Highest point in each US state

Denali in Alaska tops the list at 20,310 ft. 4 state high points are above 14,000 ft and 5 are below 1,000 ft.

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

#	State	High point	ft	m	Source
1	Alaska	Denali	20,310	6,191	U.S. Geological Survey news release, 2015
2	California	Mount Whitney	14,505	4,421	NGS mark GT1811, 2006
3	Colorado	Mount Elbert	14,440	4,401	NGS mark KL0637, 2014
4	Washington	Mount Rainier	14,410	4,392	National Park Service, 2026
5	Wyoming	Gannett Peak	13,804	4,208	USGS table, 2001
6	Hawaii	Pu'u Wēkiu, Mauna Kea	13,796	4,205	USGS table, 2001
7	Utah	Kings Peak	13,528	4,123	USGS table, 2001
8	New Mexico	Mount Wheeler	13,167	4,013	NGS mark GM0779, 2002
9	Nevada	Boundary Peak	13,140	4,005	USGS table, 2001
10	Montana	Granite Peak	12,799	3,901	USGS table, 2001
11	Idaho	Mount Borah	12,668	3,861	NGS mark PZ0770, 1967
12	Arizona	Mount Humphreys	12,637	3,852	NGS mark FQ0624, 1965
13	Oregon	Mount Hood	11,247	3,428	NGS mark RC2241, 1942
14	Texas	Guadalupe Peak	8,749	2,667	USGS table, 2001
15	South Dakota	Harney Peak	7,242	2,207	USGS table, 2001
16	North Carolina	Mount Mitchell	6,682	2,037	NGS mark FB3977, 2024
17	Tennessee	Clingmans Dome	6,643	2,025	USGS table, 2001
18	New Hampshire	Mount Washington	6,287	1,916	NGS mark DP4904, 2014
19	Virginia	Mount Rogers	5,711	1,741	NGS mark FZ2155, 2014
20	Nebraska	Panorama Point	5,424	1,653	USGS table, 2001
21	New York	Mount Marcy	5,343	1,629	NGS mark PG2096, 1975
22	Maine	Mount Katahdin	5,268	1,606	USGS table, 2001
23	Oklahoma	Black Mesa	4,973	1,516	USGS table, 2001
24	West Virginia	Spruce Knob	4,863	1,482	USGS table, 2001
25	Georgia	Brasstown Bald	4,784	1,458	USGS table, 2001
26	Vermont	Mount Mansfield	4,395	1,340	NGS mark AE3691, 2018
27	Kentucky	Black Mountain	4,145	1,263	USGS table, 2001
28	Kansas	Mount Sunflower	4,039	1,231	USGS table, 2001
29	South Carolina	Sassafras Mountain	3,560	1,085	USGS table, 2001
30	North Dakota	White Butte	3,506	1,069	USGS table, 2001
31	Massachusetts	Mount Greylock	3,491	1,064	USGS table, 2001
32	Maryland	Hoye Crest	3,360	1,024	USGS table, 2001
33	Pennsylvania	Mount Davis	3,213	979	USGS table, 2001
34	Arkansas	Magazine Mountain	2,753	839	USGS table, 2001
35	Alabama	Cheaha Mountain	2,407	734	USGS table, 2001
36	Connecticut	Mount Frissel on south slope at State line	2,380	725	USGS table, 2001
37	Minnesota	Eagle Mountain	2,301	701	USGS table, 2001
38	Michigan	Mount Arvon	1,979	603	USGS table, 2001
39	Wisconsin	Timms Hill	1,951	595	USGS table, 2001
40	New Jersey	High Point	1,803	550	USGS table, 2001
41	Missouri	Taum Sauk Mountain	1,772	540	USGS table, 2001
42	Iowa	Hawkeye Point	1,670	509	USGS table, 2001
43	Ohio	Campbell Hill	1,550	472	USGS table, 2001
44	Indiana	Hoosier Hill	1,257	383	USGS table, 2001
45	Illinois	Charles Mound	1,235	376	USGS table, 2001
46	Rhode Island	Jerimoth Hill	812	248	USGS table, 2001
47	Mississippi	Woodall Mountain	806	246	USGS table, 2001
48	Louisiana	Driskill Mountain	535	163	USGS table, 2001
49	Delaware	On Ebright Road at Delaware-Pennsylvania State line	448	137	USGS table, 2001
50	Florida	Britton Hill	345	105	USGS table, 2001

"USGS table" = USGS Elevations and Distances in the United States (revised 2001, NGVD 29). NGS mark years are the year the mark was last recovered.

Frequently asked questions

What is the highest point in the United States?

Denali in Alaska, at 20,310 ft (6,191 m), from U.S. Geological Survey news release: New Elevation for Nation's Highest Peak (2015-09-02).

Which state has the lowest high point?

Florida: Britton Hill reaches only 345 ft (USGS Elevations and Distances).

How many state high points are above 14,000 ft?

4: Denali (Alaska), Mount Whitney (California), Mount Elbert (Colorado), Mount Rainier (Washington).

Why do some figures differ from older lists?

Older lists use the USGS Elevations and Distances table (revised 2001), measured on the NGVD 29 datum. Where a newer survey exists we show it instead, either an official figure we cite directly or the NAVD 88 height of the NOAA National Geodetic Survey mark on the summit, and note the older value on the state page.

Sources

USGS, Elevations and Distances in the United States (highest and lowest elevations) — high points and their names (revised 2001)
NOAA National Geodetic Survey, survey mark datasheets (NAVD 88 heights) — current NAVD 88 heights of summit survey marks
Official figures curated with a citation per row (migration/official-overrides.csv) — cited official figures (Denali 2015 survey; Mount Rainier)

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.