Highpoints of USA list

USA Highpoints Page

The story of why I decided to visit each of the 50 state highpoints starts with my unique upbringing in the mountains of New York State. I hiked extensivly in the Adirondack Mountains, starting at the age of 7, and in the process gaining several regional records for climbing the Adirondack 46 High Peaks during the winter season. After completeing 5 rounds of this group of 46 mountains (of which 4 rounds total were in the winter), I grew a bit too familiar with these mountains, and decided to move on and climb other peaks. So, my dad and I climbed all 116 mountains above 4,000ft. in elevation in New England and New York (the New England 116)in the winter. After this, I decided again it was time to move on, and set myself the goal of climbing/visiting all 50 state highpoints. My family has worked on this goal with me to the present, and has travelled to over 40 of the state highpoints with me. Since there are excellent state highpointing guides out there, on this US state highpointing webpage I wish to exhibit excellent photos of each mountain, rather than give factual or logistical information on each HP.
State Name Elevation Date visited Link Thumb
Alabama Cheaha Mountain 2,407 ft 9-2000  
Alaska Denali 20,320 5-26-2007 Denali Gallery
Arizona Humphreys Peak 12,633  8-2-2002  
Arkansas Mount Magazine (Signal Hill) 2,753  09-2000  
California Mount Whitney 14,494  8-8-2002  
Colorado Mount Elbert 14,433 8-24-2000  
Connecticut Mount Frissell (South Slope) 2,380  04-1999  
Delaware Ebright Azimuth 448  09-2000  
Florida Lakewood (Britton Hill) 345 9-10-2000  
Georgia Brasstown Bald 4,784 9-11-2000  
Hawaii Mauna Kea 13,796  3-12-2009  50th Highpoint Adventure
Idaho Borah Peak 12,662  7-24-2002  
Illinois Charles Mound 1,235 09/04/05  
Indiana Hoosier Hill 1,257  8-2000  
Iowa Hawkeye Point 1,670 09/04/05  
Kansas Mount Sunflower 4,039 8-28-2000  
Kentucky Black Mountain 4,145 9-14-2000  
Louisiana Driskill Mountain 535  09-2000  
Maine Katahdin (Baxter Peak) 5,267  02-2000  
Maryland Backbone Mountain 3,360  11-2004  
Massachusetts Greylock 3,491  04-1999  
Michigan Mount Arvon 1,979  8-15-2002  
Minnesota Eagle Mountain 2298 ft 07/05  
Mississippi Woodall Mountain 806  09-2000  
Missouri Taum Sauk 1,772  09-2000  
Montana Granite Peak 12,799 07/05  
Nebraska Panorama Point 5,424  7-10-2002  
Nevada Boundary Peak 13,143  8-10-2002  
New Hampshire Mount Washington 6,288  03-2000  
New Jersey High Point 1,803 9-2000  
New Mexico Wheeler Peak 13,161  8-2000  
New York Mount Marcy 5,344 ft 02/22/1992  
North Carolina Mount Mitchell 6,684 9-13-2000  
North Dakota White Butte 3,506 8-27-2003  
Ohio Campbell Hill 1,550  08-2000  
Oklahoma Black Mesa 4,973 8-29-2000  
Oregon Mount Hood 11,239  7-23-2002  
Pennsylvania Mount Davis 3,213  11-2004  
Rhode Island Jerimoth Hill 812 5-27-1999  
South Carolina Sassafras Mountain 3,560 9-12-2000  
South Dakota Harney Peak 7,242 8-26-2003  
Tennessee Clingmans Dome 6,543 9-13-2000  
Texas Guadalupe Peak 8,749 9-03-2000  
Utah Kings Peak 13,528 8-23-2003  
Vermont Mount Mansfield 4,393  01-2000  
Virginia Mount Rogers 5,729 9-2000  
Washington Mount Rainier 14,411 7-16-2002  
West Virginia Spruce Knob 4,863  11-2004  
Wisconsin Timms Hill 1,951  8-15-2002  
Wyoming Gannett Peak 13,804  07-2005