High Point Images

A list of the high points visited and their elevations is provided at the bottom of this page.

U.S. States Visited

I have visited 41 state high points. Most were actually found, with the following exceptions:

In Delaware we found a sign by the roadside, but the high point is somewhere in a mobile home park to the west of the road, and no survey marker was found. In Rhode Island, again, we found the sign by the road, but after walking along the ridge top both north and south of the road we never found a survey marker. In Illinois, the high point is on private land and only open to the public a few times a year. Since it was not open when we were there, I took a picture from the road on the west side of the mound. In North Dakota, the high point was fogged in, and we had to use my compass to navigate up to the butte and back to our car. We walked around on top of the butte, but because of the fog did not find the survey marker. In Nevada, there was no defined trail from the trailhead to the ridge line, and we reached the saddle below the summit about 2pm. Unfortunately, by then we ran out of time and had to leave. The peak is in the background in our picture.

Mt. Humphreys, AZ – Jun 1979
Clingmans Dome, TN – Apr 1994
Mt. Davis, PA – May 1994
Spruce Knob, WV – Jun 1994
Mt. Mitchell, NC – May 1997
Backbone Mtn, MD – Aug 1997
Ebright Azimuth, DE – Apr 1999
High Point, NJ – Apr 1999
Black Mtn., KY – Jun 1999
Brasstown Bald, GA – Jun 1999
Sassafras Mtn., SC – Jun 1999
Mt. Frissell, CT – Aug 1999
Mt. Greylock, MA – Aug 1999
Mt. Mansfield, VT – Aug 1999
Mt. Washington, NH – Aug 1999
Jerimoth Hill, RI – Sep 1999
Britton Hill, FL – Mar 2002
Cheaha Mtn., Al – Mar 2002
Timms Hill, WI – Oct 2005
Hoosier Hill, IN – Oct 2005
Campbell Hill, OH – Oct 2005
Charles Mound, IL – Oct 2005
Ft. Reno, DC – Sep 2008
Panorama Point, NE – Mar 2009
Black mesa, OK – Oct 2010
Harney Peak, SD – Jun 2011
White Butte, ND – Jun 2011
Mt. Rigers, VA – Nov 2011
Woodall Mtn., MS – Jun 2013
Driskill Mtn., LA – Dec 2013
Mt. Humphreys, AZ – Sep 2015
Wheeler Peak, NM – Oct 2015
Mt. Elbert, CO – Aug 2016
Mt. Sunflower, KS – Aug 2016
Taum Sauk, MO – Dec 2016
Taum Sauk, MO – Dec 2016
Mt. Magazine, AR – Dec 2016
Eagle Mtn., MN – Sep 2018
Mt. Arvon, MI – Sep 2018
Hawkeye Mtn., IA – Sep 2018
Boundary Peak, NV – Aug 2019
Guadalupe Peak, TX – Apr 2021
Mauna Kea, HI – May 2023

Other U.S. States Seen But Not Attempted

Denali, AK – Jul 1983
Mt. Whitney, CA – Jul 1989
Mt. Hood, OR – Aug 2012
Mt. Rainier, WA – Jul 2021

International High Points Visited

Mt. Takpochau, Saipan, CNMI – Dec 1984
Mt. Fuji, Japan – Sep 1985
Mt. Tajumulco, Guatemala, C.A. –
Dec 1976
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa Feb 2016

List of Elevations of U.S. State and Other High Points Visited

  • Florida – 345 ft.
  • D.C. – 409 ft.
  • Delaware – 448 ft.
  • Louisiana – 535 ft.
  • Mississippi – 806 ft.
  • Rhode Island – 812 ft.
  • Illinois – 1,235 ft.
  • Indiana – 1,257 ft.
  • Ohio – 1,550 ft.
  • Mt. Takpochau, Saipan – 1,555 ft.
  • Iowa – 1,670 ft.
  • Missouri – 1,773 ft.
  • New Jersey – 1,803 ft.
  • Wisconsin – 1,951 ft.
  • Michigan – 1,979 ft.
  • Minnesota – 2,301 ft.
  • Connecticut – 2,380 ft.
  • Alabama – 2,407 ft.
  • Arkansas – 2,753 ft.
  • Pennsylvania – 3,213 ft.
  • Maryland – 3,360 ft.
  • Massachusetts – 3,491 ft.
  • North Dakota – 3,506 ft.
  • South Carolina – 3,560 ft.
  • Kansas – 4,039 ft.
  • Kentucky – 4,145 ft.
  • Vermont – 4,393 ft.
  • Georgia – 4,784 ft.
  • West Virginia – 4,863 ft.
  • Oklahoma – 4,973 ft.
  • Nebraska – 5,424 ft.
  • Virginia – 5,729 ft.
  • New Hampshire – 6,288 ft.
  • Tennessee – 6,643 ft.
  • North Carolina – 6,684 ft.
  • South Dakota – 7,242 ft.
  • Texas – 8,749 ft.
  • Mt. Fuji, Japan – 12,388 ft.
  • Arizona – 12,633 ft.
  • Nevada – 13,143 ft.
  • New Mexico – 13,161 ft.
  • Mt. Tajumulco, Central America – 13,789 ft.
  • Hawaii – 13,796 ft.
  • Colorado – 14,494 ft.
  • Kilimanjaro, Africa – 19,341 ft.

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