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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]
States Peak Range/Region Height Coordinates Source In m In ft; Sikkim: Kangchenjunga: Eastern Himalayas: 8,586 28,169 Kangchenjunga lies on the India–Nepal border.It is the highest mountain peak located in India and the third highest mountain peak in the world after Mount Everest and K2.
City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii – southernmost U.S. state capital and southernmost incorporated place in the 50 states (Hawaii's only incorporated Western Dry Rocks, Florida Keys , Florida 24°26.8′N 81°55.6′W / 24.4467°N 81.9267°W / 24.4467; -81.9267 ( Western Dry Rocks ) – southernmost point in the 48 contiguous ...
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
Mauna Kea, Hawaii, United States 4207 m 13,802 ft Taieri Plains, South Island, New Zealand −2 m −7 ft: 4209 m 13,809 ft ⦁ Antarctica: Mount Vinson, [4] Antarctica: 4892 m 16,050 ft Southern Ocean: sea level 4892 m 16,050 ft Earth: Mount Everest [1] 8848 m 29,029 ft Dead Sea [2] −428 m −1,404 ft: 9,276 m 30,433 ft
The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the tip of a mountain above a geodetic sea level. [b] [c] The first table below ranks the 100 highest major summits of the United States by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
This list includes significant mountain peaks located in the United States arranged alphabetically by state, district, or territory. The highest peak in each state, district or territory is noted in bold. For state high points that are not mountains, see List of U.S. states and territories by elevation.
This category includes articles on mountain ranges of the United States Mountain ranges that exist in multiple states are included directly in this category, as well ...