# What's the elevation change in your city?

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**Created:** [October 11, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-elevation-change-in-your-city/637444 "2012-10-11T18:38:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-elevation-change-in-your-city/637444/41 "2012-10-13T12:52:06Z")

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> [@Politzania](#):
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> “Elevations range from a little over 500 feet (150 m) near the river to more than 720 feet (220 m) in northern parts of the city” - why yes, I live in central Indiana, how could you tell? 😃
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> In fact, I’m so much of a flatlander that my ears pop when heading down one of the main roads that runs from a bluff overlooking the river down to nearly river-level.

Hi Poli! 🙂

Mid Michigan here high point about 1100ft, low point at the river 610ft. My ears pop too heading down the beltline to the grand river. 😛

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-elevation-change-in-your-city/637444/42 "2012-10-14T03:08:45Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> Bangkok is pretty flat, so no real variation here.

Just remembered the highest elevation in Bangkok is the temple called [Wat Saket](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Saket). But the hill it’s on is entirely manmade. Excerpt from link: **Rama I’s grandson, King Rama III (1787–1851), decided to build a chedi of huge dimensions inside Wat Saket. Unfortunately, the chedi collapsed during construction because the soft soil of Bangkok could not support the weight. Over the next few decades, the abandoned mud-and-brick structure acquired the shape of a natural hill and was overgrown with weeds. The locals called it the _phukhao_ [mountain or hill] as if it were a natural feature.** Otherwise, Bangkok is pretty much flat as a pancake. and this particular hill is an easy stroll up to the top, takes about 10 minutes.

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