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The list below gives the highpoint of each state, elevation rank, and the dates I have climbed them. [Source of data: Highpoints of the United States: A Guide to the 50 State Summits, Don W. Holmes, 1990, Cordillera Press, Inc. Buy Now from Amazon or Barnes and Noble]
Rank |
State |
Highpoint |
Elevation (feet) |
Class |
Date of first visit |
| 1 | Alaska | Mount McKinley | 20,320 | 4 | |
| 2 | California | Mount Whitney | 14,494 | 1 | |
| 3 | Colorado | Mount Elbert | 14,440 (14,433) | 1 | 2001 |
| 4 | Washington | Mount Rainier | 14,410 | 4 | |
| 5 | Wyoming | Gannet Peak | 13,804 | 4 | |
| 6 | Hawaii | Mauna Kea | 13,796 | 1 | June 1998 |
| 7 | Utah | Kings Peak | 13,528 | 2 | |
| 8 | New Mexico | Wheeler Peak | 13,161 | 1 | June 6, 2008 |
| 9 | Nevada | Boundary Peak | 13,143 (13,140) | 2 | |
| 10 | Montana | Granite Peak | 12,799 | 4 | |
| 11 | Idaho | Borah Peak | 12,662 | 3 | |
| 12 | Arizona | Humphreys Peak | 12,633 | 1 | |
| 13 | Oregon | Mount Hood | 11,239 | 4 | |
| 14 | Texas | Guadalupe Peak | 8,749 | 1 | |
| 15 | South Dakota | Harney Peak | 7,242 | 1 | 2001 |
| 16 | North Carolina | Mount Mitchell | 6,684 | Drive-up | 2002 |
| 17 | Tennessee | Clingmans Dome | 6,643 | 1 | yes |
| 18 | New Hampshire | Mount Washington | 6,288 | Drive-up | partial ascent by car |
| 19 | Virginia | Mount Rogers | 5,729 | 1 | May 3, 1997 |
| 20 | Nebraska | Panorama Point | 5,424 | Drive-up | 1999 |
| 21 | New York | Mount Marcy | 5,344 | 1 | |
| 22 | Maine | Mount Katahdin | 5,267 | 1 | |
| 23 | Okalahoma | Black Mesa | 4,973 | 2 | |
| 24 | West Virginia | Spruce Knob | 4,863 (4,861) | Drive-up | March 23, 2000 |
| 25 | Georgia | Brasstown Bald | 4,784 | 1 | yes, childhood visit |
| 26 | Vermont | Mount Mansfield | 4,393 | 1 | yes |
| 27 | Kentucky | Black Mountain | 4,145 (4,139) | Drive-up | |
| 28 | Kansas | Mount Sunflower | 4,039 | Drive-up | May 29, 2000 |
| 29 | South Carolina | Sassafras Mountain | 3,560 (3,554) | Drive-up | |
| 30 | North Dakota | White Butte | 3,506 | 1 | |
| 31 | Massachusetts | Mount Greylock | 3,491 (3,487) | Drive-up (but hiked) | May 8, 2000 |
| 32 | Maryland | Backbone Mountain | 3,360 | 1 | March 23, 2000 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | Mount Davis | 3,213 | Drive-up | March 23, 2000 |
| 34 | Arkansas | Magazine Mountain | 2,753 | 1 | |
| 35 | Alabama | Cheaha Mountain | 2,407 (2,405) | 1 | |
| 36 | Connecticut | Mt. Frissel -- South | 2,380 | 1 | May 9, 2000 |
| 37 | Minnesota | Eagle Mountain | 2,301 | 1 | |
| 38 | Michigan | Mount Avron | 1,979 | 1 | |
| 39 | Wisconsin | Timms Hill | 1,951 | 1 | |
| 40 | New Jersey | High Point | 1,803 | Drive-up | May 1997 |
| 41 | Missouri | Taum Sauk Mountain | 1,772 | 1 | |
| 42 | Iowa | Unnamed | 1,670 | Drive-up | |
| 43 | Ohio | Campbell Hill | 1,550 (1,549) | Drive-up | May 11, 1997 |
| 44 | Indiana | Unnamed | 1,257 | 1 | May 28, 2000 |
| 45 | Illinois | Charles Mound | 1,235 | 1 | |
| 46 | Rhode Island | Jerimoth Hill | 812 | 1 | May 9, 2000* |
| 47 | Mississippi | Woodall Mountain | 806 | Drive-up | |
| 48 | Louisiana | Driskell Mountain | 535 | 1 | |
| 49 | Delaware | Unnamed | 442 | Drive-up | |
| 50 | Florida | Unnamed | 345 | Drive-up |
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