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This article contains a list of U.S. states by elevation, which allows the states to be compared. The elevation of U.S. states may be described in a number of ways:[1]: by the elevation of their highest point, the elevation of their lowest points, their mean elevation, the difference between their highest points and lowest points, and the prominence of their highest points. These different measures yield different answers to the question, "which is the highest/most rugged/lowest/flattest state?".

By several measures, Alaska is the highest and most rugged state, due to Mount McKinley. Mount McKinley, at 20,320 ft (6,194 m), is the highest point in the United States. It is also the most prominent peak in the United States. Colorado is an alternative to Alaska for highest state: Colorado has the highest average altitude of any state.

There is no clearcut lowest/flattest state: Florida has the lowest high point and the least difference between highest and lowest point; Delaware has the lowest mean elevation; and California has the lowest point in the United States (Badwater, at 282 ft (86 m) below sea level.)

In the list below, the elevations listed are in the NGVD29 vertical datum, unless otherwise noted. This is an out-of-date datum: elevations in the more up-to-date NAVD88 vertical datum can be individually accessed at the National Geodetic Survey web site.[2]

State Highest point Highest
elevation
(ft)		 Highest
elevation
(m)		 Lowest point Lowest
elevation
(ft)		 Lowest
elevation
(m)		 Mean
elevation
(ft)		 Mean
elevation
(m)		 Elevation
difference
(ft)		 Elevation
difference
(m)		 Topographic
prominence
(ft)		 Topographic
prominence
(m)
Alabama Cheaha Mountain[3] 2,413 735 Gulf of Mexico 0 0 500 150 2,413 735 1,425 434
Alaska Mount McKinley[4] 20,320 6,198 Pacific Ocean 0 0 1,900 580 20,320 6,198 20,156 6,144
Arizona Humphreys Peak 12,633 3,850 Colorado River 70 21 4,100 1,300 12,563 3,832 6,039 1,841
Arkansas Mount Magazine 2,753 840 Ouachita River 55 17 650 200 2,698 823 2,133 650
California Mount Whitney[3] 14,505 4,421 Death Valley[5] -282 -86 2,900 880 14,776 4,505 10,075 3,071
Colorado Mount Elbert[3] 14,440 4,401 Arikaree River[6] 3,315 1,010 6,800 2,100 11,125 3,391 9,073 2,765
Connecticut Mount Frissell 2,380 726 Long Island Sound 0 0 500 150 2,380 726 0 0
Delaware Ebright Azimuth 448 137 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 60 20 448 137 32 10
District of Columbia Fort Reno 410 125 Potomac River 1 0 150 50 409 125
Florida Britton Hill 345 105 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 100 30 345 105
Georgia Brasstown Bald 4,784 1,459 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 600 180 4,784 1,459 2,107 642
Hawaii Mauna Kea 13,796 4,208 Pacific Ocean 0 0 3,030 920 13,796 4,208 13,796 4,208
Idaho Borah Peak 12,662 3,859 Snake River 710 217 5,000 1,500 11,952 3,645 5,982 1,823
Illinois Charles Mound 1,235 377 Mississippi River 279 85 600 180 956 292
Indiana Hoosier Hill 1,257 383 Ohio River 320 98 700 210 937 285
Iowa Hawkeye Point 1,670 509 Mississippi River 480 146 1,100 340 1,190 363 40 12
Kansas Mount Sunflower 4,039 1,232 Verdigris River 679 207 2,000 610 3,360 1,025 19 6
Kentucky Black Mountain[7] 4,145 1,263 Mississippi River 257 78 750 230 3,888 1,185 1,899 579
Louisiana Driskill Mountain 535 163 New Orleans -8 -2 100 30 543 165 225 69
Maine Mount Katahdin 5,267 1,606 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 600 180 5,267 1,606 4,288 1,307
Maryland Hoye-Crest 3,360 1,025 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 350 110 3,360 1,025 80 24
Massachusetts Mount Greylock 3,487 1,064 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 500 150 3,487 1,064 2,464 751
Michigan Mount Arvon 1,979 604 Lake Erie 571 174 900 280 1,408 430
Minnesota Eagle Mountain 2,301 702 Lake Superior 601 183 1,200 366 1,700 519 1321 403
Mississippi Woodall Mountain 806 246 Gulf of Mexico 0 0 300 90 806 246 296 90
Missouri Taum Sauk Mountain 1,772 540 Saint Francis River 230 70 800 240 1,542 470
Montana Granite Peak 12,799 3,904 Kootenai River 1,800 549 3,400 1,000 10,999 3,355 4,759 1,451
Nebraska Panorama Point 5,424 1,654 Missouri River 840 256 2,600 790 4,584 1,398 26 8
Nevada Boundary Peak 13,140 4,007 Colorado River 479 146 5,500 1,700 12,661 3,861 253 77
New Hampshire Mount Washington 6,288 1,918 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 1,000 300 6,288 1,918 6,148 1,874
New Jersey High Point 1,803 550 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 250 80 1,803 550 883 269
New Mexico Wheeler Peak 13,161 4,014 Red Bluff Reservoir 2,842 867 5,700 1,700 10,319 3,147 3,409 1,039
New York Mount Marcy 5,344 1,630 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 1,000 300 5,344 1,630 4,925 1,501
North Carolina Mount Mitchell 6,684 2,039 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 700 210 6,684 2,039 6,089 1,856
North Dakota White Butte 3,506 1,069 Red River 750 229 1,900 580 2,756 840
Ohio Campbell Hill 1,549 472 Ohio River 455 139 850 260 1,094 333 639 195
Oklahoma Black Mesa 4,973 1,517 Little River 289 88 1,300 400 4,684 1,429 0 0
Oregon Mount Hood 11,249 3,429 Pacific Ocean 0 0 3,300 1,000 11,249 3,429 7,706 2,349
Pennsylvania Mount Davis 3,213 980 Delaware River 0 0 1,100 340 3,213 980
Rhode Island Jerimoth Hill 812 248 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 350 110 812 248 192 58
South Carolina Sassafras Mountain 3,560 1,086 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 350 110 3,560 1,086 754 230
South Dakota Harney Peak 7,242 2,209 Big Stone Lake 966 295 2,200 670 6,276 1,914 2,922 891
Tennessee Clingmans Dome 6,643 2,026 Mississippi River 178 54 900 280 6,465 1,972 4,503 1,373
Texas Guadalupe Peak 8,749 2,668 Gulf of Mexico 0 0 1,700 520 8,749 2,668 3,029 923
Utah Kings Peak 13,528 4,126 Beaver Dam Wash 2,000 610 6,100 1,860 11,528 3,516 6,348 1,935
Vermont Mount Mansfield 4,393 1,340 Lake Champlain 95 29 1,000 300 4,298 1,311 3,633 1,107
Virginia Mount Rogers 5,729 1,747 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 950 290 5,729 1,747 2,449 746
Washington Mount Rainier 14,410 4,395 Pacific Ocean 0 0 1,700 520 14,410 4,395 13,211 4,027
West Virginia Spruce Knob 4,861 1,483 Potomac River 240 73 1,500 460 4,621 1,410 2,781 848
Wisconsin Timms Hill 1,951 595 Lake Michigan 579 177 1,050 320 1,372 418
Wyoming Gannett Peak 13,804 4,210 Belle Fourche River 3,099 945 6,700 2,044 10,705 3,265 7,076 2,157

References

  1. ^ "The Statistical Abstract of the United States" (2004).
  2. ^ http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ NGS website
  3. ^ a b c Elevation in the NAVD88 coordinate system. Source: National Geodetic Survey.
  4. ^ The summit of Mount McKinley is the highest point of the United States of America and North America.
  5. ^ The nadir of the Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest point of the United States of America and North America.
  6. ^ The point at which the Arikaree River crosses the Colorado-Kansas border is the highest low point of the 50 United States.
  7. ^ http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=KY Black Mountain elevation

See also

External links


v • d • e
United States state lists
v • d • e
U.S. State Highest Natural Points
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