Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Kuwohi is the highest point on the Appalachian Trail and the third-highest peak in the United States east of the Mississippi River. The state's lowest point, 178 feet (54 m), is on the Mississippi River at the Mississippi state line in Memphis. [10] Tennessee is home to the most caves in the United States, with more than 10,000 documented. [11]
Enlargeable U.S. map with state and territory high points shown as red dots and low points as green squares except where low point is a shoreline. Enlargeable map of the 50 U.S. states by mean elevation. This list includes the topographic elevations of each of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. [1]
Its lowest point, 178 feet (54 m), is on the Mississippi River at the Mississippi state line in Memphis. [5] Tennessee has the most caves in the United States, with more than 10,000 documented. [192] Geological formations in Tennessee largely correspond with the state's topographic features, and, in general, decrease in age from east to west.
Tennessee's lowest point can be found in West Tennessee; it is located at the extreme southwestern most part of Shelby County where the Mississippi River enters into Mississippi and continues in Arkansas. This point is 178 feet (54 m) according to the USGS, but fluctuates with river levels. [31]
Extreme points are portions of a region which are further north, south, east, or west than any other. This is a list of extreme points in U.S. states , territories , and the District of Columbia . [ 1 ]
Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California – lowest surface point in all U.S. territory and North America, at −279 feet (−8 Salton Sea , California , 33°19′59″N 115°50′3″W / 33.33306°N 115.83417°W / 33.33306; -115.83417 ( Salton Sea ) – lowest lake in all U.S. territory and North America, at −226 feet (
Tennessee's lowest-performing schools in 2023-24. ... Districts earn "exemplary" status if they have an overall district performance score of 3.1 or higher on a 4-point scale. Here are the 10 ...
The lowest point in the state of Tennessee is located on the Mississippi River in Shelby County (just outside the Memphis city limits), where the river flows out of Tennessee and into Mississippi.