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: Round-trip length of 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.
See our methodology for how these numbers are sourced and measured.
| State ▼ | Highpoint ▼ | Elevation (Feet) ▼ | Gain (Feet) ▼ | Distance (Miles) ▼ | Difficulty ▼ | Effort ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlaskaAlaska | Denali | 20310 | 14639 | 34.6 | 10 | 1000 |
| WyomingWyoming | Gannett Peak | 13810 | 11112 | 53.6 | 9 | 506 |
| MontanaMontana | Granite Peak | 12807 | 5780 | 27 | 9 | 368 |
| WashingtonWashington | Mount Rainier | 14406 | 9015 | 14.9 | 9 | 366 |
| UtahUtah | Kings Peak | 13528 | 4215 | 25.6 | 7 | 291 |
| CaliforniaCalifornia | Mount Whitney | 14505 | 6663 | 22 | 7 | 263 |
| OregonOregon | Mount Hood | 11249 | 5308 | 6.7 | 8 | 222 |
| IdahoIdaho | Borah Peak | 12666 | 5262 | 7 | 8 | 181 |
| New YorkNew York | Mount Marcy | 5343 | 3200 | 14.8 | 5 | 151 |
| ColoradoColorado | Mount Elbert | 14440 | 4458 | 9.8 | 6 | 147 |
| MaineMaine | Katahdin | 5267 | 4200 | 10.4 | 5 | 141 |
| NevadaNevada | Boundary Peak | 13147 | 4215 | 8.5 | 6 | 126 |
| ArizonaArizona | Humphreys Peak | 12637 | 3420 | 10.1 | 6 | 120 |
| TexasTexas | Guadalupe Peak | 8751 | 3000 | 8.5 | 5 | 106 |
| New MexicoNew Mexico | Wheeler Peak | 13167 | 2972 | 8.7 | 6 | 98 |
| VirginiaVirginia | Mount Rogers | 5729 | 1100 | 9 | 4 | 81 |
| OklahomaOklahoma | Black Mesa | 4973 | 748 | 8.5 | 4 | 68 |
| South DakotaSouth Dakota | Black Elk Peak | 7244 | 1500 | 7 | 4 | 64 |
| MinnesotaMinnesota | Eagle Mountain | 2301 | 656 | 7 | 4 | 55 |
| ConnecticutConnecticut | Mount Frissell-South Slope | 2379 | 862 | 2.3 | 3 | 31 |
| North DakotaNorth Dakota | White Butte | 3508 | 426 | 3.4 | 2 | 29 |
| VermontVermont | Mount Mansfield | 4395 | 1053 | 2.8 | 3 | 28 |
| MarylandMaryland | Hoye Crest | 3360 | 688 | 2.3 | 3 | 27 |
| IllinoisIllinois | Charles Mound | 1235 | 275 | 2.5 | 2 | 21 |
| LouisianaLouisiana | Driskill Mountain | 535 | 167 | 1.8 | 2 | 14 |
| TennesseeTennessee | Kuwohi | 6643 | 332 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| ArkansasArkansas | Magazine Mountain | 2753 | 259 | 1.8 | 2 | 10 |
| HawaiiHawaii | Mauna Kea | 13796 | 4708 | 13 | 2 | 7 |
| WisconsinWisconsin | Timms Hill | 1951 | 101 | 0.4 | 1 | 5 |
| MissouriMissouri | Taum Sauk | 1772 | 13 | 0.4 | 1 | 3 |
| North CarolinaNorth Carolina | Mount Mitchell | 6684 | 91 | 0.4 | 1 | 3 |
| New JerseyNew Jersey | High Point | 1804 | 40 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 |
| South CarolinaSouth Carolina | Sassafras Mountain | 3533 | 52 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 |
| West VirginiaWest Virginia | Spruce Knob | 4863 | 29 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |
| GeorgiaGeorgia | Brasstown Bald | 4784 | 426 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 |
| KentuckyKentucky | Black Mountain | 4145 | 30 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 |
| MassachusettsMassachusetts | Mount Greylock | 3489 | 20 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rhode IslandRhode Island | Jerimoth Hill | 811 | 6 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 |
| AlabamaAlabama | Cheaha Mountain | 2413 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| DelawareDelaware | Ebright Azimuth | 448 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| FloridaFlorida | Britton Hill | 345 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| IowaIowa | Hawkeye Point | 1670 | 9 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| IndianaIndiana | Hoosier Hill | 1257 | 13 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 |
| KansasKansas | Mount Sunflower | 4039 | 13 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| MichiganMichigan | Mount Arvon | 1979 | 9 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| MississippiMississippi | Woodall Mountain | 806 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| NebraskaNebraska | Panorama Point | 5429 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| New HampshireNew Hampshire | Mount Washington | 6288 | 20 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| OhioOhio | Campbell Hill | 1549 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| PennsylvaniaPennsylvania | Mount Davis | 3213 | 118 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 |