LIST OF U.S. STATES BY ELEVATION

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.

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 This is an out-of-date datum: elevations in the more up-to-date NAVD88 vertical datum can be individually accessed at the National Geodetic Survey web site.http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ NGS website

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			500	150	2,405	733
Alaska	Denali (Mount McKinley)	20,320	6,198	Pacific Ocean			1,900	580	20,320	6,198
Arizona	Humphreys Peak	12,633	3,853	Colorado River			4,100	1,300	12,563	3,832
Arkansas	Magazine Mountain	2,753	840	Ouachita River			650	200	2,698	823
California	Mount Whitneyelevation in the more accurate NAVD88 coordinate system, source: National Geodetic Survey	14,505	4,421	Death Valley			2,900	880	14,776	4,505

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|Colorado||Mount Elbert||14,440||4,401||Arikaree River||||||6,800||2,100||11,125||3,391
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|Connecticut||Mount Frissell||2,380||726||Long Island Sound||||||500||150||2,380||726
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|Delaware||Ebright Azimuth||448||137||Atlantic Ocean||||||60||20||448||137
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|District of Columbia||Tenleytown||410||125||Potomac River||||||150||50||409||125
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|Florida||Britton Hill||345||105||Atlantic Ocean||||||100||30||345||105
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|Georgia||Brasstown Bald||4,784||1,459||Atlantic Ocean||||||600||180||4,784||1,459
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|Hawaii||Puu Wēkiu||13,796||4,208||Pacific Ocean||||||3,030||920||13,796||4,208
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|Idaho||Borah Peak||12,662||3,862||Snake River||||||5,000||1,500||11,952||3,645
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|Illinois||Charles Mound||1,235||377||Mississippi River||||||600||180||956||292
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|Indiana||Hoosier Hill||1,257||383||Ohio River||||||700||210||937||285
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|Iowa||Hawkeye Point||1,670||509||Mississippi River||||||1,100||340||1,190||363
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|Kansas||Mount Sunflower||4,039||1,232||Verdigris River||||||2,000||610||3,360||1,025
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|Kentucky||Black Mountain^[1]||4,145||1,263||Mississippi River||||||750||230||3,888||1,185
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|Louisiana||Driskill Mountain||535||163||New Orleans||||||100||30||543||165
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|Maine||Mount Katahdin||5,267||1,606||Atlantic Ocean||||||600||180||5,267||1,606
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|Maryland||Backbone Mountain||3,360||1,025||Atlantic Ocean||||||350||110||3,360||1,025
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|Massachusetts||Mount Greylock||3,487||1,064||Atlantic Ocean||||||500||150||3,487||1,064
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|Michigan||Mount Arvon||1,979||604||Lake Erie||||||900||280||1,408||430
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|Minnesota||Eagle Mountain||2,301||702||Lake Superior||||||1,200||366||1,700||519
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|Mississippi||Woodall Mountain||806||246||Gulf of Mexico||||||300||90||806||246
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|Missouri||Taum Sauk Mountain||1,772||540||Saint Francis River||||||800||240||1,542||470
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|Montana||Granite Peak||12,799||3,904||Kootenai River||||||3,400||1,000||10,999||3,355
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|Nebraska||Panorama Point||5,424||1,654||Missouri River||||||2,600||790||4,584||1,398
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|Nevada||Boundary Peak||13,140||4,007||Colorado River||||||5,500||1,700||12,661||3,861
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|New Hampshire||Mount Washington||6,288||1,918||Atlantic Ocean||||||1,000||300||6,288||1,918
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|New Jersey||High Point||1,803||550||Atlantic Ocean||||||250||80||1,803||550
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|New Mexico||Wheeler Peak||13,161||4,014||Red Bluff Reservoir||||||5,700||1,700||10,319||3,147
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|New York||Mount Marcy||5,344||1,630||Atlantic Ocean||||||1,000||300||5,344||1,630
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|North Carolina||Mount Mitchell||6,684||2,039||Atlantic Ocean||||||700||210||6,684||2,039
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|North Dakota||White Butte||3,506||1,069||Red River||||||1,900||580||2,756||840
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|Ohio||Campbell Hill||1,549||472||Ohio River||||||850||260||1,094||333
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|Oklahoma||Black Mesa||4,973||1,517||Little River||||||1,300||400||4,684||1,429
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|Oregon||Mount Hood||11,239||3,428||Pacific Ocean||||||3,300||1,000||11,239||3,428
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|Pennsylvania||Mount Davis||3,213||980||Delaware River||||||1,100||340||3,213||980
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|Rhode Island||Jerimoth Hill||812||248||Atlantic Ocean||||||350||110||812||248
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|South Carolina||Sassafras Mountain||3,560||1,086||Atlantic Ocean||||||350||110||3,560||1,086
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|South Dakota||Harney Peak||7,242||2,209||Big Stone Lake||||||2,200||670||6,276||1,914
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|Tennessee||Clingmans Dome||6,643||2,026||Mississippi River||||||900||280||6,465||1,972
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|Texas||Guadalupe Peak||8,749||2,668||Gulf of Mexico||||||1,700||520||8,749||2,668
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|Utah||Kings Peak||13,528||4,126||Beaver Dam Wash||||||6,100||1,860||11,528||3,516
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|Vermont||Mount Mansfield||4,393||1,340||Lake Champlain||||||1,000||300||4,298||1,311
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|Virginia||Mount Rogers||5,729||1,747||Atlantic Ocean||||||950||290||5,729||1,747
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|Washington||Mount Rainier||14,410||4,395||Pacific Ocean||||||1,700||520||14,410||4,395
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|West Virginia||Spruce Knob||4,861||1,483||Potomac River||||||1,500||460||4,621||1,410
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|Wisconsin||Timms Hill||1,951||595||Lake Michigan||||||1,050||320||1,372||418
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|Wyoming||Gannett Peak||13,804||4,210||Belle Fourche River||||||6,700||2,044||10,705||3,265
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References

See also

External links

References

1. 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

See also

★ List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories

★ List of countries by highest point

External links

★ State Highpoints on SummitPost

★ State Highpoints ranked by difficulty

★ Highpoints