List of U.S. States and territories by elevation - wikipedia List of U.S. States and territories by elevation State high points are shown as red circles. Low points are shown with green squares, except in states whose lowest elevation spans coastlines or lake shores ( the Great Lakes or Lake Champlain ). The elevation of U.S. states and territories may be described in several ways. These include : the elevation of their highest point ; the elevation of their lowest point and the difference between ( range of ) their highest points and lowest points. The following list is a comparison of elevation absolutes in the United States. Data include interval measures of highest and lowest elevation for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. Which state or territory is `` highest '' and `` lowest '' is determined by the definition of `` high '' and `` low ''. For instance, Alaska could be regarded as the highest state because Denali, at 20,310 feet ( 6,190.5 m ), is the highest point in the United States. However, Colorado, with the highest mean elevation of any state as well as the highest low point, could also be considered a candidate for `` highest state ''. Determining which state is `` lowest '' is equally problematic. California contains the Badwater Basin in Death Valley, at 279 feet ( 85 m ) below sea level, the lowest point in the United States ; while Florida has the lowest high point, and Delaware has the lowest mean elevation. Florida is also the flattest state, with the smallest difference between its highest and lowest points. The list of highest points in each state is important to the sport of highpointing, where enthusiasts attempt to visit the highest point in each of the contiguous 48 states, or in all 50 states, or in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and the territories. As of 2006, 155 people had reached all fifty state highpoints. Roughly 200 -- 300 people attend the Highpointers Club convention each year. All elevations in the table below have been adjusted to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988. The mean elevation for each state is accurate to the nearest 100 ft ( 30 m ). Contents 1 Elevation table 2 Gallery 3 Additional highest U.S. areas 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Elevation table Elevations of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and territories State / Territory / District 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 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 Badwater Basin in Death Valley 2998150000000000000 ♠ − 279 ft − 85 m 2,900 ft 880 m 14,783 ft 4506 m Colorado Mount Elbert 14,440 ft 4401.2 m 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 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 2999760000000000000 ♠ − 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 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 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 Mount Rainier 14,417 ft 4394 m 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 2998150000000000000 ♠ − 279 ft − 85 m 2,500 ft 760 m 20,589 ft 6275.5 m Gallery Denali is the highest summit of the State of Alaska, the United States, and all of North America. Mount Whitney is the highest summit of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the `` Lower 48 '' contiguous United States. Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado. Mount Rainier is the highest summit of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington Gannett Peak is the highest summit of the Wind River Range and the State of Wyoming. Mauna Kea is the highest summit the State of Hawai ʻi and the entire Pacific Ocean. Kings Peak is the highest summit of the Uinta Range and the State of Utah. Wheeler Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains is the highest summit of the State of New Mexico. Granite Peak is the highest summit of the Beartooth Range and the State of Montana. Borah Peak is the highest summit of the Lost River Range and the State of Idaho. Black Elk Peak is the highest summit of the Black Hills and the State of South Dakota. Mount Mitchell is the highest summit of the Appalachian Mountains and the State of North Carolina. Mount Washington is the highest summit of the White Mountains and the State of New Hampshire. Mount Katahdin is the highest summit of the State of Maine Lake Michigan is the lowest area of the State of Wisconsin. Britton Hill in the State of Florida is the lowest state high point in the United States. Lake Champlain is the lowest area of the State of Vermont. The Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest area of the State of California, the United States, and all of North America. Cerro de Punta, the highest point in Puerto Rico, seen from Ponce ( highest point in U.S. outside the 50 states ) Agrihan is the highest point in the Northern Mariana Islands Additional highest U.S. areas Highest points in the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, all unnamed : Baker Island -- 8 m ( 26.2 ft ) Howland Island -- 3 m ( 9.8 ft ) Jarvis Island -- 7 m ( 23 ft ) Johnston Atoll ( Sand Island ) -- 10 m ( 32.8 ft ) Kingman Reef -- less than 2 m ( less than 6.5 ft ) Midway Atoll -- 13 m ( 42.6 ft ) ( Highest point of the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands in the Pacific Ocean ) Navassa Island -- 85 m ( 278.5 ft ) ( Highest point of the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands ) Palmyra Atoll -- 3 m ( 9.8 ft ) Wake Island -- 8 m ( 26.2 ft ) See also An enlargeable topographic map of the contiguous United States with hypsometric tints List of elevation extremes by country List of elevation extremes by region United States U.S. state Lists of U.S. states Lists of highest points for other highpoint lists List of mountain peaks of the United States List of the highest major summits of the United States List of the most prominent summits of the United States List of the most isolated major summits of the United States List of highest United States cities by state World Geodetic System National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 North American Vertical Datum of 1988 References ^ Jump up to : `` Elevations and Distances in the United States ''. 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Retrieved October 20, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Katahdin 2 ''. NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 21, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Greylock RM 1 Reset ''. NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Jump up ^ `` Knob Reset ''. NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Jump up ^ `` Granite Peak ''. NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 21, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Boundary ''. NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 20, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Mt Wash ''. NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 20, 2011. Jump up ^ The summit of Mount Washington is the highest point on the northeastern Northern American Continent. Jump up ^ `` Wheeler ''. NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 21, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Marcy ''. NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 21, 2015. 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Question: what's the highest elevation in the us
Answer: 20,310 feet (6,190.5 m)