List of snowiest places in the United States by state

List of snowiest places in the United States by state

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State	Place	Average annual snowfall	elevation	coordinates	Other snowy areas (limited or unofficial data) and notes

1. Washington	Mt. Ranier	645.5 inches (1,640 cm)	5,430 feet (1,660 m)	46°47′N 121°44′W / 46.79°N 121.73°W	Mt. Baker, 645 inches (1,640 cm) annually.

2. Utah	Alta	456.9 inches (1,161 cm)	8,730 feet (2,660 m)	40°36′N 111°38′W / 40.60°N 111.64°W	Brighton Ski Resort, 411.1 inches (1,044 cm) annually.

3. Oregon	Crater Lake	453.4 inches (1,152 cm)	6,470 feet (1,970 m)	42°54′N 122°08′W / 42.90°N 122.13°W	Timberline Lodge Ski Area, 551 inches (1,400 cm) annually.

4. Alaska	Valdez	314.1 inches (798 cm)	95 feet (29 m)	61°08′N 146°21′W / 61.13°N 146.35°W	Alyeska Resort, 669 inches (1,700 cm) annually.

5. New Hampshire	Mt. Washington	282.1 inches (717 cm)	1,911 metres (6,270 ft)	44°16′N 71°18′W / 44.27°N 71.30°W	Elevation of weather station.

6. Colorado	Climax	273.8 inches (695 cm)	11,350 feet (3,460 m)	39°22′N 106°11′W / 39.37°N 106.19°W	Wolf Creek Pass Ski Area. 387 inches (980 cm) annually.

7. Wyoming	Burgess Junction	257.8 inches (655 cm)	8,050 feet (2,450 m)	44°46′N 107°31′W / 44.77°N 107.52°W	Grand Targhee Resort, 500 inches (1,300 cm) annually.

8. New York	High Market (West Turin)	214.2 inches (544 cm)	1,816 feet (554 m)	43°21′N 75°15′W / 43.35°N 75.25°W	Syracuse named snowiest city in U.S., 123.8 inches (314 cm) annually.

8. California	Lodgepole	214.2 inches (544 cm)	6,730 feet (2,050 m)	36°36′N 118°44′W / 36.60°N 118.73°W	Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, 500 inches (1,300 cm) annually.

10. Michigan	Herman	214 inches (540 cm)	1,667 feet (508 m)	46°40′N 88°22′W / 46.67°N 88.37°W

11. Vermont	Mt. Mansfield	211.9 inches (538 cm)	3,866 feet (1,178 m)	44°32′N 72°49′W / 44.53°N 72.82°W	Elevation of weather station.

12. Idaho	Island Park	211.8 inches (538 cm)	6,298 feet (1,920 m)	44°25′N 111°22′W / 44.42°N 111.37°W	Lookout Pass, 400 inches (1,000 cm) annually.

13. South Dakota	near Lead	195.9 inches (498 cm)	6,120 feet (1,870 m)	44°14′N 103°48′W / 44.24°N 103.80°W

14. Montana	Mystic Lake	184.3 inches (468 cm)	6,560 feet (2,000 m)	45°14′N 109°44′W / 45.24°N 109.73°W	Cooke City, 200.7 inches (510 cm) annually.

15. West Virginia	Terra Alta	175.0 inches (444 cm)	2,582 feet (787 m)	39°27′N 79°33′W / 39.45°N 79.55°W

16. Wisconsin	Hurley	162.2 inches (412 cm)	1,500 feet (460 m)	46°27′N 90°11′W / 46.45°N 90.19°W

17. New Mexico	Red River	151.1 inches (384 cm)	8,661 feet (2,640 m)	36°43′N 105°25′W / 36.71°N 105.41°W	Taos Ski Valley, 300 inches (760 cm)

18. Maine	Eustis	123.8 inches (314 cm)	1,163 feet (354 m)	45°08′N 70°26′W / 45.14°N 70.44°W

19. Arizona	Brigbt Angel Ranger Station	118.4 inches (301 cm)	8,320 feet (2,540 m)	36°13′N 112°04′W / 36.21°N 112.06°W

20. Nevada	Wild Horse Reservoir	118.2 inches (300 cm)	6,265 feet (1,910 m)	41°40′N 115°48′W / 41.67°N 115.80°W

21. Maryland	Oakland	105.9 inches (8.83 ft)	2,408 feet (734 m)	39°25′N 79°25′W / 39.41°N 79.41°W

22. Ohio	Chardon	109.2 inches (277 cm)	1,291 feet (393 m)	41°35′N 81°12′W / 41.58°N 81.20°W

23. Pennsylvania	Erie	103.0 inches (262 cm)	650 feet (200 m)	42°08′N 80°05′W / 42.13°N 80.08°W

24. North Carolina	Mt. Mitchell	90.6 inches (230 cm)	6,684 feet (2,037 m)	35°46′N 82°16′W / 35.76°N 82.27°W

25. Minnesota	Duluth	86.5 inches (220 cm)	651 feet (198 m)	46°47′N 42°06′W / 46.79°N 42.10°W

26. Tennessee	Mt. Le Conte	82.9 inches (211 cm)	6,345 feet (1,934 m)	35°40′N 83°26′W / 35.66°N 83.44°W

27. Connecticut	Norfolk	77 inches (200 cm)	1,167 feet (356 m)	41°59′N 73°12′W / 41.99°N 73.20°W

28. Massachusetts	Ashburnham	75.1 inches (191 cm)	1,028 feet (313 m)	42°38′N 71°55′W / 42.64°N 71.91°W

29. Indiana	South Bend	66.8 inches (170 cm)	752 feet (229 m)	41°41′N 86°15′W / 41.68°N 86.25°W

30. Rhode Island	North Foster	60.4 inches (153 cm)	707 feet (215 m)	41°51′N 71°46′W / 41.85°N 71.76°W

31. Virginia	Wise	52.7 inches (134 cm)	2,436 feet (742 m)	36°59′N 82°35′W / 36.98°N 82.58°W

32. North Dakota	Fargo	51.6 inches (131 cm)	903 feet (275 m)	46°53′N 96°47′W / 46.88°N 96.79°W

33. Nebraska	Harrisburg	46.5 inches (118 cm)	4,492 feet (1,369 m)	41°34′N 103°44′W / 41.56°N 103.74°W

34. Iowa	Dubuque	42.5 inches (108 cm)	708 feet (216 m)	42°30′N 90°40′W / 42.50°N 90.66°W

35. New Jersey	Sussex	41.2 inches (105 cm)	500 feet (150 m)	46°13′N 74°37′W / 46.21°N 74.61°W

36. Illinois	Chicago	38.5 inches (98 cm)	858 feet (262 m)	41°53′N 87°38′W / 41.88°N 87.63°W

37. Kansas	McDonald	37.6 inches (96 cm)	3,364 feet (1,025 m)	39°47′N 101°22′W / 39.78°N 101.37°W

38. Kentucky	Closplint	31.7 inches (81 cm)	1,551 feet (473 m)	36°54′N 83°04′W / 36.90°N 83.07°W

39. Oklahoma	Boise City	30.8 inches (78 cm)	4,175 feet (1,273 m)	36°44′N 102°31′W / 36.73°N 102.51°W

40. Missouri	Edina	22.0 inches (56 cm)	795 feet (242 m)	40°10′N 92°10′W / 40.17°N 92.17°W

41. Delaware	Wilmington	21.9 inches (56 cm)	114 feet (35 m)	39°14′N 75°33′W / 39.24°N 75.55°W

42. Texas	Stratford	20.2 inches (51 cm)	3,699 feet (1,127 m)	36°20′N 102°04′W / 36.34°N 102.07°W

43. Arkansas	Gravette	16.0 inches (41 cm)	1,211 feet (369 m)	36°25′N 94°57′W / 36.42°N 94.95°W

44. South Carolina	Caesar's Head	7.2 inches (18 cm)	3,180 feet (970 m)	35°07′N 82°38′W / 35.11°N 82.63°W	Elevation of weather station

45. Alabama	Valley Head	6.1 inches (15 cm)	1,043 feet (318 m)	34°34′N 85°37′W / 34.56°N 85.61°W

46. Georgia	Dallas	3.8 inches (9.7 cm)	994 feet (303 m)	33°56′N 84°50′W / 33.93°N 84.84°W	Highest peaks in Appalachian Mountains get ca. 35 inches (89 cm) annually.

47. Mississippi	Hickory Flat	2.9 inches (7.4 cm)	435 feet (133 m)	34°37′N 89°11′W / 34.62°N 89.19°W

48. Louisiana	Shreveport	0.8 inches (2.0 cm)	225 feet (69 m)	32°31′N 93°45′W / 32.51°N 93.75°W

49. Florida	Milton	0.2 inches (0.51 cm)	9 feet (2.7 m)	30°38′N 87°02′W / 30.63°N 87.04°W

50. Hawaii	-	0.0 inches (0 cm)	-	-	Occasional snow above 6,200 feet (1,900 m) elevation.

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Mt. Ranier and Mt. Baker in Washington State are the snowiest places in the United States which have weather stations, receiving 645 inches (1,640 cm) annually on average.

final_sentence: Mt. Ranier and Mt. Baker in Washington State are the snowiest places in the United States which have weather stations, receiving 645 inches (1,640 cm) annually on average.