List of U.S. states by elevation

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

• The elevation of their highest point;
• the elevation of their lowest points;
• their mean elevation;
• 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 includes interval measures of highest and lowest elevation for all fifty states and the District of Columbia.^[1]

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 Mount McKinley, at 20,320 ft (6,194 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 282 ft (86 m) below sea level, the lowest point in the United States;^[2] 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 continental forty-eight states or in all fifty states.^[3] As of 2006, 155 people had successfully reached all fifty state highpoints.^[4] Roughly 200–300 people attend the Highpointers Club convention each year.^[5]

All elevations in the table below have been adjusted to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 unless otherwise noted.^[6] The mean elevation for each state is accurate to the nearest 100 ft (30 m).

Contents 1 Elevation table 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Elevation table

Elevations of the 50 United States^[1][7][8]

State	Highest point	Highest elevation	Lowest point	Lowest elevation	Mean elevation	Elevation span
Alabama	Cheaha Mountain[9]	!B9933994494599 2,413 ft 736 m	Gulf of Mexico	!F sea level	!B9949761194791 500 ft 150 m	!B9933994494599 2,413 ft 736 m
Alaska	Mount McKinley[10][11] (Denali)	!B9912687379076 20,320 ft 6194 m	Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean	!F sea level	!B9936386975224 1,900 ft 580 m	!B9912687379076 20,320 ft 6194 m
Arizona	Humphreys Peak[12]	!B9917437041495 12,637 ft 3852 m	Colorado River at Sonora border	!B9969089575466 72 ft 22 m	!B9928691011697 4,100 ft 1250 m	!B9917494321385 12,565 ft 3830 m
Arkansas	Magazine Mountain[13]	!B9932677892935 2,753 ft 839 m	Ouachita River at Louisiana border	!B9971845912805 55 ft 17 m	!B9947117329693 650 ft 200 m	!B9932878947080 2,698 ft 822 m
California	Mount Whitney[14][15]	!B9916058788061 14,505 ft 4421 m	Badwater Basin in Death Valley[1][16]	!J0044543472962 −282 ft −86 m	!B9932155429373 2,900 ft 880 m	!B9915867239220 14,785 ft 4507 m
Colorado	Mount Elbert[17][18]	!B9916103674900 14,440 ft 4401 m	Arikaree River at Kansas border[19][20]	!B9930814036978 3,317 ft 1011 m	!B9923632478875 6,800 ft 2070 m	!B9918713263079 11,123 ft 3390 m
Connecticut	Massachusetts border on south side of Mount Frissell	!B9934135525211 2,379 ft 725 m	Long Island Sound	!F sea level	!B9949761194791 500 ft 150 m	!B9934135525211 2,379 ft 725 m
Delaware	Near the Ebright Azimuth[21][22]	!B9950858756062 447 ft 136 m	Atlantic Ocean	!F sea level	!B9971096282421 60 ft 20 m	!B9950858756062 447 ft 136 m
District of Columbia	Fort Reno[23]	!B9949947123122 490 ft 149 m	Potomac River at eastern Maryland border[10]	!D0012039728043 1.0 ft 0.3 m	!B9961713586035 150 ft 50 m	!B9949967250603 489 ft 149 m
Florida	Britton Hill	!B9953450877221 345 ft 105 m	Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico	!F sea level	!B9965988026183 100 ft 30 m	!B9953450877221 345 ft 105 m
Georgia	Brasstown Bald	!B9927150419226 4,784 ft 1458 m	Atlantic Ocean	!F sea level	!B9947905138471 600 ft 180 m	!B9927150419226 4,784 ft 1458 m
Hawaiʻi	Mauna Kea[24][25]	!B9916554236092 13,803 ft 4207 m	Pacific Ocean	!F sea level	!B9931712879283 3,030 ft 920 m	!B9916554236092 13,803 ft 4207 m
Idaho	Borah Peak[26]	!B9917412667050 12,668 ft 3861 m	Confluence of Snake River and Clearwater River	!B9946182610253 713 ft 217 m	!B9926709062637 5,000 ft 1520 m	!B9917992176278 11,955 ft 3644 m
Illinois	Charles Mound[27]	!B9940693475922 1,235 ft 376 m	Confluence of Mississippi River and Ohio River	!B9955549985661 280 ft 85 m	!B9947905138471 600 ft 180 m	!B9943259896836 955 ft 291 m
Indiana	Hoosier Hill	!B9940519650108 1,257 ft 383 m	Confluence of Ohio River and Wabash River	!B9954211737893 320 ft 97 m	!B9946387078342 700 ft 210 m	!B9943454077695 937 ft 286 m
Iowa	Hawkeye Point	!B9937671591333 1,671 ft 509 m	Confluence of Mississippi River and Des Moines River	!B9950143406919 480 ft 146 m	!B9941849743465 1,100 ft 340 m	!B9941058726857 1,191 ft 363 m
Kansas	Mount Sunflower	!B9928839305839 4,041 ft 1232 m	Verdigris River at Oklahoma border	!B9946667982315 679 ft 207 m	!B9935865410428 2,000 ft 610 m	!B9930680400323 3,361 ft 1025 m
Kentucky	Black Mountain	!B9928585173761 4,145 ft 1263 m	Mississippi River at Kentucky Bend	!B9956381760726 257 ft 78 m	!B9945662779964 750 ft 230 m	!B9929225863381 3,887 ft 1185 m
Louisiana	Driskill Mountain	!B9949062375293 535 ft 163 m	New Orleans	!J0009162907318 −8.2 ft −2.5 m	!B9965988026183 100 ft 30 m	!B9948910167206 543 ft 166 m
Maine	Mount Katahdin[28]	!B9926182490705 5,270 ft 1606 m	Atlantic Ocean	!F sea level	!B9947905138471 600 ft 180 m	!B9926182490705 5,270 ft 1606 m
Maryland	Hoye-Crest	!B9930685281944 3,360 ft 1024 m	Atlantic Ocean	!F sea level	!B9953271711655 350 ft 110 m	!B9930685281944 3,360 ft 1024 m
Massachusetts	Mount Greylock[29]	!B9930307733989 3,489 ft 1063 m	Atlantic Ocean	!F sea level	!B9949761194791 500 ft 150 m	!B9930307733989 3,489 ft 1063 m
Michigan	Mount Arvon	!B9935977511833 1,979 ft 603 m	Lake Erie	!B9948409447007 571 ft 174 m	!B9943868718936 900 ft 270 m	!B9939380769892 1,408 ft 429 m
Minnesota	Eagle Mountain	!B9934467793855 2,302 ft 701 m	Lake Superior	!B9947894215477 601 ft 183 m	!B9940973666665 1,200 ft 370 m	!B9937494457748 1,700 ft 518 m
Mississippi	Woodall Mountain[30]	!B9944946684640 807 ft 246 m	Gulf of Mexico	!F sea level	!B9954891404934 300 ft 90 m	!B9944946684640 807 ft 246 m
Missouri	Taum Sauk Mountain	!B9937082456924 1,772 ft 540 m	Saint Francis River at southern Arkansas border	!B9957500772059 230 ft 70 m	!B9945028317747 800 ft 240 m	!B9938472673052 1,542 ft 470 m
Montana	Granite Peak[31]	!B9917303711344 12,807 ft 3904 m	Kootenai River at Idaho border	!B9936904454242 1,804 ft 550 m	!B9930568775771 3,400 ft 1040 m	!B9918821805070 11,003 ft 3354 m
Nebraska	Panorama Point	!B9925889876667 5,427 ft 1654 m	Missouri River at Kansas border	!B9944544320067 840 ft 256 m	!B9933254386081 2,600 ft 790 m	!B9927572020772 4,587 ft 1398 m
Nevada	Boundary Peak[32]	!B9917041769333 13,147 ft 4007 m	Colorado River at California border	!B9950116103148 481 ft 147 m	!B9925758347189 5,500 ft 1680 m	!B9917414739159 12,665 ft 3860 m
New Hampshire	Mount Washington[33][34]	!B9924416606331 6,288 ft 1917 m	Atlantic Ocean	!F sea level	!B9942803441761 1,000 ft 300 m	!B9924416606331 6,288 ft 1917 m
New Jersey	High Point	!B9936911732263 1,802 ft 549 m	Atlantic Ocean	!F sea level	!B9956692666597 250 ft 80 m	!B9936911732263 1,802 ft 549 m
New Mexico	Wheeler Peak[35]	!B9917026308754 13,167 ft 4013 m	Red Bluff Reservoir on Texas border	!B9932353071038 2,844 ft 867 m	!B9925400852337 5,700 ft 1740 m	!B9919459222161 10,323 ft 3147 m
New York	Mount Marcy[36]	!B9926045423918 5,343 ft 1629 m	Atlantic Ocean	!F sea level	!B9942803441761 1,000 ft 300 m	!B9926045423918 5,343 ft 1629 m
North Carolina	Mount Mitchell[37]	!B9923806193192 6,684 ft 2037 m	Atlantic Ocean	!F sea level	!B9946387078342 700 ft 210 m	!B9923806193192 6,684 ft 2037 m
North Dakota	White Butte	!B9930253340157 3,508 ft 1069 m	Red River of the North at Manitoba border	!B9945662779964 751 ft 229 m	!B9936386975224 1,900 ft 580 m	!B9932663600412 2,757 ft 840 m
Ohio	Campbell Hill	!B9938424914936 1,549 ft 472 m	Ohio River at Indiana border	!B9950669659519 455 ft 139 m	!B9944431719383 850 ft 260 m	!B9941905070709 1,094 ft 333 m
Oklahoma	Black Mesa	!B9926758528612 4,975 ft 1516 m	Little River at Arkansas border	!B9955215274670 289 ft 88 m	!B9940185857887 1,300 ft 400 m	!B9927357037860 4,686 ft 1428 m
Oregon	Mount Hood[38]	!B9918600343752 11,249 ft 3429 m	Pacific Ocean	!F sea level	!B9930862626493 3,300 ft 1010 m	!B9918600343752 11,249 ft 3429 m
Pennsylvania	Mount Davis	!B9931132640882 3,213 ft 979 m	Delaware River at Delaware border	!F sea level	!B9941849743465 1,100 ft 340 m	!B9931132640882 3,213 ft 979 m
Rhode Island	Jerimoth Hill	!B9944893978254 811 ft 247 m	Atlantic Ocean	!F sea level	!B9958891261358 200 ft 60 m	!B9944893978254 811 ft 247 m
South Carolina	Sassafras Mountain	!B9930105725723 3,560 ft 1085 m	Atlantic Ocean	!F sea level	!B9953271711655 350 ft 110 m	!B9930105725723 3,560 ft 1085 m
South Dakota	Harney Peak[39]	!B9923001575926 7,244 ft 2208 m	Big Stone Lake on Minnesota border	!B9943130246436 968 ft 295 m	!B9934912308630 2,200 ft 670 m	!B9924435720305 6,276 ft 1913 m
Tennessee	Clingmans Dome	!B9923867244043 6,643 ft 2025 m	Mississippi River at Mississippi border	!B9960073190915 178 ft 54 m	!B9943868718936 900 ft 270 m	!B9924138559114 6,466 ft 1971 m
Texas	Guadalupe Peak[40]	!B9921111405058 8,751 ft 2667 m	Gulf of Mexico	!F sea level	!B9937500247577 1,700 ft 520 m	!B9921111405058 8,751 ft 2667 m
Utah	Kings Peak[41]	!B9916763187447 13,518 ft 4120 m	Beaver Dam Wash at Arizona border	!B9935011156222 2,180 ft 664 m	!B9924722060122 6,100 ft 1860 m	!B9918521618056 11,338 ft 3456 m
Vermont	Mount Mansfield[42]	!B9927998064771 4,395 ft 1340 m	Lake Champlain	!B9966327041700 95 ft 29 m	!B9942803441761 1,000 ft 300 m	!B9928216910049 4,300 ft 1311 m
Virginia	Mount Rogers	!B9925348027226 5,729 ft 1746 m	Atlantic Ocean	!F sea level	!B9943301190770 950 ft 290 m	!B9925348027226 5,729 ft 1746 m
Washington	Mount Rainier[43]	!B9916119137179 14,417 ft 4394 m	Pacific Ocean	!F sea level	!B9937500247577 1,700 ft 520 m	!B9916119137179 14,417 ft 4394 m
West Virginia	Spruce Knob[44]	!B9926988521941 4,862 ft 1482 m	Potomac River at Virginia border	!B9957095405588 240 ft 73 m	!B9938753166091 1,500 ft 460 m	!B9927493644881 4,623 ft 1409 m
Wisconsin	Timms Hill	!B9936119429232 1,951 ft 595 m	Lake Michigan	!B9948267924444 579 ft 176 m	!B9942316790042 1,050 ft 320 m	!B9939639923901 1,372 ft 418 m
Wyoming	Gannett Peak[45]	!B9916549958728 13,809 ft 4209 m	Belle Fourche River at South Dakota border	!B9931487092579 3,101 ft 945 m	!B9923783150012 6,700 ft 2040 m	!B9919092912839 10,709 ft 3264 m
United States	Mount McKinley (Denali)[10][11]	!B9912687379076 20,320 ft 6194 m	Badwater Basin in Death Valley[16]	!J0044543472962 −282 ft −86 m	!B9933640534443 2,500 ft 760 m	!B9912550276184 20,601 ft 6279 m

Gallery

See also

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

References

External links

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

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