At 20,310 feet (6.2km) above sea level, the highest point in the United States is Denali, Alaska (formerly known as Mount McKinley). The highest point in the contiguous United States is Mount Whitney, in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California; followed by Mount Elbert, Colorado - the highest point in the Rocky Mountains. When looking at the highest point in each state, the 13 tallest peaks are all found in the western region of the country, while there is much more diversity across the other regions and territories.
Despite being approximately 6,500 feet lower than Denali, Hawaii's Mauna Kea is sometimes considered the tallest mountain (and volcano) on earth. This is because its base is well below sea level - the mountain has a total height of 33,474 feet, which is almost 4,500 feet higher than Mount Everest.
Highest elevations in each state or territory of the United States
(in feet above sea level)
Characteristic
Feet above sea level
Alaska: Denali
20,310
California: Mount Whitney
14,494
Colorado: Mount Elbert
14,433
Washington: Mount Rainier
14,411
Wyoming: Gannett Peak
13,804
Hawaii: Pu'u Wekiu, Mauna Kea
13,796
Utah: Kings Peak
13,528
New Mexico: Wheeler Peak
13,161
Nevada: Boundary Peak
13,140
Montana: Granite Park
12,799
Idaho: Borah Peak
12,662
Arizona: Humphrey's Peak
12,633
Oregon: Mount Hood
11,239
Texas: Guadalupe Peak
8,749
South Dakota: Harney Peak
7,242
North Carolina: Mount Mitchell
6,684
Tennessee: Clingmans Dome
6,643
New Hampshire: Mount Washington
6,288
Virginia: Mount Rogers
5,729
Nebraska: Panorama Point
5,424
New York: Mount Marcy
5,344
Maine: Mount Katahdin
5,268
Oklahoma: Black Mesa
4,973
West Virginia: Spruce Knob
4,863
Georgia: Brasstown Bald
4,784
Vermont: Mount Mansfield
4,393
Puerto Rico: Cerro de Punta
4,390
Kentucky: Black Mountain
4,145
Kansas: Mount Sunflower
4,039
South Carolina: Sassafras Mountain
3,560
North Dakota: White Butte
3,506
Massachusetts: Mount Greylock
3,491
Maryland: Hoye Crest
3,360
Pennsylvania: Mount Davis
3,213
American Samoa: Lata Mountain
3,160
Arkansas: Magazine Mountain
2,753
Alabama: Cheaha Mountain
2,407
Connecticut: Mount Frissell on south slope
2,380
Minnesota: Eagle Mountain
2,301
Michigan: Mount Arvon
1,979
Wisconsin: Timms Hill
1,951
New Jersey: High Point
1,803
Missouri: Taum Sauk Mountain
1,772
Iowa: Hawkeye Point
1,670
U.S. Virgin Islands: Crown Mountain
1,556
Ohio: Campbell Hill
1,550
Guam: Mount Lamlam
1,332
Indiana: Hoosier Hill
1,257
Illinois: Charles Mound
1,235
Rhode Island: Jerimoth Hill
812
Mississippi: Woodall Mountain
806
Louisiana: Driskill Mountain
535
Delaware: Ebright Road
448
District of Columbia: Tenleytown at Reno Reservoir
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