U.S. Highpoint Guide

How to summit the U.S. state highpoints

What is Highpointing?

"Highpointing" is the act of climbing to the highest geographic point in a region.

Some highpoint on a global scale, like climbing the loftiest peak on every continent. Others highpoint locally, like bagging the tallest point in each county of their state.

This guide is built for people climbing to the highest point of each U.S. state.

Using this Guide

Our mission is to help climbers achieve their goal of summitting U.S. highpoints. We share the best routes, gear, logistics, and recommendations to make each highpoint a successful adventure.

Each state is colored for its highpoint geography:

Flat
Hill
Mountain
Glaciated

Select a state to access its highpoint guide.

Tile maps make each state the same size to reduce some bias associated with traditional maps, like the Alaska effect. Although Alaska contains the largest highpoint (by over 6,000 feet!), it needn't dwarf other states 😊

Made with ❤ by fellow highpointers