List of U.S. states by elevation

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State high points are shown as red circles. Low points as expressed with green squares, except in states whose lowest elevation spans coastlines or the shores of great lakes. Lake Champlain, Vermont's lowest elevation, is not shown on this map.

The following list is a comparison of elevation absolutes in United States of America. Data includes interval measures of highest and lowest elevation for all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Location names, mean elevation, and the numeric differences between high and low elevations are also provided.[1]

Nominal absolutes of "highest" and "lowest" are relative to the criterion by which such qualifiers are measured. For instance, Alaska could be regarded as the highest state because Mount McKinley, at 20,320 ft (6,194 m), is the highest point in the United States.[2] However, Colorado, with the highest mean elevation of any state, could also be considered a candidate for "highest state." Determining which state is "lowest" is equally problematic. For instance, Florida has the lowest high point and the least difference between highest and lowest point; Delaware has the lowest mean elevation; and California has the lowest point in the United States—Death Valley's Badwater, at 282 ft (86 m) below sea level.[3]

The list of highest points in each state are important to the sport of highpointing, where enthusiasts attempt to visit the highest point in each of the contiguous continental forty-eight states or in all fifty states.[4] As of 2006, 155 people successfully traversed all fifty state highpoints.[5] Roughly 200–300 people attend the Highpointers Club convention each year.[6]

In the list below, the elevations shown rely on the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 unless otherwise noted.[a] The mean elevation for each state is accurate to the nearest 100 ft (30 m).

State Highest point[1][2][7] Highest elevation[1][2][7] Lowest point[1] Lowest elevation[1] Mean elevation[1] Elevation difference
Alabama Cheaha Mountain 2,413 ft/735 m[8] Gulf of Mexico 0 ft/0 m 500 ft/152 m 2,413 ft/735 m
Alaska Mount McKinley 20,320 ft/6,194 m Pacific Ocean 0 ft/0 m 1,900 ft/579 m 20,320 ft/6,194 m
Arizona Humphreys Peak 12,637 ft/3,852 m[9] Colorado River 70 ft/21 m 4,100 ft/1,250 m 12,567 ft/3,830 m
Arkansas Mount Magazine 2,753 ft/839 m[10] Ouachita River 55 ft/17 m 650 ft/198 m 2,698 ft/822 m
California Mount Whitney 14,505 ft/4,421 m[11] Death Valley -282 ft/−86 m 2,900 ft/884 m 14,776 ft/4,504 m
Colorado Mount Elbert 14,440 ft/4,401 m[12] Arikaree River[13] 3,315 ft/1,010 m 6,800 ft/2,073 m 11,125 ft/3,391 m
Connecticut Mount Frissell 2,380 ft/725 m Long Island Sound 0 ft/0 m 500 ft/152 m 2,380 ft/725 m
Delaware Ebright Azimuth 451 ft/137 m[14] Atlantic Ocean 0 ft/0 m 60 ft/18 m 448 ft/137 m
District of Columbia Fort Reno 410 ft/125 m Potomac River 1 ft/0 m 150 ft/46 m 409 ft/125 m
Florida Britton Hill 345 ft/105 m Atlantic Ocean 0 ft/0 m 100 ft/30 m 345 ft/105 m
Georgia Brasstown Bald 4,784 ft/1,458 m Atlantic Ocean 0 ft/0 m 600 ft/183 m 4,784 ft/1,458 m
Hawaii Mauna Kea 13,803 ft/4,207 m[15] Pacific Ocean 0 ft/0 m 3,030 ft/924 m 13,796 ft/4,205 m
Idaho Borah Peak 12,668 ft/3,861 m[16] Snake River 710 ft/216 m 5,000 ft/1,524 m 11,952 ft/3,643 m
Illinois Charles Mound 1,235 ft/376 m[17] Mississippi River 279 ft/85 m 600 ft/183 m 956 ft/291 m
Indiana Hoosier Hill 1,257 ft/383 m Ohio River 320 ft/98 m 700 ft/213 m 937 ft/286 m
Iowa Hawkeye Point 1,670 ft/509 m Mississippi River 480 ft/146 m 1,100 ft/335 m 1,190 ft/363 m
Kansas Mount Sunflower 4,039 ft/1,231 m Verdigris River 679 ft/207 m 2,000 ft/610 m 3,360 ft/1,024 m
Kentucky Black Mountain 4,145 ft/1,263 m Mississippi River 257 ft/78 m 750 ft/229 m 3,888 ft/1,185 m
Louisiana Driskill Mountain 535 ft/163 m New Orleans -8 ft/−2 m 100 ft/30 m 543 ft/166 m
Maine Mount Katahdin 5,267 ft/1,605 m Atlantic Ocean 0 ft/0 m 600 ft/183 m 5,267 ft/1,605 m
Maryland Hoye-Crest 3,360 ft/1,024 m Atlantic Ocean 0 ft/0 m 350 ft/107 m 3,360 ft/1,024 m
Massachusetts Mount Greylock 3,487 ft/1,063 m Atlantic Ocean 0 ft/0 m 500 ft/152 m 3,487 ft/1,063 m
Michigan Mount Arvon 1,979 ft/603 m Lake Erie 571 ft/174 m 900 ft/274 m 1,408 ft/429 m
Minnesota Eagle Mountain 2,301 ft/701 m Lake Superior 601 ft/183 m 1,200 ft/366 m 1,700 ft/518 m
Mississippi Woodall Mountain 806 ft/246 m Gulf of Mexico 0 ft/0 m 300 ft/91 m 806 ft/246 m
Missouri Taum Sauk Mountain 1,772 ft/540 m Saint Francis River 230 ft/70 m 800 ft/244 m 1,542 ft/470 m
Montana Granite Peak 12,807 ft/3,904 m[18] Kootenai River 1,800 ft/549 m 3,400 ft/1,036 m 10,999 ft/3,352 m
Nebraska Panorama Point 5,424 ft/1,653 m Missouri River 840 ft/256 m 2,600 ft/792 m 4,584 ft/1,397 m
Nevada Boundary Peak 13,147 ft/4,007 m[19] Colorado River 479 ft/146 m 5,500 ft/1,676 m 12,661 ft/3,859 m
New Hampshire Mount Washington 6,288 ft/1,917 m Atlantic Ocean 0 ft/0 m 1,000 ft/305 m 6,288 ft/1,917 m
New Jersey High Point 1,803 ft/550 m Atlantic Ocean 0 ft/0 m 250 ft/76 m 1,803 ft/550 m
New Mexico Wheeler Peak 13,167 ft/4,013 m[20] Red Bluff Reservoir 2,842 ft/866 m 5,700 ft/1,737 m 10,319 ft/3,145 m
New York Mount Marcy 5,344 ft/1,629 m[21] Atlantic Ocean 0 ft/0 m 1,000 ft/305 m 5,344 ft/1,629 m
North Carolina Mount Mitchell 6,684 ft/2,037 m Atlantic Ocean 0 ft/0 m 700 ft/213 m 6,684 ft/2,037 m
North Dakota White Butte 3,506 ft/1,069 m Red River 750 ft/229 m 1,900 ft/579 m 2,756 ft/840 m
Ohio Campbell Hill 1,549 ft/472 m Ohio River 455 ft/139 m 850 ft/259 m 1,094 ft/333 m
Oklahoma Black Mesa 4,973 ft/1,516 m Little River 289 ft/88 m 1,300 ft/396 m 4,684 ft/1,428 m
Oregon Mount Hood 11,249 ft/3,429 m[22] Pacific Ocean 0 ft/0 m 3,300 ft/1,006 m 11,249 ft/3,429 m
Pennsylvania Mount Davis 3,213 ft/979 m Delaware River 0 ft/0 m 1,100 ft/335 m 3,213 ft/979 m
Rhode Island Jerimoth Hill 812 ft/247 m Atlantic Ocean 0 ft/0 m 350 ft/107 m 812 ft/247 m
South Carolina Sassafras Mountain 3,560 ft/1,085 m Atlantic Ocean 0 ft/0 m 350 ft/107 m 3,560 ft/1,085 m
South Dakota Harney Peak 7,244 ft/2,208 m[23] Big Stone Lake 966 ft/294 m 2,200 ft/671 m 6,278 ft/1,914 m
Tennessee Clingmans Dome 6,643 ft/2,025 m Mississippi River 178 ft/54 m 900 ft/274 m 6,465 ft/1,971 m
Texas Guadalupe Peak 8,751 ft/2,667 m[24] Gulf of Mexico 0 ft/0 m 1,700 ft/518 m 8,751 ft/2,667 m
Utah Kings Peak 13,528 ft/4,123 m Beaver Dam Wash 2,000 ft/610 m 6,100 ft/1,859 m 11,528 ft/3,514 m
Vermont Mount Mansfield 4,395 ft/1,340 m[25] Lake Champlain 95 ft/29 m 1,000 ft/305 m 4,298 ft/1,310 m
Virginia Mount Rogers 5,729 ft/1,746 m Atlantic Ocean 0 ft/0 m 950 ft/290 m 5,729 ft/1,746 m
Washington Mount Rainier 14,410 ft/4,392 m Pacific Ocean 0 ft/0 m 1,700 ft/518 m 14,410 ft/4,392 m
West Virginia Spruce Knob 4,861 ft/1,482 m Potomac River 240 ft/73 m 1,500 ft/457 m 4,621 ft/1,408 m
Wisconsin Timms Hill 1,951 ft/595 m Lake Michigan 579 ft/176 m 1,050 ft/320 m 1,372 ft/418 m
Wyoming Gannett Peak 13,809 ft/4,209 m[26] Belle Fourche River 3,099 ft/945 m 6,700 ft/2,042 m 10,705 ft/3,263 m
A topographical map of the contiguous United States with hypsometric tints

a  The National Geodetic Survey defines a vertical datum to be "a set of constants specifying the coordinate system used ... for calculating the coordinate points on the Earth", which is independent of geodetic measurements of specific points on the Earth.[27]

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  3. ^ "Badwater". United States Geological Survey (2004-01-13). Retrieved on November 27, 2008.
  4. ^ Holmes, Don W. (2000). Highpoints of the United States: A Guide to the Fifty State Summits. University of Utah Press. ISBN 0874806453. 
  5. ^ Regenold, Stephen (June 10, 2006). "Seeing the highpoints of every state", Associated press. Retrieved on December 4, 2008. 
  6. ^ "Highpointers Club Frequently Asked Questions". highpointers.org. Retrieved on December 4, 2008.
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  8. ^ "Cheehahaw". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on October 12, 2008.
  9. ^ "Frisco". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on November 13, 2008.
  10. ^ "MAG". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on December 16, 2008.
  11. ^ "Whitney". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on April 9, 2008.
  12. ^ "Mount Elbert". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on December 5, 2008.
  13. ^ "Arikaree River - lowest point in Colorado". Retrieved on November 28, 2008.
  14. ^ "Regarding the highest point in Delaware". Coordinator, Cartographic Information Center (archived by Delaware Repeater Association). Retrieved on December 17, 2008.
  15. ^ "Summit USGS 1977". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on December 16, 2008.
  16. ^ "Beauty Reset". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on December 17, 2008.
  17. ^ "Charles". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on December 17, 2008.
  18. ^ "Granite Peak". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on December 28, 2008.
  19. ^ "Boundary". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on December 28, 2008.
  20. ^ "Wheeler". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on December 28, 2008.
  21. ^ "Marcy". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on January 08, 2008.
  22. ^ "Mount Hood Highest Point". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on December 28, 2008.
  23. ^ "Harney". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on December 28, 2008.
  24. ^ "El Capitan". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on December 29, 2008.
  25. ^ "Mt Mansfield Highest Point". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on December 15, 2008.
  26. ^ "Gannett Peak Cairn". NGS datasheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on December 5, 2008.
  27. ^ "What is a geodetic datum?". Frequently Asked Questions about the National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.


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Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming
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