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.
State ▼Highpoint ▼Elevation (Feet) ▼Gain (Feet) ▼Distance (Miles) ▼Difficulty ▼Effort ▼
AlaskaDenali203202450056101000
WyomingGannett Peak13804865040.49506
WashingtonMount Rainier144119100169366
MontanaGranite Peak12799770022.29368
CaliforniaMount Whitney14494675021.47263
UtahKings Peak13528535028.87291
ColoradoMount Elbert14440500096147
OregonMount Hood11239530088222
IdahoBorah Peak1266255506.88181
NevadaBoundary Peak1314044007.46126
ArizonaHumphreys Peak12633350096120
New YorkMount Marcy5344320014.85151
MaineKatahdin5268420010.45141
New MexicoWheeler Peak1316132506.2698
TexasGuadalupe Peak874929508.45106
VirginiaMount Rogers572915008.6481
OklahomaBlack Mesa49757758.6468
South DakotaBlack Elk Peak724215005.8464
MinnesotaEagle Mountain23016007455
VermontMount Mansfield439310532.8328
ConnecticutMount Frissell-South Slope23808622.3331
North DakotaWhite Butte35064003.4229
HawaiiMauna Kea137962300.427
MarylandHoye Crest33607502.2327
TennesseeClingmans Dome66433301212
GeorgiaBrasstown Bald4784400121
IllinoisCharles Mound12352752.5221
North CarolinaMount Mitchell66841000.213
ArkansasMagazine Mountain27532251210
LouisianaDriskill Mountain5351501.8214
West VirginiaSpruce Knob4863200.312
WisconsinTimms Hill19511200.415
South CarolinaSassafras Mountain3533500.1512
MissouriTaum Sauk Mountain1772300.413
New HampshireMount Washington6288200.110
KentuckyBlack Mountain4145300.111
New JerseyHigh Point1803400.212
NebraskaPanorama Point542400.110
MassachusettsMount Greylock3491200.111
KansasMount Sunflower403900.110
MichiganMount Arvon1979100.110
Rhode IslandJerimoth Hill81200.211
PennsylvaniaMount Davis321300.110
AlabamaCheaha Mountain240700.110
IowaHawkeye Point167000.110
OhioCampbell Hill155000.110
IndianaHoosier Hill125700.110
MississippiWoodall Mountain80600.110
DelawareEbright Azimuth44800.110
FloridaBritton Hill34500.110