Yes the park effects would take into account altitude. Since the park effects are purely how the ball reacts in that park, the weather/altitude effects are already in the park effects for the default stadiums. (I.E. since Colorado's park has more homeruns hit as a result of the higher elevation, the park effect rating of 130 (or whatever it is) is that high as a result of the elevation) For fictional stadia, you may have to use your best judgement on how to utilize elevation in the park factors (maybe one point per each xxx feet in elevation?). From there you can use you're own judgement on how the park will effect homers, singles, doubles, triples, etc. You might want to give the league owners a free hand in designing their stadia, (maybe xx points to adjust the stadium from a setting of all average (100)), but let them know, that for balancing reasons, you as commish have the final power to request that the players adjust the stadiums further. (Technically MLB could have ruled that Enron Field is/was illegal by MLB guidelines (it actually is too short down the lines).)
Maybe this will help..
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