List of U.S. states by elevation

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Map of high points as red circles, low points as green squares. Low points on coastlines not shown.

This is a list of United States states by elevation. The highest point in the U.S. is Mount McKinley at 20,320 feet (6,194 m). The lowest point in the U.S. is Badwater in Death Valley at 282 feet (86 m) below sea level.

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 This is an out-of-date datum: elevations in the more up-to-date NAVD88 vertical datum can be individually accessed at the National Geodetic Survey web site.^[1]

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 2,405 733 Gulf of Mexico 1000 0 1000 0 500 150 2,405 733 1,425 434

Alaska Denali (Mount McKinley) 20,320 6,198 Pacific Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 1,900 580 20,320 6,198 20,156 6,144

Arizona Humphreys Peak 12,633 3,850 Colorado River 1070 70 1021 21 4,100 1,300 12,563 3,832 6,039 1,841

Arkansas Mount Magazine 2,753 840 Ouachita River 1055 55 1017 17 650 200 2,698 823 2,133 650

California Mount Whitney^[2] 14,505 4,421 Death Valley 0718 -282 0914 -86 2,900 880 14,776 4,505 10,075 3,071

Colorado Mount Elbert 14,440 4,401 Arikaree River 4315 3,315 2010 1,010 6,800 2,100 11,125 3,391 9,073 2,765

Connecticut Mount Frissell 2,380 726 Long Island Sound 1000 0 1000 0 500 150 2,380 726 0 0

Delaware Ebright Azimuth 448 137 Atlantic Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 60 20 448 137 32 10

District of Columbia Tenleytown 410 125 Potomac River 1001 1 1000 0 150 50 409 125

Florida Britton Hill 345 105 Atlantic Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 100 30 345 105

Georgia Brasstown Bald 4,784 1,459 Atlantic Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 600 180 4,784 1,459 2,107 642

Hawaii PuÊ»u WÄ“kiu (Mauna Kea) 13,796 4,208 Pacific Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 3,030 920 13,796 4,208 13,796 4,208

Idaho Borah Peak 12,668 3,861 Snake River 1710 710 1217 217 5,000 1,500 11,952 3,645 5,982 1,823

Illinois Charles Mound 1,235 377 Mississippi River 1279 279 1085 85 600 180 956 292

Indiana Hoosier Hill 1,257 383 Ohio River 1320 320 1098 98 700 210 937 285

Iowa Hawkeye Point 1,670 509 Mississippi River 1480 480 1146 146 1,100 340 1,190 363 40 12

Kansas Mount Sunflower 4,039 1,232 Verdigris River 1679 679 1207 207 2,000 610 3,360 1,025 19 6

Kentucky Black Mountain^[3] 4,145 1,263 Mississippi River 1257 257 1078 78 750 230 3,888 1,185 1,899 579

Louisiana Driskill Mountain 535 163 New Orleans 0992 -8 0998 -2 100 30 543 165 225 69

Maine Mount Katahdin 5,267 1,606 Atlantic Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 600 180 5,267 1,606 4,288 1,307

Maryland Hoye-Crest 3,360 1,025 Atlantic Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 350 110 3,360 1,025 80 24

Massachusetts Mount Greylock 3,487 1,064 Atlantic Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 500 150 3,487 1,064 2,464 751

Michigan Mount Arvon 1,979 604 Lake Erie 1571 571 1174 174 900 280 1,408 430

Minnesota Eagle Mountain 2,301 702 Lake Superior 1601 601 1183 183 1,200 366 1,700 519 1321 403

Mississippi Woodall Mountain 806 246 Gulf of Mexico 1000 0 1000 0 300 90 806 246 296 90

Missouri Taum Sauk Mountain 1,772 540 Saint Francis River 1230 230 1070 70 800 240 1,542 470

Montana Granite Peak 12,799 3,904 Kootenai River 2800 1,800 1549 549 3,400 1,000 10,999 3,355 4,759 1,451

Nebraska Panorama Point 5,424 1,654 Missouri River 1840 840 1256 256 2,600 790 4,584 1,398 26 8

Nevada Boundary Peak 13,140 4,007 Colorado River 1479 479 1146 146 5,500 1,700 12,661 3,861 253 77

New Hampshire Mount Washington 6,288 1,918 Atlantic Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 1,000 300 6,288 1,918 6,148 1,874

New Jersey High Point 1,803 550 Atlantic Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 250 80 1,803 550 883 269

New Mexico Wheeler Peak 13,161 4,014 Red Bluff Reservoir 3842 2,842 1867 867 5,700 1,700 10,319 3,147 3,409 1,039

New York Mount Marcy 5,344 1,630 Atlantic Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 1,000 300 5,344 1,630 4,925 1,501

North Carolina Mount Mitchell 6,684 2,039 Atlantic Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 700 210 6,684 2,039 6,089 1,856

North Dakota White Butte 3,506 1,069 Red River 1750 750 1229 229 1,900 580 2,756 840

Ohio Campbell Hill 1,549 472 Ohio River 1455 455 1139 139 850 260 1,094 333 639 195

Oklahoma Black Mesa 4,973 1,517 Little River 1289 289 1088 88 1,300 400 4,684 1,429 0 0

Oregon Mount Hood 11,239 3,428 Pacific Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 3,300 1,000 11,239 3,428 7,706 2,349

Pennsylvania Mount Davis 3,213 980 Delaware River 1000 0 1000 0 1,100 340 3,213 980

Rhode Island Jerimoth Hill 812 248 Atlantic Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 350 110 812 248 192 58

South Carolina Sassafras Mountain 3,560 1,086 Atlantic Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 350 110 3,560 1,086 754 230

South Dakota Harney Peak 7,242 2,209 Big Stone Lake 1966 966 1295 295 2,200 670 6,276 1,914 2,922 891

Tennessee Clingmans Dome 6,643 2,026 Mississippi River 1178 178 1054 54 900 280 6,465 1,972 4,503 1,373

Texas Guadalupe Peak 8,749 2,668 Gulf of Mexico 1000 0 1000 0 1,700 520 8,749 2,668 3,029 923

Utah Kings Peak 13,528 4,126 Beaver Dam Wash 3000 2,000 1610 610 6,100 1,860 11,528 3,516 6,348 1,935

Vermont Mount Mansfield 4,393 1,340 Lake Champlain 1095 95 1029 29 1,000 300 4,298 1,311 3,633 1,107

Virginia Mount Rogers 5,729 1,747 Atlantic Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 950 290 5,729 1,747 2,449 746

Washington Mount Rainier 14,410 4,395 Pacific Ocean 1000 0 1000 0 1,700 520 14,410 4,395 13,211 4,027

West Virginia Spruce Knob 4,861 1,483 Potomac River 1240 240 1073 73 1,500 460 4,621 1,410 2,781 848

Wisconsin Timms Hill 1,951 595 Lake Michigan 1579 579 1177 177 1,050 320 1,372 418

Wyoming Gannett Peak 13,804 4,210 Belle Fourche River 4099 3,099 1945 945 6,700 2,044 10,705 3,265 7,076 2,157

[edit] References

^ http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ NGS website ^ elevation in the more accurate NAVD88 coordinate system, source: National Geodetic Survey ^ http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=KY Black Mountain elevation

The Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2004 No. 351 Extreme and Mean Elevations by State and Other Areas "Kentucky State Facts"' U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey ^ National Geodetic Survey web site Arikaree River - lowest point in Colorado "U.S. State High Points". Peakbagger.com. Source of prominences