Denver sits at around 5,280 feet above sea level, which is certainly higher than most cities across the nation. However, Lebel said to see snow in this storm, you need to be at an elevation of ...

And the step at the capitol building in Denver which shows an elevation of a mile high? The 5,280-foot marker will also have to move, for a second time. "Sea level isn't exactly level.

University of Colorado at Boulder. "Novel mechanism to explain high elevation of Denver area." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 6 March 2015. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 03 / 150306102712 ...