List of U.S. states and territories by elevation

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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.

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Enlargeable map of the 50 U.S. states by mean elevation.

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

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

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

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 Template:Convert. Mean elevation data is not available for the other U.S. territories.

Cultural significance

Those who try to summit the highest point in each U.S. state and territory are known as highpointers.

Elevations

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

State, district, or territory	Highest point, rank & elevationTemplate:Efn			Lowest point, rank & elevationTemplate:Efn			Elevation: rank, mean;Template:Efn rank, rangeTemplate:Efn				High point coordinatesTemplate:Efn
Template:Country data Alabama	Cheaha Mountain	38	Gulf of Mexico	3	41	38	Template:Coord
Template:Country data AlaskaTemplate:Efn	Denali (Mount McKinley)Template:Efn	1	Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean	3	15	1	Template:Coord
Template:Country data American Samoa	Lata Mountain on Taʻū Island	36	Pacific Ocean	3	NA	NA	35	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Arizona	Humphreys Peak	12	Colorado River at Sonora border, San Luis, Arizona	33	7	6	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Arkansas	Mount MagazineTemplate:Efn	37	Ouachita River at Louisiana border	32	37	37	Template:Coord
Template:Country data CaliforniaTemplate:Efn	Mount WhitneyTemplate:Efn	2	Badwater Basin in Death ValleyTemplate:Efn	1	11	2	Template:Coord
Template:Country data ColoradoTemplate:Efn	Mount ElbertTemplate:Efn	3	Arikaree River at Kansas borderTemplate:Efn	57	1	10	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Connecticut	Southern slope of Mount Frissell at Massachusetts borderTemplate:Efn	39	Long Island Sound	3	41	39	Template:Coord
Template:Country data DelawareTemplate:Efn	Near the Ebright Azimuth	54	Atlantic Ocean	3	52	54	Template:Coord
Template:Country data District of Columbia	Point Reno	55	Potomac River at eastern Maryland border	31	49	55	Template:Coord
Template:Country data FloridaTemplate:Efn	Britton HillTemplate:Efn	56	Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico	3	50	56	Template:Coord
Template:Flagicon Georgia	Brasstown Bald	25	Atlantic Ocean	3	38	22	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Guam	Mount LamlamTemplate:Efn	48	Pacific Ocean	3	NA		46	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Hawaii	Mauna KeaTemplate:Efn	6	Pacific Ocean	3	10	4	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Idaho	Borah Peak	11	Confluence of Snake and Clearwater rivers	49	6	7	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Illinois	Charles MoundTemplate:Efn	50	Confluence of Mississippi and Ohio rivers	39	38	49	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Indiana	Hoosier Hill	49	Confluence of Wabash and Ohio rivers	41	34	50	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Iowa	Hawkeye Point	45	Confluence of Mississippi and Des Moines rivers	44	22	47	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Kansas	Mount SunflowerTemplate:Efn	29	Verdigris River at Oklahoma border	48	14	32	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Kentucky	Black Mountain	28	Mississippi River at Kentucky Bend	38	35	28	Template:Coord
Template:Country data LouisianaTemplate:Efn	Driskill Mountain	53	New Orleans	2	50	53	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Maine	Mount KatahdinTemplate:Efn	22	Atlantic Ocean	3	38	21	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Maryland	Hoye-Crest	33	Atlantic Ocean	3	44	31	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Massachusetts	Mount GreylockTemplate:Efn	32	Atlantic Ocean	3	41	30	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Michigan	Mount ArvonTemplate:Efn	41	Lake Erie	45	29	44	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Minnesota	Eagle Mountain	40	Lake Superior	47	21	41	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Mississippi	Woodall Mountain	52	Gulf of Mexico	3	46	52	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Missouri	Taum Sauk MountainTemplate:Efn	44	Saint Francis River at southern Arkansas border	36	33	43	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Montana	Granite PeakTemplate:Efn	10	Kootenai River at Idaho border	53	8	11	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Nebraska	Panorama PointTemplate:Efn	20	Missouri River at Kansas border	51	12	25	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Nevada	Boundary PeakTemplate:Efn	9	Colorado River at California border	43	5	5	Template:Coord
Template:Country data New Hampshire	Mount WashingtonTemplate:Efn	18	Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Maine)	3	25	17	Template:Coord
Template:Country data New Jersey	High Point	43	Atlantic Ocean	3	47	40	Template:Coord
Template:Country data New Mexico	Wheeler PeakTemplate:Efn	8	Red Bluff Reservoir on Texas border	55	4	13	Template:Coord
Template:Country data New York	Mount MarcyTemplate:Efn	21	Atlantic Ocean	3	25	20	Template:Coord
Template:Country data North Carolina	Mount MitchellTemplate:Efn	16	Atlantic Ocean	3	36	15	Template:Coord
Template:Country data North Dakota	White Butte	31	Red River of the North at Manitoba border	50	15	36	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Northern Mariana Islands	Mount Agrihan on the island of AgrihanTemplate:Efn	35	Pacific Ocean	3	NA		34	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Ohio	Campbell Hill	47	Ohio River at Indiana border	42	32	48	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Oklahoma	Black Mesa	23	Little River at Arkansas border	40	20	23	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Oregon	Mount HoodTemplate:Efn	13	Pacific Ocean	3	9	9	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Pennsylvania	Mount Davis	34	Delaware River at Delaware border	3	22	33	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Puerto RicoTemplate:Efn	Cerro de PuntaTemplate:Efn	27	Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea)	3	31	26	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Rhode Island	Jerimoth Hill	51	Atlantic Ocean	3	48	51	Template:Coord
Template:Country data South Carolina	Sassafras Mountain	30	Atlantic Ocean	3	44	29	Template:Coord
Template:Country data South Dakota	Black Elk PeakTemplate:Efn	15	Big Stone Lake on Minnesota border	52	13	18	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Tennessee	Kuwohi (formerly Clingmans Dome)Template:Efn	17	Mississippi River at Mississippi border	35	29	16	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Texas	Guadalupe PeakTemplate:Efn	14	Gulf of Mexico	3	17	14	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Utah	Kings PeakTemplate:Efn	7	Beaver Dam Wash at Arizona border	54	3	8	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Vermont	Mount MansfieldTemplate:Efn	26	Lake Champlain	34	25	27	Template:Coord
Template:Flagicon Virgin Islands	Crown Mountain on the island of Saint Thomas	46	Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea)	3	NA		42	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Virginia	Mount Rogers	19	Atlantic Ocean	3	28	19	Template:Coord
Template:Flagicon Washington	Mount RainierTemplate:Efn	4	Pacific Ocean	3	17	3	Template:Coord
Template:Country data West Virginia	Spruce Knob	24	Potomac River at Virginia border	37	19	24	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Wisconsin	Timms Hill	42	Lake Michigan	46	24	45	Template:Coord
Template:Country data Wyoming	Gannett PeakTemplate:Efn	5	Belle Fourche River at South Dakota border	56	2	12	Template:Coord
Template:Flagicon Outlying islands	Navassa Island high point	57	Navassa Island in the Caribbean Sea and other islands in the Pacific Ocean	3	NA		57	Template:Coord

Minor outlying islands

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

• Baker Island high point – Template:Convert
• Howland Island high point – Template:Convert
• Jarvis Island high point – Template:Convert
• Johnston Atoll, Sand Island high point – Template:Convert
• Kingman Reef high point – less than Template:Convert
• Midway Atoll, Sand Island high point – Template:Convert – The highest point of the U.S. minor outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean.
• Navassa Island high point – Template:Convert – The highest point of all the U.S. minor outlying islands.
• Palmyra Atoll high point – Template:Convert
• Wake Island high point – Template:Convert

Highpoint gallery (in order of elevation)

• 1. Denali in Alaska (federally designated Mount McKinley)
  1. Denali in Alaska (federally designated Mount McKinley)
• 2. Mount Whitney in California
  2. Mount Whitney in California
• 3. Mount Elbert in Colorado
  3. Mount Elbert in Colorado
• 4. Mount Rainier in Washington
  4. Mount Rainier in Washington
• 5. Gannett Peak in Wyoming
  5. Gannett Peak in Wyoming
• 6. Mauna Kea in Hawaiʻi
  6. Mauna Kea in Hawaiʻi
• 7. Kings Peak in Utah
  7. Kings Peak in Utah
• 8. Wheeler Peak in New Mexico
  8. Wheeler Peak in New Mexico
• 9. Boundary Peak in Nevada
  9. Boundary Peak in Nevada
• 10. Granite Peak in Montana
  10. Granite Peak in Montana
• 11. Borah Peak in Idaho
  11. Borah Peak in Idaho
• 12. Humphreys Peak in Arizona
  12. Humphreys Peak in Arizona
• 13. Mount Hood in Oregon
  13. Mount Hood in Oregon
• 14. Guadalupe Peak in Texas
  14. Guadalupe Peak in Texas
• 15. Black Elk Peak in South Dakota (formerly Harney Peak)
  15. Black Elk Peak in South Dakota (formerly Harney Peak)
• 16. Mount Mitchell in North Carolina
  16. Mount Mitchell in North Carolina
• 17. Kuwohi in Tennessee (formerly Clingmans Dome)
  17. Kuwohi in Tennessee (formerly Clingmans Dome)
• 18. Mount Washington in New Hampshire
  18. Mount Washington in New Hampshire
• 19. Mount Rogers in Virginia
  19. Mount Rogers in Virginia
• 20. Panorama Point in Nebraska
  20. Panorama Point in Nebraska
• 21. Mount Marcy in New York
  21. Mount Marcy in New York
• 22. Mount Katahdin in Maine
  22. Mount Katahdin in Maine
• 23. Black Mesa in Oklahoma
  23. Black Mesa in Oklahoma
• 24. Spruce Knob in West Virginia (background mountain)
  24. Spruce Knob in West Virginia (background mountain)
• 25. Brasstown Bald in Georgia (background mountain)
  25. Brasstown Bald in Georgia (background mountain)
• 26. Mount Mansfield in Vermont
  26. Mount Mansfield in Vermont
• 27. Cerro de Punta in Puerto Rico
  27. Cerro de Punta in Puerto Rico
• 28. Black Mountain in Kentucky
  28. Black Mountain in Kentucky
• 29. Mount Sunflower in Kansas
  29. Mount Sunflower in Kansas
• 30. Sassafras Mountain in South Carolina
  30. Sassafras Mountain in South Carolina
• 31. White Butte in North Dakota
  31. White Butte in North Dakota
• 32. Mount Greylock in Massachusetts
  32. Mount Greylock in Massachusetts
• 33. Hoye-Crest in Maryland
  33. Hoye-Crest in Maryland
• 34. Mount Davis in Pennsylvania (background mountain)
  34. Mount Davis in Pennsylvania (background mountain)
• 35. Mount Agrihan in the Northern Mariana Islands
  35. Mount Agrihan in the Northern Mariana Islands
• 36. Lata Mountain in American Samoa
  36. Lata Mountain in American Samoa
• 37. Mount Magazine in Arkansas
  37. Mount Magazine in Arkansas
• 38. Cheaha Mountain in Alabama
  38. Cheaha Mountain in Alabama
• 39. Southern Slope of Mount Frissell in Connecticut
  39. Southern Slope of Mount Frissell in Connecticut
• 40. Eagle Mountain in Minnesota
  40. Eagle Mountain in Minnesota
• 41. Mount Arvon in Michigan
  41. Mount Arvon in Michigan
• 42. Timms Hill in Wisconsin
  42. Timms Hill in Wisconsin
• 43. High Point in New Jersey
  43. High Point in New Jersey
• 44. Taum Sauk Mountain in Missouri
  44. Taum Sauk Mountain in Missouri
• 45. Hawkeye Point in Iowa
  45. Hawkeye Point in Iowa
• 46. Crown Mountain in the US Virgin Islands
  46. Crown Mountain in the US Virgin Islands
• 47. Campbell Hill in Ohio
  47. Campbell Hill in Ohio
• 48. Mount Lamlam in Guam
  48. Mount Lamlam in Guam
• 49. Hoosier Hill in Indiana
  49. Hoosier Hill in Indiana
• 50. Charles Mound in Illinois
  50. Charles Mound in Illinois
• 51. Jerimoth Hill in Rhode Island
  51. Jerimoth Hill in Rhode Island
• 52. Woodall Mountain in Mississippi
  52. Woodall Mountain in Mississippi
• 53. Driskill Mountain in Louisiana
  53. Driskill Mountain in Louisiana
• 54. Ebright Azimuth in Delaware
  54. Ebright Azimuth in Delaware
• 55. Point Reno in the District of Columbia
  55. Point Reno in the District of Columbia
• 56. Britton Hill in Florida
  56. Britton Hill in Florida
• 57. The highest point of Navassa Island is the highest point of all the US Minor Outlying Islands.
  57. The highest point of Navassa Island is the highest point of all the US Minor Outlying Islands.

Lowpoint gallery

• The Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest point in California, the United States, and all of North America.
  The Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest point in California, the United States, and all of North America.
• The lowpoints of Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, the Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, the US Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, and the US Minor Outlying Islands are all at sea level.
  The lowpoints of Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, the Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, the US Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, and the US Minor Outlying Islands are all at sea level.
• The Arikaree River at the Colorado-Kansas border is the lowest point in Colorado, and the highest state lowpoint in the United States.
  The Arikaree River at the Colorado-Kansas border is the lowest point in Colorado, and the highest state lowpoint in the United States.

See also

• Highpointing
• List of elevation extremes by country
• List of elevation extremes by region
• Lists of highest points
  • List of highest U.S. county high points
  • 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 counties in the United States
• List of highest United States cities by state

External links

• National Geodetic Survey
  • Finding Survey Marks and Datasheets
• United States Geological Survey
  • National Map Search
  • Elevation Point Query Service