Map of Highlands Ranch, United States

Highlands Ranch is a city in Colorado, United States, with a population of about 96,713. It lies at 39.5539°N, 104.9694°W, about 1732 m above sea level. Highlands Ranch is about 2,398 km (1,490 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Littleton, 8 km to the northwest.

Highlands Ranch at a glance

Where is Highlands Ranch?

• The 13th largest city in Colorado on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 22 min on the shortest day to 14 h 58 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Highlands Ranch

• Littleton — 8 km northwest
• Centennial — 8 km east
• Parker — 18 km east
• Lakewood — 19 km northwest
• Denver — 21 km north
• Castle Rock — 22 km southeast
• Aurora — 23 km northeast
• Commerce City — 28 km north
• Arvada — 29 km north
• Westminster — 32 km north

Largest cities in Colorado

• Denver — 729,019
• Colorado Springs — 456,568
• Aurora — 359,407
• Fort Collins — 170,924
• Lakewood — 152,597
• Thornton — 133,451
• Westminster — 116,317
• Arvada — 115,368
• Centennial — 109,741
• Pueblo — 109,412

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.