List of U.S. states by elevation

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This is a list of United States states by elevation. The highest point in the U.S. is Mount McKinley at 20,320 feet (6,194 m). The lowest point in the U.S. is Badwater in Death Valley at 282 feet (86 m) below sea level.

The elevations listed are in the NGVD29 vertical datum, unless otherwise noted. This is an out-of-date datum: elevations in the more up-to-date NAVD88 vertical datum can be individually accessed at the National Geodetic Survey web site.^[1]

State	Highest point	Highest elevation (ft)	Highest elevation (m)	Lowest point	Lowest elevation (ft)	Lowest elevation (m)	Mean elevation (ft)	Mean elevation (m)	Elevation difference (ft)	Elevation difference (m)
Alabama	Cheaha Mountain	2,405	733	Gulf of Mexico	1000 0	1000 0	500	150	2,405	733
Alaska	Denali (Mount McKinley)	20,320	6,198	Pacific Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	1,900	580	20,320	6,198
Arizona	Humphreys Peak	12,633	3,850	Colorado River	1070 70	1021 21	4,100	1,300	12,563	3,832
Arkansas	Magazine Mountain	2,753	840	Ouachita River	1055 55	1017 17	650	200	2,698	823
California	Mount Whitney^[2]	14,505	4,421	Death Valley	0718 -282	0914 -86	2,900	880	14,776	4,505
Colorado	Mount Elbert	14,440	4,401	Arikaree River	4315 3,315	2010 1,010	6,800	2,100	11,125	3,391
Connecticut	Mount Frissell	2,380	726	Long Island Sound	1000 0	1000 0	500	150	2,380	726
Delaware	Ebright Azimuth	448	137	Atlantic Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	60	20	448	137
District of Columbia	Tenleytown	410	125	Potomac River	1001 1	1000 0	150	50	409	125
Florida	Britton Hill	345	105	Atlantic Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	100	30	345	105
Georgia	Brasstown Bald	4,784	1,459	Atlantic Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	600	180	4,784	1,459
Hawaii	Puʻu Wēkiu (Mauna Kea)	13,796	4,208	Pacific Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	3,030	920	13,796	4,208
Idaho	Borah Peak	12,662	3,862	Snake River	1710 710	1217 217	5,000	1,500	11,952	3,645
Illinois	Charles Mound	1,235	377	Mississippi River	1279 279	1085 85	600	180	956	292
Indiana	Hoosier Hill	1,257	383	Ohio River	1320 320	1098 98	700	210	937	285
Iowa	Hawkeye Point	1,670	509	Mississippi River	1480 480	1146 146	1,100	340	1,190	363
Kansas	Mount Sunflower	4,039	1,232	Verdigris River	1679 679	1207 207	2,000	610	3,360	1,025
Kentucky	Black Mountain^[3]	4,145	1,263	Mississippi River	1257 257	1078 78	750	230	3,888	1,185
Louisiana	Driskill Mountain	535	163	New Orleans	0992 -8	0998 -2	100	30	543	165
Maine	Mount Katahdin	5,267	1,606	Atlantic Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	600	180	5,267	1,606
Maryland	Backbone Mountain	3,360	1,025	Atlantic Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	350	110	3,360	1,025
Massachusetts	Mount Greylock	3,487	1,064	Atlantic Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	500	150	3,487	1,064
Michigan	Mount Arvon	1,979	604	Lake Erie	1571 571	1174 174	900	280	1,408	430
Minnesota	Eagle Mountain	2,301	702	Lake Superior	1601 601	1183 183	1,200	366	1,700	519
Mississippi	Woodall Mountain	806	246	Gulf of Mexico	1000 0	1000 0	300	90	806	246
Missouri	Taum Sauk Mountain	1,772	540	Saint Francis River	1230 230	1070 70	800	240	1,542	470
Montana	Granite Peak	12,799	3,904	Kootenai River	2800 1,800	1549 549	3,400	1,000	10,999	3,355
Nebraska	Panorama Point	5,424	1,654	Missouri River	1840 840	1256 256	2,600	790	4,584	1,398
Nevada	Boundary Peak	13,140	4,007	Colorado River	1479 479	1146 146	5,500	1,700	12,661	3,861
New Hampshire	Mount Washington	6,288	1,918	Atlantic Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	1,000	300	6,288	1,918
New Jersey	High Point	1,803	550	Atlantic Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	250	80	1,803	550
New Mexico	Wheeler Peak	13,161	4,014	Red Bluff Reservoir	3842 2,842	1867 867	5,700	1,700	10,319	3,147
New York	Mount Marcy	5,344	1,630	Atlantic Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	1,000	300	5,344	1,630
North Carolina	Mount Mitchell	6,684	2,039	Atlantic Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	700	210	6,684	2,039
North Dakota	White Butte	3,506	1,069	Red River	1750 750	1229 229	1,900	580	2,756	840
Ohio	Campbell Hill	1,549	472	Ohio River	1455 455	1139 139	850	260	1,094	333
Oklahoma	Black Mesa	4,973	1,517	Little River	1289 289	1088 88	1,300	400	4,684	1,429
Oregon	Mount Hood	11,239	3,428	Pacific Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	3,300	1,000	11,239	3,428
Pennsylvania	Mount Davis	3,213	980	Delaware River	1000 0	1000 0	1,100	340	3,213	980
Rhode Island	Jerimoth Hill	812	248	Atlantic Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	350	110	812	248
South Carolina	Sassafras Mountain	3,560	1,086	Atlantic Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	350	110	3,560	1,086
South Dakota	Harney Peak	7,242	2,209	Big Stone Lake	1966 966	1295 295	2,200	670	6,276	1,914
Tennessee	Clingmans Dome	6,643	2,026	Mississippi River	1178 178	1054 54	900	280	6,465	1,972
Texas	Guadalupe Peak	8,749	2,668	Gulf of Mexico	1000 0	1000 0	1,700	520	8,749	2,668
Utah	Kings Peak	13,528	4,126	Beaver Dam Wash	3000 2,000	1610 610	6,100	1,860	11,528	3,516
Vermont	Mount Mansfield	4,393	1,340	Lake Champlain	1095 95	1029 29	1,000	300	4,298	1,311
Virginia	Mount Rogers	5,729	1,747	Atlantic Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	950	290	5,729	1,747
Washington	Mount Rainier	14,410	4,395	Pacific Ocean	1000 0	1000 0	1,700	520	14,410	4,395
West Virginia	Spruce Knob	4,861	1,483	Potomac River	1240 240	1073 73	1,500	460	4,621	1,410
Wisconsin	Timms Hill	1,951	595	Lake Michigan	1579 579	1177 177	1,050	320	1,372	418
Wyoming	Gannett Peak	13,804	4,210	Belle Fourche River	4099 3,099	1945 945	6,700	2,044	10,705	3,265

[edit] References

^ http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ NGS website
^ elevation in the more accurate NAVD88 coordinate system, source: National Geodetic Survey
^ http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=KY Black Mountain elevation

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