List of U.S. states by elevation

This is a list of United States states by alphabetical state. Elevation means the height of something above sea level. The highest point in the U.S. is Denali at 20,320 feet (6,194 m) above sea level. The lowest point on land in the U.S. is Badwater in Death Valley at 282 feet (86 m) below sea level.

A topographic map of the United States.

List

State	Highest point			Lowest point			Average elevation		Elevation difference
	Location	ft	m	Location	ft	m	ft	m	ft	m
Alabama	Cheaha Mountain	2405	733	Gulf of Mexico	0	0	500	150	2405	733
Alaska	Mount McKinley (Denali)	20320	6198	Pacific Ocean	0	0	1900	580	20320	6198
Arizona	Humphreys Peak	12633	3853	Colorado River	70	21	4100	1300	12563	3832
Arkansas	Magazine Mountain	2753	840	Ouachita River	55	17	650	200	2698	823
California	Mount Whitney	14505	4421	Death Valley	-282	-86	2900	880	14776	4505
Colorado	Mount Elbert	14440	4401	Arikaree River	3315	1010	6800	2100	11125	3391
Connecticut	Mount Frissell	2380	726	Long Island Sound	0	0	500	150	2380	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	4784	1459	Atlantic Ocean	0	0	600	180	4784	1459
Hawaii	Mauna Kea	13796	4208	Pacific Ocean	0	0	3030	920	13796	4208
Idaho	Borah Peak	12668	3862	Snake River	710	217	5000	1500	11952	3645
Illinois	Charles Mound	1235	377	Mississippi River	279	85	600	180	956	292
Indiana	Hoosier Hill	1257	383	Ohio River	320	98	700	210	937	285
Iowa	Hawkeye Point	1670	509	Mississippi River	480	146	1100	340	1190	363
Kansas	Mount Sunflower	4039	1232	Verdigris River	679	207	2000	610	3360	1025
Kentucky	Black Mountain[1]	4145	1263	Mississippi River	257	78	750	230	3888	1185 m
Louisiana	Driskill Mountain	535	163	New Orleans	-8	-2	100	30	543	165
Maine	Mount Katahdin	5267	1606	Atlantic Ocean	0	0	600	180	5267	1606
Maryland	Backbone Mountain	3360	1025	Atlantic Ocean	0	0	350	110	3360	1025
Massachusetts	Mount Greylock	3487	1064	Atlantic Ocean	0	0	500	150	3487	1064
Michigan	Mount Arvon	1979	604	Lake Erie	571	174	900	280	1408	430
Minnesota	Eagle Mountain	2301	702	Lake Superior	601	183	1200	366	1700	519
Mississippi	Woodall Mountain	806	246	Gulf of Mexico	0	0	300	90	806	246
Missouri	Taum Sauk Mountain	1772	540	Saint Francis River	230	70	800	240	1542	470
Montana	Granite Peak	12799	3904	Kootenai River	1800	549	3400	1000	10999	3355
Nebraska	Panorama Point	5424	1654	Missouri River	840	256	2600	790	4584	1398
Nevada	Boundary Peak	13140	4007	Colorado River	479	146	5500	1700	12661	3861
New Hampshire	Mount Washington	6288	1918	Atlantic Ocean	0	0	1000	300	6288	1918
New Jersey	High Point	1803	550	Atlantic Ocean	0	0	250	80	1803	550
New Mexico	Wheeler Peak	13161	4014	Red Bluff Reservoir	2842	867	5700	1700	10319	3147
New York	Mount Marcy	5344	1630	Atlantic Ocean	0	0	1000	300	5344	1630
North Carolina	Mount Mitchell	6684	2039	Atlantic Ocean	0	0	700	210	6684	2039
North Dakota	White Butte	3506	1069	Red River	750	229	1900	580	2756	840
Ohio	Campbell Hill	1549	472	Ohio River	455	139	850	260	1094	333
Oklahoma	Black Mesa	4973	1517	Little River	289	88	1300	400	4684	1429
Oregon	Mount Hood	11239	3428	Pacific Ocean	0	0	3300	1000	11239	3428
Pennsylvania	Mount Davis	3213	980	Delaware River	0	0	1100	340	3213	980
Rhode Island	Jerimoth Hill	812	248	Atlantic Ocean	0	0	350	110	812	248
South Carolina	Sassafras Mountain	3560	1086	Atlantic Ocean	0	0	350	110	3560	1086
South Dakota	Harney Peak	7242	2209	Big Stone Lake	966	295	2200	670	6276	1914
Tennessee	Clingmans Dome	6643	2026	Mississippi River	178	54	900	280	6465	1972
Texas	Guadalupe Peak	8749	2668	Gulf of Mexico	0	0	1700	520	8749	2668
Utah	Kings Peak	13528	4126	Beaver Dam Wash	2000	610	6100	1860	11528	3516
Vermont	Mount Mansfield	4393	1340	Lake Champlain	95	29	1000	300	4298	1311
Virginia	Mount Rogers	5729	1747	Atlantic Ocean	0	0	950	290	5729	1747
Washington	Mount Rainier	14410	4395	Pacific Ocean	0	0	1700	520	14410	4395
West Virginia	Spruce Knob	4861	1483	Potomac River	240	73	1500	460	4621	1410
Wisconsin	Timms Hill	1951	595	Lake Michigan	579	177	1050	320	1372	418
Wyoming	Gannett Peak	13804	4210	Belle Fourche River	3099	945	6700	2044	10705	3265

Images

• 
  Mount McKinley, highest point in the United States
• 
  The states with the highest mean elevation are near the Rocky Mountains.
• 
  Death Valley, California
  lowest point
• 
  A Florida freshwater marsh. Florida has the smallest difference from lowest point to highest point

References

1. "USGS - Kentucky". Archived from the original on 2007-03-02. Retrieved 2007-02-16.

• 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 Archived 2006-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
• National Geodetic Survey web site

Other websites

• State Highpoints on SummitPost
• State Highpoints ranked by difficulty Archived 2007-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Highpoints Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine