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.<ref name=USGS>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Elevations

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

State, district, or territory	Highest point, rank & elevation<ref name=USGS/>Template:Efn			Lowest point, rank & elevation<ref name=USGS/>Template:Efn			Template:Nowrap				High point coordinatesTemplate:Efn
Template:Flag	Cheaha Mountain<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	38	Gulf of Mexico	3	41	38	Template:Coord
Template:FlagTemplate:Efn	Denali (Mount McKinley)<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	1	Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean	3	15	1	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Lata Mountain on [[Ta‘ū|TaTemplate:Okinaū Island]]<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	36	Pacific Ocean	3	NA	NA	35	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Humphreys Peak<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	12	Colorado River at Mexico border	33	7	6	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mount Magazine<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	37	Ouachita River at Louisiana border	32	37	37	Template:Coord
Template:FlagTemplate:Efn	Mount Whitney<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	2	Badwater Basin in Death ValleyTemplate:Efn	1	11	2	Template:Coord
Template:FlagTemplate:Efn	Mount Elbert<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	3	Arikaree River at Kansas borderTemplate:Efn	57	1	10	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Southern slope of Mount Frissell at Massachusetts border<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	39	Long Island Sound	3	41	39	Template:Coord
Template:FlagTemplate:Efn	Near the Ebright Azimuth<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref><ref name=dgs>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=Schenck>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	54	Atlantic Ocean	3	52	54	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Point Reno<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	55	Potomac River at eastern Maryland border	31	49	55	Template:Coord
Template:FlagTemplate:Efn	Britton Hill<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	56	Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico	3	50	56	Template:Coord
Template:Flagicon Georgia	Brasstown Bald<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	25	Atlantic Ocean	3	38	22	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mount Lamlam<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	48	Pacific Ocean	3	NA		46	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mauna Kea<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	6	Pacific Ocean	3	10	4	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Borah Peak<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	11	Confluence of Snake and Clearwater rivers	49	6	7	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Charles Mound<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	50	Confluence of Mississippi and Ohio rivers	39	38	49	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Hoosier Hill<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	49	Confluence of Wabash and Ohio rivers	41	34	50	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Hawkeye Point<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	45	Confluence of Mississippi and Des Moines rivers	44	22	47	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mount Sunflower<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	29	Verdigris River at Oklahoma border	48	14	32	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Black Mountain<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	28	Mississippi River at Kentucky Bend	38	35	28	Template:Coord
Template:FlagTemplate:Efn	Driskill Mountain<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	53	New Orleans	2	50	53	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mount Katahdin<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	22	Atlantic Ocean	3	38	21	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Hoye-Crest<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	33	Atlantic Ocean	3	44	31	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mount Greylock<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	32	Atlantic Ocean	3	41	30	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mount Arvon<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	41	Lake Erie	45	29	44	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Eagle Mountain<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	40	Lake Superior	47	21	41	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Woodall Mountain<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	52	Gulf of Mexico	3	46	52	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Taum Sauk Mountain<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	44	Saint Francis River at southern Arkansas border	36	33	43	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Granite Peak<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	10	Kootenai River at Idaho border	53	8	11	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Panorama Point<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	20	Missouri River at Kansas border	51	12	25	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Boundary Peak<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	9	Colorado River at California border	43	5	5	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mount Washington<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	18	Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Maine)	3	25	17	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	High Point<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	43	Atlantic Ocean	3	47	40	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Wheeler Peak<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	8	Red Bluff Reservoir on Texas border	55	4	13	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mount Marcy<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	21	Atlantic Ocean	3	25	20	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mount Mitchell<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	16	Atlantic Ocean	3	36	15	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	White Butte<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	31	Red River of the North at Manitoba border	50	15	36	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mount Agrihan on the island of Agrihan<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	35	Pacific Ocean	3	NA		34	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Campbell Hill<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	47	Ohio River at Indiana border	42	32	48	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Black Mesa<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	23	Little River at Arkansas border	40	20	23	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mount Hood<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	13	Pacific Ocean	3	9	9	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mount Davis<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	34	Delaware River at Delaware border	3	22	33	Template:Coord
Template:FlagTemplate:Efn	Cerro de Punta<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	27	Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea)	3	31	26	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Jerimoth Hill<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	51	Atlantic Ocean	3	48	51	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Sassafras Mountain<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	30	Atlantic Ocean	3	44	29	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Black Elk Peak<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	15	Big Stone Lake on Minnesota border	52	13	18	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Kuwohi (formerly Clingmans Dome)<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	17	Mississippi River at Mississippi border	35	29	16	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Guadalupe Peak<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	14	Gulf of Mexico	3	17	14	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Kings Peak<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	7	Beaver Dam Wash at Arizona border	54	3	8	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mount Mansfield<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	26	Lake Champlain	34	25	27	Template:Coord
Template:Flagicon Virgin Islands	Crown Mountain on the island of Saint Thomas<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	46	Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea)	3	NA		42	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Mount Rogers<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	19	Atlantic Ocean	3	28	19	Template:Coord
Template:Flagicon Washington	Mount Rainier<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	4	Pacific Ocean	3	17	3	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Spruce Knob<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	24	Potomac River at Virginia border	37	19	24	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Timms Hill<ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>	42	Lake Michigan	46	24	45	Template:Coord
Template:Flag	Gannett Peak<ref>Template:Cite ngs</ref><ref>Template:Cite pb</ref>Template:Efn	5	Belle Fourche River at South Dakota border	56	2	12	Template:Coord
Template:Flagicon Outlying islands	Navassa Island high point<ref name=Navassa>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	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<ref name=PIWR>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Howland Island high point – Template:Convert<ref name=PIWR/>
• Jarvis Island high point – Template:Convert<ref name=PIWR/>
• Johnston Atoll, Sand Island high point – Template:Convert<ref name=PIWR/>
• Kingman Reef high point – less than Template:Convert<ref name=PIWR/>
• Midway Atoll, Sand Island high point – Template:Convert<ref name=PIWR/> – The highest point of the U.S. minor outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean.
• Navassa Island high point – Template:Convert<ref name=Navassa/> – The highest point of all the U.S. minor outlying islands.
• Palmyra Atoll high point – Template:Convert<ref name=PIWR/>
• Wake Island high point – Template:Convert<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Highpoint gallery (in order of elevation)

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  1. Denali in Alaska (federally designated Mount McKinley)
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  2. Mount Whitney in California
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  3. Mount Elbert in Colorado
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  4. Mount Rainier in Washington
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  5. Gannett Peak in Wyoming
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  7. Kings Peak in Utah
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  8. Wheeler Peak in New Mexico
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  9. Boundary Peak in Nevada
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  10. Granite Peak in Montana
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  11. Borah Peak in Idaho
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  12. Humphreys Peak in Arizona
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  13. Mount Hood in Oregon
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  14. Guadalupe Peak in Texas
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  15. Black Elk Peak in South Dakota (formerly Harney Peak)
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  16. Mount Mitchell in North Carolina
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  17. Kuwohi in Tennessee (formerly Clingmans Dome)
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  18. Mount Washington in New Hampshire
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  19. Mount Rogers in Virginia
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  20. Panorama Point in Nebraska
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  21. Mount Marcy in New York
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  22. Mount Katahdin in Maine
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  23. Black Mesa in Oklahoma
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  24. Spruce Knob in West Virginia (background mountain)
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  25. Brasstown Bald in Georgia (background mountain)
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  26. Mount Mansfield in Vermont
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  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