High Pointing is the pursuit of reaching the highest natural point in every state. Below is a list of the highest points in each of the 50 States.
Rank | State | Name | Elevation |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Alaska | Denali | 20,310′ |
2. | California | Mount Whitney | 14,498′ |
3. | Colorado | Mount Elbert | 14,433′ |
4. | Washington | Mount Rainier | 14,411′ |
5. | Wyoming | Gannett Peak | 13,804′ |
6. | Hawaii | Mauna Kea | 13,796′ |
7. | Utah | Kings Peak | 13,528′ |
8. | New Mexico | Wheeler Peak | 13,161′ |
9. | Nevada | Boundary Peak | 13,140′ |
10. | Montana | Granite Peak | 12,799′ |
11. | Idaho | Borah Peak | 12,662′ |
12. | Arizona | Humphreys Peak | 12,633′ |
13. | Oregon | Mount Hood | 11,239′ |
14. | Texas | Guadalupe Peak | 8,749′ |
15. | South Dakota | Black Elk Peak | 7,231′ |
16. | North Carolina | Mount Mitchell | 6,684′ |
17. | Tennessee | Clingmans Dome | 6,643′ |
18. | New Hampshire | Mount Washington | 6,288′ |
19. | Virginia | Mount Rogers | 5,729′ |
20. | Nebraska | Panorama Point | 5,426′ |
21. | New York | Mount Marcy | 5,344′ |
22. | Maine | Katahdin | 5,268′ |
23. | Oklahoma | Black Mesa | 4,973′ |
24. | West Virginia | Spruce Knob | 4,861′ |
25. | Georgia | Brasstown Bald | 4,784′ |
26. | Vermont | Mount Mansfield | 4,393′ |
27. | Kentucky | Black Mountain | 4,139′ |
28. | Kansas | Mount Sunflower | 4,039′ |
29. | South Carolina | Sassafras Mountain | 3,554′ |
30. | North Dakota | White Butte | 3,506′ |
31. | Massachusetts | Mount Greylock | 3,487′ |
32. | Maryland | Backbone Mountain | 3,360′ |
33. | Pennsylvania | Mount Davis | 3,213′ |
34. | Arkansas | Magazine Mountain | 2,753′ |
35. | Alabama | Cheaha Mountain | 2,405′ |
36. | Connecticut | Mount Frissell-South Slope | 2,380′ |
37. | Minnesota | Eagle Mountain | 2,301′ |
38. | Michigan | Mount Arvon | 1,979′ |
39. | Wisconsin | Timms Hill | 1,951′ |
40. | New Jersey | High Point | 1,803′ |
41. | Missouri | Taum Sauk Mountain | 1,772′ |
42. | Iowa | Hawkeye Point | 1,670′ |
43. | Ohio | Campbell Hill | 1,549′ |
44. | Indiana | Hoosier Hill | 1,257′ |
45. | Illinois | Charles Mound | 1,235′ |
46. | Rhode Island | Jerimoth Hill | 812′ |
47. | Mississippi | Woodall Mountain | 806′ |
48. | Louisiana | Driskill Mountain | 535′ |
49. | Delaware | Ebright Azimuth | 450′ |
50. | Florida | Britton Hill | 345′ |