State Rankings by Elevation
Listed below is the highest elevation point in each state and the U.S. Territories. In parentheses is the height and location of each elevation.
1- Alaska (Mount McKinley - 20,320 ft.)
2- California (Mount Whitney - 14,494 ft.)
3- Colorado (Mount Elbert - 14,433 ft.)
4- Washington (Mount Rainier - 14,410 ft.)
5- Wyoming (Gannett Peak - 13,804 ft.)
6- Hawaii (Mauna Kea - 13,796 ft.)
7- Utah (Kings Peak - 13,528 ft.)
8- New Mexico (Wheeler Peak - 13,161 ft.)
9- Nevada (Boundary Peak - 13,143 ft.)
10- Montana (Granite Peak - 12,799 ft.)
11- Idaho (Borah Peak - 12,662 ft.)
12- Arizona (Humphreys Peak - 12,633 ft.)
13- Oregon (Mount Hood - 11,235 ft.)
14- Texas (Guadalupe Peak - 8,749 ft.)
15- South Dakota (Harney Peak - 7,242 ft.)
16- North Carolina (Mount Mitchell - 6,684 ft.)
17- Tennessee (Clingmans Dome - 6,643 ft.)
18- New Hampshire (Mount Washington - 6,288 ft.)
19- Virginia (Mount Rogers - 5,729 ft.)
20- Nebraska (Johnson Township - 5,426 ft.)
21- New York (Mount Marcy - 5,344 ft.)
22- Maine (Mount Katahdin - 5,268 ft.)
23- Oklahoma (Black Mesa - 4,973 ft.)
24- West Virginia (Spruce Knob - 4,863 ft.)
25- Georgia (Brasstown Bald - 4,784 ft.)
26- Vermont (Mount Mansfield - 4,393 ft.)
27- Kentucky (Black Mountain - 4,145 ft.)
28- Kansas (Mount Sunflower - 4,039 ft.)
29- South Carolina (Sassafras Mountain - 3,560 ft.)
30- North Dakota (White Butte - 3,506 ft.)
31- Massachusetts (Mount Greylock - 3,491 ft.)
32- Maryland (Backbone Mountain - 3,360 ft.)
33- Pennsylvania (Mount Davis - 3,213 ft.)
34- Arkansas (Magazine Mountain - 2,753 ft.)
35- Alabama (Cheaha Mountain - 2,405 ft.)
36- Connecticut (Mount Frissell - 2,380 ft.)
37- Minnesota (Eagle Mountain - 2,301 ft.)
38- Michigan (Mount Arvon - 1,979 ft.)
39- Wisconsin (Timms Hill - 1,951 ft.)
40- New Jersey (High Point - 1,803 ft.)
41- Missouri (Taum Sauk Mountain - 1,772 ft.)
42- Iowa (Osceola County - 1,670 ft.)
43- Ohio (Campbell Hill - 1,550 ft.)
44- Indiana (Franklin Township - 1,257 ft.)
45- Illinois (Charles Mound - 1,235 ft.)
46- Rhode Island (Jerimoth Hill - 812 ft.)
47- Mississippi (Woodall Mountain - 806 ft.)
48- Louisiana (Driskill Mountain - 535 ft.)
49- Delaware (Ebright Road - 448 ft.)
50- District of Columbia (Tenleytown - 410 ft.)
51- Florida (Walton County - 345 ft.)
Territories:
Puerto Rico (Cerro de Punta - 4,390 ft.)
American Samoa (Lata Mountain - 3,160 ft.)
Virgin Islands (Crown Mountain - 1,556 ft.)
Guam (Mount Lamlam - 1,334 ft.)
Last Updated: January 3, 2001
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