US elevation by state

High and low points, sampled average elevation and city elevations for all 50 states. Colorado has the highest sampled average (6,948 ft); Delaware the lowest (45 ft).

Data updated 2026-10-26 · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

All 50 states

State	Highest point	ft	Lowest point	ft	Average (sampled)
Alabama	Cheaha Mountain	2,407	Gulf of Mexico	sea level	465 ft
Alaska	Denali	20,310	Pacific Ocean	sea level	1,489 ft
Arizona	Mount Humphreys	12,637	Colorado River	70	4,300 ft
Arkansas	Magazine Mountain	2,753	Ouachita River	55	537 ft
California	Mount Whitney	14,505	Death Valley	-282	2,829 ft
Colorado	Mount Elbert	14,440	Arikaree River	3,315	6,948 ft
Connecticut	Mount Frissel on south slope at State line	2,380	Long Island Sound	sea level	453 ft
Delaware	On Ebright Road at Delaware-Pennsylvania State line	448	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	45 ft
Florida	Britton Hill	345	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	60 ft
Georgia	Brasstown Bald	4,784	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	508 ft
Hawaii	Pu'u Wēkiu, Mauna Kea	13,796	Pacific Ocean	sea level	2,928 ft
Idaho	Mount Borah	12,668	Snake River	710	5,258 ft
Illinois	Charles Mound	1,235	Mississippi River	279	628 ft
Indiana	Hoosier Hill	1,257	Ohio River	320	746 ft
Iowa	Hawkeye Point	1,670	Mississippi River	480	1,071 ft
Kansas	Mount Sunflower	4,039	Verdigris River	679	1,901 ft
Kentucky	Black Mountain	4,145	Mississippi River	257	810 ft
Louisiana	Driskill Mountain	535	New Orleans	-8	94 ft
Maine	Mount Katahdin	5,268	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	744 ft
Maryland	Hoye Crest	3,360	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	425 ft
Massachusetts	Mount Greylock	3,491	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	511 ft
Michigan	Mount Arvon	1,979	Lake Erie	571	900 ft
Minnesota	Eagle Mountain	2,301	Lake Superior	601	1,217 ft
Mississippi	Woodall Mountain	806	Gulf of Mexico	sea level	291 ft
Missouri	Taum Sauk Mountain	1,772	Saint Francis River	230	836 ft
Montana	Granite Peak	12,799	Kootenai River	1,800	4,198 ft
Nebraska	Panorama Point	5,424	Missouri River	840	2,577 ft
Nevada	Boundary Peak	13,140	Colorado River	479	5,482 ft
New Hampshire	Mount Washington	6,287	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	1,162 ft
New Jersey	High Point	1,803	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	218 ft
New Mexico	Mount Wheeler	13,167	Red Bluff Reservoir	2,842	5,771 ft
New York	Mount Marcy	5,343	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	1,108 ft
North Carolina	Mount Mitchell	6,682	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	780 ft
North Dakota	White Butte	3,506	Red River of the North	750	1,830 ft
Ohio	Campbell Hill	1,550	Ohio River	455	923 ft
Oklahoma	Black Mesa	4,973	Little River	289	1,298 ft
Oregon	Mount Hood	11,247	Pacific Ocean	sea level	3,490 ft
Pennsylvania	Mount Davis	3,213	Delaware River	sea level	1,245 ft
Rhode Island	Jerimoth Hill	812	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	235 ft
South Carolina	Sassafras Mountain	3,560	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	332 ft
South Dakota	Harney Peak	7,242	Big Stone Lake	966	2,189 ft
Tennessee	Clingmans Dome	6,643	Mississippi River	178	935 ft
Texas	Guadalupe Peak	8,749	Gulf of Mexico	sea level	1,614 ft
Utah	Kings Peak	13,528	Beaverdam Wash	2,000	6,023 ft
Vermont	Mount Mansfield	4,395	Lake Champlain	95	1,188 ft
Virginia	Mount Rogers	5,711	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	1,036 ft
Washington	Mount Rainier	14,410	Pacific Ocean	sea level	2,284 ft
West Virginia	Spruce Knob	4,863	Potomac River	240	1,662 ft
Wisconsin	Timms Hill	1,951	Lake Michigan	579	1,082 ft
Wyoming	Gannett Peak	13,804	Belle Fourche River	3,099	6,431 ft

High-point figures: current published value with its source on each state page (NGS NAVD 88 survey marks or a cited official figure where available, otherwise USGS Elevations and Distances, revised 2001). Low points: USGS table. Averages: mean of USGS 3DEP values on a regular grid inside each state, an estimate rather than a published figure.

City pages

Highest downtowns on this site: Mammoth Lakes, CA (7,873 ft), Big Sky, MT (7,220 ft), Park City, UT (7,014 ft), Santa Fe, NM (6,997 ft), Big Bear Lake, CA (6,752 ft).

Also: highest point in every state · mountain pages · world capitals

Sources

USGS, Elevations and Distances in the United States (highest and lowest elevations) — state high and low points (unless a newer figure is cited on the state page)
NOAA National Geodetic Survey, survey mark datasheets (NAVD 88 heights) — current NAVD 88 high-point figures where an NGS summit mark exists
Official figures curated with a citation per row (migration/official-overrides.csv) — curated official figures (Denali, Mount Rainier)
USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) — sampled state averages and city-center elevations
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Cartographic Boundary Files (places, states; 1:500,000) — state boundaries used for sampling

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.