Open	594 ft (181 m)
10	Comerica Park Detroit Tigers	Detroit, MI	Open	591 ft (180 m)
11	Progressive Field Cleveland Guardians	Cleveland, OH	Open	587 ft (179 m)
12	Rate Field Chicago White Sox	Chicago, IL	Open	587 ft (179 m)
13	Great American Ball Park Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati, OH	Open	548 ft (167 m)
14	Dodger Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles, CA	Open	535 ft (163 m)
15	Busch Stadium St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis, MO	Open	489 ft (149 m)
16	Rogers Centre Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto, ON	Retractable	299 ft (91 m)
17	Angel Stadium Los Angeles Angels	Anaheim, CA	Open	141 ft (43 m)
18	Daikin Park Houston Astros	Houston, TX	Retractable	72 ft (22 m)
19	Fenway Park Boston Red Sox	Boston, MA	Open	69 ft (21 m)
20	Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia, PA	Open	66 ft (20 m)
21	Petco Park San Diego Padres	San Diego, CA	Open	62 ft (19 m)
22	Oriole Park at Camden Yards Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore, MD	Open	59 ft (18 m)
23	Yankee Stadium New York Yankees	Bronx, NY	Open	56 ft (17 m)
24	Citi Field New York Mets	Queens, NY	Open	56 ft (17 m)
25	Nationals Park Washington Nationals	Washington, DC	Open	56 ft (17 m)
26	Tropicana Field Tampa Bay Rays	St. Petersburg, FL	Fixed dome	13 ft (4 m)
27	loanDepot park Miami Marlins	Miami, FL	Retractable	7 ft (2 m)
28	T-Mobile Park Seattle Mariners	Seattle, WA	Retractable	0 ft (0 m)
29	Oracle Park San Francisco Giants	San Francisco, CA	Open	0 ft (0 m)
30	Sutter Health Park Athletics	West Sacramento, CA	Open	0 ft (0 m)

Figures are rounded at venue coordinates, so they can differ by a few dozen feet from the number painted in a ballpark (Coors Field's purple row of seats marks 5,280 ft). The Athletics play at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento while their Las Vegas ballpark is built. Snapshot taken 19 October 2026.

What elevation does to a baseball

Fly balls carry further — air density falls roughly 3% per 1,000 feet, so at Coors the air is about 15–17% thinner than at sea level. Less drag lets a well-struck ball travel noticeably further, which is why Coors also has one of the deepest outfields in baseball.
Breaking balls break less — the movement on a curveball or slider comes from spin pushing against the air. Thinner air means less of that force, so pitches flatten out. Pitchers lose a weapon at the same time hitters gain carry.
The humidor only fixes the ball — Coors has stored balls in a humidor since 2002 so they do not dry out and become bouncier. It does nothing to the air itself. See our Coors humidor and altitude study for what is left of the effect.
Below 1,100 feet it barely matters — the gap between Chase Field and a sea-level park is a few percent of air density, about the same as a 20°F change in temperature. For 29 of 30 parks, the daily weather moves the ball more than the elevation does.

Temperature is the altitude you can forecast

Warm air is thinner than cold air, so a hot July afternoon effectively raises a ballpark's elevation and a cold April night lowers it. That is why our temperature and scoring study finds runs climbing steadily with heat, and why sea-level coastal parks under a marine layer play so small. For today's first-pitch temperature, wind and roof status at every park, check the MLB weather page.

Football goes higher: nine college stadiums sit above Denver, led by Wyoming at 7,205 feet. See the highest college football stadiums and the highest NFL stadiums.

Method and sources

Elevations are the figures at each ballpark's coordinates in our MLB stadium database, converted from metres to feet. Air-density figures are standard atmosphere values. Coors scoring and closing-total figures come from our published Coors Field study. By the OverUnderWeather Research Desk.

Where this is applied

These findings feed the game-time read on every MLB venue page, using the same sample-size and significance rules published here.

OverUnderWeather Research Desk

Independent data analysis on public sports and weather records. Studies match historical game outcomes to archived game-window weather, apply pre-set sample and significance rules, and publish null results when that is what the data show. Editorial policy and corrections log.

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Frequently asked

What is the highest-elevation MLB stadium?

Coors Field in Denver, home of the Colorado Rockies, at about 5,200 feet (1,580 m). It is the only MLB ballpark above 1,100 feet — more than 4,000 feet higher than any other park.

What is the second-highest MLB stadium?

Chase Field in Phoenix at about 1,090 feet, which has a retractable roof. The highest open-air park after Coors is Truist Park outside Atlanta at about 1,060 feet.

What is the lowest MLB stadium?

Several parks sit essentially at sea level: Oracle Park in San Francisco, T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, loanDepot park in Miami and Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg are all within about 15 feet of it.

Why does the ball carry further at Coors Field?

Air density falls roughly 3% per 1,000 feet, so at Coors the air is about 15–17% thinner than at sea level. Less air means less drag on a batted ball, so fly balls travel further. The same thin air also reduces the spin-driven movement on curveballs and sliders.

Did the humidor fix Coors Field?

Partly. In our Coors study (2021–2026), games there averaged 2.43 more runs than other parks but only 0.25 more home runs. The humidor keeps balls from drying out; it does not change the thin air, so the big outfield and extra hits still push scoring up.

Does a retractable roof cancel out elevation?

No. Closing a roof does not change air pressure, so a ball at Chase Field meets the same slightly thinner air either way. What the roof removes is wind, rain and heat — usually bigger day-to-day effects than 1,000 feet of elevation.