List of U.S. states by elevation

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A topographical map of the contiguous United States with hypsometric tints.
A topographical map of the contiguous United States with hypsometric tints.
Map of high points as red circles, low points as green squares. Low points on coastlines not shown.
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 This is an out-of-date datum: elevations in the more up-to-date NAVD88 vertical datum can be individually accessed at the National Geodetic Survey web site.[1]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)
Alabama Cheaha Mountain 2,405 733 Gulf of Mexico 0 0 500 150 2,405 733
Alaska Denali (Mount McKinley) 20,320 6,198 Pacific Ocean 0 0 1,900 580 20,320 6,198
Arizona Humphreys Peak 12,633 6,910 Colorado River 70 21 4,100 1,300 12,563 3,832
Arkansas Magazine Mountain 2,753 840 Ouachita River 55 17 650 200 2,698 823
California Mount Whitney[2] 14,505 4,421 Death Valley -282 -86 2,900 880 14,776 4,505
Colorado Mount Elbert 14,440 4,401 Arikaree River 3,315 1,010 6,800 2,100 11,125 3,391
Connecticut Mount Frissell 2,380 726 Long Island Sound 0 0 500 150 2,380 726
Delaware Ebright Azimuth 448 137 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 60 20 448 137
District of Columbia Tenleytown 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
Hawaii Puʻu Wēkiu (Mauna Kea) 13,796 4,208 Pacific Ocean 0 0 3,030 920 13,796 4,208
Idaho Borah Peak 12,662 3,862 Snake River 710 217 5,000 1,500 11,952 3,645
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
Kansas Mount Sunflower 4,039 1,232 Verdigris River 679 207 2,000 610 3,360 1,025
Kentucky Black Mountain[3] 4,145 1,263 Mississippi River 257 78 750 230 3,888 1,185
Louisiana Driskill Mountain 535 163 New Orleans -8 -2 100 30 543 165
Maine Mount Katahdin 5,267 1,606 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 600 180 5,267 1,606
Maryland Backbone Mountain 3,360 1,025 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 350 110 3,360 1,025
Massachusetts Mount Greylock 3,487 1,064 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 500 150 3,487 1,064
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
Mississippi Woodall Mountain 806 246 Gulf of Mexico 0 0 300 90 806 246
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
Nebraska Panorama Point 5,424 1,654 Missouri River 840 256 2,600 790 4,584 1,398
Nevada Boundary Peak 13,140 4,007 Colorado River 479 146 5,500 1,700 12,661 3,861
New Hampshire Mount Washington 6,288 1,918 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 1,000 300 6,288 1,918
New Jersey High Point 1,803 550 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 250 80 1,803 550
New Mexico Wheeler Peak 13,161 4,014 Red Bluff Reservoir 2,842 867 5,700 1,700 10,319 3,147
New York Mount Marcy 5,344 1,630 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 1,000 300 5,344 1,630
North Carolina Mount Mitchell 6,684 2,039 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 700 210 6,684 2,039
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
Oklahoma Black Mesa 4,973 1,517 Little River 289 88 1,300 400 4,684 1,429
Oregon Mount Hood 11,239 3,428 Pacific Ocean 0 0 3,300 1,000 11,239 3,428
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
South Carolina Sassafras Mountain 3,560 1,086 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 350 110 3,560 1,086
South Dakota Harney Peak 7,242 2,209 Big Stone Lake 966 295 2,200 670 6,276 1,914
Tennessee Clingmans Dome 6,643 2,026 Mississippi River 178 54 900 280 6,465 1,972
Texas Guadalupe Peak 8,749 2,668 Gulf of Mexico 0 0 1,700 520 8,749 2,668
Utah Kings Peak 13,528 4,126 Beaver Dam Wash 2,000 610 6,100 1,860 11,528 3,516
Vermont Mount Mansfield 4,393 1,340 Lake Champlain 95 29 1,000 300 4,298 1,311
Virginia Mount Rogers 5,729 1,747 Atlantic Ocean 0 0 950 290 5,729 1,747
Washington Mount Rainier 14,410 4,395 Pacific Ocean 0 0 1,700 520 14,410 4,395
West Virginia Spruce Knob 4,861 1,483 Potomac River 240 73 1,500 460 4,621 1,410
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

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

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