Elevation

Highest point in each US state

The highest point in the United States is Denali, Alaska, at 20,310 ft. The lowest state high point is Britton Hill, Florida, at 345 ft. Here are all 50, with the standard air pressure a barometer reads at each summit.

#	State	Highest point	Feet	Meters	Pressure (inHg)
1	Alaska	Denali	20,310	6,191	13.57
2	California	Mount Whitney	14,505	4,421	17.23
3	Colorado	Mount Elbert	14,440	4,401	17.27
4	Washington	Mount Rainier	14,400	4,389	17.30
5	Wyoming	Gannett Peak	13,809	4,209	17.71
6	Hawaii	Mauna Kea	13,803	4,207	17.72
7	Utah	Kings Peak	13,534	4,125	17.91
8	New Mexico	Wheeler Peak	13,167	4,013	18.17
9	Nevada	Boundary Peak	13,147	4,007	18.19
10	Montana	Granite Peak	12,807	3,904	18.43
11	Idaho	Borah Peak	12,668	3,861	18.53
12	Arizona	Humphreys Peak	12,637	3,852	18.56
13	Oregon	Mount Hood	11,249	3,429	19.60
14	Texas	Guadalupe Peak	8,751	2,667	21.59
15	South Dakota	Black Elk Peak	7,244	2,208	22.87
16	North Carolina	Mount Mitchell	6,684	2,037	23.37
17	Tennessee	Kuwohi (Clingmans Dome)	6,643	2,025	23.40
18	New Hampshire	Mount Washington	6,286	1,916	23.72
19	Virginia	Mount Rogers	5,711	1,741	24.24
20	Nebraska	Panorama Point	5,432	1,656	24.50
21	New York	Mount Marcy	5,343	1,629	24.58
22	Maine	Mount Katahdin	5,270	1,606	24.65
23	Oklahoma	Black Mesa	4,975	1,516	24.92
24	West Virginia	Spruce Knob	4,862	1,482	25.02
25	Georgia	Brasstown Bald	4,784	1,458	25.10
26	Vermont	Mount Mansfield	4,395	1,340	25.46
27	Kentucky	Black Mountain	4,139	1,262	25.71
28	Kansas	Mount Sunflower	4,041	1,232	25.80
29	South Carolina	Sassafras Mountain	3,554	1,083	26.27
30	North Dakota	White Butte	3,506	1,069	26.32
31	Massachusetts	Mount Greylock	3,489	1,063	26.34
32	Maryland	Hoye-Crest	3,370	1,027	26.45
33	Pennsylvania	Mount Davis	3,213	979	26.61
34	Arkansas	Mount Magazine	2,753	839	27.06
35	Alabama	Cheaha Mountain	2,405	733	27.41
36	Connecticut	Mount Frissell (south slope)	2,386	727	27.43
37	Minnesota	Eagle Mountain	2,302	702	27.51
38	Michigan	Mount Arvon	1,979	603	27.84
39	Wisconsin	Timms Hill	1,951	595	27.87
40	New Jersey	High Point	1,802	549	28.02
41	Missouri	Taum Sauk Mountain	1,772	540	28.05
42	Iowa	Hawkeye Point	1,671	509	28.16
43	Ohio	Campbell Hill	1,548	472	28.29
44	Indiana	Hoosier Hill	1,257	383	28.59
45	Illinois	Charles Mound	1,235	376	28.61
46	Rhode Island	Jerimoth Hill	811	247	29.05
47	Mississippi	Woodall Mountain	807	246	29.06
48	Louisiana	Driskill Mountain	535	163	29.35
49	Delaware	Ebright Azimuth	449	137	29.44
50	Florida	Britton Hill	345	105	29.55

Elevations from Wikipedia’s list of US states by elevation (USGS and NGS data, CC BY-SA). Pressure from the standard atmosphere.

Frequently asked questions

What is the highest point in the United States?

Denali in Alaska, at 20,310 ft (6,191 m). In the lower 48 states it is Mount Whitney in California.

Which US state has the lowest high point?

Florida. Its highest point, Britton Hill, is only 345 ft (105 m) above sea level.

What is the lowest point in the United States?

Badwater Basin in Death Valley, California, at about 282 ft (86 m) below sea level.