Highest, Lowest, and Mean Elevations in the United States, by State
State | Elevation ft.1 | Highest point | Elevation ft. | Lowest point | Elevation ft. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 500 | Cheaha Mountain | 2,405 | Gulf of Mexico | Sea level |
Alaska | 1,900 | Mt. McKinley | 20,320 | Pacific Ocean | Sea level |
Arizona | 4,100 | Humphreys Peak | 12,633 | Colorado River | 70 |
Arkansas | 650 | Magazine Mountain | 2,753 | Ouachita River | 55 |
California | 2,900 | Mt. Whitney | 14,494 | Death Valley | –2822 |
Colorado | 6,800 | Mt. Elbert | 14,433 | Arkansas River | 3,350 |
Connecticut | 500 | Mt. Frissell, on south slope | 2,380 | Long Island Sound | Sea level |
Delaware | 60 | Ebright Road, Del.–Pa. state line | 448 | Atlantic Ocean | Sea level |
D.C. | 150 | Tenleytown, at Reno Reservoir | 410 | Potomac River | 1 |
Florida | 100 | Sec. 30, T6N, R20W, Walton County 4 | 345 | Atlantic Ocean | Sea level |
Georgia | 600 | Brasstown Bald | 4,784 | Atlantic Ocean | Sea level |
Hawaii | 3,030 | Puu Wekiu, Mauna Kea | 13,796 | Pacific Ocean | Sea level |
Idaho | 5,000 | Borah Peak | 12,662 | Snake River | 710 |
Illinois | 600 | Charles Mound | 1,235 | Mississippi River | 279 |
Indiana | 700 | Franklin Township, Wayne County | 1,257 | Ohio River | 320 |
Iowa | 1,100 | Sec. 29, T100N, R41W, Osceola County | 1,670 | Mississippi River | 480 |
Kansas | 2,000 | Mt. Sunflower | 4,039 | Verdigris River | 679 |
Kentucky | 750 | Black Mountain | 4,139 | Mississippi River | 257 |
Louisiana | 100 | Driskill Mountain | 535 | New Orleans | –82 |
Maine | 600 | Mt. Katahdin | 5,267 | Atlantic Ocean | Sea level |
Maryland | 350 | Backbone Mountain | 3,360 | Atlantic Ocean | Sea level |
Massachusetts | 500 | Mt. Greylock | 3,487 | Atlantic Ocean | Sea level |
Michigan | 900 | Mt. Arvon | 1,979 | Lake Erie | 572 |
Minnesota | 1,200 | Eagle Mountain | 2,301 | Lake Superior | 600 |
Mississippi | 300 | Woodall Mountain | 806 | Gulf of Mexico | Sea level |
Missouri | 800 | Taum Sauk Mountain | 1,772 | St. Francis River | 230 |
Montana | 3,400 | Granite Peak | 12,799 | Kootenai River | 1,800 |
Nebraska | 2,600 | Johnson Township, Kimball County | 5,424 | Missouri River | 840 |
Nevada | 5,500 | Boundary Peak | 13,140 | Colorado River | 479 |
New Hampshire | 1,000 | Mt. Washington | 6,288 | Atlantic Ocean | Sea level |
New Jersey | 250 | High Point | 1,803 | Atlantic Ocean | Sea level |
New Mexico | 5,700 | Wheeler Peak | 13,161 | Red Bluff Reservoir | 2,842 |
New York | 1,000 | Mt. Marcy | 5,344 | Atlantic Ocean | Sea level |
North Carolina | 700 | Mt. Mitchell | 6,684 | Atlantic Ocean | Sea level |
North Dakota | 1,900 | White Butte | 3,506 | Red River | 750 |
Ohio | 850 | Campbell Hill | 1,549 | Ohio River | 455 |
Oklahoma | 1,300 | Black Mesa | 4,973 | Little River | 289 |
Oregon | 3,300 | Mt. Hood | 11,239 | Pacific Ocean | Sea level |
Pennsylvania | 1,100 | Mt. Davis | 3,213 | Delaware River | Sea level |
Rhode Island | 200 | Jerimoth Hill | 812 | Atlantic Ocean | Sea level |
South Carolina | 350 | Sassafras Mountain | 3,560 | Atlantic Ocean | Sea level |
South Dakota | 2,200 | Harney Peak | 7,242 | Big Stone Lake | 966 |
Tennessee | 900 | Clingmans Dome | 6,643 | Mississippi River | 178 |
Texas | 1,700 | Guadalupe Peak | 8,749 | Gulf of Mexico | Sea level |
Utah | 6,100 | Kings Peak | 13,528 | Beaverdam Wash | 2,000 |
Vermont | 1,000 | Mt. Mansfield | 4,393 | Lake Champlain | 95 |
Virginia | 950 | Mt. Rogers | 5,729 | Atlantic Ocean | Sea level |
Washington | 1,700 | Mt. Rainier | 14,410 | Pacific Ocean | Sea level |
West Virginia | 1,500 | Spruce Knob | 4,861 | Potomac River | 240 |
Wisconsin | 1,050 | Timms Hill | 1,951 | Lake Michigan | 579 |
Wyoming | 6,700 | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Belle Fourche River | 3,099 |
United States | 2,500 | Mt. McKinley (Alaska) | 20,320 | Death Valley (California) | -2822 |
Source: U.S. Geological Survey.
