What is the Highest Point in Each State of the USA?

Each state in America has a place which is at a higher elevation than anywhere else in the state. Where are these places? Let's take a look at each state's highest point.
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TIMESTAMPS for your convenience!
Highest Point in Alabama: 4:40
Highest Point in Alaska: 13:32
Highest Point in Arizona: 10:47
Highest Point in Arkansas: 4:52
Highest Point in California: 13:15
Highest Point in Colorado: 12:56
Highest Point in Connecticut: 4:19
Highest Point in Delaware: 0:47
Highest Point in Florida: 0:35
Highest Point in Georgia: 7:18
Highest Point in Hawaii: 12:03
Highest Point in Idaho: 11:00
Highest Point in Illinois: 1:47
Highest Point in Indiana: 2:12
Highest Point in Iowa: 2:43
Highest Point in Kansas: 6:31
Highest Point in Kentucky: 6:47
Highest Point in Louisiana: 1:07
Highest Point in Maine: 8:05
Highest Point in Maryland: 5:25
Highest Point in Massachusetts: 5:38
Highest Point in Michigan: 3:54
Highest Point in Minnesota: 4:06
Highest Point in Mississippi: 1:22
Highest Point in Missouri: 3:00
Highest Point in Montana: 11:12
Highest Point in Nebraska: 8:35
Highest Point in Nevada: 11:28
Highest Point in New Hampshire: 9:10
Highest Point in New Jersey: 3:14
Highest Point in New Mexico: 11:40
Highest Point in New York: 8:19
Highest Point in North Carolina: 9:49
Highest Point in North Dakota: 5:59
Highest Point in Ohio: 2:26
Highest Point in Oklahoma: 7:49
Highest Point in Oregon: 10:30
Highest Point in Pennsylvania: 5:11
Highest Point in Rhode Island: 1:35
Highest Point in South Carolina: 6:11
Highest Point in South Dakota: 10:02
Highest Point in Tennessee: 9:35
Highest Point in Texas: 10:15
Highest Point in Utah: 11:53
Highest Point in Vermont: 7:01
Highest Point in Virginia: 8:53
Highest Point in Washington: 12:37
Highest Point in West Virginia: 7:33
Highest Point in Wisconsin: 3:38
Highest Point in Wyoming: 12:25

[@ChicagoGeographer]

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[@philheaton1619]

It is said that Florida's highest point is Space Mountain.

[@donovanmatamoros5064]

This made my night😂😂

[@unceman9009]

Thought is was Expedition Everest.

[@southofairviewrd]

Whoooooo!

[@darrenfred242]

Mt Dora

[@reverendjimjones9061]

@@darrenfred242 i heard the garbage dump in florida was the highest point.

[@fallingup90]

Interestingly enough, the lowest point in the continental US is within 90 miles of Mt Whitney.

[@EnligUlv]

Badwater, CA @ -280. Ran 35-40 miles out of there one July day back in 2009.

[@crackerjack9320]

Yep!👍

[@howellwong11]

This was noted in the Believe It Or Not that was run in every major newspaper 70 years ago.

[@adriennegormley9358]

85. I checked wiki and mentioned it in another reply.

[@sethk1698]

And the hottest temperature 134 F ever recorded.

[@ZachFoxPhotography]

It took my father over 20 years, but he climbed to the top of each of these peaks (except Denali, which is just too dangerous). Not many people have accomplished this goal! I'm sure very few people will see this comment, but I am so proud of him and I have to share my pride. I love you, Dad. ♥

[@KS-ep1vr]

A great role model! Persistence and courage gets one far in their goals. Bravo to your Dad!

[@MagicalBread]

@@KS-ep1vr You also need money lol. Do you know how expensive it is to travel these days? And an Everest climb for example takes tens of thousands of dollars. Climbing the world’s peaks are reserved for the wealthy.

[@guywholikesspiders924]

Denali is Alaskas btw for those who were wondering

[@margarettickle9659]

WOw!!!

[@danieltolan8443]

Thanks for sharing

[@lavapix]

One cool thing about Mauna Kea is you can go from the beach to the summit in less than 2 hours. Surfing to snowboarding in the same morning.

[@AgdaFingers]

I know. That - and nearby Mauna Loa are like the only snowy places in Hawaii - everybody's on the beach at sea level while there is snow on top. When I took a trip to Hawaii ten years ago, I didn't go to top of Mauna Kea, although I did see it. I did, however, go to the top of Hale'akala on Maui - that was exciting in its own way. Note that I didn't climb, I took a bus to the top - that's as much mountain climbing that I want to do.

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

​@@AgdaFingers I've done that in California as well. Skiing at Big Bear and surfing in Redondo Beach near sunset.👍

[@Speedfreak515]

I finally got to the top of Mauna Kea 2 months ago. Last time I was there was over 10 years ago and we didn't have the right vehicle for it. It's kind of funny how it's one of the highest peaks, yet also one of the easiest. Few minutes of walking to get to the actual summit after going as far as you can in a vehicle. It sure is amazing up there.

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[@stewartsimon2527]

Fun fact: there was a group of mountaineers that decided that Mt. Elbert was too easy to climb and thus didn't deserve the title of highest point in Colorado. They tried to pile up rocks on the summit of neighboring Mt. Massive in order to make it the highest point

[@trevorskates94]

Elbert was my first 14er lmao.

[@maradupras7278]

dang you beat me to it

[@luigiisbetterthanmario6916]

People still put rocks on each

[@luigiisbetterthanmario6916]

To make them taller than eachother

[@allanrichardson9081]

Maybe that was the inspiration for a movie in the 1980s, titled “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain.” The story took place in Wales during WWI.

[@NondescriptMammal]

It's remarkable how many of these are close to a state border.

[@terrylucaspoetrycoach4489]

Right?

[@adriennegormley9358]

That's bc most of the borders were drawn through remote and/or hard to get to locations. So ofc those high points would fit the bill.

[@robloxvids2233]

It makes sense when you consider most high points are a part of a long mountain range (Appalachian, Rockies, etc.) So because the high point of the ranges are near the middle it means there is a gradual rise across several states to get to the range's high point. So it makes sense that in many states the high point will be just about as close to the state's edge as you can get (because the range is ascending slowly across the state). Not sure if I'm verbalizing that right.

[@rosiefay7283]

@@robloxvids2233 But even some of those that are lowish hills that would be easy to access if they weren't on private land, are near state borders.

[@robloxvids2233]

@@rosiefay7283 I'm not sure what your comment about private land is supposed to mean. Reread my comment. I'll exaggerate for clarity: imagine a pyramid. Now draw 50 "state" borders on it. In every case the high point of each "state" will be on a border. With the exception of the peak, which may be in the middle of the highest state, depending how you drew it.

[@iboKirby]

It always blows my mind the elevation of the plains states. I’m from western North Dakota, not too far from white butte, and it’s weird to think I live higher up then entire states that contain the Appalachians. I remember going through the Alps while I was studying in Austria and checked the elevation to see it was barely higher than my hometown in North Dakota. It’s just that gradual slope up to the Rockies.

[@GraceEngineering]

Hello from Bismarck and Watford City

[@TryingToGet1KSubsWithoutVids01]

Same from South Dakota, I knew we had a decently high point, but it still is cool to know we have a higher elevation than any state east of us

[@michaelwall3393]

Except according to this research you are not. Several states East of both North Dakota and South Dakota have higher elevations; which I knew that. Do not understand your comment or the South Dakota guy and his comment either? Unless you are saying you have higher elevation than several states that have the Appalachian and Smoky Mountains and Poconos Mountains and Blue Mountains and Black Mountains and Ozark’s Mountains and Allegheny Mountains to name a few. Then you have a point; sort of.

[@winkmurder]

Nice I'm from Bismarck!

[@margaretmetcalfe5380]

Growing up in Anchorage (where Denali is often visible on a clear day), it's become very easy for me to take for granted the amazing natural beauty of the state I grew up in. It is my dream to one day hike all of these mountains and finish with the largest and most beautiful mountain in North America.

[@mikepalmer2219]

I have always wanted to see Alaska in person.

[@richardkennedy7047]

The Highest point in my state is my neighbors backyard , don’t ask me what he smokes ! 🍀

[@moisesm9602]

Lmao

[@taekatanahu635]

Lowest point in life is the highest moment in mind.

[@rorycolgan]

😂

[@fall9982]

Ah yes, he smokes clovers.

[@acek2016]

Haha that’s funny

[@MisterNarrador]

Texas, I have the biggest state Alaska: Hold my beer California: I have the highest point Alaska: Hold my beer

[@thespicyswede9302]

Alaska must have a lot of beer!

[@robinahgupuk9493]

@@thespicyswede9302 we do lol

[@kwilliamson1096]

Now that's funny. 🤜🤛😉

[@philipemma2359]

Nepal: I have the highest mountain in the world. Alaska: oh

[@PapaWheelie1]

Florida: Who stole my beer?

[@BAMtastico]

Being from Mexico, a much smaller country bordering the south of the US it is interesting that it has five mountains, all volcanoes, taller than any peak in the lower forty-eight. The tallest the Citlalteptl at 18,406 ft.

[@tbjones33]

Ok? And Nepal is the size of Arkansas and is home to 8 of the worlds 10 highest mountains.

[@MrWaalkman]

Very cool. :) What state in Mexico?

[@BAMtastico]

@@MrWaalkman Veracruz and Puebla.

[@MrWaalkman]

​@@BAMtastico I'm a big fan of Michoacán. :)

[@davidsimon1324]

😲 wow 18 . 18,000 Ft. That is so high.😀

[@bluegizmo1983]

I'd be interested in seeing the highest relative points in each state, i.e. the highest points relative to the lowest points in each state. For example, Ohio's highest point is 1,550 feet, but it's lowest point is also 455 feet, so the relative height would be 1,095 feet. That would definitely change the positional rankings of each state from lowest to highest.

[@jul1440]

While were at it, rank the horizontal distances between the two for each state. Nevada's would be clustered while Kansas' would be at the opposite ends of the state.

[@Aim_Here_]

California would be interesting as it has both the highest and lowest point in the contiguous US. It would still put it quite high on the list.

[@mattmicken6379]

A list of the most prominent elevations would be cool too.

[@BlueYup]

Florida would still be the flattest state. Its relative high point is still only 345 feet.

[@rayhughel1508]

Everyone knows that OHIO is round on both ends and hi in the middle!!

[@JaniahOnfroy]

I love how this man is still hearting comments almost a year later

[@ChicagoGeographer]

This video blew up like crazy in the last few days, it's been awesome to read through everyone's comments

[@Om-mw5lb]

@Illunworth I love how your comment is only three weeks old!

[@MR-hr5yh]

Florida 0:35 Delaware 0:47 Louisiana 1:07 Mississippi 1:22 Rhode Island 1:35 Illinois 1:47 Indiana 2:12 Ohio 2:26 Iowa 2:43 Missouri 2:59 New Jersey 3:15 Wisconsin 3:39 Michigan 3:54 Minnesota 4:07 Connecticut 4:18 Alabama 4:40 Arkansas 4:51 Pennsylvania 5:12 Maryland 5:25 Massachusetts 5:38 North Dakota 5:59 South Carolina 6:11 Kansas 6:31 Kentucky 6:47 Vermont 7:01 Georgia 7:18 West Virginia 7:33 Oklahoma 7:49 Maine 8:06 New York 8:19 Nebraska 8:35 Virginia 8:53 New Hampshire 9:10 Tennessee 9:35 North Carolina 9:48 South Dakota 10:02 Texas 10:16 Oregon 10:30 Arizona 10:47 Idaho 10:59 Montana 11:11 Nevada 11:27 New Mexico 11:40 Utah 11:53 Hawai'i 12:04 Wyoming 12:25 Washington 12:37 Colorado 12:55 California 13:16 Alaska 13:32

[@ChicagoGeographer]

The timestamps are all in the description already

[@MR-hr5yh]

@@ChicagoGeographer Haha FML

[@zolacnomiko]

This is great though because it lists them in order of lowest-highest rather than alphabetical, which is what I was actually interested in.

[@dostwood5103]

@@ChicagoGeographer Stop malding, he listed it by how it was ranked instead of alphabetical order.

[@nealjohnson8126]

@@MR-hr5yh doh!

[@williamfry6087]

I have climbed 12 of these. Mostly in the west, 2 in the east. Some long day hikes but some very technical multiday climbs. A lifetime of weekend mountaineering with friends of a lifetime.

[@feenixpg3d]

wow, you're a great hiker!

[@ronmcmartin4513]

Fibber. Your friends say all 12 of your hikes were in the Midwest & Deep South😄 I hiked Mt Whitney, up & down in a day. It was no picnic, and was the last hike I did without hiking poles.

[@griplimit]

Mt. Washington is incredible. I drove up it a couple years ago one summer and never had I experienced 80 degree weather at the base then after a 20 minute drive up the mountain 35 degree weather at the peak, it felt like another world.

[@junedussault400]

Yes, my husband and son have hiked it and we’ve driven up several times! It’s scary!

[@hyzercreek]

The video says highest wind speed not in a hurricane or tornado. WRONG. It has the highest wind speed *including* all hurricanes (but not tornados).

[@TheRyansLion]

It's interesting how my home elevation in Colorado Springs, a relatively flat city compared to the mountains, is higher than every states highest point east of me. 7100ft

[@mrvwbug4423]

Pikes Peak is also the easternmost of all the 14ers

[@silentvega2004]

All appalachian used to be twice the height of all rockies Impressive

[@skunkbucket9408]

Gotcha beat by 300', just up the road at the top of the Palmer Divide.

[@TheRyansLion]

​@@skunkbucket9408 ayyy I'm off of Northgate and 83

[@ippolit4262]

At least you have mountains there Kansas and Nebraska have a super boring high point it's not even worth the elevation Lol

[@Tundra-ec3ii]

My friend once said “gentle giant my ass” after Hiking Elbert in Colorado. Partially because they chose to do it in the winter

[@jwaj]

I would want someone to gentle giant MY ass

[@trevorskates94]

Elbert was my first 14er, quite easy, wanting to do it in the winter here in a few weeks to see how much worse it is lol

[@Shock_Treatment]

It's not as easy if you don't take the trails. My group wanted to take the direct route up, basically a vertical line, and some of those rocks were quite loose.

[@dominusetdeus060644]

@@Shock_Treatment not following the trail on any mountain is genuinely a sign of stupidity. A great way to die alone and in pain. Edit: no offense to any of you.

[@Shock_Treatment]

@@dominusetdeus060644 Well, I know that, but I was 15 at the time, and I didn't really want to be left alone.

[@MrNealSalo]

Thanks for posting this--it's nice to see footage of every high point.

[@marcbow]

I grew up within sight of Denali and the Alaska Range and now live a couple hours from Rainer. I don't think I could ever live very far away from the mountains, there is something special and at times otherworldly about them peaks.

[@carultch]

Denali sounds like the name of a mountain in India.

[@NorthPaddle]

Denali is the original name before politicians renamed it for a president who never even visited Alaska. It is an Alaskan Athabaskan native word that means The High One. (Or The Great One) The original name was restored during the Obama administration. GMC grabbed it for their highest level of truck of course.

[@mikeletaurus4728]

The fascinating thing to me is that we think of Earth as having soaring mountains (which it does, from our human perspective). However, its surface is almost entirely smooth from a cosmic perspective. Everest is 5.35 miles in height, which is an infinitesimally small surface variation when compared with Earth's diameter of 7,900+ miles. Our planet is smoother than a billiard ball.

[@ChicagoGeographer]

It is really incredible when you think about it like that

[@kayakvideos123]

Someone's been watching QI 😅

[@canofcoorslight5746]

make's you wonder if earth was the size of a billard ball, what would if feel like in your hands. would you feel any bumps at all?

[@peterdarr383]

@@canofcoorslight5746 It would feel wet, of course, but there's another problem - - Much of the Earth is Magma at 2,200 degrees, and the "cool" crust is like the skin of an apple. Your hand would almost instantly burn, except for yet ANOTHER problem - - The now tiny "core" is Iron, Nickel and even Gold at 12,000 degrees which without immense gravity would instantly explode ! You wouldn't feel a thing !

[@canofcoorslight5746]

@@peterdarr383 yeah i mean im just talking about the topography.like how bumpy would the biggest mountauins feel or would they just feel like small grooves.

[@rainypeople]

Literally every other state: normal mountain names New Jersey: High Point is High Point!

[@borkerman]

Should have been high ground

[@rocotto727]

High there !

[@sawamichelle]

Always thought we were the normal ones to aptly name it that. Used to think as a kid, every state had High Point.

[@privatefubar1004]

We keep it simple in NJ

[@mcray0309]

OHHHHHH high point st park… My dumbass came here just to see what NJ was. Turns out I knew it lmao.

[@MikeC19100]

Very interesting overview of the various High Points in the USA. I was always curious to know what they were and your video answered all my questions. Thank you.

[@TheFishingExperience916]

I'm sure by now someone has already thanked you for making this video but if not thank you for taking the time to research, list, and make an informative video on all the highest points in each state in the USA it's fascinating and interesting to hear some facts about each point.

[@UndefinedUser]

Me at 3am: I need some sleep KZbin: hey you wanna know what the highest point in each state is?

[@ChicagoGeographer]

Hahaha

[@yahomeboicutenohomo1625]

@@ChicagoGeographer big pp

[@sallyhover8173]

😂😂

[@dj__alien]

Literally me rn lol

[@J_Addison]

Yep

[@dtniland]

i live in seattle and see Mt. Ranier almost daily and it is still cool to see the massive mountain from my house. it looks huge even from 50 miles away but when i hiked in the mountains around it it was just looming. its amazing to have this mountain near here and it is a real cultural icon even if it might blow up

[@lyingcat9022]

Same here! It would be cool to summit Mt. Rainier some day. But it is no joke to climb seeing how one needs to climb a glacier to reach the top.

[@randomalt9617]

Fellow Washingtonian here, and I was just laughing at the thought of eastern “mountains” being less than half the height of Rainer. Also the fact that Ranier is on the Centuries volcanos list at #3 is amusing XD

[@camshaft4007]

@@randomalt9617 you won't be laughing after it blows up.

[@randomalt9617]

@@camshaft4007 Are you kidding? I'd be on top of a clear hill with a bucket of popcorn and gas mask ready, watching the spectacle

[@BonaparteBardithion]

Trivia: the greatest threat risk of Rainier is not the ash and lava of the eruption itself but the lahars that will come from the melting glaciers. Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the contiguous states. That combined with its proximity to large population centers is what makes it a Decade Volcano. But, boy, is it gorgeous.

[@mercoid]

Excellent video. I loved learning about these high points in every state. Very interesting! 👍

[@rameshvenkat6907]

Very Nice info. Thanks from Philly.

[@howellwong11]

There was a running joke at Homestead AFB, Florida back in the Seventies that the highest point in Florida is the man made hill on base.

[@DamonNomad82]

The tops of a lot of man-made structures in Florida are higher that the highest natural point in the state.

[@logoseven3365]

My sister was stationed there in the 80’s, the man made structure was the garbage dump.

[@shrimpflea]

The highest point today would be Panaroma Tower in Miami.

[@theidahooutlaw]

To say that the hike to Borah Peak in Idaho is strenuous is an understatement. You have to wake up at 5:00 am and it’s roughly 6-7 hours to the summit. There literally is a part of the hike called Chicken Out Ridge where a lot of people can’t make it past because you have to rock climb a little. It is sketchy as hell and the wind doesn’t help. Plan on the hike taking the entire day. Get good sleep.

[@randomalt9617]

I would say the same for Mt. Rainier. I've hiked up some of Rainier a few times, and the two major start points are Paradise and Inner Glacier. Last time I did the hike was Summer 2017, and while the first few hours is fairly easy, just long, low grade trails with a few switchbacks, humid flats, and rocky climbs, once you reach the basin of the White River, and you are actually in the Inner Glacier, it gets hard. The trail goes atop a thin ridge, one side falling into a flower field, the other into a rock field. The trail goes up a steep boulder field, and then abruptly stops at a snowy slope that goes up a long ways. I made it up about half way, making it the furthest I've ascended, around ~8,500 ft, all in a day, in standard hiking gear. Had myself and my dad persisted over the ridge, we would of made it to Camp Sherman, a small, rocky outpost built as a point of acclimation for those trying to summit Rainier.

[@isaackolman2861]

I'm going to give it a go this summer as soon as the snow melts off, always seen it growing up but never had the drive to go until now

[@RRBuilder611]

Mt. Marcy isn't technically all that difficult, but its almost 8 miles up and then you have to hike back out

[@pattyknoll7428]

Hello from Kansas! Mount Sunflower is a great place to visit! There is a mailbox to leave notes and trinkets and the wind swept prairie has a beauty all its own.

[@zumbinis]

Thanks for this fascinating video.

[@thatguyoverthere1224]

I was lucky enough to go to Alaska twice in the past 5 years, and both times I visited Denali. All I can say is man it was impressive. We (my family) were driving up the road and weren’t even that close to it at all and it was still insanely huge from where we were.

[@Jake-sw3ss]

I've been there as well. Saw it from 20 miles away because weather did not permit getting closer to look. Had to crane my neck up to see the SIDE of the mountain. LOL

[@gujwdhufjijjpo9740]

You can see it from anchorage on a clear day. I’d say that’s probably 130 miles away.

[@nerdhop1584]

@@gujwdhufjijjpo9740 Ya I saw it yesterday lol

[@Miramoxx]

I love roughly 400 miles away (by road) and I can see it on a clear day

[@derbagger22]

@@nerdhop1584 Did you see Russia, too?

[@ZTTowell]

This man just said "Guadaloop"

[@DrDeuteron]

it's the correct Texas pronunciation.

[@foxcroasmun4097]

I was looking for this comment. He also said Uintas wrong.

[@CasaVerdita]

@@DrDeuteron Naw

[@pterafirma]

@@DrDeuteron - Nope, I've lived here half a century, and we pronounce Guadalupe Peak correctly ( _not_ "guadaloop"). The narrator mispronounced this and several other things.

[@214dude2]

@@DrDeuteron No, it’s not. I’m from Texas and nobody says it that way.

[@danbev8542]

Great video! Thank you!

[@Gary-sx5ox]

Great video, thank you

[@justonemori]

Indiana was tough. I had to take supplemental oxygen, ice axe and crampons. Then I did Ohio the same day without the gear.

[@ericzerkle5214]

Its literally in a flat, open area.

[@silverrails4661]

It's weird how I happened to stumble on this video as just this past summer a friend of mine talked me into taking a detour over to visit the Indiana high point. He mentions in the video that it's on private property, which is not totally true. It's literally in the middle of corn fields but there's a little pull-off right off the county road there. You park and then walk about 50 feet up to the top of what is essentially a dirt mound. A little fun-fact behind the Indiana high point is that it was determined many years ago by a Boy Scout that was just trying to earn a merit badge.

[@vaportrail226]

I feel ya. I made one of the first no O2 summits of Indiana. Luckily, I had a team of Sherpas to fix the ropes. I hope to free solo Britton Hill this year.

[@ericzerkle5214]

@@vaportrail226 Lmao

[@LotsOfBologna2]

Next up: Climbing the mountains of Nebraska.

[@Decimator92]

Fun Fact: Black Mesa in Oklahoma and the accompanying Mesa del Maya in Colorado are actually the remnants of an ancient lava flow that originated from multiple volcanic vents in Southeastern Colorado.

[@MajorMlgNoob]

This is a fun fact Also Go Pokes!

[@cylinolivia2776]

👈🧡Go pokes🧡👉

[@barkfish]

oklahoma most underrated state in the nation. Also go pokes!!

[@femboy_fishing]

I thought it was a government funded research base in the deserts of New Mexico 😔

[@alinepeed7167]

TIL this. 😁

[@johnpowell6386]

Very enjoyable video. Thank you.

[@shanemcfadden6427]

Wow. I haven't enjoyed geeking out over a video so much in a long time! Thank you!!

[@ChicagoGeographer]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching!

[@kauaicouple]

Shoutout to all of us living in the western states who had to watch til the end to see your home state...

[@ogfox9803]

What state do you live in, I live in Arizona

[@kauaicouple]

@@ogfox9803 oregon

[@rileygruszel5147]

Me in Florida who was disappointed to see my state first. Not because it’s the shortest, but because I didn’t have to watch the video to find it. Defeats the whole anticipation

[@Toodleypops]

As an Alaskan, he said from lowest to highest so I left to get a drink. California Surprised me honestly and I figured Utah would've been a little higher. I've camped in the Uintah's above 13k feet. I guess the whole range is around that height without a prominent peak.

[@lucaswatson8395]

@@ogfox9803 Idaho 🥸

[@andydonovan7974]

I live on the Navajo reservation 100 miles east of Humphrey peak. It is one of four sacred mountains. It can be seen from out my window across the flat arid landscape, very beautiful to photograph.

[@vicsaul5459]

It is, was at Homolovi, what a view, 360°, and the Mesa's

[@cautious1343]

Has modern man desecrated your mountains?

[@KB-ke3fi]

@@cautious1343 only Antifa...

[@marcelsilveira1117]

Great video!

[@brucely19]

Very well put together video!

[@user-gm1yj9hr4r]

Settlers at Kansas border after traveling for months: “it can only be downhill from here”

[@cruz1n494]

XDD

[@w.m.2025]

*uphill. They were headed west.

[@cptchuff2741]

@@w.m.2025 that's the joke

[@w.m.2025]

@@cptchuff2741 That flew right over my head

[@slim7406]

Just drove that 9 hour marathon through Kansas to get home to MO from CO, and I thought I hated Kansas before.

[@samwendolek4771]

This is a very high quality and interesting video! I love videos like these!

[@ChicagoGeographer]

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching!

[@osimnod]

@@ChicagoGeographer Me, as well. Have always loved geography and you bring a pleasant reminder why. Subbed.

[@justinmarcotte5272]

I get it, “high” quality. 🤣

[@derbagger22]

4:37 Nice job on catching the proper high point of CT. There is some confusion at the slope of Mt Frissell is the high point where that nearby marked Bear Mountain is the highest peak. Both are great hikes as you can park on the road in between, exactly on the border of CT and MA and hike either way. The hike to Mt Frissell and on to the tripoint marker is excellent...

[@robc.5745]

Very interesting, Thanks for posting.

[@ChicagoGeographer]

Hey all, as a few people have pointed out, the picture I showed for Mt. Whitney is not actually Mt. Whitney. It seems to be Mt. Tom. I'm not sure how I mixed up my pictures, but I'm sorry for any confusion! Hopefully you still enjoyed this video. -CG

[@stephenpowstinger733]

It’s inevitable that with covering so much ground there will be minor errors.

[@CascadiaAviation]

Its all good! You should visit Mt Whitney if you ever get the chance

[@adriennegormley9358]

One of the things I find interesting about Whitney, seeing as it's the highest point in the 48 contiguous states, it's a scant 85 miles (as the crow flies) from the LOWEST point in the lower 48, that being Death Valley's Badwater Basin, at -282 ft.

[@paulduerr7671]

@@CascadiaAviation go check out Mt. Tom while you are at it. Only about 60 miles north of Whitney and a very beautiful mountain and horizon in its own right.

[@shevetlevi2821]

Beautifully done video. Nice that you showed the satellite view as well as the land view. Thanks.

[@feedfacedeadbeef]

In the last ten years I've done Mt Elbert in Colorado, Borah in Idaho, Hood in Oregon, Whitney in California, and Boundary in Nevada. Although I'm still climbing at 60 years old, Mt Rainier and Denali will go unclimbed by me 😥 They're both glacier climbs and I only do solo summits now.

[@MikeP2055]

You've gotta make it to King's Peak in Utah!

[@deathmetaldownhiller7874]

Have you ever ventured into British Columbia for a climb?

[@bige8496]

Great Video...Very Enjoyable...Good Job making it👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@bubblehead78]

What a great presentation! It's interesting that so many highpoints are so near to state borders.

[@jeremyevans1966]

Mount Mitchell is pretty cool. Me and a friend climbed it a few years ago. By climb I mean that we drove up to the top and parked the car and then walked the few extra feet up. It was still a beautiful view though.

[@howardbaxter2514]

I did the same a couple years ago. It was really cool standing on top and looking around at all the other mountains. It was also weird cause there was frost on the pine trees despite it being the beginning of the summer.

[@c.r.f.4412]

I went up there in the mid 90's, I remember having reception on my bag phone, it didn't work anywhere else around there.

[@Sub4CarClips]

This is hilarious

[@samuelmundula2216]

One of my favorite bike rides, world class in its length (21 miles virtually non-stop uphill from the north, 30 miles from south)

[@Raptor05121]

I’m a pilot stationed in Greenville, SC just south of Mitchell. I fly every day past it’s peaks and am in awe every time. It on top of my list to visit when I have some free time

[@visiteverestannapurnanepal7810]

Interesting 🤠🤠 Thanks for sharing

[@ralphw3636]

Thank you for this video really cool.

[@eriklyon5575]

New drinking game: take a shot every time he says “wonderful views of the surrounding area”

[@poke-champ4256]

rip

[@railroadforest30]

That’s the thing about mountains

[@mikeunt7021]

You get more think than you drunk you would.

[@mikeunt7021]

I know i know.... I'm a smucking fartass. lol

[@horrorland11]

That's 17 shots

[@dominusetdeus060644]

I love the geography of the USA. I'm trying to learn all states. And I love mountains so this video has it all covered

[@knighttuttruptuttrup8518]

Great video, thanks.

[@thomasdunn8214]

Outstanding! Thank you!

[@azsportsfanakaiminpain4410]

the way he said “Guadalupe” cracks me up

[@robertpitsch8695]

Guadaloop ;)

[@justinrodgers1485]

And Uintah.

[@DrDeuteron]

he is correct.

[@LuisRivera-rl9gl]

@@DrDeuteron gwadaloop

[@ElCholoDeJolo]

GuadalupAY is correct

[@jordanw5833]

Interesting how so many of these high points are a stone's throw away from the border of another state

[@badtriceratops1867]

Never heard that idiom “stones throw” before, but you bet I’m gonna use it a lot more.

[@dingovory]

I imagine the mountains were used as landmarks that determine where the borders between the states are

[@shrimpflea]

@@dingovory That's exactly the reason. Many borders around the world share mountains.

[@franktoledo6342]

Great Video.

[@dioniciotorres4290]

Good video, very informative, thank you

[@epicdude1157]

Clingmans dome is extremely beautiful i cant recommend it enough

[@davidjessee7701]

Been there a few times...i love the Smoky Mountains

[@jonmcgee6987]

I really do need to return to Tennessee some time. I really do miss the mountains since there is nothing around here where I live now. Since as pointed out in the video, Kansas.

[@blainwilson7937]

@@jackpoage5419 I don’t understand how you were hiking on the AT through snow in the Smokies. That’s insane and dangerous.

[@randyrussell6246]

I live dead in the middle of the smokies, Haywood County , surrounded by more than a dozen mountains peaks over 6000 feet with no tributaries entering from another county, all our tributaries start here and I've not only seen it all I've hiked all over the Appalachian mountains in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina for more than fifty years , I've seen some site's and I'm truly blessed ,,,,,,,,but........I would like to have a few days while in good health in the North West , to see mountains that run out into the Pacific and to fish a river that flows into it, I want to smell it and taste it, to meet some of my fellow Americans there and find the joys of their families and the sites and smells they behold. Then again, would I need to stop in Idaho since I've not experienced it yet , sometimes I just want to flip a coin . What going on in yer neck of the woods , I've made friends here that I've asked what was on the mountain behind their home and had never walked on it or even floated or fished the river of Creek n front of their homes. The Smokies gonna have to let me go while I still can , beautiful yes but she knows there's more.

[@milesclyde8109]

I've actually been to Mount Washington and he's not lying about the winds up there, the wind speed when I went was measured at 75mph it was crazy

[@alexanderhorter1287]

Has the highest recorded winds in the world

[@michaelcelani8325]

@@alexanderhorter1287 yes. 235 mph.

[@dtniland]

i was hiking on a mountain in Washington called hex mountain and the 60mph gusts (very rough estimate) made me turn around, i can imagine 250+ mph wind, that is crazy

[@alexanderhorter1287]

@@michaelcelani8325 yee

[@nitrofumes2012]

Most climbers go up Tuckerman Ravine and down the Lions head trail. No not me.. I came down the Nelson Crag trail. I should have known, “When in Rome….”

[@bobgrob4]

wow, cool video - really enjoyed this. Thanks

[@shafferjoe1962]

My wife and I were driving in Florida when we seen the sign for highest point. Had to take a picture. Mount Magazine in Arkansas is a beautiful state park. Pack a lunch basket and head up there and enjoy the ride and view. Living in Kansas, I Jane never been to Mt. Sunflower but it is happening this year along with Oklahoma and maybe Texas. Great video, thank you and God bless you brother.

[@stupidfrog]

Los Angeles (a city that many consider to be a beach town) has a higher peak evaluation than over half the states. That's pretty crazy.

[@oldiesmusic76]

San Gabriel Mountains, yes. Hwy 2 reaches over 7000 ft before descending into Wrightwood on the east side.

[@BlueHoursProductions]

Haha...yep! I used to live on the lower slopes of Mt. Lukens, which is technically in the L.A. city limits and is 5,075 ft.

[@jona.scholt4362]

I can't of any other place in the US where you can surf (on a warm beach) and ski a few hours later in the mountains next door. By the way, any college football fan knows the Rose Bowl is "The Rose Bowl" because of the San Gabriel mountains. I was lucky enough to watch Michigan clinch their National title in '97 (or Jan 1 '98) from the stands; certainly a sight I will never forget.

[@redsorgum]

@@jona.scholt4362 You can also go to the desert.

[@oldiesmusic76]

@@jona.scholt4362 If you ever get snow! Another bad rainy season for California!

[@Walk_on_Part_In_a_War]

Such a huge leap from Black Elk Peak to Guadalupe Peak to Mt Hood. The elevations go from hills straight to alpine mountains.

[@BonaparteBardithion]

That final 5000ft jump to Denali is something else.

[@alaminhossain273]

This video is one of the best. I was looking for mountain top drives. This video has a lot of them. Thanks. Would you please also make a video of all the mountain summits that you can drive to the top. I bet that would be popular and a lot of people are looking for it.

[@BeholdenYeti]

Bruh this video inspired me to go to all these highpoints. Great video!

[@bengolding1551]

I'm from the UK but I LOVE the Geography of the USA. Brilliant video! Appreciate the effort that's gone into this.

[@LB1973]

and there are 25 higher and 25 lower than Ben Nevis which is er something

[@the_sheet]

@@LB1973 UK has some lovely mountains too! (so does rep of ireland)

[@e6486]

Puny mountains

[@nitroxylictv]

My country, especially my state is literally still half untamed land. You could go from a populated city like Odessa to the completely bairn wasteland of a desert, the Chihuahuan Desert in a couple hours of driving. If you ever come to the US, I highly recommend the Big Bend National Park.

[@zoelbanana]

oi mate por faver

[@californiacondor4887]

⏩Great video, professionally done. No annoying music, just the facts, thank you. 🌎🌋🗻

[@ChicagoGeographer]

Glad you enjoyed, thanks!

[@Sub4CarClips]

Swear to god some videos have the music louder then the voice like wat

[@ethanmietzner5218]

I'm from Washington state and would always see Mt Rainier looming in the far distance throughout my childhood and highschool years. I'm in college now and finally just did a hike at the national park there with my brother. If you ever get a chance, hike Pinnacle peak! You get near 360 views of both rainier and of a southern view looking out south to Mt hood in oregon 100 miles away along with St Helens and Adams.

[@hyzercreek]

Good video!

[@robtimuscron1126]

Ah, California, with the highest AND lowest points in the contiguous United States. Mt Whitney & Badwater Basin are only 85 miles apart.

[@pablocruise678]

You had to watch this to be informed of this fact? Oooofffff... you’re like that guy in Good Will Hunting in the bar scene..

[@P.W.R.]

There's also "Furnace Creek" there. Aptly named, that's for sure. I've wanted to go to Death Valley, but the allure of the Easter Sierra is too strong! lol Fall fishing trips there are the best.

[@californiahiker9616]

I’ve gone to Death Valley a lot. The temp change is interesting, too! One October I stayed in Mammoth Lakes on my way to DV. It was 30 degrees at night. Next day I went to Death Valley. When I arrived it was 95!

[@awsomemodels]

@@californiahiker9616 Amazing stuff

[@P.W.R.]

@@californiahiker9616 Yeah, it's incredible stuff. Going from each extreme in such a short distance. Freezing your bits off like you're in Alaska to dying of heat stroke in the desert.🤯 Only in California™

[@veryconcernedjesus2584]

*watches only my state* That’s enough, I am satisfied

[@TheDel4873]

Mines the second one😂

[@ramtruck2011able]

Great job

[@louismasar6147]

Im such a dork this is actually one of my favorite videos I have ever seen thank you 🙂

[@asron1294]

I remember in the same day I hiked on mount whitney (2nd tallest mountain in the US) and stopped by Death Valley (lowest point in North America) lol California is weird

[@petergray2712]

Well yes, we are, but our geology isn't. The close juxtaposition of high and low is evidence of past crustal subduction. The Sierra Nevada orogeny was the result of a oceanic plate being subducted under the North American Plate. The oceanic plate was being formed by a mid oceanic ridge, which was itself subducted beneath the Sierra Nevada. The subduction/spreading center collision caused rifts to form east of the Sierra Nevada, thinning the continental crust and forming huge, sinking blocks of crust called grabens (whose number includes Death Valley)

[@asron1294]

@@petergray2712 that’s so real dude

[@Blueknight1960]

But everything causes cancer according to california.

[@asron1294]

i live near windmills, i actually have cancer dude lool

[@ZaibatsuHeavyIndustries]

This deserves so many more views... Awesome video!

[@ChicagoGeographer]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

[@dickarmstrong4092]

Thanks for the cool and informative video 👍

[@Nicefoolkilla]

Thank you for your comment

[@alisonhilaryco1898]

Cool video 👍

[@BS-vx8dg]

Taking a mere list and making it interesting is a major challenge, but you did it wonderfully. I really enjoyed this.

[@VRonkiej]

Thanks for this video. This brought up memories of an old friend who, among many other wonderful talents and interests, joined a Highest Point club. He made it is mission to reach the highest point of each state he visited. He was truly an awesome man. Rest in Peace Miles Luke.

[@xX_Gravity_Xx]

As a trucker I've been to a few of these places, and it is insane how different these places feel that's how they sound. Plenty of places that feel taller then others despite it not being so.

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

It's the same with temperature. There are two 40°. One is fine, the other is cold. And 10° too. It has much to do with the individual person. Humidity. Sun. Blood sugar. Wind. Time in it. Attitude. Moving or stationary. The "wind-chill factor" reports are far incomplete.

[@danielpennington6053]

I just visited the Sassafras Point a few weeks ago and they now have a new observation deck. It’s split between South and North Carolina and it’s absolutely stunning!

[@minecraftmike934]

High point NJ is pretty cool. Most people just think New Jersey is very urban, but up north in Sussex county it very rural.

[@killzrus1886]

So is south jersey lol

[@billyogorman3674]

Underrated comment

[@Tokiwartoothfrfr]

@@killzrus1886 South Jersey goes from suburbia to the Bayou within like 2 miles. Pine Barrens is wildin

[@SteveHMcIntosh]

This is an excellent video and I appreciate the work you put in it.. especially the list in the description with time stamps. Thank you!

[@ChicagoGeographer]

Much appreciated!

[@johnshields6852]

Very cool, interesting to see the basic geography of the USA, thanks for video.

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

Fascinating!

[@DougCeleste]

I LOVE Mt. Sunflower in Kansas and the panoramic views from there, especially at sunset.

[@junedussault400]

We visited my home state of Kansas and my town of Goodland, and we took our NH born children to Mt. Sunflower who had hiked many NH mountains. They were so confused by Mt. Sunflower! They did love signing the guest book!

[@DougCeleste]

@@junedussault400 Thanks for sharing your thoughts, June! Glad all of you got to Mt. Sunflower, a beloved place of mine to visit when I am in Kansas visiting friends and cities. (I am a native from San Jose, CA. and discovered Kansas 40 years ago this August. I fell in love with the state and her people.) As everyone finds out when they visit this place, it is NOT a mountain but just a high plateau. Some are really disappointed when they finally get there and see that that there is no mountain and no trees (like I was on my first visit many many years ago). However, it was worth the drive when I realized the panoramic views are just GORGEOUS, especially at sunrise and sunset. I always write a lot in the Guest Book. (My last visit was in 2017.) The Herold Family owns the land but are kind enough to let the public visit the site. The roads to get there from I-70 are not marked well and it is VERY easy to get lost like what happened to me in the past. But coming from the south is much easier to find Mt. Sunflower. The area at the mount was vandalized years ago and I donated to the fund to restore it. Not sure if the vandals were ever found and punished but I wanted to help restore this serene area. I hope your drive there was not too bad with the mud and snow this time of year. NOT a place to be during severe weather with thunderstorms and blizzards since you are so out there in the open and the roads get really bad when there is a lot of moisture. I know a lot of Kansans and NONE of them have ever been there. Seems like they just do not have the interest of going there. Yah, the drive is a pain once you leave the pavements of the highways but it is indeed worth the drive, though your kids might not have felt that way when they got there. Scariest moment for me there was in September of 2005 before sunset when a HUGE prairie rattler was passing through the area. Miraculously, Ed Herold just happened to be driving by the area and he got the rattler to move on into the night for some good hunting. Anyhow, as you can tell, I just LOVE Mt. Sunflower in so many ways. My motto for there is "In the land of nothing, there is something really lovely here."

[@DougCeleste]

@@junedussault400 Some more notes to add. I am VERY familiar with Goodland and have stayed overnight there many times during my travels. ALWAYS windy when I am there and I-70 almost always seems to close down in that area during a blizzard. I also stay in Colby, Hays and Salina along I-70 along with many bed and breakfasts in the state and motels in big cities and small towns like Mankato and Belleville where I have longtime friends. I also LOVE Peabody but no place to stay there now when I visit my friend. I have never been in NH but it is a LOVELY state, especially in the fall with all the gorgeous colors. My brother and his family used to live in Londonderry. Winters are VERY tough there from what I have been told. Not sure how old your kids are but your hikes must have been lovely up there in the NH mountains. I always wanted to get to Mt. Washington. I heard that the "Man On The Mountain" face eroded away years ago and too bad since it was quite a sight to see and a place to visit. Anyhow, for now, I am in Albuquerque, NM. in my retirement but planning on going back someday to Northern CA. but NOT to San Jose since I can no longer afford a home there. Cheers from 'The Land Of Enchantment' and long live Mt. Sunflower!!!!

[@junedussault400]

Doug Celeste, I love Kansas and her people as well. I was born and raised as a farm girl in the eastern part of the state and I taught school in Goodland for 6 years where I learned to love the high plains. The blizzards can be brutal and the interstate shuts down during one, but townspeople used to take weary travelers into their homes when the hotels filled up. The wind does blow all the time! I moved to NH which is also a beautiful state with hard long winters! The lakes and mountains and ocean beaches are glorious especially in summer! The Old Man of the Mountain ( read the story The Great Stone Face by Nathanial Hawthorn) fell and broke apart 10 years or so ago caused by ice in the cracks of the rocks. It might have fallen many years before without the tireless efforts of one dedicated family who hiked up yearly with equipment and braced and “glued” the rock together! It was truly a beautiful sight to see! Our country and all its states are beautiful!

[@DougCeleste]

@@junedussault400 Thanks for sharing more interesting thoughts on Kansas and NH. Not sure what town in eastern Kansas you are from but I have done a lot of traveling in that part of the state. I have especially enjoyed my Atchison visits, though the air quality from that factory there causes odor issues. I was once considering a move to Emporia or Manhattan and the latter city appealed to me the most. (Go KSU!) Neat to hear about your life in Goodland and yes, I HATE those winds and thank God I have never been there for the blizzards and closed interstate. Nice of the townspeople to take in travelers who have no other place to go. Yes, NH is lovely and I assume the winters there are tougher than in Goodland. I LOVED to see that HUGE "oil painting" in Goodland on my 2008 visit there. And yes, how sad it was to see "The Old Man And The Mountain" face fall apart years ago. I will have to go online and do more research on it. My brother told me about it when he lived in Londonderry. I was not aware of that wonderful family who did all the work to preserve it. I guess the government allowed them to do that? Sounded dangerous and I thought the US Forest Service would have been responsible to do that work. Anyhow, I have to get back to Goodland and Mt. Sunflower someday soon.

[@chefegzyle]

As a mountaineer growing up, I miss the high points of the west, but have leaned to appreciate the old veteran high points of the East. I am blessed to live near Mt. Mitchell the highest point east of the Mississippi. I went from Kings to Mitchell, what a shock

[@AgdaFingers]

I live in the east too. I never really hiked any mountain - the two times I visited my own high point Clingmans Dome (Tennessee), I took the trail from where you drive up. I've seen Humphrey's Peak and Mauna Kea, maybe even Wheeler in New Mexico - and a lot of non-highest points on vacations. My mom and sister saw Rainier - they went on a trip to Washington to visit one of my aunts.

[@drakenn342]

The west has some absolutely gorgeous views, but when it comes to traversing them I prefer the eastern side.

[@tjseagrove]

8:30 Mt Marcy in NY, the peak was taken and moved to the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake where you can then stand on the highest point in NY.

[@erikcribley5271]

In addition to Katahdin in Maine, the Appalachian Trail also passes over the high points of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Tennessee, and close enough to the high points of Virginia and New Jersey to be reached via short side trails. Also, the AT passes over Bear Mountain in Connecticut which is the highest peak, but not the high point, as mentioned.

[@grtshw]

Interesting stuff! Maybe I should check these out some time 🤔

[@bteuscher6680]

My one and only backpacking trip was up to Kings Peak in Utah. It was in August several years ago. The people that started the day before us didn't get to summit from a sudden hailstorm. We did walk on lots of melting snow, but luckily not right on the peak itself. Our day was perfect. Deer, moose, birds, fishing, cold fresh water and escaping the Summer heat! Good times. 1 down of 50.

[@davidmatheny1993]

Brasstown Bald is always a place I recommend when telling people places to visit in Georgia that are not in the Atlanta area. It is very accessible for folks that are not hikers, but the short trail from the parking lot to the observation tower is no joke. It may be paved, but it is a steep climb in elevation.

[@Bejman13]

Mt. Greylock in MA is a great hike. Tough hike if you go the steep route. I organized that trip for my Boy Scout troop back in my youth