Highest, Lowest, and Mean Elevations in the United States:
StateElevation
(ft.)1Highest pointElevation
(ft.)Lowest pointElevation
(ft.)
Alabama500Cheaha Mountain2,405Gulf of MexicoSea level
Alaska1,900Mt. McKinley20,320Pacific OceanSea level
Arizona4,100Humphreys Peak12,633Colorado River70
Arkansas650Magazine Mountain2,753Ouachita River55
California2,900Mt. Whitney14,494Death Valley–2822
Colorado6,800Mt. Elbert14,433Arkansas River3,350
Connecticut500Mt. Frissell,
on south slope2,380Long Island SoundSea level
Delaware60Ebright Road,
Del.–Pa. state line448Atlantic OceanSea level
D.C.150Tenleytown,
at Reno Reservoir410Potomac River1
Florida100Sec. 30, T6N, R20W,
Walton County345Atlantic OceanSea level
Georgia600Brasstown Bald4,784Atlantic OceanSea level
Hawaii3,030Puu Wekiu, Mauna Kea13,796Pacific OceanSea level
Idaho5,000Borah Peak12,662Snake River710
Illinois600Charles Mound1,235Mississippi River279
Indiana700Franklin Township,
Wayne County1,257Ohio River320
Iowa1,100Sec. 29, T100N, R41W,
Osceola County1,670Mississippi River480
Kansas2,000Mt. Sunflower4,039Verdigris River679
Kentucky750Black Mountain4,139Mississippi River257
Louisiana100Driskill Mountain535New Orleans–82
Maine600Mt. Katahdin5,267Atlantic OceanSea level
Maryland350Backbone Mountain3,360Atlantic OceanSea level
Massachusetts500Mt. Greylock3,487Atlantic OceanSea level
Michigan900Mt. Arvon1,979Lake Erie572
Minnesota1,200Eagle Mountain2,301Lake Superior600
Mississippi300Woodall Mountain806Gulf of MexicoSea level
Missouri800Taum Sauk Mountain1,772St. Francis River230
Montana3,400Granite Peak12,799Kootenai River1,800
Nebraska2,600Johnson Township,
Kimball County5,424Missouri River840
Nevada5,500Boundary Peak13,140Colorado River479
New Hampshire1,000Mt. Washington6,288Atlantic OceanSea level
New Jersey250High Point1,803Atlantic OceanSea level
New Mexico5,700Wheeler Peak13,161Red Bluff Reservoir2,842
New York1,000Mt. Marcy5,344Atlantic OceanSea level
North Carolina700Mt. Mitchell6,684Atlantic OceanSea level
North Dakota1,900White Butte3,506Red River750
Ohio850Campbell Hill1,549Ohio River455
Oklahoma1,300Black Mesa4,973Little River289
Oregon3,300Mt. Hood11,239Pacific OceanSea level
Pennsylvania1,100Mt. Davis3,213Delaware RiverSea level
Rhode Island200Jerimoth Hill812Atlantic OceanSea level
South Carolina350Sassafras Mountain3,560Atlantic OceanSea level
South Dakota2,200Harney Peak7,242Big Stone Lake966
Tennessee900Clingmans Dome6,643Mississippi River178
Texas1,700Guadalupe Peak8,749Gulf of MexicoSea level
Utah6,100Kings Peak13,528Beaverdam Wash2,000
Vermont1,000Mt. Mansfield4,393Lake Champlain95
Virginia950Mt. Rogers5,729Atlantic OceanSea level
Washington1,700Mt. Rainier14,410Pacific OceanSea level
West Virginia1,500Spruce Knob4,861Potomac River240
Wisconsin1,050Timms Hill1,951Lake Michigan579
Wyoming6,700Gannett Peak13,804Belle Fourche River3,099
United States2,500Mt. McKinley (Alaska)20,320Death Valley (California)–2822
1. Approximate mean elevation.
2. Below sea level.
Source:U.S. Geological Survey.