List of U.S. states and territories by elevation explained

This list includes the topographic elevations of each of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories.[1]

The elevation of a geographic area may be stated in several ways. These include:

  1. The maximum elevation of the area (high point);
  2. The minimum elevation of the area (low point);
  3. The arithmetic mean elevation of the area (statistical mean elevation);
  4. The median elevation of the area (statistical 50% elevation); and
  5. The elevation range of the area.

All topographic elevations are adjusted to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). All geographic coordinates are adjusted to the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS 84). The mean elevation for each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico are accurate to the nearest 100feet. Mean elevation data is not available for the other U.S. territories.

Cultural significance

Those who try to summit the highest point in each US state and territory are known as highpointers.[2]

Elevations

State, district, or territory!scope=col colspan=3
Highest point, rank & elevationscope=col colspan=3Lowest point, rank & elevationscope=col colspan=4scope=col rowspan=2High point coordinates
scope=col scope=col colspan=2  scope=col scope=col colspan=2  scope=col colspan=2  scope=col colspan=2  
scope=rowCheaha Mountain[3] [4] 38Gulf of Mexico3413833.4854°N -85.8086°W
scope=rowDenali[5] 1Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean315163.069°N -151.0063°W
scope=row American SamoaLata Mountain on Taʻū Island[6] 36Pacific Ocean3NANA35-14.2331°N -169.4543°W
scope=rowHumphreys Peak[7] [8] 12Colorado River at Sonora border,
San Luis, Arizona		337635.3464°N -111.678°W
scope=rowMount Magazine[9] [10] 37Ouachita River at Louisiana border32373735.1671°N -93.6447°W
scope=rowMount Whitney[11] [12] 2Badwater Basin in Death Valley111236.5786°N -118.2924°W
scope=rowMount Elbert[13] [14] 3Arikaree River at Kansas border5711039.1178°N -106.4453°W
scope=rowSouthern slope of Mount Frissell at Massachusetts border[15] 39Long Island Sound3413942.0496°N -73.4828°W
scope=rowNear the Ebright Azimuth[16] [17] [18] 54Atlantic Ocean3525439.836°N -75.5222°W
scope=rowPoint Reno[19] [20] 55Potomac River at eastern Maryland border31495538.9517°N -77.076°W
scope=rowBritton Hill[21] 56Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico3505630.9848°N -86.2824°W
scope=row GeorgiaBrasstown Bald[22] 25Atlantic Ocean3382234.8744°N -83.8111°W
scope=row GuamMount Lamlam[23] 48Pacific Ocean3NA4613.3397°N 144.6655°W
scope=rowMauna Kea[24] [25] 6Pacific Ocean310419.8207°N -155.468°W
scope=rowBorah Peak[26] [27] 11Confluence of Snake and Clearwater rivers496744.1374°N -113.7811°W
scope=rowCharles Mound[28] [29] 50Confluence of Mississippi and Ohio rivers39384942.5041°N -90.2398°W
scope=rowHoosier Hill[30] 49Confluence of Wabash and Ohio rivers41345040.0012°N -84.8487°W
scope=rowHawkeye Point[31] 45Confluence of Mississippi and Des Moines rivers44224743.4602°N -95.7089°W
scope=rowMount Sunflower[32] 29Verdigris River at Oklahoma border48143239.022°N -102.0371°W
scope=rowBlack Mountain[33] 28Mississippi River at Kentucky Bend38352836.9142°N -82.8938°W
scope=rowDriskill Mountain[34] 53New Orleans2505332.4249°N -92.8967°W
scope=rowMount Katahdin[35] [36] 22Atlantic Ocean3382145.9044°N -68.9214°W
scope=rowHoye-Crest[37] 33Atlantic Ocean3443139.2374°N -79.4855°W
scope=rowMount Greylock[38] [39] 32Atlantic Ocean3413042.6373°N -73.1659°W
scope=rowMount Arvon[40] 41Lake Erie45294446.7557°N -88.1553°W
scope=rowEagle Mountain[41] 40Lake Superior47214147.8974°N -90.5606°W
scope=rowWoodall Mountain[42] [43] 52Gulf of Mexico3465234.7877°N -88.2416°W
scope=rowTaum Sauk Mountain[44] 44Saint Francis River at southern Arkansas border36334337.5713°N -90.7291°W
scope=rowGranite Peak[45] [46] 10Kootenai River at Idaho border5381145.1635°N -109.8076°W
scope=rowPanorama Point[47] 20Missouri River at Kansas border51122541.0077°N -104.0314°W
scope=rowBoundary Peak[48] [49] 9Colorado River at California border435537.8461°N -118.3514°W
scope=rowMount Washington[50] [51] 18Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Maine)3251744.2705°N -71.3034°W
scope=rowHigh Point[52] 43Atlantic Ocean3474041.3209°N -74.6616°W
scope=rowWheeler Peak[53] [54] 8Red Bluff Reservoir on Texas border5541336.5568°N -105.4169°W
scope=rowMount Marcy[55] [56] 21Atlantic Ocean3252044.1129°N -73.9238°W
scope=rowMount Mitchell[57] 16Atlantic Ocean3361535.7649°N -82.2651°W
scope=rowWhite Butte[58] 31Red River of the North at Manitoba border50153646.387°N -103.3027°W
scope=row Northern Mariana IslandsMount Agrihan on the island of Agrihan[59] 35Pacific Ocean3NA3418.7681°N 145.6732°W
scope=rowCampbell Hill[60] 47Ohio River at Indiana border42324840.3703°N -83.7201°W
scope=rowBlack Mesa[61] 23Little River at Arkansas border40202336.9318°N -102.9979°W
scope=rowMount Hood[62] [63] 13Pacific Ocean39945.3735°N -121.696°W
scope=rowMount Davis[64] 34Delaware River at Delaware border3223339.786°N -79.1768°W
scope=row Puerto RicoCerro de Punta[65] 27Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea)3312618.1722°N -66.5917°W
scope=rowJerimoth Hill[66] 51Atlantic Ocean3485141.8493°N -71.7789°W
scope=rowSassafras Mountain[67] 30Atlantic Ocean3442935.0651°N -82.7773°W
scope=rowBlack Elk Peak[68] [69] 15Big Stone Lake on Minnesota border52131843.866°N -103.5312°W
scope=rowClingmans Dome[70] 17Mississippi River at Mississippi border35291635.5629°N -83.4986°W
scope=rowGuadalupe Peak[71] [72] 14Gulf of Mexico3171431.8915°N -104.8607°W
scope=rowKings Peak[73] 7Beaver Dam Wash at Arizona border543840.7763°N -110.3729°W
scope=rowMount Mansfield[74] [75] 26Lake Champlain34252744.5438°N -72.8144°W
scope=row Virgin IslandsCrown Mountain on the island of Saint Thomas[76] 46Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea)3NA4218.3571°N -64.9732°W
scope=rowMount Rogers[77] [78] 19Atlantic Ocean3281936.6601°N -81.5449°W
scope=row WashingtonMount Rainier[79] 4Pacific Ocean317346.8529°N -121.7604°W
scope=rowSpruce Knob[80] [81] 24Potomac River at Virginia border37192438.6998°N -79.533°W
scope=rowTimms Hill[82] 42Lake Michigan46244545.4508°N -90.1954°W
scope=rowGannett Peak[83] [84] 5Belle Fourche River at South Dakota border5621243.1844°N -109.6543°W
scope=row Outlying islandsNavassa Island high point[85] 57Navassa Island in the Caribbean Sea and other islands in the Pacific Ocean3NA5718.3968°N -75.0125°W

Minor outlying islands

The highest points in the U.S. minor outlying islands, mostly unnamed:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Highest and Lowest Elevations. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 27, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2021-05-13 . About HighPointer . 2024-03-10 . HighPointer . en-US.
  3. DG3595. CHEEHAHAW. August 25, 2022.
  4. 7542. Cheaha Mountain, Alabama. August 20, 2022.
  5. 271. Denali, Alaska. August 20, 2022.
  6. 11932. Lata Mountain, American Samoa. August 20, 2022.
  7. FQ0624. FRISCO. August 25, 2022.
  8. 3938. Humphreys Peak, Arizona. August 20, 2022.
  9. FG1888. MAG. August 25, 2022.
  10. 6606. Magazine Mountain, Arkansas. August 20, 2022.
  11. GT1811. WHITNEY. August 25, 2022.
  12. 2829. Mount Whitney, California. August 20, 2022.
  13. KL0637. MOUNT ELBERT. August 25, 2022.
  14. 5736. Mount Elbert, Colorado. August 20, 2022.
  15. 7083. Mount Frissell-South Slope, Connecticut/Massachusetts. August 20, 2022.
  16. 7156. Ebright Azimuth, Delaware. August 20, 2022.
  17. Web site: Highest Point in Delaware. Delaware Geological Survey. August 25, 2022. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111005161428/http://www.dgs.udel.edu/news/highest-point-delaware. October 5, 2011.
  18. Web site: Regarding the highest point in Delaware. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726003511/http://www.dra73.org/highestpoint.html. July 26, 2011. Delaware Repeater Association. August 25, 2022.
  19. 7637. Point Reno, District of Columbia. August 20, 2022.
  20. News: Dvorak. Petula. D.C.'s Puny Peak Enough to Pump Up 'Highpointers'. The Washington Post. January 1, 2015.
  21. 7917. Britton Hill, Florida. August 20, 2022.
  22. 7730. Brasstown Bald, Georgia. August 20, 2022.
  23. 11786. Mount Lamlam, Guam. August 20, 2022.
  24. TU2314. SUMMIT USGS 1977. August 25, 2022.
  25. 11909. Mauna Kea, Hawaii. August 20, 2022.
  26. PZ0770. BEAUTY RESET. August 25, 2022.
  27. 5142. Borah Peak, Idaho. August 20, 2022.
  28. NJ0855. CHARLES. August 25, 2022.
  29. 6426. Charles Mound, Illinois. August 20, 2022.
  30. 6535. Hoosier Hill, Indiana. August 20, 2022.
  31. 6217. Hawkeye Point, Iowa. August 20, 2022.
  32. 6307. Mount Sunflower, Kansas. August 20, 2022.
  33. 7464. Black Mountain, Kentucky. August 20, 2022.
  34. 6630. Driskill Mountain, Louisiana. August 20, 2022.
  35. QG1451. KATAHDIN 2. August 25, 2022.
  36. 6820. Katahdin, Maine. August 20, 2022.
  37. 7354. Backbone Mountain, Maryland. August 20, 2022.
  38. GREYLOCK RM 1 RESET. MZ1957.
  39. 7065. Mount Greylock, Massachusetts. August 20, 2022.
  40. 6474. Mount Arvon, Michigan. August 20, 2022.
  41. 6440. Eagle Mountain, Minnesota. August 20, 2022.
  42. KNOB RESET. EG1487.
  43. 7505. Woodall Mountain, Mississippi. August 20, 2022.
  44. 6575. Taum Sauk Mountain, Missouri. August 20, 2022.
  45. QW0616. GRANITE PEAK. August 25, 2022.
  46. 5258. Granite Peak, Montana. August 20, 2022.
  47. 6284. Panorama Point, Nebraska. August 20, 2022.
  48. HR2576. BOUNDARY. August 25, 2022.
  49. 3625. Boundary Peak, Nevada. August 20, 2022.
  50. PF0950. MT WASHINGTON RESET. August 25, 2022.
  51. 6960. Mount Washington, New Hampshire. August 20, 2022.
  52. 7553. High Point, New Jersey. August 20, 2022.
  53. GM0779. WHEELER. August 25, 2022.
  54. 5937. Wheeler Peak, New Mexico. August 20, 2022.
  55. PG2096. MARCY. August 25, 2022.
  56. 6048. Mount Marcy, New York. August 20, 2022.
  57. 7822. Mount Mitchell, North Carolina. August 20, 2022.
  58. 6192. White Butte, North Dakota. August 20, 2022.
  59. 74397. Agrihan High Point, Northern Marianas. August 20, 2022.
  60. 6532. Campbell Hill, Ohio. August 20, 2022.
  61. 6322. Black Mesa, Oklahoma. August 20, 2022.
  62. RC2244. MOUNT HOOD HIGHEST POINT. August 25, 2022.
  63. 2382. Mount Hood, Oregon. August 20, 2022.
  64. 7351. Mount Davis, Pennsylvania. August 20, 2022.
  65. 8231. Cerro de Punta, Puerto Rico. August 20, 2022.
  66. 6771. Jerimoth Hill, Rhode Island. August 20, 2022.
  67. 7720. Sassafras Mountain, North Carolina/South Carolina. August 20, 2022.
  68. OT0810. BLACK ELK PEAK. August 13, 2016.
  69. 6236. Black Elk Peak, South Dakota. August 20, 2022.
  70. 7764. Clingmans Dome, North Carolina/Tennessee. August 20, 2022.
  71. CD0994. EL CAPITAN. August 25, 2022.
  72. 4297. Guadalupe Peak, Texas. August 20, 2022.
  73. 5507. Kings Peak, Utah. August 20, 2022.
  74. AE3691. MT MANSFIELD HIGHEST POINT. August 25, 2022.
  75. 7013. Mount Mansfield, Vermont. August 20, 2022.
  76. 8228. Crown Mountain, U.S. Virgin Islands. August 20, 2022.
  77. FZ2155. ROGERS RESET. August 25, 2022.
  78. 7796. Mount Rogers, Virginia. August 20, 2022.
  79. 2296. Mount Rainier, Washington. August 20, 2022.
  80. HW3570. SPRUCE KNOB CAIRN 1956. August 25, 2022.
  81. 7376. Spruce Knob, West Virginia. August 20, 2022.
  82. 6466. Timms Hill, Wisconsin. August 20, 2022.
  83. OW0356. GANNETT PEAK CAIRN. August 25, 2022.
  84. 5352. Gannett Peak, Wyoming. August 20, 2022.
  85. Web site: Navassa Island. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. August 22, 2022.
  86. Web site: United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. August 22, 2022.
  87. Web site: Wake Island. The World Factbook. 2 August 2022 . Central Intelligence Agency. August 22, 2022.

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