List of U.S. states and territories by elevation

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

Enlargeable U.S. map with state and territory high points shown as red dots and low points as green squares except where low point is a shoreline.
Enlargeable map of the 50 U.S. states by mean elevation.

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

  1. The maximum elevation of the area (high point);[a]
  2. The minimum elevation of the area (low point);[b]
  3. The arithmetic mean elevation of the area (statistical mean elevation);[c]
  4. The median elevation of the area (statistical 50% elevation);[d] and
  5. The elevation range of the area.[e]

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 100 feet (30 m). 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

Elevations of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories

State, district, or territoryHighest point, rank & elevation[1][a]Lowest point, rank & elevation[1][b]Elevation: mean,[3][c] range[e]High point coordinates[f]
      
 AlabamaCheaha Mountain[4][5]382,405 ft
733 m
Gulf of Mexico3sea level41500 ft
150 m
382,405 ft
733 m
33°29′07″N 85°48′31″W / 33.4854°N 85.8086°W / 33.4854; -85.8086 (Cheaha Mountain AL (38))
 Alaska[g]Denali[6][h]120,310 ft
6190.5 m
Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean3sea level151,900 ft
580 m
120,310 ft
6190.5 m
63°04′08″N 151°00′23″W / 63.0690°N 151.0063°W / 63.0690; -151.0063 (Denali AK (1))
 American SamoaLata Mountain on Taʻū Island[7]363,169 ft
966 m
Pacific Ocean3sea levelNA353,169 ft
966 m
14°13′59″S 169°27′15″W / 14.2331°S 169.4543°W / -14.2331; -169.4543 (Lata Mountain AS (35))
 ArizonaHumphreys Peak[8][9]1212,637 ft
3851.8 m
Colorado River at Sonora border,
San Luis, Arizona
3370 ft
21 m
74,100 ft
1250 m
612,567 ft
3830 m
35°20′47″N 111°40′41″W / 35.3464°N 111.6780°W / 35.3464; -111.6780 (Humphreys Peak AZ (12))
 ArkansasMount Magazine[10][11][i]372,753 ft
839 m
Ouachita River at Louisiana border3255 ft
17 m
37650 ft
200 m
372,698 ft
822 m
35°10′02″N 93°38′41″W / 35.1671°N 93.6447°W / 35.1671; -93.6447 (Mount Magazine AR (37))
 California[j]Mount Whitney[12][13][k]214,505 ft
4421.0 m
Badwater Basin in Death Valley[l]1−282 ft
−86 m
112,900 ft
880 m
214,787 ft
4507 m
36°34′43″N 118°17′33″W / 36.5786°N 118.2924°W / 36.5786; -118.2924 (Mount Whitney CA (2))
 Colorado[m]Mount Elbert[15][16][n]314,440 ft
4401.2 m
Arikaree River at Kansas border[o]573,317 ft
1011 m
16,800 ft
2070 m
1011,123 ft
3390 m
39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W / 39.1178°N 106.4453°W / 39.1178; -106.4453 (Mount Elbert CO (3))
 ConnecticutSouthern slope of Mount Frissell at Massachusetts border[17][p]392,386 ft
727 m
Long Island Sound3sea level41500 ft
150 m
392,386 ft
727 m
42°02′59″N 73°28′58″W / 42.0496°N 73.4828°W / 42.0496; -73.4828 (Mount Frissell South CT (39))
 Delaware[q]Near the Ebright Azimuth[19][20][21]54449 ft
137 m
Atlantic Ocean3sea level5260 ft
20 m
54449 ft
137 m
39°50′10″N 75°31′20″W / 39.8360°N 75.5222°W / 39.8360; -75.5222 (Ebright Azimuth DE (54))
 District of ColumbiaPoint Reno[22][23]55414 ft
126 m
Potomac River at eastern Maryland border311 ft
0.3 m
49150 ft
50 m
55413 ft
126 m
38°57′06″N 77°04′34″W / 38.9517°N 77.0760°W / 38.9517; -77.0760 (Point Reno DC (55))
 Florida[r]Britton Hill[24][s]56345 ft
105 m
Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico3sea level50100 ft
30 m
56345 ft
105 m
30°59′05″N 86°16′57″W / 30.9848°N 86.2824°W / 30.9848; -86.2824 (Britton Hill FL (56))
GeorgiaBrasstown Bald[25]254,784 ft
1458 m
Atlantic Ocean3sea level38600 ft
180 m
224,784 ft
1458 m
34°52′28″N 83°48′40″W / 34.8744°N 83.8111°W / 34.8744; -83.8111 (Brasstown Bald GA (25))
 GuamMount Lamlam[26][t]481,332 ft
406 m
Pacific Ocean3sea levelNA461,332 ft
406 m
13°20′23″N 144°39′56″E / 13.3397°N 144.6655°E / 13.3397; 144.6655 (Mount Lamlam GU (48))
 HawaiiMauna Kea[27][28][u]613,803 ft
4207.3 m
Pacific Ocean3sea level103,030 ft
920 m
413,803 ft
4207 m
19°49′15″N 155°28′05″W / 19.8207°N 155.4680°W / 19.8207; -155.4680 (Mauna Kea HI (6))
 IdahoBorah Peak[31][32]1112,668 ft
3861.2 m
Confluence of Snake and Clearwater rivers49710 ft
216 m
65,000 ft
1520 m
711,958 ft
3645 m
44°08′15″N 113°46′52″W / 44.1374°N 113.7811°W / 44.1374; -113.7811 (Borah Peak ID (11))
 IllinoisCharles Mound[33][34][v]501,235 ft
376.4 m
Confluence of Mississippi and Ohio rivers39279 ft
85 m
38600 ft
180 m
49956 ft
291 m
42°30′15″N 90°14′23″W / 42.5041°N 90.2398°W / 42.5041; -90.2398 (Charles Mound IL (50))
 IndianaHoosier Hill[35]491,257 ft
383 m
Confluence of Wabash and Ohio rivers41320 ft
98 m
34795 ft
242 m
50937 ft
286 m
40°00′04″N 84°50′55″W / 40.0012°N 84.8487°W / 40.0012; -84.8487 (Hoosier Hill IN (49))
 IowaHawkeye Point[36]451,671 ft
509 m
Confluence of Mississippi and Des Moines rivers44480 ft
146 m
221,100 ft
340 m
471,191 ft
363 m
43°27′37″N 95°42′32″W / 43.4602°N 95.7089°W / 43.4602; -95.7089 (Hawkeye Point IA (45))
 KansasMount Sunflower[37][w]294,041 ft
1232 m
Verdigris River at Oklahoma border48679 ft
207 m
142,000 ft
610 m
323,362 ft
1025 m
39°01′19″N 102°02′14″W / 39.0220°N 102.0371°W / 39.0220; -102.0371 (Mount Sunflower KS (29))
 KentuckyBlack Mountain[38]284,139 ft
1262 m
Mississippi River at Kentucky Bend38257 ft
78 m
35750 ft
230 m
283,882 ft
1183 m
36°54′51″N 82°53′38″W / 36.9142°N 82.8938°W / 36.9142; -82.8938 (Black Mountain KY (28))
 Louisiana[x]Driskill Mountain[39]53535 ft
163 m
New Orleans2−8 ft
−2.4 m
50100 ft
30 m
53543 ft
166 m
32°25′30″N 92°53′48″W / 32.4249°N 92.8967°W / 32.4249; -92.8967 (Driskill Mountain LA (53))
 MaineMount Katahdin[40][41][y]225,270 ft
1606.4 m
Atlantic Ocean3sea level38600 ft
180 m
215,270 ft
1606 m
45°54′16″N 68°55′17″W / 45.9044°N 68.9214°W / 45.9044; -68.9214 (Mount Katahdin ME (22))
 MarylandHoye-Crest[42]333,370 ft
1027 m
Atlantic Ocean3sea level44350 ft
110 m
313,370 ft
1027 m
39°14′15″N 79°29′08″W / 39.2374°N 79.4855°W / 39.2374; -79.4855 (Hoye-Crest MD (33))
 MassachusettsMount Greylock[43][44][z]323,489 ft
1063 m
Atlantic Ocean3sea level41500 ft
150 m
303,489 ft
1063 m
42°38′14″N 73°09′57″W / 42.6373°N 73.1659°W / 42.6373; -73.1659 (Mount Greylock MA (32))
 MichiganMount Arvon[45][aa]411,979 ft
603 m
Lake Erie45571 ft
174 m
29900 ft
270 m
441,408 ft
429 m
46°45′21″N 88°09′19″W / 46.7557°N 88.1553°W / 46.7557; -88.1553 (Mount Arvon MI (41))
 MinnesotaEagle Mountain[46]402,302 ft
702 m
Lake Superior47601 ft
183 m
211,200 ft
370 m
411,701 ft
518 m
47°53′51″N 90°33′38″W / 47.8974°N 90.5606°W / 47.8974; -90.5606 (Eagle Mountain MN (40))
 MississippiWoodall Mountain[47][48]52807 ft
246.0 m
Gulf of Mexico3sea level46300 ft
90 m
52807 ft
246 m
34°47′16″N 88°14′30″W / 34.7877°N 88.2416°W / 34.7877; -88.2416 (Woodall Mountain MS (52))
 MissouriTaum Sauk Mountain[49][ab]441,772 ft
540 m
Saint Francis River at southern Arkansas border36230 ft
70 m
33800 ft
240 m
431,542 ft
470 m
37°34′17″N 90°43′45″W / 37.5713°N 90.7291°W / 37.5713; -90.7291 (Taum Sauk Mountain MO (44))
 MontanaGranite Peak[50][51][ac]1012,807 ft
3903.5 m
Kootenai River at Idaho border531,800 ft
549 m
83,400 ft
1040 m
1111,007 ft
3355 m
45°09′49″N 109°48′27″W / 45.1635°N 109.8076°W / 45.1635; -109.8076 (Granite Peak MT (10))
 NebraskaPanorama Point[52][ad]205,432 ft
1656 m
Missouri River at Kansas border51840 ft
256 m
122,600 ft
790 m
254,592 ft
1400 m
41°00′28″N 104°01′53″W / 41.0077°N 104.0314°W / 41.0077; -104.0314 (Panorama Point NE (20))
 NevadaBoundary Peak[53][54][ae]913,147 ft
4007 m
Colorado River at California border43479 ft
146 m
55,500 ft
1680 m
512,668 ft
3861 m
37°50′46″N 118°21′05″W / 37.8461°N 118.3514°W / 37.8461; -118.3514 (Boundary Peak NV (9))
 New HampshireMount Washington[55][56][af]186,285.8 ft
1915.92 m
Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Maine)3sea level251,000 ft
300 m
176,286 ft
1916 m
44°16′14″N 71°18′12″W / 44.2705°N 71.3034°W / 44.2705; -71.3034 (Mount Washington NH (18))
 New JerseyHigh Point[57]431,802 ft
549 m
Atlantic Ocean3sea level47250 ft
80 m
401,802 ft
549 m
41°19′15″N 74°39′42″W / 41.3209°N 74.6616°W / 41.3209; -74.6616 (High Point NJ (43))
 New MexicoWheeler Peak[58][59][ag]813,167 ft
4013.3 m
Red Bluff Reservoir on Texas border552,842 ft
866 m
45,700 ft
1740 m
1310,325 ft
3147 m
36°33′24″N 105°25′01″W / 36.5568°N 105.4169°W / 36.5568; -105.4169 (Wheeler Peak NM (8))
 New YorkMount Marcy[60][61][ah]215,343 ft
1628.57 m
Atlantic Ocean3sea level251,000 ft
300 m
205,343 ft
1629 m
44°06′46″N 73°55′26″W / 44.1129°N 73.9238°W / 44.1129; -73.9238 (Mount Marcy NY (21))
 North CarolinaMount Mitchell[62][ai]166,684 ft
2037 m
Atlantic Ocean3sea level36700 ft
210 m
156,684 ft
2037 m
35°45′54″N 82°15′54″W / 35.7649°N 82.2651°W / 35.7649; -82.2651 (Mount Mitchell NC (16))
 North DakotaWhite Butte[63]313,506 ft
1069 m
Red River of the North at Manitoba border50750 ft
229 m
151,900 ft
580 m
362,756 ft
840 m
46°23′13″N 103°18′10″W / 46.3870°N 103.3027°W / 46.3870; -103.3027 (White Butte ND (31))
 Northern MarianasMount Agrihan on the island of Agrihan[64][aj]353,204 ft
977 m
Pacific Ocean3sea levelNA343,204 ft
977 m
18°46′05″N 145°40′24″E / 18.7681°N 145.6732°E / 18.7681; 145.6732 (Mount Agrihan MP (36))
 OhioCampbell Hill[66]471,548 ft
472 m
Ohio River at Indiana border42455 ft
139 m
32850 ft
260 m
481,093 ft
333 m
40°22′13″N 83°43′12″W / 40.3703°N 83.7201°W / 40.3703; -83.7201 (Campbell Hill OH (47))
 OklahomaBlack Mesa[67]234,975 ft
1516 m
Little River at Arkansas border40289 ft
88 m
201,300 ft
400 m
234,686 ft
1428 m
36°55′54″N 102°59′52″W / 36.9318°N 102.9979°W / 36.9318; -102.9979 (Black Mesa OK (23))
 OregonMount Hood[68][69][ak]1311,249 ft
3428.8 m
Pacific Ocean3sea level93,300 ft
1010 m
911,249 ft
3429 m
45°22′25″N 121°41′46″W / 45.3735°N 121.6960°W / 45.3735; -121.6960 (Mount Hood OR (13))
 PennsylvaniaMount Davis[70]343,213 ft
979 m
Delaware River at Delaware border3sea level221,100 ft
340 m
333,213 ft
979 m
39°47′10″N 79°10′36″W / 39.7860°N 79.1768°W / 39.7860; -79.1768 (Mount Davis PA (34))
 Puerto Rico[al]Cerro de Punta[71][am]274,390 ft
1338 m
Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean sea)3sea level31856 ft
261 m
264,390 ft
1338 m
18°10′20″N 66°35′30″W / 18.1722°N 66.5917°W / 18.1722; -66.5917 (Cerro de Punta PR (27))
 Rhode IslandJerimoth Hill[72]51811 ft
247 m
Atlantic Ocean3sea level48200 ft
60 m
51811 ft
247 m
41°50′57″N 71°46′44″W / 41.8493°N 71.7789°W / 41.8493; -71.7789 (Jerimoth Hill RI (51))
 South CarolinaSassafras Mountain[73]303,554 ft
1083 m
Atlantic Ocean3sea level44350 ft
110 m
293,554 ft
1083 m
35°03′54″N 82°46′38″W / 35.0651°N 82.7773°W / 35.0651; -82.7773 (Sassafras Mountain SC (30))
 South DakotaBlack Elk Peak[74][75][an]157,244 ft
2208 m
Big Stone Lake on Minnesota border52966 ft
294 m
132,200 ft
670 m
186,278 ft
1914 m
43°51′58″N 103°31′52″W / 43.8660°N 103.5312°W / 43.8660; -103.5312 (Black Elk Peak SD (15))
 TennesseeClingmans Dome[76][ao]176,643 ft
2025 m
Mississippi River at Mississippi border35178 ft
54 m
29900 ft
270 m
166,465 ft
1971 m
35°33′46″N 83°29′55″W / 35.5629°N 83.4986°W / 35.5629; -83.4986 (Clingmans Dome TN (17))
 TexasGuadalupe Peak[77][78][ap]148,751 ft
2667.4 m
Gulf of Mexico3sea level171,700 ft
520 m
148,751 ft
2667 m
31°53′29″N 104°51′39″W / 31.8915°N 104.8607°W / 31.8915; -104.8607 (Guadalupe Peak TX (14))
 UtahKings Peak[79][aq]713,534 ft
4125 m
Beaver Dam Wash at Arizona border542,000 ft
610 m
36,100 ft
1860 m
811,534 ft
3516 m
40°46′35″N 110°22′22″W / 40.7763°N 110.3729°W / 40.7763; -110.3729 (Kings Peak UT (7))
 VermontMount Mansfield[80][81][ar]264,395.3 ft
1339.69 m
Lake Champlain3495 ft
29 m
251,000 ft
300 m
274,300 ft
1311 m
44°32′38″N 72°48′52″W / 44.5438°N 72.8144°W / 44.5438; -72.8144 (Mount Mansfield VT (26))
Virgin IslandsCrown Mountain on the island of Saint Thomas[82]461,556 ft
474 m
Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea)3sea levelNA421,556 ft
474 m
18°21′26″N 64°58′24″W / 18.3571°N 64.9732°W / 18.3571; -64.9732 (Crown Mountain VI (46))
 VirginiaMount Rogers[83][84]195,711 ft
1740.6 m
Atlantic Ocean3sea level28950 ft
290 m
195,711 ft
1741 m
36°39′36″N 81°32′42″W / 36.6601°N 81.5449°W / 36.6601; -81.5449 (Mount Rogers VA (19))
WashingtonMount Rainier[85][as]414,417 ft
4394 m
Pacific Ocean3sea level171,700 ft
520 m
314,417 ft
4394 m
46°51′10″N 121°45′37″W / 46.8529°N 121.7604°W / 46.8529; -121.7604 (Mount Rainier WA (4))
 West VirginiaSpruce Knob[86][87]244,862 ft
1482 m
Potomac River at Virginia border37240 ft
73 m
191,500 ft
460 m
244,622 ft
1409 m
38°41′59″N 79°31′59″W / 38.6998°N 79.5330°W / 38.6998; -79.5330 (Spruce Knob WV (24))
 WisconsinTimms Hill[88]421,951 ft
595 m
Lake Michigan46579 ft
176 m
241,050 ft
320 m
451,372 ft
418 m
45°27′03″N 90°11′43″W / 45.4508°N 90.1954°W / 45.4508; -90.1954 (Timms Hill WI (42))
 WyomingGannett Peak[89][90][at]513,809 ft
4209.1 m
Belle Fourche River at South Dakota border563,101 ft
945 m
26,700 ft
2040 m
1210,709 ft
3264 m
43°11′04″N 109°39′15″W / 43.1844°N 109.6543°W / 43.1844; -109.6543 (Gannett Peak WY (5))
Outlying islandsNavassa Island high point[91]57280 ft
85 m
Navassa Island in the Caribbean Sea and other islands in the Pacific Ocean3sea levelNA57280 ft
85 m
18°23′48″N 75°00′45″W / 18.3968°N 75.0125°W / 18.3968; -75.0125 (Navassa High Point UM (57))

Minor outlying islands

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

Gallery

See also

Notes

References

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