US Elevation Map

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Elevation of US States, DC and Territories

State, District, or Territory	Highest Point Elevation in Meters	Highest Point	Lowest Point Elevation in Meters	Lowest Point	Elevation Mean in Meters
Alaska	6,191	Denali (Mount McKinley)	sea level	Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean	580
California	4,421	Mount Whitney	−86	Badwater Basin in Death Valley	880
Colorado	4,401	Mount Elbert	1,011	Arikaree River at Kansas border	2,070
Washington	4,389	Mount Rainier	sea level	Pacific Ocean	520
Wyoming	4,209	Gannett Peak	945	Belle Fourche River at South Dakota border	2,040
Hawaii	4,207	Mauna Kea	sea level	Pacific Ocean	920
Utah	4,125	Kings Peak	610	Beaver Dam Wash at Arizona border	1,860
New Mexico	4,013	Wheeler Peak	866	Red Bluff Reservoir on Texas border	1,740
Nevada	4,007	Boundary Peak	146	Colorado River at California border	1,680
Montana	3,904	Granite Peak	549	Kootenai River at Idaho border	1,040
Idaho	3,861	Borah Peak	216	Confluence of Snake and Clearwater rivers	1,520
Arizona	3,852	Humphreys Peak	21	Colorado River at Sonora border, San Luis, Arizona	1,250
Oregon	3,429	Mount Hood	sea level	Pacific Ocean	1,010
Texas	2,667	Guadalupe Peak	sea level	Gulf of Mexico	520
South Dakota	2,208	Black Elk Peak	294	Big Stone Lake on Minnesota border	670
North Carolina	2,037	Mount Mitchell	sea level	Atlantic Ocean	210
Tennessee	2,025	Kuwohi (formerly Clingmans Dome)	54	Mississippi River at Mississippi border	270
New Hampshire	1,916	Mount Washington	sea level	Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Maine)	300
Virginia	1,741	Mount Rogers	sea level	Atlantic Ocean	290
Nebraska	1,656	Panorama Point	256	Missouri River at Kansas border	790
New York	1,629	Mount Marcy	sea level	Atlantic Ocean	300
Maine	1,606	Mount Katahdin	sea level	Atlantic Ocean	180
Oklahoma	1,516	Black Mesa	88	Little River at Arkansas border	400
West Virginia	1,482	Spruce Knob	73	Potomac River at Virginia border	460
Georgia	1,458	Brasstown Bald	sea level	Atlantic Ocean	180
Vermont	1,340	Mount Mansfield	29	Lake Champlain	300
Puerto Rico	1,338	Cerro de Punta	sea level	Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea)	261
Kentucky	1,262	Black Mountain	78	Mississippi River at Kentucky Bend	230
Kansas	1,232	Mount Sunflower	207	Verdigris River at Oklahoma border	610
South Carolina	1,083	Sassafras Mountain	sea level	Atlantic Ocean	110
North Dakota	1,069	White Butte	229	Red River of the North at Manitoba border	580
Massachusetts	1,063	Mount Greylock	sea level	Atlantic Ocean	150
Maryland	1,027	Hoye-Crest	sea level	Atlantic Ocean	110
Pennsylvania	979	Mount Davis	sea level	Delaware River at Delaware border	340
Northern Marianas	977	Mount Agrihan on the island of Agrihan	sea level	Pacific Ocean
American Samoa	966	Lata Mountain on Taʻū Island	sea level	Pacific Ocean
Arkansas	839	Mount Magazine	17	Ouachita River at Louisiana border	200
Alabama	733	Cheaha Mountain	sea level	Gulf of Mexico	150
Connecticut	727	Southern slope of Mount Frissell at Massachusetts border	sea level	Long Island Sound	150
Minnesota	702	Eagle Mountain	183	Lake Superior	370
Michigan	603	Mount Arvon	174	Lake Erie	270
Wisconsin	595	Timms Hill	176	Lake Michigan	320
New Jersey	549	High Point	sea level	Atlantic Ocean	80
Missouri	540	Taum Sauk Mountain	70	Saint Francis River at southern Arkansas border	240
Iowa	509	Hawkeye Point	146	Confluence of Mississippi and Des Moines rivers	340
Virgin Islands	474	Crown Mountain on the island of Saint Thomas	sea level	Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea)
Ohio	472	Campbell Hill	139	Ohio River at Indiana border	260
Guam	406	Mount Lamlam	sea level	Pacific Ocean
Indiana	383	Hoosier Hill	98	Confluence of Wabash and Ohio rivers	242
Illinois	376	Charles Mound	85	Confluence of Mississippi and Ohio rivers	180
Rhode Island	247	Jerimoth Hill	sea level	Atlantic Ocean	60
Mississippi	246	Woodall Mountain	sea level	Gulf of Mexico	90
Louisiana	163	Driskill Mountain	−2.4	New Orleans	30
Delaware	137	Near the Ebright Azimuth	sea level	Atlantic Ocean	20
District of Columbia	126	Point Reno	0	Potomac River at eastern Maryland border	50
Florida	105	Britton Hill	sea level	Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico	30
Outlying islands	85	Navassa Island high point	sea level	Navassa Island in the Caribbean Sea and other islands in the Pacific Ocean

U.S. States and Territories Elevation

The United States has a wide range of elevations because it is a large country with mountains, plains, plateaus, and lowlands. Elevation is the height above sea level and is an important geographical factor that influences the climate, vegetation, and population of a region. The contiguous United States has a wide range of elevations, from the high peaks of the Rocky Mountains to the low-lying coastal areas of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.

Highest and Lowest Elevation Points

Colorado maintains the highest average elevation among all states because it stands at about 6,800 feet (2,070 meters) above sea level due to its position within the Rocky Mountains. The highest natural peak in the United States stands at Denali located in Alaska with its summit reaching 20,310 feet (6,190 meters) above the ground. The lowest point in the Western Hemisphere exists at Badwater Basin within California's Death Valley where the elevation reaches 282 feet (86 meters) below sea level. The state of Florida maintains the lowest average elevation among all states because it sits at approximately 100 feet (30 meters) above sea level while its highest point Britton Hill reaches only 345 feet (105 meters) above sea level.

U.S. Territories and Their Elevation Characteristics

The United States territories outside the fifty states display diverse elevation patterns. The mountainous region of Puerto Rico contains its highest point Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 meters) while the U.S. Virgin Islands maintain their rugged terrain through their moderate elevations. The Pacific region contains American Samoa which has significant mountain ranges because Lata Mountain reaches 3,170 feet (966 meters) above the ground. The elevation difference of Mount Lamlam in Guam reaches 1,332 feet (406 meters) above sea level but its total height from the ocean floor makes it the deepest mountain on Earth. The volcanic and tectonic history of numerous island territories has resulted in these diverse elevation patterns.

Geographic and Environmental Implications

The elevation of a region determines its temperature ranges and vegetation types and weather patterns which control agricultural production and tourism activities and urban growth. The elevation produces cooler temperatures and creates alpine tundra or subalpine forests as distinct biomes. The areas at or below sea level in coastal states and territories face increased risks from flooding and sea-level rise. The study of elevation helps with national infrastructure development and aviation security and environmental preservation initiatives.