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Elevation in the United States

The elevation of the 50 state capitals, the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, Washington, D.C. and the highest point of every state, in feet and meters. Tap a state on the map to see its counties, its cities and its highest and lowest points.

By the Mapsfera Team

The 50 states by their highest point

Alabama · Cheaha Mountain 2,407 ft Alaska · Denali 20,310 ft Arizona · Humphreys Peak 12,633 ft Colorado · Mount Elbert 14,433 ft Florida · Britton Hill 345 ft Georgia · Brasstown Bald 4,784 ft Indiana · Hoosier Hill 1,257 ft Kansas · Mount Sunflower 4,039 ft Maine · Mount Katahdin 5,268 ft Massachusetts · Mount Greylock 3,491 ft Minnesota · Eagle Mountain 2,301 ft New Jersey · High Point 1,803 ft North Carolina · Mount Mitchell 6,684 ft North Dakota · White Butte 3,506 ft Oklahoma · Black Mesa 4,973 ft Pennsylvania · Mount Davis 3,213 ft South Dakota · Black Elk Peak 7,242 ft Texas · Guadalupe Peak 8,749 ft Wyoming · Gannett Peak 13,804 ft Connecticut · south slope of Mount Frissell 2,380 ft Missouri · Taum Sauk Mountain 1,772 ft West Virginia · Spruce Knob 4,863 ft Illinois · Charles Mound 1,235 ft New Mexico · Wheeler Peak 13,161 ft Arkansas · Magazine Mountain 2,753 ft California · Mount Whitney 14,494 ft Delaware · Ebright Azimuth 448 ft District of Columbia · Point Reno 410 ft Hawaii · Mauna Kea 13,796 ft Iowa · Hawkeye Point 1,670 ft Kentucky · Black Mountain 4,145 ft Maryland · Hoye-Crest 3,360 ft Michigan · Mount Arvon 1,979 ft Mississippi · Woodall Mountain 806 ft Montana · Granite Peak 12,799 ft New Hampshire · Mount Washington 6,288 ft New York · Mount Marcy 5,344 ft Ohio · Campbell Hill 1,550 ft Oregon · Mount Hood 11,239 ft Tennessee · Kuwohi 6,643 ft Utah · Kings Peak 13,528 ft Virginia · Mount Rogers 5,729 ft Washington · Mount Rainier 14,411 ft Wisconsin · Timms Hill 1,951 ft Nebraska · Panorama Point 5,424 ft South Carolina · Sassafras Mountain 3,560 ft Idaho · Borah Peak 12,662 ft Nevada · Boundary Peak 13,140 ft Vermont · Mount Mansfield 4,393 ft Louisiana · Driskill Mountain 535 ft Rhode Island · Jerimoth Hill 812 ft
Each color is 500 m (1,640 ft) of elevation of the state’s highest point; the last one, 3,500 m (11,483 ft) or more.

What the comparison shows

The highest state capital is Santa Fe (New Mexico), at 6,997 ft (2,133 m), and the lowest is Providence (Rhode Island), at 9 ft. The average of all 50 is 1,098 ft. Only 3 are above 5,000 ft: Santa Fe, Cheyenne, and Denver. 11 sit below 100 ft, almost at sea level.

Of the 91 cities with more than 250,000 people, the highest is Colorado Springs, at 6,009 ft, and the lowest is New Orleans, at 0 ft. Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital, sits at 24 ft.

The highest point in the United States is Denali, in Alaska, at 20,310 ft (6,190 m). 4 states top out above 14,000 ft, and the lowest high point of all is Britton Hill, in Florida: 345 ft. 2 states have their lowest point below sea level: California (Death Valley, -282 ft) and Louisiana (New Orleans, -8 ft).

There are elevation pages for 127 cities and 48 state high points. 3 high points have none because the official gazetteer has no point for them: Connecticut (south slope of Mount Frissell), Delaware (Ebright Azimuth), and Oklahoma (Black Mesa).

The 50 states and the District of Columbia

StateCapitalHighest pointLowest point
Alabama Montgomery · 238 ft Cheaha Mountain · 2,407 ft Gulf of Mexico · sea level
Alaska Juneau · 34 ft Denali · 20,310 ft Pacific Ocean · sea level
Arizona Phoenix · 1,088 ft Humphreys Peak · 12,633 ft Colorado River · 70 ft
Arkansas Little Rock · 337 ft Magazine Mountain · 2,753 ft Ouachita River · 55 ft
California Sacramento · 27 ft Mount Whitney · 14,494 ft Death Valley · -282 ft
Colorado Denver · 5,276 ft Mount Elbert · 14,433 ft Arikaree River · 3,315 ft
Connecticut Hartford · 50 ft South slope of Mount Frissell · 2,380 ft Long Island Sound · sea level
Delaware Dover · 28 ft Ebright Azimuth · 448 ft Atlantic Ocean · sea level
District of Columbia — Point Reno · 410 ft Potomac River · 1 ft
Florida Tallahassee · 204 ft Britton Hill · 345 ft Atlantic Ocean · sea level
Georgia Atlanta · 1,050 ft Brasstown Bald · 4,784 ft Atlantic Ocean · sea level
Hawaii Honolulu · 19 ft Mauna Kea · 13,796 ft Pacific Ocean · sea level
Idaho Boise · 2,700 ft Borah Peak · 12,662 ft Snake River · 710 ft
Illinois Springfield · 600 ft Charles Mound · 1,235 ft Mississippi River · 279 ft
Indiana Indianapolis · 730 ft Hoosier Hill · 1,257 ft Ohio River · 320 ft
Iowa Des Moines · 872 ft Hawkeye Point · 1,670 ft Mississippi River · 480 ft
Kansas Topeka · 948 ft Mount Sunflower · 4,039 ft Verdigris River · 679 ft
Kentucky Frankfort · 504 ft Black Mountain · 4,145 ft Mississippi River · 257 ft
Louisiana Baton Rouge · 46 ft Driskill Mountain · 535 ft New Orleans · -8 ft
Maine Augusta · 123 ft Mount Katahdin · 5,268 ft Atlantic Ocean · sea level
Maryland Annapolis · 44 ft Hoye-Crest · 3,360 ft Atlantic Ocean · sea level
Massachusetts Boston · 48 ft Mount Greylock · 3,491 ft Atlantic Ocean · sea level
Michigan Lansing · 853 ft Mount Arvon · 1,979 ft Lake Erie · 571 ft
Minnesota St. Paul · 789 ft Eagle Mountain · 2,301 ft Lake Superior · 601 ft
Mississippi Jackson · 279 ft Woodall Mountain · 806 ft Gulf of Mexico · sea level
Missouri Jefferson City · 630 ft Taum Sauk Mountain · 1,772 ft Saint Francis River · 230 ft
Montana Helena · 4,048 ft Granite Peak · 12,799 ft Kootenai River · 1,800 ft
Nebraska Lincoln · 1,202 ft Panorama Point · 5,424 ft Missouri River · 840 ft
Nevada Carson City · 4,680 ft Boundary Peak · 13,140 ft Colorado River · 479 ft
New Hampshire Concord · 274 ft Mount Washington · 6,288 ft Atlantic Ocean · sea level
New Jersey Trenton · 60 ft High Point · 1,803 ft Atlantic Ocean · sea level
New Mexico Santa Fe · 6,997 ft Wheeler Peak · 13,161 ft Red Bluff Reservoir · 2,842 ft
New York Albany · 143 ft Mount Marcy · 5,344 ft Atlantic Ocean · sea level
North Carolina Raleigh · 315 ft Mount Mitchell · 6,684 ft Atlantic Ocean · sea level
North Dakota Bismarck · 1,695 ft White Butte · 3,506 ft Red River of the North · 750 ft
Ohio Columbus · 780 ft Campbell Hill · 1,550 ft Ohio River · 455 ft
Oklahoma Oklahoma City · 1,196 ft Black Mesa · 4,973 ft Little River · 289 ft
Oregon Salem · 157 ft Mount Hood · 11,239 ft Pacific Ocean · sea level
Pennsylvania Harrisburg · 334 ft Mount Davis · 3,213 ft Delaware River · sea level
Rhode Island Providence · 9 ft Jerimoth Hill · 812 ft Atlantic Ocean · sea level
South Carolina Columbia · 299 ft Sassafras Mountain · 3,560 ft Atlantic Ocean · sea level
South Dakota Pierre · 1,479 ft Black Elk Peak · 7,242 ft Big Stone Lake · 966 ft
Tennessee Nashville · 555 ft Kuwohi · 6,643 ft Mississippi River · 178 ft
Texas Austin · 487 ft Guadalupe Peak · 8,749 ft Gulf of Mexico · sea level
Utah Salt Lake City · 4,264 ft Kings Peak · 13,528 ft Beaverdam Wash · 2,000 ft
Vermont Montpelier · 522 ft Mount Mansfield · 4,393 ft Lake Champlain · 95 ft
Virginia Richmond · 213 ft Mount Rogers · 5,729 ft Atlantic Ocean · sea level
Washington Olympia · 96 ft Mount Rainier · 14,411 ft Pacific Ocean · sea level
West Virginia Charleston · 596 ft Spruce Knob · 4,863 ft Potomac River · 240 ft
Wisconsin Madison · 875 ft Timms Hill · 1,951 ft Lake Michigan · 579 ft
Wyoming Cheyenne · 6,091 ft Gannett Peak · 13,804 ft Belle Fourche River · 3,099 ft

The 50 state capitals, from highest to lowest

  1. 1 Santa Fe 6,997 ft New Mexico
  2. 2 Cheyenne 6,091 ft Wyoming
  3. 3 Denver 5,276 ft Colorado
  4. 4 Carson City 4,680 ft Nevada
  5. 5 Salt Lake City 4,264 ft Utah
  6. 6 Helena 4,048 ft Montana
  7. 7 Boise 2,700 ft Idaho
  8. 8 Bismarck 1,695 ft North Dakota
  9. 9 Pierre 1,479 ft South Dakota
  10. 10 Lincoln 1,202 ft Nebraska
  11. 11 Oklahoma City 1,196 ft Oklahoma
  12. 12 Phoenix 1,088 ft Arizona
  13. 13 Atlanta 1,050 ft Georgia
  14. 14 Topeka 948 ft Kansas
  15. 15 Madison 875 ft Wisconsin
  16. 16 Des Moines 872 ft Iowa
  17. 17 Lansing 853 ft Michigan
  18. 18 St. Paul 789 ft Minnesota
  19. 19 Columbus 780 ft Ohio
  20. 20 Indianapolis 730 ft Indiana
  21. 21 Jefferson City 630 ft Missouri
  22. 22 Springfield 600 ft Illinois
  23. 23 Charleston 596 ft West Virginia
  24. 24 Nashville 555 ft Tennessee
  25. 25 Montpelier 522 ft Vermont
  26. 26 Frankfort 504 ft Kentucky
  27. 27 Austin 487 ft Texas
  28. 28 Little Rock 337 ft Arkansas
  29. 29 Harrisburg 334 ft Pennsylvania
  30. 30 Raleigh 315 ft North Carolina
  31. 31 Columbia 299 ft South Carolina
  32. 32 Jackson 279 ft Mississippi
  33. 33 Concord 274 ft New Hampshire
  34. 34 Montgomery 238 ft Alabama
  35. 35 Richmond 213 ft Virginia
  36. 36 Tallahassee 204 ft Florida
  37. 37 Salem 157 ft Oregon
  38. 38 Albany 143 ft New York
  39. 39 Augusta 123 ft Maine
  40. 40 Olympia 96 ft Washington
  41. 41 Trenton 60 ft New Jersey
  42. 42 Hartford 50 ft Connecticut
  43. 43 Boston 48 ft Massachusetts
  44. 44 Baton Rouge 46 ft Louisiana
  45. 45 Annapolis 44 ft Maryland
  46. 46 Juneau 34 ft Alaska
  47. 47 Dover 28 ft Delaware
  48. 48 Sacramento 27 ft California
  49. 49 Honolulu 19 ft Hawaii
  50. 50 Providence 9 ft Rhode Island

The highest point in every state

From the USGS table of state high points (Denali, from the 2015 survey). Those without a link have no page.

  1. 1 Denali 20,310 ft Alaska
  2. 2 Mount Whitney 14,494 ft California
  3. 3 Mount Elbert 14,433 ft Colorado
  4. 4 Mount Rainier 14,411 ft Washington
  5. 5 Gannett Peak 13,804 ft Wyoming
  6. 6 Mauna Kea 13,796 ft Hawaii
  7. 7 Kings Peak 13,528 ft Utah
  8. 8 Wheeler Peak 13,161 ft New Mexico
  9. 9 Boundary Peak 13,140 ft Nevada
  10. 10 Granite Peak 12,799 ft Montana
  11. 11 Borah Peak 12,662 ft Idaho
  12. 12 Humphreys Peak 12,633 ft Arizona
  13. 13 Mount Hood 11,239 ft Oregon
  14. 14 Guadalupe Peak 8,749 ft Texas
  15. 15 Black Elk Peak 7,242 ft South Dakota
  16. 16 Mount Mitchell 6,684 ft North Carolina
  17. 17 Kuwohi 6,643 ft Tennessee
  18. 18 Mount Washington 6,288 ft New Hampshire
  19. 19 Mount Rogers 5,729 ft Virginia
  20. 20 Panorama Point 5,424 ft Nebraska
  21. 21 Mount Marcy 5,344 ft New York
  22. 22 Mount Katahdin 5,268 ft Maine
  23. 23 Black Mesa 4,973 ft Oklahoma
  24. 24 Spruce Knob 4,863 ft West Virginia
  25. 25 Brasstown Bald 4,784 ft Georgia
  26. 26 Mount Mansfield 4,393 ft Vermont
  27. 27 Black Mountain 4,145 ft Kentucky
  28. 28 Mount Sunflower 4,039 ft Kansas
  29. 29 Sassafras Mountain 3,560 ft South Carolina
  30. 30 White Butte 3,506 ft North Dakota
  31. 31 Mount Greylock 3,491 ft Massachusetts
  32. 32 Hoye-Crest 3,360 ft Maryland
  33. 33 Mount Davis 3,213 ft Pennsylvania
  34. 34 Magazine Mountain 2,753 ft Arkansas
  35. 35 Cheaha Mountain 2,407 ft Alabama
  36. 36 South slope of Mount Frissell 2,380 ft Connecticut
  37. 37 Eagle Mountain 2,301 ft Minnesota
  38. 38 Mount Arvon 1,979 ft Michigan
  39. 39 Timms Hill 1,951 ft Wisconsin
  40. 40 High Point 1,803 ft New Jersey
  41. 41 Taum Sauk Mountain 1,772 ft Missouri
  42. 42 Hawkeye Point 1,670 ft Iowa
  43. 43 Campbell Hill 1,550 ft Ohio
  44. 44 Hoosier Hill 1,257 ft Indiana
  45. 45 Charles Mound 1,235 ft Illinois
  46. 46 Jerimoth Hill 812 ft Rhode Island
  47. 47 Woodall Mountain 806 ft Mississippi
  48. 48 Driskill Mountain 535 ft Louisiana
  49. 49 Ebright Azimuth 448 ft Delaware
  50. 50 Britton Hill 345 ft Florida

The 91 cities with more than 250,000 people

By elevation, with the Census Bureau’s 2025 population estimate. Capitals are marked.

# City State Population Elevation
1 Colorado Springs Colorado 494,743 6,009 ft
2 Aurora Colorado 410,053 5,405 ft
3 Denver capital Colorado 740,613 5,276 ft
4 Albuquerque New Mexico 556,588 4,955 ft
5 Reno Nevada 283,621 4,505 ft
6 El Paso Texas 683,012 3,713 ft
7 Lubbock Texas 273,071 3,203 ft
8 Tucson Arizona 548,371 2,481 ft
9 Las Vegas Nevada 679,817 1,996 ft
10 Henderson Nevada 353,289 1,869 ft
11 North Las Vegas Nevada 296,653 1,858 ft
12 Wichita Kansas 400,987 1,303 ft
13 Mesa Arizona 513,656 1,242 ft
14 Gilbert Arizona 287,285 1,236 ft
15 Chandler Arizona 278,748 1,214 ft
16 Lincoln capital Nebraska 301,522 1,202 ft
17 Oklahoma City capital Oklahoma 719,849 1,196 ft
18 Glendale Arizona 260,572 1,128 ft
19 Phoenix capital Arizona 1,665,481 1,088 ft
20 Omaha Nebraska 488,797 1,056 ft
21 Atlanta capital Georgia 529,110 1,050 ft
22 Lexington Kentucky 329,751 968 ft
23 Winston-Salem North Carolina 257,271 911 ft
24 Kansas City Missouri 521,220 898 ft
25 Madison capital Wisconsin 286,233 875 ft
26 Minneapolis Minnesota 430,324 830 ft
27 Riverside California 323,057 829 ft
28 Greensboro North Carolina 308,667 823 ft
29 Fort Wayne Indiana 275,203 810 ft
30 St. Paul capital Minnesota 306,684 789 ft
31 Columbus capital Ohio 938,396 780 ft
32 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 307,632 765 ft
33 Charlotte North Carolina 964,784 763 ft
34 Indianapolis capital Indiana 901,116 730 ft
35 Tulsa Oklahoma 416,209 722 ft
36 Plano Texas 293,028 668 ft
37 Cleveland Ohio 363,608 654 ft
38 Fort Worth Texas 1,028,117 653 ft
39 San Antonio Texas 1,548,422 649 ft
40 Milwaukee Wisconsin 562,407 615 ft
41 Toledo Ohio 263,423 611 ft
42 Arlington Texas 402,134 603 ft
43 Buffalo New York 274,613 602 ft
44 Detroit Michigan 649,095 598 ft
45 Chicago Illinois 2,731,585 588 ft
46 Nashville capital Tennessee 721,074 555 ft
47 Cincinnati Ohio 314,367 552 ft
48 Austin capital Texas 1,002,632 487 ft
49 Irving Texas 257,076 484 ft
50 St. Louis Missouri 278,144 464 ft
51 Louisville Kentucky 641,962 461 ft
52 Dallas Texas 1,329,491 428 ft
53 Laredo Texas 269,515 413 ft
54 Bakersfield California 422,165 404 ft
55 Durham North Carolina 305,561 395 ft
56 Raleigh capital North Carolina 506,306 315 ft
57 Fresno California 555,549 312 ft
58 Los Angeles California 3,869,089 284 ft
59 Memphis Tennessee 609,647 259 ft
60 Seattle Washington 784,777 173 ft
61 Anaheim California 341,008 159 ft
62 Santa Ana California 315,586 113 ft
63 Anchorage Alaska 287,155 104 ft
64 Orlando Florida 333,888 103 ft
65 San Jose California 989,814 81 ft
66 Chula Vista California 275,533 66 ft
67 San Diego California 1,406,106 63 ft
68 San Francisco California 826,079 55 ft
69 Irvine California 318,764 54 ft
70 Boston capital Massachusetts 672,973 48 ft
71 Oakland California 440,838 42 ft
72 St. Petersburg Florida 264,033 42 ft
73 Baltimore Maryland 569,997 36 ft
74 Houston Texas 2,397,315 36 ft
75 New York New York 8,584,629 35 ft
76 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,574,281 35 ft
77 Jersey City New Jersey 302,013 33 ft
78 Long Beach California 450,469 33 ft
79 Newark New Jersey 323,808 32 ft
80 Portland Oregon 635,109 32 ft
81 Sacramento capital California 536,449 27 ft
82 Washington, D.C. capital District of Columbia 693,645 24 ft
83 Jacksonville Florida 1,017,689 16 ft
84 Tampa Florida 413,554 15 ft
85 Port St. Lucie Florida 268,062 14 ft
86 Chesapeake Virginia 255,332 12 ft
87 Stockton California 324,597 12 ft
88 Virginia Beach Virginia 453,737 10 ft
89 Corpus Christi Texas 317,247 7 ft
90 Miami Florida 489,812 6 ft
91 New Orleans Louisiana 362,154 0 ft

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Frequently asked questions

What is the highest state capital?

Santa Fe (New Mexico), at 6,997 ft above sea level. Next come Cheyenne (6,091 ft) and Denver (5,276 ft).

And the lowest?

Providence (Rhode Island), at 9 ft at its reference point. 11 capitals are below 100 ft.

What is the highest big city in the US?

Of the cities with more than 250,000 people, Colorado Springs, at 6,009 ft. Next come Aurora (5,405 ft) and Denver (5,276 ft).

What is the highest mountain in the United States?

Denali, in Alaska, at 20,310 ft: also the highest in North America. Since 2025 its federal name is Mount McKinley. In the lower 48, Mount Whitney (California), at 14,494 ft.

Which state has the lowest high point?

Florida: its high point, Britton Hill, is just 345 ft. Next come Delaware (448 ft) and Louisiana (535 ft).

Where do these elevations come from?

For cities, from the USGS 3DEP elevation model at each city’s reference point in the official gazetteer (GNIS). For the highest and lowest points, from the USGS table “Elevations and Distances in the United States”; for Denali, from the 2015 survey. Each page explains its case.

Sources

  • City elevations: USGS 3DEP (EPQS service) at each city’s point in GNIS, the official gazetteer. Public domain.
  • Highest and lowest point of each state: USGS, “Elevations and Distances in the United States”; Denali, 2015 USGS survey. Public domain.
  • Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimates (Honolulu, 2020–2024 ACS). Public domain.
  • State map: U.S. Census Bureau (us-atlas).