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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 This is an out-of-date datum: elevations in the more up-to-date NAVD88 vertical datum can be individually accessed at the National Geodetic Survey web site.[1]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)
AlabamaCheaha Mountain2,405733Gulf of Mexico005001502,405733
AlaskaDenali (Mount McKinley)20,3206,198Pacific Ocean001,90058020,3206,198
ArizonaHumphreys Peak12,6333,853Colorado River70214,1001,30012,5633,832
ArkansasMagazine Mountain2,753840Ouachita River55176502002,698823
CaliforniaMount Whitney[2]14,5054,421Death Valley-282-862,90088014,7764,505<includeonly>
</includeonly></onlyinclude> |Colorado||Mount Elbert||14,440||4,401||Arikaree River||3,315||1,010||6,800||2,100||11,125||3,391 |Connecticut||Mount Frissell||2,380||726||Long Island Sound||0||0||500||150||2,380||726 |Delaware||Ebright Azimuth||448||137||Atlantic Ocean||0||0||60||20||448||137 |District of Columbia||Tenleytown||410||125||Potomac River||1||0||150||50||409||125 |Florida||Britton Hill||345||105||Atlantic Ocean||0||0||100||30||345||105 |Georgia||Brasstown Bald||4,784||1,459||Atlantic Ocean||0||0||600||180||4,784||1,459 |Hawaii||Puʻu Wēkiu (Mauna Kea)||13,796||4,208||Pacific Ocean||0||0||3,030||920||13,796||4,208 |Idaho||Borah Peak||12,662||3,862||Snake River||710||217||5,000||1,500||11,952||3,645 |Illinois||Charles Mound||1,235||377||Mississippi River||279||85||600||180||956||292 |Indiana||Hoosier Hill||1,257||383||Ohio River||320||98||700||210||937||285 |Iowa||Hawkeye Point||1,670||509||Mississippi River||480||146||1,100||340||1,190||363 |Kansas||Mount Sunflower||4,039||1,232||Verdigris River||679||207||2,000||610||3,360||1,025 |Kentucky||Black Mountain[3]||4,145||1,263||Mississippi River||257||78||750||230||3,888||1,185 |Louisiana||Driskill Mountain||535||163||New Orleans||-8||-2||100||30||543||165 |Maine||Mount Katahdin||5,267||1,606||Atlantic Ocean||0||0||600||180||5,267||1,606 |Maryland||Backbone Mountain||3,360||1,025||Atlantic Ocean||0||0||350||110||3,360||1,025 |Massachusetts||Mount Greylock||3,487||1,064||Atlantic Ocean||0||0||500||150||3,487||1,064 |Michigan||Mount Arvon||1,979||604||Lake Erie||571||174||900||280||1,408||430 |Minnesota||Eagle Mountain||2,301||702||Lake Superior||601||183||1,200||366||1,700||519 |Mississippi||Woodall Mountain||806||246||Gulf of Mexico||0||0||300||90||806||246 |Missouri||Taum Sauk Mountain||1,772||540||Saint Francis River||230||70||800||240||1,542||470 |Montana||Granite Peak||12,799||3,904||Kootenai River||1,800||549||3,400||1,000||10,999||3,355 |Nebraska||Panorama Point||5,424||1,654||Missouri River||840||256||2,600||790||4,584||1,398 |Nevada||Boundary Peak||13,140||4,007||Colorado River||479||146||5,500||1,700||12,661||3,861 |New Hampshire||Mount Washington||6,288||1,918||Atlantic Ocean||0||0||1,000||300||6,288||1,918 |New Jersey||High Point||1,803||550||Atlantic Ocean||0||0||250||80||1,803||550 |New Mexico||Wheeler Peak||13,161||4,014||Red Bluff Reservoir||2,842||867||5,700||1,700||10,319||3,147 |New York||Mount Marcy||5,344||1,630||Atlantic Ocean||0||0||1,000||300||5,344||1,630 |North Carolina||Mount Mitchell||6,684||2,039||Atlantic Ocean||0||0||700||210||6,684||2,039 |North Dakota||White Butte||3,506||1,069||Red River||750||229||1,900||580||2,756||840 |Ohio||Campbell Hill||1,549||472||Ohio River||455||139||850||260||1,094||333 |Oklahoma||Black Mesa||4,973||1,517||Little River||289||88||1,300||400||4,684||1,429 |Oregon||Mount Hood||11,239||3,428||Pacific Ocean||0||0||3,300||1,000||11,239||3,428 |Pennsylvania||Mount Davis||3,213||980||Delaware River||0||0||1,100||340||3,213||980 |Rhode Island||Jerimoth Hill||812||248||Atlantic Ocean||0||0||350||110||812||248 |South Carolina||Sassafras Mountain||3,560||1,086||Atlantic Ocean||0||0||350||110||3,560||1,086 |South Dakota||Harney Peak||7,242||2,209||Big Stone Lake||966||295||2,200||670||6,276||1,914 |Tennessee||Clingmans Dome||6,643||2,026||Mississippi River||178||54||900||280||6,465||1,972 |Texas||Guadalupe Peak||8,749||2,668||Gulf of Mexico||0||0||1,700||520||8,749||2,668 |Utah||Kings Peak||13,528||4,126||Beaver Dam Wash||2,000||610||6,100||1,860||11,528||3,516 |Vermont||Mount Mansfield||4,393||1,340||Lake Champlain||95||29||1,000||300||4,298||1,311 |Virginia||Mount Rogers||5,729||1,747||Atlantic Ocean||0||0||950||290||5,729||1,747 |Washington||Mount Rainier||14,410||4,395||Pacific Ocean||0||0||1,700||520||14,410||4,395 |West Virginia||Spruce Knob||4,861||1,483||Potomac River||240||73||1,500||460||4,621||1,410 |Wisconsin||Timms Hill||1,951||595||Lake Michigan||579||177||1,050||320||1,372||418 |Wyoming||Gannett Peak||13,804||4,210||Belle Fourche River||3,099||945||6,700||2,044||10,705||3,265 |}

References

1. ^ [1] NGS website
2. ^ elevation in the more accurate NAVD88 coordinate system, source: National Geodetic Survey
3. ^ [2] Black Mountain elevation

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Death Valley is a valley in the U.S. states of California and Nevada, and is the location of the lowest elevation in North America at 282 ft (86 m) below sea level. It is one of many places on land which fall below mean sea level.
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Cheaha Mountain, often called Mount Cheaha, is the highest point in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is located a few miles northeast of Talladega in scenic Cheaha State Park, which contains a lodge, restaurant, and other amenities.
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Mount McKinley or Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in North America, at a height of approximately 20,320 feet (6194 m)[1]. It is the centerpiece of Denali National Park.
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Mount Magazine is the tallest mountain in the state of Arkansas and is the site of Arkansas's newest state park.

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Mount Whitney is the highest point in the contiguous United States at elevation 14,505 feet (4,421 meters). [2] It is located at the boundary between California's Inyo and Tulare counties. The western slope of the mountain lies within Sequoia National Park.
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Death Valley is a valley in the U.S. states of California and Nevada, and is the location of the lowest elevation in North America at 282 ft (86 m) below sea level. It is one of many places on land which fall below mean sea level.
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Mount Elbert is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is also the highest of the fourteeners in the US State of Colorado, and the high point of the Sawatch Range.
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