Why 4 U.S. States Claim to be the Most Mountainous

[@MisterAMC117-e2t]

Come on, Couldn't at least give Florida a mention? Florida is totally mountainous, Britton hill is over 340ft.

[@jonjanson2]

😂

[@protosspc]

We also have Mount Dora and Mountain Dew.

[@UrgentlyFiring]

Oh no, how could I forget Florida!? Expect an apology video next week, guys 😭

[@jimgreen5788]

@MisterAMC117-e2t, yeah, I've never been able to understand, with that huge elevation, why there's not at least 1 place in the state to ski.

[@EarendilStar]

It blew my mind when I figured out that there are only two points in Florida with more elevation than my house, and I live 3/4 of a mile from the ocean.

[@j.s.7335]

Before I ever visited Denver, I knew it was on the Great Plains, not in the Rocky Mountains, so I was not surprised when I visited. I told this to a friend and he was still shocked to see how flat the area around Denver is, it's so associated with the mountains--nearby. You know it in your head, but it just doesn't compute. They way I learned about Denver is that settlers were moving west, saw the imposing mountains ahead of them, and gave up.

[@UrgentlyFiring]

Exactly this. People who live in Denver also tend to treat the city like it's a mountain town. Which isn't inherently bad, but a little confusing for pretty much anyone from the western US. I love Colorado, but I think its national reputation isn't really in line with the reality most Coloradans are living.

[@chrisc1140]

I love how Colorado Springs is still quite flat - although not as _exceptionally_ flat as the areas just East of it - but standing anywhere in the city and Pike's Peak and the surrounding mountains are just dominating. Denver gets _some_ of that, but not nearly to the same extent. But while the mountains are extremely important to the identity of many Coloradans I still think the as hell Eastern third or so of the state knocks it out from being "most mountainous" in my books.

[@Vospader0]

Another strange one is Washington state. While the western half is considered a temperate rainforest with tons of mountains, the eastern half is a mostly flat desert. I don't live there, but the company I work for has a site out there. It's a pretty jarring experience traveling from one end to the other.

[@vitriolicAmaranth]

​​@@Vospader0it's also even weirder traveling by the Mission Range and through Couer d'Alene from the east, and then it's just... flat with a bunch of sagebrush (a grey-green plant). And then you get to the Cascades and Snoqualmie and Olympic and bam, mountains (and colour) again.

[@alangil40]

@@UrgentlyFiring If you want to live near or in the mountains in order to ski, snowshoe, snowmobile, mountain bike, rock climb, hike, camp, kayak, etc. AND you need to live in a place with economic opportunities, culture, museums, nice dining, professional sports teams and a large metropolitan area then Colorado is probably the most "functionally" mountainous state. There are multiple larger urban areas to live in along the front range. I happen to live near Boulder and the mountains are a large aspect of people's lives and recreation. Colorado probably also has the greatest number of desirable mountain towns to visit including Aspen, Vail, Steamboat, Breckenridge, Telluride, Crested Butte and other places like Ouray, Silverton, Buena Vista and Grand Lake and so many more. Now some people may not like that and would rather opt for less populated and more remote areas in which case Nevada or Alaska reign supreme. But if you use a metric such as which state has the most people actually using and recreating in the mountains then I think Colorado would be hard to beat. Then there is the quality of the mountains. West Virgina does seem more "hilly", Nevada more arid, Alaska very remote to the point of unusable. Montana, Wyoming, Utah, California, Colorado, Washington and Oregon in my opinion have the best quality mountains in terms of beauty, majesty and recreation potential. But of those I think Colorado has the most people taking advantage of them and the most per capita mountain identity. Maybe Utah for identity as well and maybe California for quantity of users, but most Californians are not going up every weekend as many Coloradans do. Obviously, I am biased, so critique away...

[@PaddyWolfe]

glad you acknowledged utah for its mountains. they really are that important for us.

[@shanegraham8567]

Utah is the state "where mountains are the most significant reality of actually living there." This is very well put. I've been in Utah for almost 20 years now (8 in Logan, 12 in SLC); the people who really take to the place and thrive seem to be the ones who fall in love with the mountains.

[@spobbys]

yepppppppp, born n raised in utah and places that are fully flat give me the heebie geebies… doesn’t feel right..

[@buffalocrackerdong6978]

I might move there some day. Muy chill :)

[@ExtremeParker24]

@@buffalocrackerdong6978as long as your not from California then yeah come move here

[@tywco]

To the point that mountains and canyons are now on the flag.

[@daejeon0607]

I drove the “Loneliest Road” through central Nevada, and I was surprised at how many beautiful mountain ranges we passed over. To top it off, we stopped at Great Basin Natl Park which has the beautiful snow capped Mt Wheeler over 13,000ft. But Colorado and Alaska come to mind when I think of dramatic snow capped peaks.

[@noahhospodka9740]

Isn’t sand mountain beautiful as well??

[@adraino7345]

50 is the most beautiful drive Ive ever done

[@replicatingsps4118]

Wheeler peak, not mount wheeler. Not trying to be a prick just wanted to let you know

[@atlas1924]

agreed

[@maddiewantsbagels]

I’ve done loneliest road twice now. What a drive.

[@Virtuous_Rogue]

Part of why Colorado isn't thought of as a tornado state is that we aren't far enough east to get many high rating tornadoes. We max out at EF3 and most are EF0 and EF1s.

[@russlehman2070]

Another factor is that the part of the state that gets the vast majority of the tornadoes is rather sparsely populated. Most of the tornadoes happen east of the urban corridor, so, for the most part, they don't cause a lot of damage. What the Front Range urban corridor does get a lot of, that causes considerable property damage, is hail.

[@naverilllang]

Tornado rating only measures damage done, not the actual strength or endurance of the tornado. If a tornado powerful enough to level a city happens in an empty plain, bothering only local wildlife, it gets an EF0

[@xkinsey3831]

Can confirm that factors into reputation a lot, as a Brit something I didn't know until recently is that the UK is has some of the highest rates of tornadoes on earth, its just that they are tiny and very rarely even get to what would be considered EF0. We actually have a different classification system based on wind speed that ranges from 0 to 11 called the TORRO scale and most of ours fall from ranks 0-6, the highest ever recorded being a T8 which is about equivalent to an EF3 maybe EF4. Like you say though, nobody thinks of the UK as a tornado-prone (tornadous? tornadulus? there should be a word for that) place, but supposedly it is. Weird

[@aaronphilip8785]

You convinced me on Nevada. The elevation map was strong evidence. It is what you think of as the Platonic ideal of a mountainous state.

[@Supremedalex]

I think it’s because it has the most distinct mountain ranges which makes it look that way.

[@shangri-la-la-la]

The name even references "snow capped mountains." It doesn't matter if in Reno, Vegas, Tonopah, Elko, Manhattan, Austin, Mina, Belmont, Winnemucca, Battle Mountain, Virginia City or Ely. Mountains are all around you. The Eastern half of California is the same along with Most of Utah. It is a bit of a taunt though climbing Boundary Peak which is Nevada's highest point and right across the boarder about half a mile is the higher Montgomery peak in California.

[@TheGrindcorps]

Yeah. I am from San Diego. I fly over Nevada a lot on the way to Europe. It is very mountainous. From the air it is clearly more mountainous than Colorado. It is kind of a joke that West Virginia would claim to be more mountain mountains that a number of western states. California is actually pretty damn mountainous. Even on the coast down here where I live, it is a like a 2.5 mile walk up from the beach to a mountain. We have a lot of valleys and very low elevation at points in the interior but where we don’t things are all extremely hilly and mountainous.

[@Kamehaiku]

Hawaii is only mountain.

[@rrbernhardt5810]

Not even close, Alaska wins hands down.

[@riggin8097]

Bro writes a great video and pronounces Colorado and Nevada correctly. 10/10 will subscribe.

[@cgillespie78]

Dude, yes. 100%

[@jamsheed03]

It’s Col-uh-rah-doe, both AI and google confirmed it for me lol Still a good video though :)

[@blogit24]

@@jamsheed03 I live in CO and both pronunciations are acceptable

[@EmpireStats]

Finally, witnessed someone pronounced my state correctly

[@z9nc982]

​@@blogit24 i live in colorado and nobody except old farmers from out east says it like how he said it

[@ewoek2]

Reno mentioned! Also yea, with over 300 mountain RANGES in Nevada, you'd be hard pressed to see the horizon without a hill or a mountain in the way, it's nuts

[@mr_peach7704]

Cycled across Nevada on US 50 back in the day. Going in had no idea Nevada could be so mountainous.

[@feldspar393]

The flattest places I’ve ever seen were also in Nevada. As an Appalachian it’s crazy to see literal dozens of miles in every directions.

[@boxsterman77]

A year ago, I took the California Zephyr from California to Denver, and so I can attest. It’s one range than one plane than one range, one plane, etc.. the geology behind that is incredible.

[@atlas1924]

Went to Reno twice for my uncle. He was one of the 3 founders of the zoo there. The Sierra Safari Zoo IIRC

[@Ohokk0]

:0 another reno person?

[@BradenHolmes]

great video. Coloradoan here. I feel like the only actually correct answer should be Alaska, because it has the greatest difference in elevation (lowest point vs highest point) while being properly covered in mountains throughout. All I know is every run I've ever taken in Appalachia can only be described as "hilly"

[@Lex_Lugar]

Yup, I’m from Colorado and it’s Alaska.

[@ravenbom]

I'm from Alaska and this is my interpretation of Alaska and Appalachia... HOWEVER... I've also learned that if you call the hills that make up the Appalachians "hills", people will go from nice to cold in a heartbeat. Not just the people you're talking to, but everyone in earshot. It's the one time I was pretty sure someone spit in my food. Also, went to HS in Anchorage and it's ALL dramatic Fjords jutting out like knives from the ocean. If you see it in person, you'll forever have it as your mental picture of "mountains".

[@garyco766]

@@ravenbom I had a similar experience my one and only time in West Virginia. I remarked to the gas station attendant how beautiful these hills are. His reaction was bristly and said "Hills?! These are mountains!". Sorry man, I'm from Colorado, and West Virginia has a grand total of zero mountains. Maybe they USED to be mountains, like a million years ago...

[@matthewcadwell9733]

Thank you for pronouncing Nevada correctly.

[@UrgentlyFiring]

Doing my part for the cause o7

[@j.s.7335]

...and for pronouncing Appalachian correctly. Shamefully, I grew up near, but not within, Appalachia, traveled through the region a lot, and I didn't learn to pronounce it correctly till a couple years ago (I'm 37). Knew many people from Appalachia, including a girlfriend, who didn't correct me. They're too kind.

[@verde7595]

Saying Nevada properly is more common than saying Colorado properly, which he also did. Impressed.

[@frozenbard]

@@j.s.7335is this sarcastic or not?

[@JustANervousWreck]

@@j.s.7335yeah same I’m from near Appalachia and my family always calls it App-uh-lay-shee-uh, and I only learned the correct pronunciation a few years ago

[@JimmyMon666]

Born and raised in Nevada here. I was always told (and Wiki I think confirms) that Nevada is the most mountainous outside of Alaska. And this is still what I believe even after watching your video. Alaska is just so big, it makes sense it's going to have the most mountains. We just have mountains everywhere. Some are just desert mountains, and won't have large tress on them, but we do have alpine forests in some areas as well. And those desert mountains are difficult enough to climb. I generally consider anything with 1000 feet of prominence above the surrounding land to be a mountain. And we have plenty that qualify. We do have some flat areas. Las Vegas valley being mostly flat. The route I80 takes is pretty flat as well. The area around Fallon is fairly flat. Elko is on flat land, but the Ruby mountains are just to the South. And the Black Rock desert is pretty flat as well (I haven't actually been there, but we've all seen Burning Man). I will say being born here and hiking in the mountains as a kid, when you join the military and you are stationed someplace like Eastern Virginia as I was, you really miss the mountains. I get tired of the horizon always being nothing but trees. I miss the variability of a mountainous skyline. And when I was there, I did drive to West Virginia and hike their highest mountain. West Virginia is beautiful, but much of it can be classified as hilly.

[@atlas1924]

yes and no of course. He forgot to mentions where most of the tallest mountains reside which is usually colorado with ALOT of tall ass ones

[@skibooski6884]

I hate when people say the appalchian mountains are "hills" theyre some of the first mountains formed on our planet

[@caseyhoward9101]

You mean some of the first hills formed on our planet.

[@reasonmattersmost]

Well, old mountains are simply, "over the hill." So, mountain retirement is simply becoming hills. Lol

[@catg2282]

Old mountains without further orogeny, weather out to become hills. The Appalachians are still prominent. But, if you are from the west they have seen bigger and better ranges.

[@AllanahWolfers]

As someone who lives in Colorado I don't understand it tbh. The topography is pretty intense, it's just lower elevation and wet

[@skibooski6884]

@@AllanahWolfers I’ve had people tell me PA has no mountains before just because they’re not very tall, if that’s the case the Himalayas are the only mountains haha

[@TheFraziers]

As someone who moved to Utah in the past 5 years, I very much agree with your assessment of the state. The state doesn't claim any mountain records in the country, but I 've never been to any state where mountains are so ubiquitous in the culture and everyday life.

[@ryshalverson3541]

As a West Virginian I have to bat for my state. While it’s true the Appalachians in the western part of the state are very small compared to the much larger blue ridge mts section of the Appalachians, I’d still argue it’s a mountainous region. The mountains there prevent the development of urban areas, contributing the Appalachian culture. And despite their size, hiking there still feels like hiking in the mountains. Even across the border in Ohio, hiking in Wayne National Forest is still a challenge due to the elevation changes. Also the mountains in western WV are similar in height to the Ozarks and Ouchita mts in Arkansas, which are generally considered to be mountains as well. All that being said, I think WV more than earns the name “the mountain state” which is one of our mottos.

[@sogno_89]

I feel that those who call the Appalachians hills first, do not know anything about mountains, and second, are trying to downplay the beauty of the Appalachians, especially the Blue Ridge section. It's a very different beauty and feeling in the eastern range than out west. They're all beautiful and worth visiting; pitting them against each other as to which is more of a "mountain" is quite shortsighted. This is not a commentary on the video's take on which state is more mountainous, but on the comments I'm seeing here and all the things I've heard people say about the Appalachians over the years.

[@mossthatrules77]

They've never been to upstate new york or the blue ridge parkway areas, gorgeous scenery and one of the most beautiful places in the world, less imposing and impressive but I find them prettier, personally.

[@ShowLSWH]

As one of the 500,000 residents of a state that doesn’t exist (Wyoming), I appreciate that WY doesn’t come up often in these conversations. People visit Yellowstone and Grand Tetons and then leave, with most thinking that Yellowstone is primarily in Montana. I love our mountain ranges, high deserts, and high plains. Even the flat parts of the state are at elevation. And if you exclude the billionaires and REI fanboys in Jackson, you’ve just got a rugged and hardy bunch of outdoor loving folks.

[@russlehman2070]

IIRC, Wyoming is second to Colorado in mean elevation. And many of the flat areas are at 6,000 - 7,000 feet above sea level.

[@mattwilson5092]

I've only visited Wyoming once and fell in love with it. I didn't realize it till I went there, but Wyoming residents seems to be as militant about their state as Texans. I love it.

[@chip9177]

Shhhhhh, please dont mention Montana

[@maisonavery]

Love this video!! I am constantly blown away by Nevada’s beauty. Love visiting NV state parks, they maintain them so well and have the fun passport books that I like to stamp. You can visit like 5 state parks in one weekend in SE NV if you wanted to, and they are all so unique. I especially love the Meiklejohn mountain near Beaty NV, and also the Mountains along Highway 50 “loneliest highway in America” hwy 140 is amazing, i80 to Reno and Lake Tahoe, go down thru pyramid and Walker lake and extraterrestrial highway…I could go on. Great Basin national park is a must see also. Lived in Utah most of my life, as amazing as Utah is, America in general is just so beautiful. Everyone needs to get out and travel more if they can!!

[@Cipher6i8]

As someone who’s been fascinated with this exact same question, this video did an incredible job of answering it.

[@UrgentlyFiring]

Thank you so much!

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

​​@@UrgentlyFiring As someone who lives in Colorado, I think Hawaii deserved more consideration. Even ignoring what's underneath the water, a very large fraction of the land would be considered part of a mountain range or a mountain. Can't even say that the mountains don't feel mountainy. The Ko'olau mountain range that shapes much of Honolulu is scary as hell.

[@sethkeul5929]

Coloradan here, I really want to explore more of Nevada and Utah after watching this. Great video, well done!

[@primarytrainer1]

as a geologist that lives in Utah, lived in Nevada, and got a degree in California. I approve of this video lol thanks for pronouncing everything correctly and mentioning that yes death valley is in both CA and NV.

[@beedeej]

Guys, just give this title to WV. They are already losing on enough stuff don’t take this away from them.

[@MrAllenIverson]

As a born and raised West Virginian I second this motion! 😂😂 Let us have something bro!

[@gamespotlive3673]

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[@aw3someinc175]

I would, but as a Utahn, I just can’t do the Wasatch dirty like that

[@BigBallaGreen]

Thanks Maryland guy 😂. And don’t forget the highest point in Maryland is like 150 ft from our border lol

[@bobbyferg9173]

Maybe the title of the land of little mountains, because while I sympathize that West Virginia doesn’t have much going for them, I can’t in good conscience grant WV the title when the grand and imposing peaks of the West exist.

[@Rikrik1138]

I’m currently in Nevada, and I have to agree, there are mountains absolutely everywhere I look.

[@taoiseachjager9643]

It is worth noting that over 50 over the us' 14ers are in colorado. Alaska only has about 26.

[@JOBoarder27]

Definitely something that felt missing from the conversation. Colorado has the largest number of the tall mountains in the US by far. It may not have the single tallest, but all of its mountains tend to be very tall.

[@ts1661-s9i]

@@JOBoarder27 @taoisearchjager9643 How many peaks over 15,000 feet does Colorado have? Colorado likes to emphasize 14ers because that's what they have. Everyone can make their decision about what a 'tall' mountain is, but the fact is all 10 of the highest peaks in the USA are in Alaska, spread across 3 different mountain ranges. And unlike the ones in Colorado, those mountains start from more or less sea level, making them even more impressive.

[@jonjanson2]

When I think of Mountains 🏔 I think of Colorado.

[@Chase3141]

well if you count 15ers then Alaska has 13 and Colorado has 0

[@jeremykeelermusic3153]

Elevation does not equal the size of a mountain. Colorado’s average base elevation is 4900 feet higher than Alaska’s.

[@dhonors999]

Listsofjohn is a good tool if you want more data. I think focusing on mean elevation and the flat half of Colorado downplays the stats that really make it stand out. Colorado has by far the most peaks above 12k feet of any state, which is kinda crazy considering how high the highest Alaska peaks are and how big Alaska is. I think there could be an argument for Washington or Montana, but I'm not sure exactly what metric they stand out in. Maybe some sort of local peak density or avg steepness? Probly most big volcanos for Washington. Most mountain diversity clearly goes to California. It's got Colorado-esque 14ers and 13ers, volcanos, desert peaks, wet coastal peaks, island peaks, forested foothills, whatever Yosemite is, basically every type of mountain you can find in the US except the crazy canyony stuff you find in southern Utah and AZ. Cali also gets points for having the two ultra prominent peaks San Gogornio and San Jacinto so close to each other. Utah probably has the most peaks that require technical rock climbing, so that's worth something. The USGS quadrangle map with the most peaks is the gannet peak quad in Wyoming with 45 peaks. So you could argue that it's the most mountainous region in the US. Nevada is the winner for most of the big prominence cutoffs (If we disregard Alaska, which I think we should since it's so big). Nevada has 173 peaks with more than 2000 ft of prominence. For comparison Colorado only has 83, and the entire eastern US has 84 (if I counted right). I do think Nevada is the best answer. Like you said, there's basically nowhere in the state where you can't see a mountain. Alaska is probably the other best answer. Just because the mountains there are so much bigger and steeper due to glaciation. And there's so many. Like using the 2000ft prominence cutoff, Alaska has more of those peaks than the rest of the US combined. And Alaska is much smaller than the contiguous US.

[@thelegocollider9136]

nevadan youtuber never thought id see one

[@UrgentlyFiring]

Haha The rumors are true!

[@jmu2980]

In California , Oregon and Washington you can find the same scenery as any other mountain state, with the added bonus of being close to the ocean.

[@oblivionstoned2818]

Being a Coloradan I'm going to have to go with Colorado because we have 53/96 mountains over 14,000 ft. My wife being Alaskan would like to note that Alaska has the top 22 peaks in terms of elevation and the only ones over 15,000 ft. Well put together video, good presentation, good script, and good all around regardless of where you stand on the 'Mountainous' term.

[@Bervcomin]

I’d say this is best take I’ve seen so far in the comments regarding our state. Mountainous is subjective as heck

[@wh0_am_152]

Another note Colorado's plains and flat lands generally sit between 4,000 and 7,000 feet so those mountains are downright imposing.

[@FLanklinBadge]

I've lived in Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Virginia. I've spent a lot of time in Colorado and California. This video is ideal, from perfect pronunciation to level-headed analysis and claims. Nevada and Utah are my picks for the reasons you suggest.

[@BoolaBear]

Most Coloradans don't say "Colorado" like that.

[@FLanklinBadge]

@BoolaBear My mom grew up in Colorado, that's how she's always said it. Though I admit that one seems less clear than Nevada's case, where there's only one way to say it or else we get rowdy.

[@mrp4242]

I lived in Durango as a kid. I pronounce it like this guy. But that was in the early 80s. Not sure how these newbies are pronouncing it nowadays.

[@DWNY358]

I'm surprised Vermont didn't get a mention. Only Grand Isle in Lake Champlain is not mountainous. But even there, there are views of mountains on both sides: Green Mtns to the east and Adirondacks to the west.

[@UrgentlyFiring]

Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Idaho, and Arizona really all deserved mentions, honestly.

[@marshallsweatherhiking1820]

Washington and Oregon too. The Cascade range is not just long from north to south, but is also quite wide from west to east. The coastal ranges also contain some vast uninterrupted wilderness zones, the Olympic Mountains being especially notable. Both states have flat areas and areas that are more rolling plateaus than mountains, but all the big population centers are close to mountains. Also, the high volcanoes have more vertical relief than anything in Colorado. There is nothing as imposing as Mount Rainier anywhere else in the lower 48, and it’s visible for huge distances.

[@MistaOppritunity]

I think if Alaska gets dinged for being too large, Vermont should get dinged for being the size of a postage stamp. It doesn't seem that hard to have a defining feature when your state is so comparably small because it will very likely make up most if not all of the state.

[@bastiat2450]

This is a great mention and despite having been to the state numerous times, I didn't think of it. There really are no flat areas, except for the Champlain Valley north and south of Burlington.

[@andrewlocke6103]

I’m going with West Virginia. Partly because of Appalachian bias, but also it’s the one that if you rub on a globe with elevations it’s the bumpiest state.

[@sleepisthecousinofdeath7395]

If you rub on a globe he said 🤣 forgot every globe is completely accurate and the same.

[@wesloughrie1]

I’m from West Virginia and live in Colorado. Your argument for Nevada being the most mountainous state is compelling.

[@atlas1924]

he did leave out some other metrics tho

[@nevadahiker6661]

I was born and raised in Alaska, lived for a summer in Colorado (hiked five 14'ers), and have lived in Nevada for the last 15 years. You really made a case for all of them, but Alaska just has that mythos about it. Probably because many people dream of going there, but never make it. They just have an image in their mind of impossibly high, endless mountains. The Last Frontier. Colorado and Nevada don't have that mojo.

[@masonandersen494]

For sure. Alaska just has the most insane mountains of any state

[@curtisssmith5204]

Alaska has more definitive mountain ranges than any other state. The Brooks range, the Alaska range, the Chugach range, the Wrangle mountains and the mountains along the Aleutian and southeast panhandle.

[@atlas1924]

born and lived in colorado my whole life and I gotta agree. Mountains in colorado almost seem like a way of life and just a normal thing but when I think alaska I usually think of something more... Grandier?

[@notlilyspears]

Great video. But I think you meant mountains by area not per capita. Per capita means per person 7:29

[@UrgentlyFiring]

Yep! I slipped up, and meant "by area."

[@crazydog1750]

Yeah, per capita Alaska EASILY wins. 😂😂

[@spoookley]

alaska: most mountains colorado: most like a mountain west virginia: most mountain coverage nevada: most mountains by averaged definition hawaii: 100% mountain sea mounds are still mountains- just because we can’t see air does not mean it is not just as fluid as water. you wouldn’t stop measuring an iceberg when it reaches the water, nor do you ignore the part that sticks out i think that the terrain *contrast* is an important thing to look at; the lowest elevation relative to the highest in a given region. fish swim & breathe water just as birds fly & breathe air. we are measuring stone protrusions first & foremost-

[@sargervbftw626]

Correction for your video, I actually live in death valley, which is probably why this vid got recommended to me lol but we're definitely in California there's a very small portion of the park that's in Nevada but over 90% is in Cali including bad water basin the low point you were mentioning

[@UrgentlyFiring]

lol Fair! I know Badwater Basin is in California but I should have been more clear about that. The real point I wanted to make is that Nevada and California both have points below sea level AND some of the tallest mountains in the lower 48. So the base-to-summit height of mountains in those two states is much bigger than other states.

[@MistaOppritunity]

My friend, might I ask you what has driven you to live somewhere so upfront about wanting to kill you?

[@sargervbftw626]

@@MistaOppritunity it's actually really nice 8/12 months of the year

[@MistaOppritunity]

@@sargervbftw626 But oh man. Those other 4 months. To die for.

[@hotrodking]

@@UrgentlyFiring Nevada does have very dramatic elevation changes, but it doesn't have any land below sea level. The lowest point in Nevada would be on the Colorado River right on the state line.

[@the4thempire]

As a Nevada resident, I can tell you that no matter where you are in Nevada you will see mountains. There is no area in the state where you won't see a mountain.

[@ICantBelieveItsNotJesus]

I am a mountianer, born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. I learned everything I know today about climbing from growing up there and love that place. Today, I live in Washington. It might not be the most mountianous, but its mountains are the most beautiful and challenging for a climber in the lower 48. The Index climbs, Mox, Lincoln's Peak, Inspiration Peak, Challenger, Nooksack, Mount Fury, F-Berg, Chimney Rock, Hozemeen, Terror, Dark, Gunsight, Forebidden, Spire, Bear's Breast...so many great climbs.

[@oriontherealironman]

THANK YOU!! For pronouncing Nevada correctly!!

[@treycherie6236]

went to college in the maryland portion of appalachia and when i wanted to move west, i chose nevada (lived in vegas but reno is my dream destination)

[@McQzv]

This is an extremely well reasoned take. About as airtight of a case as could be made.

[@caseyroy4751]

Lived in Nevada for a little bit. Driving through the state is essentially skirting between giant mountain ranges and sweeping valleys. But that desert heat and zero tree cover keeps you from much outdoor mountain recreation like in Utah or Colorado!

[@VasylKor9]

Most of mountains in Northern Nevada have tree cover and it’s not that hot in the summer considering the elevation. Southern Nevada is different story though.

[@NotLuxy]

Very nice presentation brother 👊. Hope to see more

[@RyanEglitis]

I'd probably give it to Nevada or Alaska. What's most important is the feeling of mountains, which rules out base elevation, or the more rounded-off ancient mountains of appalachia. I'd stick with more of a "change in elevation over a short distance culminating in a jagged peak" definition.

[@tothesummit5864]

This is how I feel about it. It's not about any of the geographical metrics you can measure, but rather the feeling you get from standing in ANY given point in the state. I would argue that it is impossible to stand in any given point in NV and not be either standing on a mountain range or within close visual range of something that would look like an impressive mountain nearby.

[@josie4065]

That's actually quite a strong argument for Nevada, which certainly rings true from trips through it. The most recent was all the way north to south on hwy 95. We camped in the shadow of two different gorgeous mountain ranges and my wife and I stopped and swing danced on the side of the road with the moon over mountains to the west...I really should go back and figure out exactly where that was. Much love from Montana; unfortunately we are neither the most mountainous nor the highest in mean elevation :/

[@sarahharuka2811]

I love how Montana, which has a name related to being mountainous, isn't even on this list

[@marscaleb]

Names are usually wrong anyway. If you listed the driest states you'd have to put on one that was named after being covered in snow.

[@coyote4237]

It has gorgeous mountains, but also a very large amount of flat land for ranchers and farmers.

[@maziecrazyclouds]

As someone who loves mountains and is from the Rockies, this type of video is exactly the type of niche subject I love. (Also thank you for saying Colorado correctly)

[@paulzoby1990]

I from CO and I pronounce it differently than he does. Are you sure there is a “correct” way? Or just like different ways.

[@Mattias-17]

You can either say it Colorodo. Or Colorado. I say Colorado. (The correct way) my bias. And I think there is 1 correct way. But that's just my opinion

[@geoarambula139]

The title of most mountainous should be decided by mountain to flat land ratio. Also Idaho is a definite contender if you study the geography

[@dylansalus9159]

Minor nitpick at 7:30: Nevada has more named mountains per unit land area.* Alaska definitely has more named mountains per capita lol

[@senorpepper3405]

I was surprised at how mountainous Pennsylvania was.

[@downskated]

Go find a farm field or a long straight road in West Virgina, because almost every place that is flat has a town there. Meaning they have almost no places left for farming .If Nevada's claim is based on that, then Utah has right to its crown too, as does Idaho, and maybe Arizona, possibly even California. But Nevada has tons of flat land between those mountains, which makes it super easy to get around there with nice straight roads, which West Virginia has neither, hence the most mountainous claim.

[@thebushna]

As a Nevada resident I would like to thank you for saying the name of our state correctly. 🙏 Also really interesting video. I've actually had this topic of conversation come up quite a lot so I'm happy to learn more about it.

[@marscaleb]

How are people mispronouncing it?

[@blendinblandin7377]

Cool video and fun thumbnail, great watch! Definitely don’t agree with the conclusion- not being the best at any mountain stat should disqualify Nevada, since once you start cherry picking stats you could make an argument for half the country, but that’s what makes internet discussions fun. I was reminded of a clip I saw from a previous election where the governor of Colorado claimed that the state had a higher surface area than Texas, something about draping a blanket over every surface in the state, and if that’s a stat that does exist I think you could use it to make a very good argument for “mountainous”. Just, like, whatever state has the highest ratio of surface area to flat map area gets to be the most mountainous. It would kind of be like percentage mountains but take better account for the size of the mountains and flat lands without forcing you to define what a “mountain” is. Still wouldn’t change the elevation arguments but I think it is a more all-encompassing stat than any one by itself and helps to balance between state sizes. Be interesting to see if you could find anything like that! (Also idk what your beef is with the Denver Airport but maybe talk more about the actual mountains next time lol, no hate just thought it was kinda funny)

[@polarispulsar]

Nevada definitely seems like a winning pick to me, and the statement that Utah has the most mountainous people also seem accurate. Most anywhere in utah with people you can see a mountain. Its difficult for me to imagine life where I cant see them, especially since I live on one right now

[@34owner34]

Good content brah . These r the questions we need answered in these times !

[@CR03_Outdoor_Adventures]

I’m from Pennsylvania and so the beautiful Appalachian mountains, specifically the blue ridge mountains, will always hold a place in my heart. I’ve been to many parts of the country and I like all mountains. Even the Ouachita and Ozark mountains down in Arkansas have unique terrain and some beautiful backdrops. One thing I think a lot of people don’t realize is that while the Rockies undeniably beat us in elevation, the base elevation in those states is already so high that a lot of the mountains don’t appear all that much higher than the Appalachian peaks. Specifically the Smoky mountains in TN and NC. I’ve seen it with my own eyes. Edit: To clarify, as for the most mountains state overall, I’d probably agree with Nevada. I’ve never been there but I’ve been to Utah and there’s a towering mountain in every direction you look. Colorado definitely not, just that western quarter. The western part of West Virginia i’d say is mostly just hills. The blue ridge mountains area of the state is really the only truly mountainous one.

[@ETCubing]

I love this honest and fair discussion of mountains in the us without being gatekeepish about your personal favorites. I’m from CA, but have spent lots of time in all of the western states and some of Appalachia specifically for submitting mountains. I personally think nevada is a great contender because no one would ever really think of it when you ask them where they think is mountainous, the entire state is truly packed with prominent and steep/aesthetic mountains, any one of which is intimidating and awe inspiring to stand at the base of. (I love how pretty much any western states, even ones not mentioned in the vid like WA, OR, AZ, ID, MT, or even NM could have cases made why their mountains are more impressive than other states). One definitive metric I like about nevada is one that only people into Peakbagging might consider which is that it has the greatest number mountains with at least a prominence of 2000ft or 600m

[@coyote4237]

Thank you for the video and pronouncing Nevada correctly. Nevada is referred to as basin and range. Looks like a bunch of caterpillars crawling across the state to me. Cheers from Elko.

[@thejerkyshack8040]

8:33 SLC is what Denver wants you to think it is.

[@Canyonsong]

coloradan here, not many people live in the flat part besides a few cows, so the tornadoes don't really affect the vast majority of the population. I have lived in denver my whole life and have never had any tornado warnings or sightings.

[@brandonguild1666]

I live in near the Weld county border in Berthoud, apparently Weld county has the most tornados of any county in the US. 300 since 1950. But basically never any tornados here just slightly closer to the mountains. They are usually small tornados that hit nothing news worthy in the vast flat expanse of nothingness so nobody hears about them.

[@alexb9597]

One of my favorite fact on Appalachia is that they’re amongst the oldest mountains on this planet. Over a billion years old. The Rocky’s are something between 55-80 million years old. The Appalachian mountains in antiquity were also suspected to have peaks as tall as 29,000 feet. Incredible.

[@zachvanarsdale7065]

Proud Coloradoan here! Probably not hard to guess where I owe my allegiance to haha

[@LeakyPotato]

Same here!

[@thatcringyplaneguy]

6:35 The Appalachian range is also lower by average because they're old and erosion has worn them down. Also why they look more like hills and therefore are considered "hills" by some people. even if the continental divide has to do with it, remember that the Appalachians are one of the oldest ranges in the world and therefore are also worn down by erosion. I know multiple geoligists and frequently visit the mountains.(and I live in the alleghenies so technically, live in a sub-range of the Appalachians)

[@SergioGomez-eg7wr]

Woah! Utah mention…. Was gonna make a case for us but you got it 😹

[@KDG702]

I am from Nevada and my case for NV is though the mountains aren’t the tallest, the prominence has a huge influence. I do a lot of hiking and it’s extremely rare to do a summit climb that isn’t at least quite few thousand feet of elevation change. Mt. Charleston has something like 6500 ft of elevation change from base to summit. It’s easy to see some pretty breathtaking views without needing any oxygen. And it’s true, you can’t go anywhere without seeing a mountain. The open desert is my favorite thing to look at because the desert is so flat but the mountains stick out immensely. It looks like a drawing. I have been to the Appalachians and the Rockies a lot but Nevada is something special.

[@TheOhDeeEsTee]

Mean elevation really is a useless metric in regards to answering this question. First, as you mentioned elevation does not equate to the presence of mountains and second mountains are not singularly defined by elevation. The Appalachians are so mind bogglingly old that most of their height has been weathered away but geologically are no less mountains than the Rockies, Alps or Himalayas. Mountains per capita is an interesting metric, but as only a raw comparison of number of mountains against population, it's too reliant on other factors to be very relevant to the question. However it does lead to the a cultural metric of mountainous that i feel might give the truest answer. Stats are really more the people that line there than the borders that encompass them so a state who's culture is most largely defined by living working and thriving in mountains would be the most mountainous state.

[@UrgentlyFiring]

TOTALLY agree. And a quick correction on my part... It was a slip-up when I said "per capita." I really meant per the overall land area of Alaska vs. Nevada, but didn't have a good word for that idea and ended up saying "capita." 😅

[@erictrumpler9652]

One could make a case for New Hampshire, which has virtually no flat topography. Also some of the northwestern states like Washington and Idaho are worth discussing.

[@Hiboyboy123]

I've lived in CO and UT. CO has sooo much photoshoped images of landmarks in Denver or big cities right next to the mountains. Most landmarks are far from the mountains. UT doesnt advertise the mountains as much, but has so much more mountains so much closer.

[@brandonguild1666]

Haha those pictures where they zoom way in on the Denver skyline from the east to make it look like it's nestled right next to the huge mountains.

[@anselmliu6850]

Those images you see of skyline close to mountains are not photoshopped. Those images are using a photography trick called telephoto compression, which compresses an image and makes the foreground and background appear very close together.

[@Aknight292]

I'm from Utah and aside from the salt flats, you can't go anywhere without mountains being a reality of life. Especially from Provo to Logan the mountains are right in your face everywhere you go.

[@andrewbouvier1104]

The first time I flew into Denver it brought me to tears because I could see the mountains very clearly, like a sudden massive wall coming out of the plains… grew up in New England and am a huge skier so that’s why.

[@pecosnick45]

Interesting change of pace from previous content. But I’m a Nevadan. We have the most valleys and ranges. So I’d give it to us.

[@UrgentlyFiring]

Haha I wanted to something a little more lighthearted to experiment more with using the green screen. I'm also a Nevadan so I've definitely got a bias towards the ole Silver State.

[@subjekt5577]

I think you should get it too, if not Hawaii

[@nomaderic]

I'm a nomad traveling around the country and taking the loneliest road across Nevada totally shocked me. Up the mountains, back down, over and over. I didn't expect the mountains and constant elevation changes

[@mikes554]

@@nomadericI would call them closer to hills.

[@nomaderic]

@mikes554 I've climbed most 14ers in America, they are most definitely mountains. Even the topography drastically changes as you go up and down

[@isaacroth5204]

Great video! I do want to push back on your contention about the Central Valley in California though. Despite its size, it's still pretty narrow so the Sierras are quite visible from even its western edge (on clear days at least!)

[@fufumccuddlypoops5502]

Team Utah for most mountainous, at the very least culturally

[@johnbrewer62]

It’s spelled “mormonous”

[@thefan5864]

The only place you see a 70 year old man going on a 16mi (6673ft) hike for fun.

[@nathanhansen7044]

Yes sir Utah is slept on big time for mountains

[@jessehughes8274]

SLC native, I can confirm that when I get blood drawn there is granite in the vial

[@TroySmith-wx2mq]

UTAH RAHHHHH

[@jahenders]

Interesting video. Personally, I'd really go with two contenders: - Alaska (highest mountain (by far) of any state, and most # of mountains) - Colorado (highest mean elevation, and most really big mountains (esp 14ers) of any state). I've lived in both (as well as CA, UT, and others), and consider Colorado the winner. Except for the Eastern plains (which most of us discount anyway), it's pretty much mountains all around, a lot of the culture is centered around mountains (skiing, hiking, climbing, and (formerly) mining). I live in Colorado Springs and we look down on the people in Denver as 'lowlanders' though we're only a few hundred feet higher. In our case, Pikes Peak towers as a backdrop to everything. One time, at my work, we were in a VTC with an office in Hawaii. They were talking about the local difficulty in maintaining communication systems on the nearby 'mountains' which they explained were as high as five or six hundred feet. We in Colorado burst out laughing because those are NOT mountains. Mountains, real mountains, are huge and are so big they make their own weather. On Pikes Peak, it can theoretically snow on any day of the year and has done so. It can be 70+ degrees in Colorado Springs, but if you drive to the top of the peak (we call Pikes Peak THE peak), it can be below freezing with biting wind. Let me close by saying that if you haven't hiked up a mountains as big as a 14er (peak over 14,000 feet), seen that majesty all around you, and felt the thinness of the air, you don't really know what a mountain is.

[@MarloSoBalJr]

West Virginia by landslide. I've been to each of these mountainous states, and WV is like navigating an endless slalom of hills every 3 minutes

[@notakalou]

Hills are different than mountains?

[@cshaps1212]

Not even close, Alaska has a national park/ preserve that’s 20,000 square miles, 4,000sq/miles less than the total area of Virginia

[@kamronputtick907]

​@notakalou when people ask what is the most mountainous state they generally mean what state is the least flat. Hill are generally seen as smaller mountains. Appalachia is home to undeniable mountains along with hills. Mountains may seem more impressive because they're larger, but that also means they usually have larger valleys. Wv has small-mountains/hills but it also has very very narrow valleys, making it the least flat state. The debate of mountains over hills also raises the question on when does a mountain become a hill. The Appalachian mountains used to be much larger than today, some believe they could have even been larger than the Himalayan mountains, and it could have been home to peaks higher than mt. Everest, but over hundreds of millions of years have eroded away to what they are today. We can argue they used to be mountains but are now hills, but we can't say when that happened because we don't have an universal agreement of the distinction between mountains and hills. This is a similar argument to how big does an island get before it becomes a continent (Greenland vs Australia)

[@notakalou]

@ yea I agree it is without a doubt the least flat state, but it’s hard for me to get behind the most mountainous state have a highest point lower that the average elevation in other states

[@board-qu9iu]

@@notakalouyeah but the elevation doesn’t equal mountains

[@TwiggyKeely]

Yay Kansas mentioned!!! ❤ The Flint Hills are really beautiful, a lot of people are surprised when they come here and see rolling hills ( if you drive from Kansas City to Wichita on the turnpike you will go right through the Flint Hills.)

[@sethbryant5539]

West Virginia: the Mountain state

[@Khanfuzed1]

West Virginia; i don’t think it’s particularly close. Everything in that state is effectively circling around mountains or river/streams going through them. it doesn’t have the tallest ones but certainly checks off the coverage. it’s a very old range relative to west side of the country

[@kortzite5204]

I'd vote for West Virginia. The state is almost entirely mountains, even if they're small ones. The coverage is what's more important than the height for me. Also I never realized just how similar Mount Washington looks to Pike's Peak until you pointed out.

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

Nah, those mountains are hills to any one on the west coast and Alaska has more. West virginia doesn't even belong in this conversation.

[@adamperdue3178]

@@Jarekthegamingdragon From the perspective of Tibet, everything in the Rockies is just an anthill. Mountains being bigger elsewhere doesn't make everything else no longer a mountain though.

[@cadian101st]

@@JarekthegamingdragonThe puny rockies and other west coast ranges highest peaks are lower than the average elevation of the Himalayas by thousands of feet. Tiny little foot hills 😂😂🤣🤣

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

@@cadian101st Found the salty east coaster

[@cadian101st]

@ I live in Asia

[@wgrandbois]

As a Coloradan, I'm inclined to give this one to Alaska. Having the most and biggest mountains, plus decent overall coverage, seems like a solid case.

[@CTJM_Middleton]

Only half of Colorado is mountainous, it's definitely not the most mountainous state.

[@UrgentlyFiring]

This ^^^

[@Mancub2024]

More than half, north of 60%

[@stathinfection]

more than half of colorado is mountainous. the plains only make up about 1/3 of the state. even so, the mountains more than make up for it. colorado has 58 fourteeners and not a single bordering state to colorado has even one

[@Mancub2024]

​@stathinfection not to mention that the vast majority of the state's population lives within an hours drive of a 14er, largely along the front range

[@mtndude96]

Basically nobody lives on the eastern plains. Might as well be Kansas to us

[@GladeDuck]

Huge thumbs up for Nevada coming out on top. Bonus cudos for saying Nevada right!

[@krim7]

🥳Reno got mentioned! 🥳

[@raymondantonitis3936]

4:39 then why is Vermont fully green on that map?

[@Nykoo_-]

Near the north/northwestern border it’s pretty flat especially near Canada, overall though like over 90 percent of the state is mountains

[@garyoakman6187]

Mt Washington is closer to the eastern continental divide than Denver is to that continental divide.

[@UrgentlyFiring]

Mt. Washington is in SUCH a beautiful area too. I had the pleasure of being out in VT/NH/ME a few weeks ago and it was just as incredible as some of the noteworthy spots we have out west.

[@mirmarq428]

Alaska mentioned! this was interesting. I think that height map of Nevada convinced me. a thing about the whole "named mountains" thing - 4000 is a lot but have you ever taken a flight to or from Anchorage? going down the west coast towards Washington if you look out the window, there's hundreds of miles of copy-pasted snowy mountains. I doubt all those have names... and likewise for other parts of the state. people don't actually go to the truly inhospitable places without a good reason. (oh btw check out a book called "The Thousand-Mile War" by Brian Garfield, it's a detailed nonfiction narrative of the Aleutian theater in world war 2. nobody seems to talk about it for some reason)

[@BamfMcbeast]

I looked up an interactive map that shows every states percentage of flat land. Yes WV has the lowest at 12% and also Vermont, New Hampshirite and even NY all have in the low 20% range. I feel like those states being so small is a factor. I mean cmon New York has 20% and the Avg NY person does not represent mountains. Idaho where I live for example has 29% which is far less flat land than Colorado Utah and Nevada which are 34%, 35% and 43%. Idaho is also massive compared to WV and those eastern states. Id say Idaho is a strong contender. Idaho and Montana people i believe live through mountains the most of anyone in the US. As in we make mountains the biggest part of our lives/personalities.

[@carnation969]

I live in Utah and yeah, I’m going with my state here. The majority of our population lives in either the salt lake or Utah valley which are surrounded by mountains so we literally can’t look any direction without seeing them. Our water comes from snow melt and tons of recreation takes place there. We are super connected to our mountains

[@sleepisthecousinofdeath7395]

What a mind blowing take there.

[@jamesleyda365]

And then you have states like Washington that have alot of hardcore extreme mountains, including many Volcanos. The north Cascades are are definitely more hardcore & vertical then most the Rockies, they are very rugged 🤘

[@brandonm8901]

Absolutely brilliant presentation and communication. So engaging for what doesn't immediately seem like an interesting topic

[@OregonCountry1859]

9:24 i think its oregon because we have mountains from many different ranges like the cascades, coast, and blue

[@bjorn3923]

I’m surprised Colorado is on there half of the state is almost all the rolling hills of the plains same with Montana which is along considered a mountain state (hence the name in Spanish translates to Mountain) but half of Montana is all Plains

[@LennyBlanco801]

I live in Salt Lake City and I totally agree! Here in Utah we are surrounded by mountains in almost every direction. The Salt Lake Valley is the most populated area in Utah and we are surrounded by mountains on the east and west but they are both within 30 miles of the capital!

[@anthonyernst999]

The defintion of a mountain is always the problem it seems

[@AlienHazard]

I appreciate you pronouncing Colorado correctly

[@nathanhansen7044]

Utah is the most mountainous. While we don't have peaks as high as Alaska or Colorado, we don't have any expansive flat or low plain areas like Alaska and Colorado, and we have a peak over 9000 feet above sea level in every county. And while even then the mountainous terrain might not be as consistent as Nevada and West Virginia, we have higher peaks than both states and a significantly high average elevation. Utah is Mountains. There's a reason behind the saying Utah: Life Elevated

[@monchiexthemonkey6068]

What are you talking about i just drove through utah and most of it was flat desert

[@monchiexthemonkey6068]

Also look at west Virginia they have literally zero flat land

[@nathanhansen7044]

@@monchiexthemonkey6068 You probably went through the Pavant Valley or Bonneville Salt Flats. But look at ANY kind of map and you'll see that even these flats parts have hilly areas and that surrounding them are mountain ranges like the Deep Creek and Stansbury Mountains which both have a peak over 10,000 feet above sea level. Along with that, these areas are higher by elevation than most of West Virginia's Peaks

[@TameImpala521]

The Great Salt Lake Desert and the Colorado Plateau are both pretty large areas of relatively flat land, idk how you could just forget about those

[@maisonavery]

I disagree, there is more open flat land in Utah than in Nevada. Our mountains may be taller, we may have a tall mountain in every county, but we definitely have more flatland than Nevada. We’re probably even higher average elevation, even tho in St. George I’m at 2300 ft. Just drove from Las Vegas to Oregon. It is not like driving from Las Vegas to Salt Lake, where it’s mostly flat and open, NV is mountain range after mountain range! Up and down up and down. Or even driving from Salt Lake to Lake Tahoe. It’s Up, down, up, down mountains everywhere lol. Only have to go up winding mountains in Utah when going thru Unitas to Wyoming or down south a bit in fish lake forest by Bryce Canyon - listen I love Utah lived here my whole life but I have driven through Nevada so much, I can tell you it is hell to drive through lol but views are great most of the time.

[@unknown23hornet22]

How about washington. Multiple mountain ranges and a ton of prominent peaks. A very large portion of Columbia plateau has canyons and hills from the Missoula flood. ( less flat than long valley in California)

[@derekschinke2512]

Death Valley isn't in Nevada, it's in California. Parts of the National Park extend into Nevada, but the Valley itself is entirely contained to California.

[@MoonShine-o5n]

I understand how you feel lol. Monument Valley is in Arizona but people keep going to that Forrest Gump point which is in Utah and say monument valley is in Utah lol.

[@jayfeather7676]

He said it was properly in California at the end of the video, his point was just a topographical one. Some of Death Valley exists in Nevada as in those extremely low elevations. He was making a point about elevation difference in the state, not about the park itself, everyone knows that's properly within California and he says as much himself later on

[@russlehman2070]

As for flying into Denver, well, that depends on whether you fly in from the east (all plains, with fairly distant views of the mountains as you get close to Denver, or the west, where you will be flying over the mountains, fairly low near the end of the trip, and break out over the plains just before you land.

[@Mancub2024]

Washington has three major ranges, and nearly half the state is mountainous. The rockies in the northeast, cascades in the central west, and the olympics in the far west. It's by far the most glaciated state in the lower 48, has the northernmost 14er in the lower 48, and the vast majority of its population lives directly at thw foot of or within the foothills of its mountains. More mountainous than Utah.

[@HarrisonBurgeron-h9m]

He also left out California, home to the tallest mountain in the continental US, as well as having the most mountainous land, the most separate mountain ranges, and many more mountain superlatives...Foreigners think its all Hollywood and San Francisco...both of which are mountainous actually...

[@mitchellvoller900]

@@HarrisonBurgeron-h9m Uh, you should probably finish or rewatch the video

[@triadrailfanproductions]

I want WV to have this. They want something to claim. The people of WV are amazing people! Kindest and most generous people you can meet.

[@mossthatrules77]

The people of Appalachia in general are much kinder than the pretend yuppies out west.

[@andrewevenson2657]

Easy answer that you completely neglected. Hawaii is the most mountainous state. The islands are literally 100% mountain, because they are a mountain range in the ocean whose peaks ascend above sea level. Mauna Kea’s peak is an elevation of over 13,000 ft, and if you measure from its base underwater, it is the tallest mountain in the world. About a mile taller than Everest.

[@mattg8116]

This was not completely neglected. He literally brought exactly that point up. Also the density of water helps prop up "mountains" in the sea, so its not a fair comparison. If you go for the highest dry elevation anyway by definition you must still measure from Everest down to challenger deep, but that's lame. If measuring base to height though Denali also has Everest beat and is arguably the tallest in the world by that measure.

[@tonatiuhcortes9968]

All I know are mountains. Lived in Oaxaca as a kid and my dad is from the mountains in matatlan moved to Vegas growing up and now I live in Elko NV. I have never not seen mountains they are so amazing and beautiful. I love hiking and going on adventures. I couldn’t imagine living somewhere without mountains it feels like home