List of U.S. states and territories by elevation
Elevation table

List of U.S. states and territories by elevation

Section Title: Elevation table
Table Section Text: None

State federal district or territory	Highest point	Highest elevation	Rank (High point)	Lowest point	Lowest elevation	Mean elevation	Elevation span

Alabama	Cheaha Mountain	2,413 ft 736 m	38	Gulf of Mexico	sea level	500 ft 150 m	2,413 ft 736 m

Alaska	Denali	20,310 ft 6190.5 m	1	Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean	sea level	1,900 ft 580 m	20,310 ft 6190.5 m

American Samoa	Lata Mountain on Ta‘ū island	3,163 ft 964 m	36	Pacific Ocean	sea level	NA	3,163 ft 964 m

Arizona	Humphreys Peak	12,637 ft 3852 m	12	Colorado River at Sonora border, San Luis, Arizona	72 ft 22 m	4,100 ft 1250 m	12,565 ft 3830 m

Arkansas	Mount Magazine	2,753 ft 839 m	37	Ouachita River at Louisiana border	55 ft 17 m	650 ft 200 m	2,698 ft 822 m

California	Mount Whitney	14,505 ft 4421.0 m	2	Badwater Basin in Death Valley	−279 ft −85 m	2,900 ft 880 m	14,783 ft 4506 m

Colorado	Mount Elbert	14,440 ft 4401.2 m	3	Arikaree River at Kansas border	3,317 ft 1011 m	6,800 ft 2070 m	11,123 ft 3390 m

Connecticut	Massachusetts border on south side of Mount Frissell	2,379 ft 725 m	39	Long Island Sound	sea level	500 ft 150 m	2,379 ft 725 m

Delaware	Near the Ebright Azimuth	447 ft 136 m	54	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	60 ft 20 m	447 ft 136 m

District of Columbia	Fort Reno	409 ft 125 m	55	Potomac River at eastern Maryland border	1.0 ft 0.3 m	150 ft 50 m	408 ft 124 m

Florida	Britton Hill	345 ft 105 m	56	Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico	sea level	100 ft 30 m	345 ft 105 m

Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia	Brasstown Bald	4,784 ft 1458 m	25	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	600 ft 180 m	4,784 ft 1458 m

Guam	Mount Lamlam	1,332 ft 406 m	48	Pacific Ocean	sea level	NA	1,332 ft 406 m

Hawaii	Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawai'i	13,803 ft 4207 m	6	Pacific Ocean	sea level	3,030 ft 920 m	13,803 ft 4207 m

Idaho	Borah Peak	12,668 ft 3861 m	11	Confluence of Snake River and Clearwater River	713 ft 217 m	5,000 ft 1520 m	11,954 ft 3644 m

Illinois	Charles Mound	1,235 ft 376 m	50	Confluence of Mississippi River and Ohio River	280 ft 85 m	600 ft 180 m	955 ft 291 m

Indiana	Hoosier Hill	1,257 ft 383 m	49	Confluence of Wabash River and Ohio River	320 ft 97 m	700 ft 210 m	937 ft 286 m

Iowa	Hawkeye Point	1,671 ft 509 m	45	Confluence of Mississippi River and Des Moines River	480 ft 146 m	1,100 ft 340 m	1,191 ft 363 m

Kansas	Mount Sunflower	4,041 ft 1232 m	29	Verdigris River at Oklahoma border	679 ft 207 m	2,000 ft 610 m	3,361 ft 1025 m

Kentucky	Black Mountain	4,145 ft 1263 m	28	Mississippi River at Kentucky Bend	257 ft 78 m	750 ft 230 m	3,887 ft 1185 m

Louisiana	Driskill Mountain	535 ft 163 m	53	New Orleans	−8 ft −2.4 m	100 ft 30 m	543 ft 165 m

Maine	Mount Katahdin	5,270 ft 1606.4 m	22	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	600 ft 180 m	5,270 ft 1606.4 m

Maryland	Hoye-Crest	3,360 ft 1024 m	33	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	350 ft 110 m	3,360 ft 1024 m

Massachusetts	Mount Greylock	3,489 ft 1063 m	32	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	500 ft 150 m	3,489 ft 1063 m

Michigan	Mount Arvon	1,979 ft 603 m	41	Lake Erie	571 ft 174 m	900 ft 270 m	1,408 ft 429 m

Minnesota	Eagle Mountain	2,302 ft 701 m	40	Lake Superior	601 ft 183 m	1,200 ft 370 m	1,700 ft 518 m

Mississippi	Woodall Mountain	807 ft 246 m	52	Gulf of Mexico	sea level	300 ft 90 m	807 ft 246 m

Missouri	Taum Sauk Mountain	1,772 ft 540 m	44	Saint Francis River at southern Arkansas border	230 ft 70 m	800 ft 240 m	1,542 ft 470 m

Montana	Granite Peak	12,807 ft 3903.5 m	10	Kootenai River at Idaho border	1,804 ft 550 m	3,400 ft 1040 m	11,003 ft 3354 m

Nebraska	Panorama Point	5,427 ft 1654 m	20	Missouri River at Kansas border	840 ft 256 m	2,600 ft 790 m	4,587 ft 1398 m

Nevada	Boundary Peak	13,147 ft 4007 m	9	Colorado River at California border	481 ft 147 m	5,500 ft 1680 m	12,665 ft 3860 m

New Hampshire	Mount Washington	6,288 ft 1917 m	18	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	1,000 ft 300 m	6,288 ft 1917 m

New Jersey	High Point	1,803 ft 550 m	43	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	250 ft 80 m	1,803 ft 550 m

New Mexico	Wheeler Peak	13,167 ft 4013.3 m	8	Red Bluff Reservoir on Texas border	2,844 ft 867 m	5,700 ft 1740 m	10,323 ft 3147 m

New York	Mount Marcy	5,343 ft 1628.57 m	21	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	1,000 ft 300 m	5,343 ft 1628.57 m

North Carolina	Mount Mitchell	6,684 ft 2037 m	16	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	700 ft 210 m	6,684 ft 2037 m

North Dakota	White Butte	3,508 ft 1069 m	31	Red River of the North at Manitoba border	751 ft 229 m	1,900 ft 580 m	2,757 ft 840 m

Northern Mariana Islands	Unnamed point on Agrihan island	3,166 ft 965 m	35	Pacific Ocean	sea level	NA	3,166 ft 965 m

Ohio	Campbell Hill	1,549 ft 472 m	47	Ohio River at Indiana border	455 ft 139 m	850 ft 260 m	1,094 ft 333 m

Oklahoma	Black Mesa	4,975 ft 1516 m	23	Little River at Arkansas border	289 ft 88 m	1,300 ft 400 m	4,686 ft 1428 m

Oregon	Mount Hood	11,249 ft 3428.8 m	13	Pacific Ocean	sea level	3,300 ft 1010 m	11,249 ft 3428.8 m

Pennsylvania	Mount Davis	3,213 ft 979 m	34	Delaware River at Delaware border	sea level	1,100 ft 340 m	3,213 ft 979 m

Puerto Rico	Cerro de Punta	4,390 ft 1338 m	27	Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean sea)	sea level	856 ft 261 m	4,390 ft 1338 m

Rhode Island	Jerimoth Hill	811 ft 247 m	51	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	200 ft 60 m	811 ft 247 m

South Carolina	Sassafras Mountain	3,560 ft 1085 m	30	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	350 ft 110 m	3,560 ft 1085 m

South Dakota	Black Elk Peak	7,244 ft 2208 m	15	Big Stone Lake on Minnesota border	968 ft 295 m	2,200 ft 670 m	6,276 ft 1913 m

Tennessee	Clingmans Dome	6,643 ft 2025 m	17	Mississippi River at Mississippi border	178 ft 54 m	900 ft 270 m	6,466 ft 1971 m

Texas	Guadalupe Peak	8,751 ft 2667 m	14	Gulf of Mexico	sea level	1,700 ft 520 m	8,751 ft 2667 m

United States United States Minor Outlying Islands	Unnamed point on Navassa Island	279 ft 85 m	57	Pacific Ocean (8 islands) and Caribbean Sea (Navassa Island)	sea level	NA	279 ft 85 m

Utah	Kings Peak	13,534 ft 4125 m	7	Beaver Dam Wash at Arizona border	2,180 ft 664 m	6,100 ft 1860 m	11,354 ft 3461 m

Vermont	Mount Mansfield	4,395 ft 1340 m	26	Lake Champlain	95 ft 29 m	1,000 ft 300 m	4,300 ft 1311 m

United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islands (U.S.)	Crown Mountain on the island of Saint Thomas	1,555 ft 474 m	46	Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea)	sea level	NA	1,555 ft 474 m

Virginia	Mount Rogers	5,729 ft 1746 m	19	Atlantic Ocean	sea level	950 ft 290 m	5,729 ft 1746 m

Washington (state) Washington	Mount Rainier	14,417 ft 4394 m	4	Pacific Ocean	sea level	1,700 ft 520 m	14,417 ft 4394 m

West Virginia	Spruce Knob	4,863 ft 1482.1 m	24	Potomac River at Virginia border	240 ft 73 m	1,500 ft 460 m	4,623 ft 1409 m

Wisconsin	Timms Hill	1,951 ft 595 m	42	Lake Michigan	579 ft 176 m	1,050 ft 320 m	1,372 ft 418 m

Wyoming	Gannett Peak	13,809 ft 4209.1 m	5	Belle Fourche River at South Dakota border	3,101 ft 945 m	6,700 ft 2040 m	10,709 ft 3264 m

United States	Denali, Alaska	20,310 ft 6190.5 m	Badwater Basin, California	−279 ft −85 m	2,500 ft 760 m	20,589 ft 6275.5 m

Sentence(s)

California contains the Badwater Basin in Death Valley, with an elevation of 279 feet (85 m), is the lowest point in the United States. Florida has the lowest high point and Delaware has the lowest mean elevation.
California contains the Badwater Basin in Death Valley, at 279 feet (85 m) below sea level.
California's lowest elevation is the Badwater Basin in Death Valley, at 279 feet (85 m); overall Florida has the lowest high point in the United States and Delaware has the lowest mean elevation.

final_sentence: California contains the Badwater Basin in Death Valley, with an elevation of 279 feet (85 m), is the lowest point in the United States. Florida has the lowest high point and Delaware has the lowest mean elevation.
final_sentence: California contains the Badwater Basin in Death Valley, at 279 feet (85 m) below sea level.
final_sentence: California's lowest elevation is the Badwater Basin in Death Valley, at 279 feet (85 m); overall Florida has the lowest high point in the United States and Delaware has the lowest mean elevation.