Ranking
Highpoints by height, length, and difficulty
All fifty U.S. highpoints by elevation, gain, distance, difficulty, and effort.
- Elevation: Height of the highpoint, measured in feet.
- Gain: Elevation gained on the most popular route, measured in feet.
- Distance: Length traveled on the most popular route, measured in miles.
- Difficulty: Subjective rating of the highpoint's difficulty, measured on a 0 to 10 scale per the Martin Classification.
- Effort: Subjective rating of the physical effort needed to summit, measured on a 0 to 1000 scale per the VanderHeide Effort Scale.
- Rank: Overall rank of the highpoint, calculated by averaging the ranks of the five dimensions above.
| State | Highpoint | Elevation (Feet) | Gain (Feet) | Distance (Miles) | Difficulty | Effort | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Denali | 20320 | 24500 | 56 | 10 | 1000 | 1 |
| Wyoming | Gannett Peak | 13804 | 8650 | 40.4 | 9 | 506 | 2 |
| Washington | Mount Rainier | 14411 | 9100 | 16 | 9 | 366 | 3 |
| Montana | Granite Peak | 12799 | 7700 | 22.2 | 9 | 368 | 4 |
| California | Mount Whitney | 14494 | 6750 | 21.4 | 7 | 263 | 5 |
| Utah | Kings Peak | 13528 | 5350 | 28.8 | 7 | 291 | 6 |
| Colorado | Mount Elbert | 14440 | 5000 | 9 | 6 | 147 | 7 |
| Oregon | Mount Hood | 11239 | 5300 | 8 | 8 | 222 | 8 |
| Idaho | Borah Peak | 12662 | 5550 | 6.8 | 8 | 181 | 9 |
| Nevada | Boundary Peak | 13140 | 4400 | 7.4 | 6 | 126 | 10 |
| Arizona | Humphreys Peak | 12633 | 3500 | 9 | 6 | 120 | 11 |
| New York | Mount Marcy | 5344 | 3200 | 14.8 | 5 | 151 | 12 |
| Maine | Katahdin | 5268 | 4200 | 10.4 | 5 | 141 | 13 |
| New Mexico | Wheeler Peak | 13161 | 3250 | 6.2 | 6 | 98 | 14 |
| Texas | Guadalupe Peak | 8749 | 2950 | 8.4 | 5 | 106 | 15 |
| Virginia | Mount Rogers | 5729 | 1500 | 8.6 | 4 | 81 | 16 |
| Oklahoma | Black Mesa | 4975 | 775 | 8.6 | 4 | 68 | 17 |
| South Dakota | Black Elk Peak | 7242 | 1500 | 5.8 | 4 | 64 | 18 |
| Minnesota | Eagle Mountain | 2301 | 600 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 19 |
| Vermont | Mount Mansfield | 4393 | 550 | 2.8 | 3 | 28 | 20 |
| Connecticut | Mount Frissell-South Slope | 2380 | 450 | 3.6 | 3 | 31 | 21 |
| North Dakota | White Butte | 3506 | 400 | 3.4 | 2 | 29 | 22 |
| Hawaii | Mauna Kea | 13796 | 230 | 0.4 | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| Maryland | Backbone Mountain | 3360 | 750 | 2.2 | 3 | 27 | 24 |
| Tennessee | Clingmans Dome | 6643 | 330 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| Georgia | Brasstown Bald | 4784 | 400 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
| Illinois | Charles Mound | 1235 | 275 | 2.5 | 2 | 21 | 27 |
| North Carolina | Mount Mitchell | 6684 | 100 | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| Arkansas | Magazine Mountain | 2753 | 225 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 29 |
| Louisiana | Driskill Mountain | 535 | 150 | 1.8 | 2 | 14 | 30 |
| West Virginia | Spruce Knob | 4863 | 20 | 0.3 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| Wisconsin | Timms Hill | 1951 | 120 | 0.4 | 1 | 5 | 32 |
| South Carolina | Sassafras Mountain | 3533 | 50 | 0.15 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| Missouri | Taum Sauk Mountain | 1772 | 30 | 0.4 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
| New Hampshire | Mount Washington | 6288 | 20 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Kentucky | Black Mountain | 4145 | 30 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| New Jersey | High Point | 1803 | 40 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| Nebraska | Panorama Point | 5424 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Massachusetts | Mount Greylock | 3491 | 20 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| Kansas | Mount Sunflower | 4039 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Michigan | Mount Arvon | 1979 | 10 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Rhode Island | Jerimoth Hill | 812 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| Pennsylvania | Mount Davis | 3213 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Alabama | Cheaha Mountain | 2407 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Iowa | Hawkeye Point | 1670 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Ohio | Campbell Hill | 1550 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Indiana | Hoosier Hill | 1257 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| Mississippi | Woodall Mountain | 806 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Delaware | Ebright Azimuth | 448 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| Florida | Britton Hill | 345 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 50 |