List of U.S. states and territories by elevation

State high points are shown as red circles. Low points are shown with green squares, except in states whose lowest elevation spans coastlines or lake shores (the Great Lakes or Lake Champlain).

The elevation of U.S. states may be described in several ways. These include:

• the elevation of their highest point;
• the elevation of their lowest point
• and the difference between (range of) their highest points and lowest points.

The following list is a comparison of elevation absolutes in the United States. Data include interval measures of highest and lowest elevation for all fifty states and Washington, D.C..

Which state is "highest" and "lowest" is determined by the definition of "high" and "low". For instance, Alaska could be regarded as the highest state because Denali, at 20,310 feet (6,190.5 m), is the highest point in the United States. However, Colorado, with the highest mean elevation of any state as well as the highest low point, could also be considered a candidate for "highest state". Determining which state is "lowest" is equally problematic. California contains the Badwater Basin in Death Valley, at 279 feet (85 m) below sea level, the lowest point in the United States; while Florida has the lowest high point, and Delaware has the lowest mean elevation. Florida is also the flattest state, with the smallest difference between its highest and lowest points.

The list of highest points in each state is important to the sport of highpointing, where enthusiasts attempt to visit the highest point in each of the contiguous forty-eight states or in all fifty states. As of 2006, 155 people had reached all fifty state highpoints. Roughly 200–300 people attend the Highpointers Club convention each year.

All elevations in the table below have been adjusted to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988. The mean elevation for each state is accurate to the nearest 100 ft (30 m).

Elevation table

Elevations of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia

State	Highest point	Highest elevation	Rank (High point)	Lowest point	Lowest elevation	Mean elevation	Elevation span
Alabama	Cheaha Mountain	2,413 ft 736 m	35	Gulf of Mexico	sea level	500 ft 150 m	2,413 ft 736 m
Alaska	Denali	20,310 ft 6190.5 m	1	Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean	sea level	1,900 ft 580 m	20,310 ft 6190.5 m
Arizona	Humphreys Peak	12,637 ft 3852 m	12	Colorado River at Sonora border, San Luis, Arizona	72 ft 22 m	4,100 ft 1250 m	12,565 ft 3830 m
Arkansas	Mount Magazine	2,753 ft 839 m	34	Ouachita River at Louisiana border	55 ft 17 m	650 ft 200 m	2,698 ft 822 m
California	Mount Whitney	14,505 ft 4421.0 m	2	Badwater Basin in Death Valley	−279 ft −85 m	2,900 ft 880 m	14,783 ft 4506 m
Colorado	Mount Elbert	14,440 ft 4401.2 m	3	Arikaree River at Kansas border	3,317 ft 1011 m	6,800 ft 2070 m	11,123 ft 3390 m
Connecticut	Massachusetts border on south side of Mount Frissell	2,379 ft 725 m	36	Long Island Sound	sea level	500 ft 150 m	2,379 ft 725 m
Delaware	Near the Ebright Azimuth	447 ft 136 m	49	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	60 ft 20 m	447 ft 136 m
District of Columbia	Fort Reno	409 ft 125 m	50	Potomac River at eastern Maryland border	1.0 ft 0.3 m	150 ft 50 m	408 ft 124 m
Florida	Britton Hill	345 ft 105 m	51	Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico	sea level	100 ft 30 m	345 ft 105 m
Georgia	Brasstown Bald	4,784 ft 1458 m	25	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	600 ft 180 m	4,784 ft 1458 m
Hawaii	Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaii	13,803 ft 4207 m	6	Pacific Ocean	sea level	3,030 ft 920 m	13,803 ft 4207 m
Idaho	Borah Peak	12,668 ft 3861 m	11	Confluence of Snake River and Clearwater River	713 ft 217 m	5,000 ft 1520 m	11,954 ft 3644 m
Illinois	Charles Mound	1,235 ft 376 m	45	Confluence of Mississippi River and Ohio River	280 ft 85 m	600 ft 180 m	955 ft 291 m
Indiana	Hoosier Hill	1,257 ft 383 m	44	Confluence of Ohio River and Wabash River	320 ft 97 m	700 ft 210 m	937 ft 286 m
Iowa	Hawkeye Point	1,671 ft 509 m	42	Confluence of Mississippi River and Des Moines River	480 ft 146 m	1,100 ft 340 m	1,191 ft 363 m
Kansas	Mount Sunflower	4,041 ft 1232 m	28	Verdigris River at Oklahoma border	679 ft 207 m	2,000 ft 610 m	3,361 ft 1025 m
Kentucky	Black Mountain	4,145 ft 1263 m	27	Mississippi River at Kentucky Bend	257 ft 78 m	750 ft 230 m	3,887 ft 1185 m
Louisiana	Driskill Mountain	535 ft 163 m	48	New Orleans	−8 ft −2.4 m	100 ft 30 m	543 ft 165 m
Maine	Mount Katahdin	5,270 ft 1606.4 m	22	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	600 ft 180 m	5,270 ft 1606.4 m
Maryland	Hoye-Crest	3,360 ft 1024 m	32	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	350 ft 110 m	3,360 ft 1024 m
Massachusetts	Mount Greylock	3,489 ft 1063 m	31	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	500 ft 150 m	3,489 ft 1063 m
Michigan	Mount Arvon	1,979 ft 603 m	38	Lake Erie	571 ft 174 m	900 ft 270 m	1,408 ft 429 m
Minnesota	Eagle Mountain	2,302 ft 701 m	37	Lake Superior	601 ft 183 m	1,200 ft 370 m	1,700 ft 518 m
Mississippi	Woodall Mountain	807 ft 246 m	47	Gulf of Mexico	sea level	300 ft 90 m	807 ft 246 m
Missouri	Taum Sauk Mountain	1,772 ft 540 m	41	Saint Francis River at southern Arkansas border	230 ft 70 m	800 ft 240 m	1,542 ft 470 m
Montana	Granite Peak	12,807 ft 3903.5 m	10	Kootenai River at Idaho border	1,804 ft 550 m	3,400 ft 1040 m	11,003 ft 3354 m
Nebraska	Panorama Point	5,427 ft 1654 m	20	Missouri River at Kansas border	840 ft 256 m	2,600 ft 790 m	4,587 ft 1398 m
Nevada	Boundary Peak	13,147 ft 4007 m	9	Colorado River at California border	481 ft 147 m	5,500 ft 1680 m	12,665 ft 3860 m
New Hampshire	Mount Washington	6,288 ft 1917 m	18	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	1,000 ft 300 m	6,288 ft 1917 m
New Jersey	High Point	1,803 ft 550 m	40	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	250 ft 80 m	1,803 ft 550 m
New Mexico	Wheeler Peak	13,167 ft 4013.3 m	8	Red Bluff Reservoir on Texas border	2,844 ft 867 m	5,700 ft 1740 m	10,323 ft 3147 m
New York	Mount Marcy	5,343 ft 1628.57 m	21	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	1,000 ft 300 m	5,343 ft 1628.57 m
North Carolina	Mount Mitchell	6,684 ft 2037 m	16	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	700 ft 210 m	6,684 ft 2037 m
North Dakota	White Butte	3,508 ft 1069 m	30	Red River of the North at Manitoba border	751 ft 229 m	1,900 ft 580 m	2,757 ft 840 m
Ohio	Campbell Hill	1,549 ft 472 m	43	Ohio River at Indiana border	455 ft 139 m	850 ft 260 m	1,094 ft 333 m
Oklahoma	Black Mesa	4,975 ft 1516 m	23	Little River at Arkansas border	289 ft 88 m	1,300 ft 400 m	4,686 ft 1428 m
Oregon	Mount Hood	11,249 ft 3428.8 m	13	Pacific Ocean	sea level	3,300 ft 1010 m	11,249 ft 3428.8 m
Pennsylvania	Mount Davis	3,213 ft 979 m	33	Delaware River at Delaware border	sea level	1,100 ft 340 m	3,213 ft 979 m
Rhode Island	Jerimoth Hill	811 ft 247 m	46	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	200 ft 60 m	811 ft 247 m
South Carolina	Sassafras Mountain	3,560 ft 1085 m	29	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	350 ft 110 m	3,560 ft 1085 m
South Dakota	Black Elk Peak	7,244 ft 2208 m	15	Big Stone Lake on Minnesota border	968 ft 295 m	2,200 ft 670 m	6,276 ft 1913 m
Tennessee	Clingmans Dome	6,643 ft 2025 m	17	Mississippi River at Mississippi border	178 ft 54 m	900 ft 270 m	6,466 ft 1971 m
Texas	Guadalupe Peak	8,751 ft 2667 m	14	Gulf of Mexico	sea level	1,700 ft 520 m	8,751 ft 2667 m
Utah	Kings Peak	13,534 ft 4125 m	7	Beaver Dam Wash at Arizona border	2,180 ft 664 m	6,100 ft 1860 m	11,354 ft 3461 m
Vermont	Mount Mansfield	4,395 ft 1340 m	26	Lake Champlain	95 ft 29 m	1,000 ft 300 m	4,300 ft 1311 m
Virginia	Mount Rogers	5,729 ft 1746 m	19	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	950 ft 290 m	5,729 ft 1746 m
Washington	Mount Rainier	14,417 ft 4394 m	4	Pacific Ocean	sea level	1,700 ft 520 m	14,417 ft 4394 m
West Virginia	Spruce Knob	4,863 ft 1482.1 m	24	Potomac River at Virginia border	240 ft 73 m	1,500 ft 460 m	4,623 ft 1409 m
Wisconsin	Timms Hill	1,951 ft 595 m	39	Lake Michigan	579 ft 176 m	1,050 ft 320 m	1,372 ft 418 m
Wyoming	Gannett Peak	13,809 ft 4209.1 m	5	Belle Fourche River at South Dakota border	3,101 ft 945 m	6,700 ft 2040 m	10,709 ft 3264 m
United States	Denali, Alaska	20,310 ft 6190.5 m		Badwater Basin, California	−279 ft −85 m	2,500 ft 760 m	20,589 ft 6275.5 m

Gallery

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  Denali is the highest summit of the State of Alaska, the United States, and all of North America.
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  Mount Whitney is the highest summit of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the "Lower 48" contiguous United States.
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  Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
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  Mount Rainier is the highest summit of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington
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  Gannett Peak is the highest summit of the Wind River Range and the State of Wyoming.
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  Mauna Kea is the highest summit the State of Hawaiʻi and the entire Pacific Ocean.
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  Kings Peak is the highest summit of the Uinta Range and the State of Utah.
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  Wheeler Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains is the highest summit of the State of New Mexico.
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  Granite Peak is the highest summit of the Beartooth Range and the State of Montana.
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  Borah Peak is the highest summit of the Lost River Range and the State of Idaho.
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  Black Elk Peak is the highest summit of the Black Hills and the State of South Dakota.
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  Mount Mitchell is the highest summit of the Appalachian Mountains and the State of North Carolina.
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  Mount Washington is the highest summit of the White Mountains and the State of New Hampshire.
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  Mount Katahdin is the highest summit of the State of Maine
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  Lake Michigan is the lowest area of the State of Wisconsin.
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  Britton Hill in the State of Florida is the lowest state high point in the United States.
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  Lake Champlain is the lowest area of the State of Vermont.
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  The Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest area of the State of California, the United States, and all of North America.

Additional highest U.S. areas

• Puerto Rico - Cerro de Punta
• Guam - Mount Lamlam
• U.S. Virgin Islands - Crown Mountain
• American Samoa - Lata Mountain

See also

An enlargeable topographic map of the contiguous United States with hypsometric tints

• List of elevation extremes by country
• List of elevation extremes by region
• United States
  • U.S. state
    • Lists of U.S. states
      • Lists of highest points for other highpoint lists
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of the highest major summits of the United States
    • List of the most prominent summits of the United States
    • List of the most isolated major summits of the United States
  • List of highest United States cities by state
• World Geodetic System
  • National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
  • North American Vertical Datum of 1988

External links

• United States National Geodetic Survey website
• United States Geological Survey website