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In most cases, the elevations were determined from surveys and from 1:24,000- and 1:25,000-scale, 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle maps. In Alaska, information was taken from 1:63,360-scale, 15-minute topographic quadrangle maps. In a few cases, data were obtained from older, 1:62,500-scale, 15-minute maps; these maps have been replaced with larger scale 7.5-minute coverage. </p> <p>Further information about U.S. Geological Survey products can be obtained from: U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Science Information Center, 507 National Center, Reston, VA 20192 or phone 1-888-ASK-USGS, E-mail: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081006105354/mailto:ask@usgs.gov">ask@usgs.gov</a>, TTY: 703-648-4119.</p> <p>|| <a href="#top">Top</a> || <a href="#toc">Main Table of Contents</a> || </p> <p><img src="/web/20081006105354im_/http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/waveline.gif" width="100%" alt=""></p> <a name="50"></a> <h2>Elevations of the 50 Largest Cities (by population, 1980 Census)</h2> <table width="100%" border="3"> <tr> <th>City</th> <th>State</th> <th>Rank</th> <th>High Feet</th> <th>Low Feet</th> </tr> <tr> <td>New York</td> <td>New York</td> <td align="right">1</td> <td align="right">410</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chicago</td> <td>Illinois</td> <td align="right">2</td> <td align="right">673</td> <td align="right"><sup>1</sup>579</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Los Angeles</td> <td>California</td> <td align="right">3</td> <td align="right">5,074</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Philadelphia</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> <td align="right">4</td> <td align="right">441</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Houston</td> <td>Texas</td> <td align="right">5</td> <td align="right">83</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Detroit</td> <td>Michigan</td> <td align="right">6</td> <td align="right">672</td> <td align="right"><sup>1</sup>575</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dallas</td> <td>Texas</td> <td align="right">7</td> <td align="right">686</td> <td align="right">390</td> </tr> <tr> <td>San Diego</td> <td>California</td> <td align="right">8</td> <td align="right">823</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Phoenix</td> <td>Arizona</td> <td align="right">9</td> <td align="right">1,160</td> <td align="right">1,058</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Baltimore</td> <td>Maryland</td> <td align="right">10</td> <td align="right">489</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>San Antonio</td> <td>Texas</td> <td align="right">11</td> <td align="right">1,000</td> <td align="right">505</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Indianapolis</td> <td>Indiana</td> <td align="right">12</td> <td align="right">845</td> <td align="right">664</td> </tr> <tr> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>California</td> <td align="right">13</td> <td align="right">934</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Memphis</td> <td>Tennessee</td> <td align="right">14</td> <td align="right">335</td> <td align="right">195</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Washington</td> <td>D.C.</td> <td align="right">15</td> <td align="right">410</td> <td align="right">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Milwaukee</td> <td>Wisconsin</td> <td align="right">16</td> <td align="right">799</td> <td align="right"><sup>1</sup>579</td> </tr> <tr> <td>San Jose</td> <td>California</td> <td align="right">17</td> <td align="right">2,125</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cleveland</td> <td>Ohio</td> <td align="right">18</td> <td align="right">1,050</td> <td align="right"><sup>1</sup>571</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Columbus</td> <td>Ohio</td> <td align="right">19</td> <td align="right">893</td> <td align="right">685</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Boston</td> <td>Massachusetts</td> <td align="right">20</td> <td align="right">330</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>New Orleans</td> <td>Louisiana</td> <td align="right">21</td> <td align="right">25</td> <td align="right">-8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jacksonville</td> <td>Florida</td> <td align="right">22</td> <td align="right">40</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Seattle</td> <td>Washington</td> <td align="right">23</td> <td align="right">520</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Denver</td> <td>Colorado</td> <td align="right">24</td> <td align="right">5,470</td> <td align="right">5,130</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nashville-Davidson County</td> <td>Tennessee</td> <td align="right">25</td> <td align="right">1,160</td> <td align="right">385</td> </tr> <tr> <td>St. Louis</td> <td>Missouri</td> <td align="right">26</td> <td align="right">614</td> <td align="right">385</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kansas City</td> <td>Missouri</td> <td align="right">27</td> <td align="right">1,020</td> <td align="right">720</td> </tr> <tr> <td>El Paso</td> <td>Texas</td> <td align="right">28</td> <td align="right">4,080</td> <td align="right">3,695</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Atlanta</td> <td>Georgia</td> <td align="right">29</td> <td align="right">1,086</td> <td align="right">738</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pittsburgh</td> <td>Pennsylvania</td> <td align="right">30</td> <td align="right">1,370</td> <td align="right">710</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oklahoma City</td> <td>Oklahoma</td> <td align="right">31</td> <td align="right">1,334</td> <td align="right">1,050</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cincinnati</td> <td>Ohio</td> <td align="right">32</td> <td align="right">960</td> <td align="right">433</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fort Worth</td> <td>Texas</td> <td align="right">33</td> <td align="right">766</td> <td align="right">513</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Minneapolis</td> <td>Minnesota</td> <td align="right">34</td> <td align="right">980</td> <td align="right">687</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Portland</td> <td>Oregon</td> <td align="right">35</td> <td align="right">1,073</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Honolulu</td> <td>Hawaii</td> <td align="right">36</td> <td align="right">4,020</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Long Beach</td> <td>California</td> <td align="right">37</td> <td align="right">360</td> <td align="right">-7</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tulsa</td> <td>Oklahoma</td> <td align="right">38</td> <td align="right">810</td> <td align="right">620</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Buffalo</td> <td>NewYork</td> <td align="right">39</td> <td align="right">699</td> <td align="right"><sup>1</sup>571</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Toledo</td> <td>Ohio</td> <td align="right">40</td> <td align="right">627</td> <td align="right"><sup>1</sup>571</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Miami</td> <td>Florida</td> <td align="right">41</td> <td align="right">30</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Austin</td> <td>Texas</td> <td align="right">42</td> <td align="right">1,080</td> <td align="right">406</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oakland</td> <td>California</td> <td align="right">43</td> <td align="right">1,754</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Albuquerque</td> <td>New Mexico</td> <td align="right">44</td> <td align="right">6,120</td> <td align="right">4,946</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tucson</td> <td>Arizona</td> <td align="right">45</td> <td align="right">2,950</td> <td align="right">2,250</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Newark</td> <td>New Jersey</td> <td align="right">46</td> <td align="right">278</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Charlotte</td> <td>North Carolina</td> <td align="right">47</td> <td align="right">784</td> <td align="right">519</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Omaha</td> <td>Nebraska</td> <td align="right">48</td> <td align="right">1,272</td> <td align="right">960</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Louisville</td> <td>Kentucky</td> <td align="right">49</td> <td align="right">761</td> <td align="right">382</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Birmingham</td> <td>Alabama</td> <td align="right">50</td> <td align="right">1,060</td> <td align="right">496</td> </tr> </table> <p class="caption"><sup>1</sup>Water level, International Great Lakes Datum.</p> <p>|| <a href="#top">Top</a> || <a href="#toc">Main Table of Contents</a> || </p> <p><img src="/web/20081006105354im_/http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/waveline.gif" width="100%" alt=""></p> <a name="Highest"></a> <h2>Highest and Lowest Elevations</h2> <table width="100%" border="3"> <tr> <th>State or <br>possession</th> <th>Highest point</th> <th>County or <br>subdivision</th> <th>Elevation<br>feet</th> <th>Lowest Point</th> <th>County or <br>subdivision</th> <th>Elevation<br>feet</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Alabama</td> <td>Cheaha Mountain</td> <td>Cleburne</td> <td align="right">2,407</td> <td>Gulf of Mexico</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alaska</td> <td>Mount McKinley</td> <td> - - </td> <td align="right">20,320</td> <td>Pacific Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arizona</td> <td>Humphreys Peak</td> <td>Coconino</td> <td align="right">12,633</td> <td>Colorado River</td> <td>Yuma</td> <td align="right">70</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arkansas</td> <td>Magazine Mountain</td> <td>Logan</td> <td align="right">2,753</td> <td>Ouachita River</td> <td>Ashley-Union</td> <td align="right">55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>California</td> <td>Mount Whitney</td> <td>Inyo-Tulare</td> <td align="right"><sup>1</sup>14,494</td> <td>Death Valley</td> <td>Inyo</td> <td align="right">-282</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Colorado</td> <td>Mount Elbert</td> <td>Lake</td> <td align="right">14,433</td> <td>Arikaree River</td> <td>Yuma</td> <td align="right">3,315</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Connecticut</td> <td>Mount Frissel on south<br>slope at State line</td> <td>Litchfield</td> <td align="right">2,380</td> <td>Long Island Sound</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Delaware</td> <td>On Ebright Road at<br>Delaware-Pennsylvania<br>State line</td> <td>New Castle</td> <td align="right"><sup>1</sup>448</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>District of Columbia</td> <td>Tenleytown at<br>Reno Reservoir</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">410</td> <td>Potomac River</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Florida</td> <td>Britton Hill</td> <td>Walton</td> <td align="right">345</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Georgia</td> <td>Brasstown Bald</td> <td>Towns-Union</td> <td align="right">4,784</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Guam</td> <td>Mount Lamlam</td> <td>Agat District</td> <td align="right">1,332</td> <td>Pacific Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hawaii</td> <td>Pu'u Wēkiu, Mauna Kea </td> <td>Hawaii</td> <td align="right">13,796</td> <td>Pacific Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Idaho</td> <td>Borah Peak</td> <td>Custer</td> <td align="right">12,662</td> <td>Snake River</td> <td>Nez Perce</td> <td align="right">710</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Illinois</td> <td>Charles Mound</td> <td>Jo Daviess</td> <td align="right">1,235</td> <td>Mississippi River</td> <td>Alexander</td> <td align="right"><sup>2</sup>279</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Indiana</td> <td>Hoosier Hill</td> <td>Wayne</td> <td align="right">1,257</td> <td>Ohio River</td> <td>Posey</td> <td align="right"><sup>2</sup>320</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Iowa</td> <td>Hawkeye Point</td> <td>Osceola</td> <td align="right">1,670</td> <td>Mississippi River</td> <td>Lee</td> <td align="right">480</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kansas</td> <td>Mount Sunflower</td> <td>Wallace</td> <td align="right"><sup></sup>4,039</td> <td>Verdigris River</td> <td>Montgomery</td> <td align="right">679</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kentucky</td> <td>Black Mountain</td> <td>Harlan</td> <td align="right">4,145</td> <td>Mississippi River</td> <td>Fulton</td> <td align="right"><sup>2</sup>257</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Louisiana</td> <td>Driskill Mountain</td> <td>Bienville</td> <td align="right">535</td> <td>New Orleans</td> <td>Orleans</td> <td align="right">-8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maine</td> <td>Mount Katahdin</td> <td>Piscataquis</td> <td align="right">5,268</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maryland</td> <td>Hoye Crest</td> <td>Garrett</td> <td align="right">3,360</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Massachusetts</td> <td>Mount Greylock</td> <td>Berkshire</td> <td align="right">3,491</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michigan</td> <td>Mount Arvon</td> <td>Baraga</td> <td align="right">1,979</td> <td>Lake Erie</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right"><sup>2</sup>571</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Minnesota</td> <td>Eagle Mountain</td> <td>Cook</td> <td align="right">2,301</td> <td>Lake Superior</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right"><sup>2</sup>601</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mississippi</td> <td>Woodall Mountain</td> <td>Tishomingo</td> <td align="right">806</td> <td>Gulf of Mexico</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Missouri</td> <td>Taum Sauk Mountain</td> <td>Iron</td> <td align="right">1,772</td> <td>Saint Francis River</td> <td>Dunklin</td> <td align="right"><sup>2</sup>230</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Montana</td> <td>Granite Peak</td> <td>Park</td> <td align="right">12,799</td> <td>Kootenai River</td> <td>Lincoln</td> <td align="right">1,800</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nebraska</td> <td>Panorama Point</td> <td>Kimball</td> <td align="right">5,424</td> <td>Missouri River</td> <td>Richardson</td> <td align="right">840</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nevada</td> <td>Boundary Peak</td> <td>Esmeralda</td> <td align="right">13,140</td> <td>Colorado River</td> <td>Clark</td> <td align="right">479</td> </tr> <tr> <td>New Hampshire</td> <td>Mount Washington</td> <td>Coos</td> <td align="right">6,288</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>New Jersey</td> <td>High Point</td> <td>Sussex</td> <td align="right"><sup>3</sup>1,803</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>New Mexico</td> <td>Wheeler Peak</td> <td>Taos</td> <td align="right">13,161</td> <td>Red Bluff Reservoir</td> <td>Eddy</td> <td align="right">2,842</td> </tr> <tr> <td>New York</td> <td>Mount Marcy</td> <td>Essex</td> <td align="right">5,344</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>North Carolina</td> <td>Mount Mitchell</td> <td>Yancey</td> <td align="right">6,684</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>North Dakota</td> <td>White Butte</td> <td>Slope</td> <td align="right">3,506</td> <td>Red River of the North</td> <td>Pembina</td> <td align="right">750</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ohio</td> <td>Campbell Hill</td> <td>Logan</td> <td align="right">1,550</td> <td>Ohio River</td> <td>Hamilton</td> <td align="right"><sup>2</sup>455</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oklahoma</td> <td>Black Mesa</td> <td>Cimarron</td> <td align="right">4,973</td> <td>Little River</td> <td>McCurtain</td> <td align="right">289</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oregon</td> <td>Mount Hood</td> <td>Clackamas-<br>Hood River</td> <td align="right">11,239</td> <td>Pacific Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pennsylvania</td> <td>Mount Davis</td> <td>Somerset</td> <td align="right">3,213</td> <td>Delaware River</td> <td>Delaware</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Puerto Rico</td> <td>Cerro de Punta</td> <td>Ponce District</td> <td align="right">4,390</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea Level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rhode Island</td> <td>Jerimoth Hill</td> <td>Providence</td> <td align="right">812</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Samoa</td> <td>Lata Mountain</td> <td>Tau Island</td> <td align="right">3,160</td> <td>Pacific Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>South Carolina</td> <td>Sassafras Mountain</td> <td>Pickens</td> <td align="right">3,560</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>South Dakota</td> <td>Harney Peak</td> <td>Pennington</td> <td align="right">7,242</td> <td>Big Stone Lake</td> <td>Roberts</td> <td align="right">966</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tennessee</td> <td>Clingmans Dome</td> <td>Sevier</td> <td align="right">6,643</td> <td>Mississippi River</td> <td>Shelby</td> <td align="right"><sup>2</sup>178</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Texas</td> <td>Guadalupe Peak</td> <td>Culberson</td> <td align="right">8,749</td> <td>Gulf of Mexico</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Utah</td> <td>Kings Peak</td> <td>Duchesne</td> <td align="right">13,528</td> <td>Beaverdam Wash</td> <td>Washington</td> <td align="right">2,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vermont</td> <td>Mount Mansfield</td> <td>Chittenden</td> <td align="right">4,393</td> <td>Lake Champlain</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">95</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Virginia</td> <td>Mount Rogers</td> <td>Grayson-Smyth</td> <td align="right">5,729</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Virgin Islands</td> <td>Crown Mountain</td> <td>Saint Thomas Island</td> <td align="right">1,556</td> <td>Atlantic Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Washington</td> <td>Mount Rainier</td> <td>Pierce</td> <td align="right">14,411</td> <td>Pacific Ocean</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">Sea level</td> </tr> <tr> <td>West Virginia</td> <td>Spruce Knob</td> <td>Pendleton</td> <td align="right">4,863</td> <td>Potomac River</td> <td>Jefferson</td> <td align="right">240</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wisconsin</td> <td>Timms Hill</td> <td>Price</td> <td align="right">1,951</td> <td>Lake Michigan</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right"><sup>2</sup>579</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wyoming</td> <td>Gannett Peak</td> <td>Fremont</td> <td align="right">13,804</td> <td>Belle Fourche River</td> <td>Crook</td> <td align="right">3,099</td> </tr> <tr> <td>United States</td> <td>Mount McKinley, Alaska</td> <td> - -</td> <td align="right">20,320</td> <td>Death Valley</td> <td>Inyo, CA</td> <td align="right">-282</td> </tr> </table> <p class="caption"><sup>1</sup>National Geodetic Survey. <sup>2</sup>Corps of Engineers. <sup>3</sup>State Surveys.</p> <p>|| <a href="#top">Top</a> || <a href="#toc"> Table of Contents</a> || </p> <p><img src="/web/20081006105354im_/http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/waveline.gif" width="100%" alt=""></p> <a name="14,000"></a> <h2>Elevations of Named Summits Over 14,000 Feet Above Sea Level</h2> <table width="100%" border="3"> <tr> <th>Summit</th> <th>State</th> <th>Quadrangle<sup>2</sup></th> <th>Date</th> <th>Elevation<br>feet</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount McKinley</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Mount McKinley A-3</td> <td align="center">1954</td> <td align="right">20,320</td> </tr> <tr> <td>  Churchhill Peaks</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Mount McKinley A-3</td> <td align="center">1954</td> <td align="right">20,320</td> </tr> <tr> <td>    North Peak</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Mount McKinley A-3</td> <td align="center">1954</td> <td align="right">19,470</td> </tr> <tr> <td>    South Peak</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Mount McKinley A-3</td> <td align="center">1954</td> <td align="right">20,320</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount St. Elias</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Mount St. Elias B-8</td> <td align="center">1985</td> <td align="right">18,008</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Foraker</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Talkeetna D-3</td> <td align="center">1958</td> <td align="right">17,400</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Bona</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>McCarthy B-2</td> <td align="center">1959</td> <td align="right">16,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Blackburn</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>McCarthy C-7</td> <td align="center">1959</td> <td align="right">16,390</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Sanford</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Gulkana A-1</td> <td align="center">1959</td> <td align="right">16,237</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Vancouver</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Mount St. Elias A-2</td> <td align="center">1985</td> <td align="right">15,979</td> </tr> <tr> <td>South Buttress</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Mount McKinley A-2</td> <td align="center">1954</td> <td align="right">15,885</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Churchill</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>McCarthy B-2</td> <td align="center">1959</td> <td align="right">15,638</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Fairweather</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Mount Fairweather D-5</td> <td align="center">1961</td> <td align="right">15,300</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Hubbard</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Mount St. Elias B-3</td> <td align="center">1985</td> <td align="right">14,950</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Bear</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>McCarthy B-1</td> <td align="center">1959</td> <td align="right">14,831</td> </tr> <tr> <td>East Buttress</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Mount McKinley A-2</td> <td align="center">1954</td> <td align="right">14,730</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Hunter</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Talkeetna D-3</td> <td align="center">1958</td> <td align="right">14,573</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Browne Tower</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Mount McKinley A-2</td> <td align="center">1954</td> <td align="right">14,530</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Alverstone</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Mount St. Elias B-3</td> <td align="center">1985</td> <td align="right">14,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Whitney</td> <td align="center">CA</td> <td>Mount Whitney</td> <td align="center">1985</td> <td align="right"><sup>1</sup>14,494</td> </tr> <tr> <td>University Peak</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>McCarthy B-3</td> <td align="center">1959</td> <td align="right">14,470</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Elbert</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Elbert</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right"><sup>1</sup>14,433</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Massive</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Massive</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">14,421</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Harvard</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Harvard</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">14,420</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Rainier</td> <td align="center">WA</td> <td>Mount Rainier West</td> <td align="center">1971</td> <td align="right">14,410</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Williamson</td> <td align="center">CA</td> <td>Mount Williamson</td> <td align="center">1984</td> <td align="right">14,370</td> </tr> <tr> <td>La Plata Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Elbert</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">14,361</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blanca Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Blanca Peak</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">14,345</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Uncompahgre Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Uncompahgre Peak</td> <td align="center">1963</td> <td align="right">14,309</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Crestone Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Crestone Peak</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">14,294</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Lincoln</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Alma</td> <td align="center">1970</td> <td align="right">14,286</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Grays Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Grays Peak</td> <td align="center">1958</td> <td align="right">14,270</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Antero</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Antero</td> <td align="center">1983</td> <td align="right">14,269</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Torreys Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Grays Peak</td> <td align="center">1958</td> <td align="right">14,267</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Castle Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Hayden Peak</td> <td align="center">1960</td> <td align="right">14,265</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Quandary Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Breckenridge</td> <td align="center">1970</td> <td align="right">14,265</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Evans</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Evans</td> <td align="center">1957</td> <td align="right">14,264</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Longs Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Longs Peak</td> <td align="center">1961</td> <td align="right">14,255</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Wilson</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Wilson</td> <td align="center">1953</td> <td align="right">14,246</td> </tr> <tr> <td>White Mount Peak</td> <td align="center">CA</td> <td>White Mount Peak (15')</td> <td align="center">1962</td> <td align="right">14,246</td> </tr> <tr> <td>North Palisade</td> <td align="center">CA</td> <td>North Palisade</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">14,242</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Cameron</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Alma</td> <td align="center">1970</td> <td align="right">14,238</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Shavano</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Maysville</td> <td align="center">1983</td> <td align="right">14,229</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Belford</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Harvard</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">14,197</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Princeton</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Antero</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">14,197</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Crestone Needle</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Crestone Peak</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">14,197</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Yale</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Harvard</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">14,196</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Bross</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Alma</td> <td align="center">1970</td> <td align="right">14,172</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kit Carson Mountain</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Crestone Peak</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">14,165</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Wrangell</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Gulkana A-1</td> <td align="center">1959</td> <td align="right">14,163</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Shasta</td> <td align="center">CA</td> <td>Shasta</td> <td align="center">1986</td> <td align="right">14,162</td> </tr> <tr> <td>El Diente Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Dolores Peak</td> <td align="center">1953</td> <td align="right">14,159</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Point Success</td> <td align="center">WA</td> <td>Mount Rainier West</td> <td align="center">1971</td> <td align="right">14,158</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maroon Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Maroon Bells</td> <td align="center">1960</td> <td align="right">14,156</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tabeguache Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>St. Elmo</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">14,155</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Oxford</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Harvard</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">14,153</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Sill</td> <td align="center">CA</td> <td>North Palisade</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">14,153</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Sneffels</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Sneffels</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">14,150</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Democrat</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Climax</td> <td align="center">1970</td> <td align="right">14,148</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Capitol Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Capitol Peak</td> <td align="center">1960</td> <td align="right">14,130</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Liberty Cap</td> <td align="center">WA</td> <td>Mount Rainier West</td> <td align="center">1971</td> <td align="right">14,112</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pikes Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Pikes Peak</td> <td align="center">1951</td> <td align="right">14,110</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Snowmass Mountain</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Snowmass Mountain</td> <td align="center">1960</td> <td align="right">14,092</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Russell</td> <td align="center">CA</td> <td>Mount Whitney</td> <td align="center">1985</td> <td align="right">14,088</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Eolus</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Whitney</td> <td align="center">1985</td> <td align="right">14,083</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windom Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Columbine Pass</td> <td align="center">1973</td> <td align="right">14,082</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Columbia</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Harvard</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">14,073</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Augusta</td> <td align="center">AK</td> <td>Mount St. Elias</td> <td align="center">1985</td> <td align="right">14,070</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Missouri Mountain</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Winfield</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">14,067</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Humboldt Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Crestone Peak</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">14,064</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Bierstadt</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Evans</td> <td align="center">1957</td> <td align="right">14,060</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sunlight Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Storm King Peak</td> <td align="center">1964</td> <td align="right">14,059</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Split Mountain</td> <td align="center">CA</td> <td>Split Mountain</td> <td align="center">1984</td> <td align="right">14,058</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Handies Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Handies Peak</td> <td align="center">1955</td> <td align="right">14,048</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Culebra Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Culebra Peak</td> <td align="center">1955</td> <td align="right">14,047</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Lindsey</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Blanca Peak</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">14,042</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ellingwood Point</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Blanca Peak</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">14,042</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Little Bear Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Blanca Peak</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">14,037</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Sherman</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Sherman</td> <td align="center">1961</td> <td align="right">14,036</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Redcloud Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Redcloud Peak</td> <td align="center">1964</td> <td align="right">14,034</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Langley</td> <td align="center">CA</td> <td>Mount Langley</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">14,026</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Conundrum Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Hayden Peak</td> <td align="center">1960</td> <td align="right">14,022</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Tyndall</td> <td align="center">CA</td> <td>Mount Williamson</td> <td align="center">1984</td> <td align="right">14,019</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pyramid Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Maroon Bells</td> <td align="center">1960</td> <td align="right">14,018</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wilson Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount Wilson</td> <td align="center">1953</td> <td align="right">14,017</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wetterhorn Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Wetterhorn Peak</td> <td align="center">1963</td> <td align="right">14,015</td> </tr> <tr> <td>North Maroon Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Maroon Bells</td> <td align="center">1960</td> <td align="right">14,014</td> </tr> <tr> <td>San Luis Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>San Luis Peak</td> <td align="center">1986</td> <td align="right">14,014</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Muir</td> <td align="center">CA</td> <td>Mount Whitney</td> <td align="center">1985</td> <td align="right">14,012</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Middle Palisade</td> <td align="center">CA</td> <td>Split Mountain</td> <td align="center">1984</td> <td align="right">14,012</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount of the Holy Cross</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Mount of the Holy Cross</td> <td align="center">1970</td> <td align="right">14,005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Huron Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Winfield</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">14,003</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thunderbolt Peak</td> <td align="center">CA</td> <td>North Palisade</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">14,003</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sunshine Peak</td> <td align="center">CO</td> <td>Redcloud Peak</td> <td align="center">1964</td> <td align="right">14,001</td> </tr> </table> <p class="caption"><sup>1</sup>National Geodetic Survey<br> <sup>2</sup>USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle map in the conterminous United States unless otherwise indicated and 15-minute maps in Alaska unless otherwise indicated.</p> <p>|| <a href="#top">Top</a> || <a href="#toc">Main Table of Contents</a> ||</p> <p><img src="/web/20081006105354im_/http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/waveline.gif" width="100%" alt=""></p> <a name="East"></a> <h2>Elevations of Selected Summits East of the Rocky Mountains</h2> <table width="100%" border="3"> <tr> <th>Summit</th> <th>State</th> <th>County</th> <th>Quadrangle<sup>3</sup></th> <th>Date</th> <th>Elevation Feet</th> </tr> <tr> <th align="left" colspan="6">White Mountains, Presidential Range:</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Washington</td> <td align="center">NH</td> <td>Coos</td> <td>Mount Washington</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">6,288</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Adams</td> <td align="center">NH</td> <td>Coos</td> <td>Mount Washington</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">5,774</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Jefferson</td> <td align="center">NH</td> <td>Coos</td> <td>Mount Washington</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">5,712</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Sam Adams</td> <td align="center">NH</td> <td>Coos</td> <td>Mount Washington</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">5,584</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Clay</td> <td align="center">NH</td> <td>Coos</td> <td>Mount Washington</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">5,532</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Boott Spur</td> <td align="center">NH</td> <td>Coos</td> <td>Mount Washington</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">5,492</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Quincy Adams</td> <td align="center">NH</td> <td>Coos</td> <td>Mount Washington</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">5,394</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Monroe</td> <td align="center">NH</td> <td>Coos</td> <td>Mount Washington</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">5,374</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Madison</td> <td align="center">NH</td> <td>Coos</td> <td>Mount Washington</td> <td align="center">1982</td> <td align="right">5,367</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Lafayette</td> <td align="center">NH</td> <td>Grafton</td> <td>Franconia</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">5,249</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Lincoln</td> <td align="center">NH</td> <td>Grafton</td> <td>Franconia</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">5,089</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Franklin</td> <td align="center">NH</td> <td>Coos</td> <td>Crawford Notch (15')</td> <td align="center">1946</td> <td align="right">5,004</td> </tr> <tr> <td>South Twin Mountain</td> <td align="center">NH</td> <td>Grafton</td> <td>South Twin Mountain</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">4,902</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Summit</th> <th>State</th> <th>County</th> <th>Quadrangle<sup>3</sup></th> <th>Date</th> <th>Elevation Feet</th> </tr> <tr> <th align="left" colspan="6">Adirondack Mountains, Mount Marcy area:</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Marcy</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Essex</td> <td>Mount Marcy</td> <td align="center">1979</td> <td align="right">5,344</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Algonquin Peak</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Essex</td> <td>Mount Marcy</td> <td align="center">1979</td> <td align="right">5,115</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Haystack</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Essex</td> <td>Mount Marcy</td> <td align="center">1979</td> <td align="right">4,961</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Skylight</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Essex</td> <td>Mount Marcy</td> <td align="center">1979</td> <td align="right">4,925</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Whiteface Mountain</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Essex</td> <td>Lake Placid</td> <td align="center">1978</td> <td align="right">4,865</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Iroquois Peak</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Essex</td> <td>Mount Marcy</td> <td align="center">1979</td> <td align="right">4,849</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Boundary Peak</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Essex</td> <td>Mount Marcy</td> <td align="center">1979</td> <td align="right">4,829</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gray Peak</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Essex</td> <td>Mount Marcy</td> <td align="center">1979</td> <td align="right">4,826</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Basin Mountain</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Essex</td> <td>Mount Marcy</td> <td align="center">1979</td> <td align="right">4,826</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dix Mountain</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Essex</td> <td>Mount Marcy</td> <td align="center">1979</td> <td align="right">4,822</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Little Marcy</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Essex</td> <td>Mount Marcy</td> <td align="center">1979</td> <td align="right">4,744</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gothics</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Essex</td> <td>Keene Valley</td> <td align="center">1979</td> <td align="right">4,734</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Summit</th> <th>State</th> <th>County</th> <th>Quadrangle<sup>3</sup></th> <th>Date</th> <th>Elevation Feet</th> </tr> <tr> <th align="left" colspan="6">Catskill Mountains:</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Slide Mountain</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Ulster</td> <td>Peekamoose</td> <td align="center">1969</td> <td align="right">4,180</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hunter Mountain</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Greene</td> <td>Hunter</td> <td align="center">1945</td> <td align="right">4,040</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Black Dome</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Greene</td> <td>Freehold</td> <td align="center">1943</td> <td align="right">3,980</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blackhead</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Greene</td> <td>Freehold</td> <td align="center">1943</td> <td align="right">3,940</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thomas Cole Mountain</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Greene</td> <td>Hensonville</td> <td align="center">1945</td> <td align="right">3,940</td> </tr> <tr> <td>West Kill Mountain</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Greene</td> <td>Lexington</td> <td align="center">1960</td> <td align="right">3,880</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Graham Mountain</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Ulster</td> <td>Seager</td> <td align="center">1945</td> <td align="right">3,868</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cornell Mountain</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Ulster</td> <td>Phoenicia</td> <td align="center">1950</td> <td align="right">3,860</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Doubletop Mountain</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Ulster</td> <td>Seager</td> <td align="center">1945</td> <td align="right">3,860</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Table Mountain</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Ulster</td> <td>Peekamoose Mountain</td> <td align="center">1969</td> <td align="right">3,847</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Peekamoose Mountain</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Ulster</td> <td>Peekamoose Mountain</td> <td align="center">1969</td> <td align="right">3,843</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Plateau Mountain</td> <td align="center">NY</td> <td>Greene</td> <td>Hunter</td> <td align="center">1945</td> <td align="right">3,840</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Summit</th> <th>State</th> <th>County</th> <th>Quadrangle<sup>3</sup></th> <th>Date</th> <th>Elevation Feet</th> </tr> <tr> <th align="left" colspan="6">Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains:</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Mitchell<sup>1</sup></td> <td align="center">NC</td> <td>Yancey</td> <td>Mount Mitchell</td> <td align="center">1946</td> <td align="right">6,684</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Craig</td> <td align="center">NC</td> <td>Yancey</td> <td>Mount Mitchell</td> <td align="center">1946</td> <td align="right">6,647</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Clingmans Dome</td> <td align="center">NC-TN</td> <td>Swain-Sevier</td> <td>Clingmans Dome</td> <td align="center">1964</td> <td align="right">6,643</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Guyot</td> <td align="center">NC-TN</td> <td>Haywood-Sevier</td> <td>Mount Guyot</td> <td align="center">1964</td> <td align="right">6,621</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Balsam Cone</td> <td align="center">NC</td> <td>Yancey</td> <td>Mount Mitchell</td> <td align="center">1946</td> <td align="right">6,600</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cattail Peak</td> <td align="center">NC</td> <td>Yancey</td> <td>Mount Mitchell</td> <td align="center">1946</td> <td align="right">6,600</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Le Conte</td> <td align="center">NC</td> <td>Sevier</td> <td>Mount Le Conte</td> <td align="center">1964</td> <td align="right">6,593</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Big Tom</td> <td align="center">NC</td> <td>Yancey</td> <td>Mount Mitchell</td> <td align="center">1946</td> <td align="right">6,526</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Gibbes</td> <td align="center">NC</td> <td>Yancey</td> <td>Montreat</td> <td align="center">1942</td> <td align="right">6,520</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Potato Hill</td> <td align="center">NC</td> <td>Yancey</td> <td>Mount Mitchell</td> <td align="center">1946</td> <td align="right">6,440</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Chapman</td> <td align="center">NC-TN</td> <td>Swain-Sevier</td> <td>Mount Guyot</td> <td align="center">1964</td> <td align="right">6,417</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Old Black</td> <td align="center">NC-TN</td> <td>Haywood-Cocke-<br>Sevier</td> <td>Mount Guyot</td> <td align="center">1964</td> <td align="right">6,370</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Celo Knob</td> <td align="center">NC</td> <td>Yancey</td> <td>Celo</td> <td align="center">1960</td> <td align="right">6,327</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Summit</th> <th>State</th> <th>County</th> <th>Quadrangle<sup>3</sup></th> <th>Date</th> <th>Elevation Feet</th> </tr> <tr> <th align="left" colspan="6">Ozark-Ouachita Mountains:</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Magazine Mountain</td> <td align="center">AR</td> <td>Logan</td> <td>Blue Mountain</td> <td align="center">1966</td> <td align="right">2,753</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rich Mountain</td> <td align="center">AR</td> <td>Polk</td> <td>Rich Mountain</td> <td align="center">1958</td> <td align="right">2,681</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Poteau Mountain</td> <td align="center">AR</td> <td>Sebastian</td> <td>Cauthron</td> <td align="center">1958</td> <td align="right">2,669</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Black Fork Mountain</td> <td align="center">AR</td> <td>Polk</td> <td>Mountain Fork</td> <td align="center">1958</td> <td align="right">2,586</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sugar Loaf Mountain</td> <td align="center">OK</td> <td>Le Flore</td> <td>Hartford</td> <td align="center">1947</td> <td align="right">2,564</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Buffalo Lookout</td> <td align="center">AR</td> <td>Newton</td> <td>Fallsville</td> <td align="center">1967</td> <td align="right">2,561</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wilton Mountain</td> <td align="center">OK</td> <td>Le Flore</td> <td>Page</td> <td align="center">1981</td> <td align="right">2,558</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lynn Mountain</td> <td align="center">OK</td> <td>Le Flore</td> <td>Lynn Mountain</td> <td align="center">1981</td> <td align="right">2,480</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Turner Ward Knob</td> <td align="center">AR</td> <td>Newton</td> <td>Fallsville</td> <td align="center">1947</td> <td align="right">2,463</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kiamichi Mountain</td> <td align="center">OK</td> <td>Le Flore</td> <td>Muse</td> <td align="center">1966</td> <td align="right">2,451</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Winding Stair Mountain</td> <td align="center">OK</td> <td>Le Flore</td> <td>Big Cedar</td> <td align="center">1981</td> <td align="right">2,451</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Reeves Mountain</td> <td align="center">AR</td> <td>Newton</td> <td>Boxley</td> <td align="center">1968</td> <td align="right">2,440</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Summit</th> <th>State</th> <th>County</th> <th>Quadrangle<sup>3</sup></th> <th>Date</th> <th>Elevation Feet</th> </tr> <tr> <th align="left" colspan="6">Black Hills:</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Harney Peak<sup>2</sup></td> <td align="center">SD</td> <td>Pennington</td> <td>Custer</td> <td align="center">1957</td> <td align="right">7,242</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bear Mountain</td> <td align="center">SD</td> <td>Pennington</td> <td>Berne</td> <td align="center">1954</td> <td align="right">7,166</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Crooks Towner</td> <td align="center">SD</td> <td>Lawrence</td> <td>Crooks Tower</td> <td align="center">1956</td> <td align="right">7,137</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Terry Peak</td> <td align="center">SD</td> <td>Lawrence</td> <td>Lead</td> <td align="center">1961</td> <td align="right">7,064</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Crows Nest Peak</td> <td align="center">SD</td> <td>Pennington</td> <td>Crows Nest Peak</td> <td align="center">1956</td> <td align="right">7,048</td> </tr> <tr> <td>White Tail Peak</td> <td align="center">SD</td> <td>Pennington</td> <td>Deerfield</td> <td align="center">1956</td> <td align="right">6,962</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Flag Mountain</td> <td align="center">SD</td> <td>Pennington</td> <td>Deerfield</td> <td align="center">1956</td> <td align="right">6,937</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Medicine Mountain</td> <td align="center">SD</td> <td>Pennington</td> <td>Medicine Mountain</td> <td align="center">1956</td> <td align="right">6,878</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nipple Butte</td> <td align="center">SD</td> <td>Pennington</td> <td>Deerfield</td> <td align="center">1956</td> <td align="right">6,810</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Custer Peak</td> <td align="center">SD</td> <td>Lawrence</td> <td>Minnesota Ridge</td> <td align="center">1956</td> <td align="right">6,804</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mount Rushmore</td> <td align="center">SD</td> <td>Pennington</td> <td>Mount Rushmore</td> <td align="center">1954</td> <td align="right">5,725</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Devils Tower</td> <td align="center">WY</td> <td>Crook</td> <td>Devils Tower</td> <td align="center">1984</td> <td align="right">5,112</td> </tr> </table> <p class="caption"><sup>1</sup>Highest summit east of the Mississippi River.<br> <sup>2</sup>Highest summit east of the Rocky Mtns.<br> <sup>3</sup>USGS 7.5-minute or 7.5-minute by 15-minute quadrangle map unless otherwise indicated.</p> <p>|| <a href="#top">Top</a> || <a href="#toc">Main Table of Contents</a> || </p> <p><img src="/web/20081006105354im_/http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/waveline.gif" width="100%" alt=""></p> <a name="Geographic Centers"></a> <h2>Geographic Centers</h2> <p>Because there is no generally accepted definition of a geographic center and no completely satisfactory method of determining it, there may be as many geographic centers of a State or county as there are definitions of the term.</p> <p>The geographic center of an area may be defined as the center of gravity of the surface, or that point on which the surface of an area would balance if it were a plane of uniform thickness.</p> <p>Curvature of the Earth, large bodies of water, irregular surfaces, and other factors affect the determination of center of gravity.</p> <p>In determining the centers of the States, islands adjacent to their coastlines and large bodies of water were excluded.</p> <p>The geographic centers and positions listed below should be considered as approximations.</p> <table width="100%" border="3"> <tr> <th>State</th> <th>County</th> <th align="center">Locality</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Alabama</td> <td>Chilton</td> <td>12 miles southwest of Clanton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alaska</td> <td colspan="2" align="center">63°50' N., 152°00' W., 60 miles northwest of Mount McKinley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arizona</td> <td>Yavapai</td> <td>55 miles east-southeast of Prescott</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arkansas</td> <td>Pulaski</td> <td>12 miles northwest of Little Rock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>California</td> <td>Madera</td> <td>38 miles east of Madera</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Colorado</td> <td>Park</td> <td>30 miles northwest of Pikes Peak</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Connecticut</td> <td>Hartford</td> <td>At East Berlin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Delaware</td> <td>Kent</td> <td>11 miles south of Dover</td> </tr> <tr> <td>District of Columbia</td> <td>NA</td> <td>Near Fourth and L Streets N.W.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Florida</td> <td>Hernando</td> <td>12 miles north-northwest of Brooksville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Georgia</td> <td>Twiggs</td> <td>18 miles southeast of Macon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hawaii</td> <td>Hawaii</td> <td>20°15' N., 156°20' W., off Maui Island</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Idaho</td> <td>Custer</td> <td>At Custer, southwest of Challis</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Illinois</td> <td>Logan</td> <td>28 miles northeast of Springfield</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Indiana</td> <td>Boone</td> <td>14 miles north-northwest of Indianapolis</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Iowa</td> <td>Story</td> <td>5 miles northeast of Ames</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kansas</td> <td>Barton</td> <td>15 miles northeast of Great Bend</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kentucky</td> <td>Marion</td> <td>3 miles north-northwest of Lebanon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Louisiana</td> <td>Avoyelles</td> <td>3 miles southeast of Marksville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maine</td> <td>Piscataquis</td> <td>18 miles north of Dover</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maryland</td> <td>Prince Georges</td> <td>4 1/2 miles northwest of Davidsonville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Massachusetts</td> <td>Worcester</td> <td>North part of City of Worcester</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michigan</td> <td>Wexford</td> <td>5 miles north-northwest of Cadillac</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Minnesota</td> <td>Crow Wing</td> <td>10 miles southwest of Brainerd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mississippi</td> <td>Leake</td> <td>9 miles west-northwest of Carthage</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Missouri</td> <td>Miller</td> <td>20 miles southwest of Jefferson City</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Montana</td> <td>Fergus</td> <td>11 miles west of Lewistown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nebraska</td> <td>Custer</td> <td>10 miles northwest of Broken Bow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nevada</td> <td>Lander</td> <td>26 miles southeast of Austin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>New Hampshire</td> <td>Belknap</td> <td>3 miles east of Ashland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>New Jersey</td> <td>Mercer</td> <td>5 miles southeast of Trenton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>New Mexico</td> <td>Torrance</td> <td>12 miles south-southwest of Willard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>New York</td> <td>Madison</td> <td>12 miles south of Oneida and 26 miles southwest of Utica</td> </tr> <tr> <td>North Carolina</td> <td>Chatham</td> <td>10 miles northwest of Sanford</td> </tr> <tr> <td>North Dakota</td> <td>Sheridan</td> <td>5 miles southwest of McClusky</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ohio</td> <td>Delaware</td> <td>25 miles north-northeast of Columbus</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oklahoma</td> <td>Oklahoma</td> <td>8 miles north of Oklahoma City</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oregon</td> <td>Crook</td> <td>25 miles south-southeast of Prineville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pennsylvania</td> <td>Centre</td> <td>2 1/2 miles southwest of Bellefonte</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rhode Island</td> <td>Kent</td> <td>1 mile south-southwest of Crompton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>South Carolina</td> <td>Richland</td> <td>13 miles southeast of Columbia</td> </tr> <tr> <td>South Dakota</td> <td>Hughes</td> <td>8 miles northeast of Pierre</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tennessee</td> <td>Rutherford</td> <td>5 miles northeast of Murfreesboro</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Texas</td> <td>McCulloch</td> <td>15 miles northeast of Brady</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Utah</td> <td>Sanpete</td> <td>3 miles north of Manti</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vermont</td> <td>Washington</td> <td>3 miles east of Roxbury</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Virginia</td> <td>Buckingham</td> <td>5 miles southwest of Buckingham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Washington</td> <td>Chelan</td> <td>10 miles west-southwest of Wenatchee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>West Virginia</td> <td>Braxton</td> <td>4 miles east of Sutton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wisconsin</td> <td>Wood</td> <td>9 miles southeast of Marshfield</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wyoming</td> <td>Fremont</td> <td>58 miles east-northeast of Lander</td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="3"> <tr> <th>Geographic Area</th> <th align="center">Locality</th> <th align="center">Latitude<br>(N)</th> <th align="center">Longitude<br>(W.)</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Conterminous United States<br>(48 States)</td> <td>Near Lebanon, Smith County, Kansas</td> <td>39°50'</td> <td>98°35'</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Continental United States<br>(49 States)</td> <td>Near Castle Rock, Butte County, South Dakota</td> <td>44°59'</td> <td>103°38'</td> </tr> <tr> <td>The United States<br>(50 States)</td> <td>West of Castle Rock, Butte County, South Dakota</td> <td>44°58'</td> <td>103°46'</td> </tr> <tr> <td>North American Continent</td> <td>6 miles west of Balta, Pierce County, North Dakota</td> <td>48°10'</td> <td>100°10'</td> </tr> </table> <p>No marked or monumented point has been established by any government agency as the geographic center of either the 50 States, the conterminous United States, or the North American continent. However, a monument was erected in Lebanon, Kansas, by a group of citizens who hired engineers to determine the position of the "geographic center" of the United States.</p> <p>Sometimes confused with geographic center of the United States is the triangulation station "Meades Ranch," located at latitude 39°13'26.686" North and longitude 98°32'30.506" West, about 12 miles north of Lucas, Kansas. This was the primary reference point for the North American Datum of 1927, the standard on which all the latitude and longitude lines for North America were based. This datum is being replaced by the North American Datum of 1983, which is not hinged to a single point of reference.</p> <p>|| <a href="#top">Top</a> || <a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a>|| </p> <p><img src="/web/20081006105354im_/http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/waveline.gif" width="100%" alt=""></p> <a name="Distances"></a> <h2>Distances From Extreme Points to Geographic Centers</h2> <table width="100%" border="3"> <tr> <th rowspan="2">Extreme Point</th> <th align="center" colspan="2">Coordinates</th> <th rowspan="2">Direction from<br>geographic centers</th> <th rowspan="2">50 States*<br>Statute Miles</th> <th rowspan="2">49 States**<br>Statute Miles</th> <th rowspan="2">48 States***<br>Statute Miles</th> </tr> <tr> <th align="center">Latitude<br>(N)</th> <th align="center">Longitude<br>(W.)</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Point Barrow, AK</td> <td align="center">71°23'</td> <td align="center">156°29'</td> <td>Northwest</td> <td align="right">2,507</td> <td align="right">2,509</td> <td align="right">2,940</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pochnoi Point,<br>Semisopochnoi, AK</td> <td align="center">51°57'</td> <td align="center">179°52'(E.)</td> <td>Northwest</td> <td align="right">3,372</td> <td align="right">3,377</td> <td align="right">3,802</td> </tr> <tr> <td>West Point of <br>Amatignak Island, AK</td> <td align="center">51°17'</td> <td align="center">179°09'</td> <td>Northwest</td> <td align="right">3,352</td> <td align="right">3,357</td> <td align="right">3,780</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cape Wrangell,<br>Attu Island, AK</td> <td align="center">52°55'</td> <td align="center">172°27'(E.)</td> <td>Northwest</td> <td align="right">3,625</td> <td align="right">3,630</td> <td align="right">4,061</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lake of the Woods<br>Projection, MN</td> <td align="center">49°23'</td> <td align="center">95°09'</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td align="right">507</td> <td align="right">501</td> <td align="right"><sup>1</sup>682</td> </tr> <tr> <td>North end, (N-S boundary) ME-New Brunswick, Canada</td> <td align="center">47°04'</td> <td align="center">67°47'</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td align="right">1,719</td> <td align="right">1,713</td> <td align="right">1,613</td> </tr> <tr> <td>West Quoddy Head, ME</td> <td align="center">44°49'</td> <td align="center">66°57'</td> <td>East</td> <td align="right">1,788</td> <td align="right">1,782</td> <td align="right"><sup>2</sup>1,643</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Key West, FL</td> <td align="center">24°32'</td> <td align="center">81°48'</td> <td>Southeast</td> <td align="right">1,873</td> <td align="right">1,869</td> <td align="right">1,439</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cape Sable, FL</td> <td align="center">25°07'</td> <td align="center">81°05'</td> <td>Southeast</td> <td align="right">1,867</td> <td align="right">1,863</td> <td align="right">1,437</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Log Point, Elliot Key, FL</td> <td align="center">25°29'</td> <td align="center">80°11'</td> <td>Southeast</td> <td align="right">1,882</td> <td align="right">1,877</td> <td align="right">1,455</td> </tr> <tr> <td>East Point, St. Croix, VI</td> <td align="center">17°45'</td> <td align="center">64°34'</td> <td>Southeast</td> <td align="right">2,938</td> <td align="right">2,932</td> <td align="right">2,540</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Extreme south point of TX</td> <td align="center">25°50'</td> <td align="center">97°24'</td> <td>South</td> <td align="right">1,370</td> <td align="right">1,369</td> <td align="right">971</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Steps Point,<br>America Samoa</td> <td align="center">14°23'(S.)</td> <td align="center">170°46'</td> <td>Southwest</td> <td align="right">5,859</td> <td align="right">5,866</td> <td align="right">5,954</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Orote Point, Guam</td> <td align="center">13°27'</td> <td align="center">144°37'(E.)</td> <td>Southwest</td> <td align="right">6,579</td> <td align="right">6,584</td> <td align="right">6,974</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kure Island, HI</td> <td align="center">28°25'</td> <td align="center">178°20'</td> <td>Southwest</td> <td align="right">4,142</td> <td align="right">4,148</td> <td align="right">4,486</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ka Lae, HI</td> <td align="center">18°55'</td> <td align="center">155°41'</td> <td>Southwest</td> <td align="right">3,463</td> <td align="right">3,470</td> <td align="right">3,664</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cape Mendocino, CA</td> <td align="center">40°26'</td> <td align="center">124°24'</td> <td>West</td> <td align="right">1,091</td> <td align="right">1,098</td> <td align="right">1,361</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cape Alava, WA</td> <td align="center">48°10'</td> <td align="center">124°44'</td> <td>West</td> <td align="right">1,018</td> <td align="right">1,024</td> <td align="right">1,414</td> </tr> </table> <p class="caption">*West of Castle Rock, Butte County, South Dakota. 44°58' N. - 103°46' W.<br> **Near Castle Rock, Butte County, South Dakota. 44°59' N. - 103°38' W.<br> ***Near Lebanon, Smith County, Kansas. 39°50' N. - 98°35' W.<p> <sup>1</sup>General direction to Lake of the Woods Projection is north.<br> <sup>2</sup>General direction to West Quoddy Head is northeast.</p> <p>|| <a href="#top">Top</a> || <a href="#toc">Main Table of Contents</a> || </p> <p><img src="/web/20081006105354im_/http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/waveline.gif" width="100%" alt=""></p> <a name="Extreme"></a> <h2>Extreme Distances (computed to mean sea level)</h2> <table width="100%" border="3"> <tr> <th>From</th> <th>To</th> <th>Statute<br>Miles</th> </tr> <tr> <td>West Quoddy Head, ME, along the parallel</td> <td>Pacific Ocean</td> <td align="right">2,742</td> </tr> <tr> <td>West Quoddy Head, ME</td> <td>Cape Wrangell, AK</td> <td align="right">4,831</td> </tr> <tr> <td>West Quoddy Head, ME</td> <td>Kure Island, Hawaii</td> <td align="right">5,797</td> </tr> <tr> <td>West Quoddy Head, ME</td> <td>Point Arena, CA (farthest points, 48 States)</td> <td align="right">2,892</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Log Point, Elliot Key, FL</td> <td>Kure Island, Hawaii (farthest points, 50 States)</td> <td align="right">5,859</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Log Point, Elliot Key, FL</td> <td>Cape Wrangell, AK</td> <td align="right">5,505</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Soldier Key, FL</td> <td>Kure Island, Hawaii</td> <td align="right">5,859</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Soldier Key, FL</td> <td>Cape Wrangell, AK</td> <td align="right">5,503</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rivera Beach, FL</td> <td>Kure Island, Hawaii</td> <td align="right">5,823</td> </tr> <tr> <td>East Point, St. Croix, VI</td> <td>Cape Wrangell, AK</td> <td align="right">6,501</td> </tr> <tr> <td>East Point, St. Croix, VI</td> <td>Orote Point, Guam (longest distance including outlying areas)</td> <td align="right">9,514</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Approximately 10 miles south of Brunswick, GA</td> <td>Approximately 12 miles south of San Diego, CA (shortest coast-to-coast distance, 48 States)</td> <td align="right">2,089</td> </tr> <tr> <td>North end of ME-New Brunswick, Canada boundary</td> <td>Orote Point, Guam</td> <td align="right">7,747</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Point Barrow, AK</td> <td>Steps Point, Tutuila Island, American Samoa</td> <td align="right">5,971</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Southern Point of TX, due north</td> <td>49th parallel</td> <td align="right">1,602</td> </tr> <tr> <td>West point of Amatignak Island, AK</td> <td>Pochnoi Point, Semisopochnoi Island, AK (distance between the most easterly and the most westerly points in the United States with reference to the 180° meridan)</td> <td align="right">63</td> </tr> </table> <p>|| <a href="#top">Top</a> || <a href="#toc">Main Table of Contents</a> || </p> <p><img src="/web/20081006105354im_/http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/waveline.gif" width="100%" alt=""></p> <a name="Lengths"></a> <h2>Lengths of United States Boundaries</h2> <table width="100%" border="3"> <tr> <th>Boundary</th> <th>Statute Miles</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Northern boundary of conterminous United States</td> <td align="right">3,987</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Canada-Alaska boundary</td> <td align="right">1,538</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Southern boundary of conterminous United States</td> <td align="right">1,933</td> </tr> </table> <p><img src="/web/20081006105354im_/http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/waveline.gif" width="100%" alt=""></p> <p><center> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="#toc">Main Table of Contents</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081006105354/http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/pubslists/index.html">Geography Publications</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081006105354/http://erg.usgs.gov/">Eastern Region Geography</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081006105354/http://geography.usgs.gov/">Geography Home</a> | </center> </p> <p><img src="/web/20081006105354im_/http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/waveline.gif" width="100%" alt=""></p> <p><em>This booklet was originally published and printed in 1995 and revised and reprinted in 2001. 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