State Highpoints List

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One of the greatest adventures in U.S. travel is collecting the 50 state highpoints!

The list below was updated in 2022 using LiDAR data (the latest and greatest in topography technology). LiDAR elevations are not yet available for the highpoints of AK, CA, HI, UT, NV, MT, SD, KY or ND. The change worth noting is that the traditional Mount Davis summit is not the true Pennsylvania state highpoint. LiDAR has revealed the actual state highpoint to be 1 mile to the north—and it's reportedly a hellacious bushwhack to get there. ☹

Difficulty score is determined by Martin Classification of Difficulty for U.S. State Highpoints and is based on the easiest standard route.

Rank	State	Summit Name	Elevation	Difficulty
1	Alaska	Denali (formerly Mt. McKinley)	20310	10
2	California	Mount Whitney	14495	7
3	Colorado	Mount Elbert	14438	6
4	Washington	Mount Rainier	14412	9
5	Wyoming	Gannett Peak	13811	9
6	Hawaii	Mauna Kea	13796	2
7	Utah	Kings Peak	13528	7
8	New Mexico	Wheeler Peak	13162	6
9	Nevada	Boundary Peak	13140	6
10	Montana	Granite Peak	12799	9
11	Idaho	Borah Peak	12666	8
12	Arizona	Humphreys Peak	12634	6
13	Oregon	Mount Hood	11244	8
14	Texas	Guadalupe Peak	8750	5
15	South Dakota	Black Elk Peak (formerly Harney Peak)	7242	4
16	North Carolina	Mount Mitchell	6684	1
17	Tennessee	Clingmans Dome	6645	2
18	New Hampshire	Mount Washington	6288	1
19	Virginia	Mount Rogers	5712	4
20	Nebraska	Panorama Point	5429	1
21	New York	Mount Marcy	5345	5
22	Maine	Mount Katahdin	5267	5
23	Oklahoma	Black Mesa	4976	4
24	West Virginia	Spruce Knob	4865	1
25	Georgia	Brasstown Bald	4784	2
26	Vermont	Mount Mansfield	4396	3
27	Kentucky	Black Mountain	4139	1
28	Kansas	Mount Sunflower	4041	1
29	South Carolina	Sassafras Mountain	3552	1
30	North Dakota	White Butte	3552	2
31	Massachusetts	Mount Greylock	3492	1
32	Maryland	Backbone Mountain, Hoye-Crest	3372	3
33	Pennsylvania	Mount Davis, North Summit	3214	1
34	Arkansas	Magazine Mountain	2753	2
35	Alabama	Cheaha Mountain	2409	1
36	Connecticut	Mount Frissell, South Slope	2386	3
37	Minnesota	Eagle Mountain	2297	4
38	Michigan	Mount Arvon	1979	1
39	Wisconsin	Timms Hill	1952	1
40	New Jersey	High Point	1799	1
41	Missouri	Taum Sauk Mountain	1772	1
42	Iowa	Hawkeye Point	1671	1
43	Ohio	Campbell Hill	1548	1
44	Indiana	Hoosier Hill	1257	1
45	Illinois	Charles Mound	1235	1
46	Rhode Island	Jerimoth Hill	812	1
47	Mississippi	Woodall Mountain	807	1
48	Louisiana	Driskill Mountain	535	2
49	Delaware	Ebright Azimuth	451	1
50	Florida	Britton Hill	345	1

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