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Highpoints given are for the official boundaries of each National Forest. In some cases, another National Forest or agency may administer the land where the highpoint is located. Where the highpoint is thought to be on private land, the highest known point on public property is hopefully also identified.
Due to the preliminary nature of this list, there are undoubtedly errors. Please report any you find so this list can be updated. The last column is an attempt to identify the probability of an error:
Assistance with this list has been received from many sources, in particular David Olson and the U.S. Forest Service.
forestname st highpoint elev USGS 7.5' quad quality
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Allegheny NF PA ** NE corner 2,370 Stickney 3
Angeles NF CA San Antonio, Mt 10,064 Mount San Antonio 3
Angelina NF TX **Broaddus (private) 422 Broaddus 3
Moss Hill 404 on FS Zavalla
Apache NF AZ Baldy, Mt - N Pk 11,440 Mount Ord 1
Apalachicola NF FL **Norfleet 185 Midway 3
T1S R2W #1
Arapaho NF CO Grays Pk 14,270 Grays Peak 2
Ashley NF UT Kings Peak 13,528 Kings Peak 1
state high point
Beaverhead NF MT Hilgard Peak @ 11,316 Hilgard Peak 3
also Koch Peak 11293 (O)
Bienville NF MS **Rte 13 (private) 645 Morton 3
625 on FS at Moore LT or Walk Hill
Bighorn NF WY Cloud Peak 13,175 Cloud Peak 3
Bitterroot NF MT Trapper Peak 10,157 Trapper Peak 3
Black Hills NF SD Harney Peak 7,242 Custer 1
state high point
Boise NF ID Cramer, Mt 10,716 Stanley Lake 3
Bridger NF WY Gannett Peak @ 13,804 Gannett Peak 1
state high point, T37N R107W #12
Cache NF UT Naomi Peak 9,979 Naomi Peak 3
Calaveras Big TreeNF CA **East boundary @ 5,500 Boards Crossing 1
see Stanislaus NF
Caribbean NF PR El Toro Peak 3,524 El Yunque 4
higher point in newly-acquired portion ?
Caribou NF ID Meade Peak 9,953 Meade Peak 3
Carson NF NM Wheeler Peak 13,161 Wheeler Peak 1
state high point
Challis NF ID Borah Peak 12,662 Borah Peak 1
state high point
Chattahoochee NF GA Brasstown Bald 4,784 Jacks Gap 1
state high point
Chequamegon NF WI Gogebic Range # 1,825 Mineral Lake 4
private, 1785 at Elk LT(Pike Lake SE) FS
Cherokee NF TN Roan High Knob 6,285 Carvers Gap 3
Chippewa NF MN (private,1605 on FS) 1,631 Akeley 4
Chugach NF AK Marcus Baker, Mt 13,176 3
Cibola NF NM Taylor, Mt 11,301 Mount Taylor 3
Clearwater NF ID Ranger Peak @ 8,817 Ranger Peak 3
Cleveland NF CA ** Mt Laguna W 6,299 Mount Laguna 3
Coconino NF AZ Humphreys Peak 12,643 Humphreys Peak 1
state high point
Coeur D'Alene NF ID Stevens Peak 6,838 Mullan 3
T47N R05E #13
Colville NF WA Gypsy Peak 7,340 Gypsy Peak 3
also Abercrombie Mtn 7308 (O)
Conecuh NF AL ** right on FR-329 345 Carolina 3
T2N R14E #13
Coronado NF AZ Graham, Mt 10,720 Mount Graham 1
Croatan NF NC **one of 10 in swamp 48 Hadnot Crk/CatfishLk 3
Custer NF MT Granite Peak @ 12,799 Granite Peak 1
state high point, T8S R15E #1
Daniel Boone NF KY Pine Mtn @(private) 2,940 Nolansburg 4
2860 on FS Bledsoe
Davy Crockett NF TX Pine Springs area 489 Crockett NE 4
Deerlodge NF MT Evans, Mt @ 10,641 Mount Evans 3
T4N R13W #35
Delta NF MS **One of many 102 Bayland, et al. 2
natural ground -- 119 on levee tops
Deschutes NF OR South Sister 10,358 South Sister 3
Desoto NF MS **Rd Jct 392 Water Oak 4
T6N R8W #3 -also private on Mulbery quad
Dixie NF UT Bluebell Knoll 11,322 Blind Lake 3
T30S R4E #32 -- Brian Head 11307 (O)
Eldorado NF CA Freel Peak 10,881 Freel Peak 3
Finger Lakes NF NY Hector Backbone 1,870 Lodi / Burdett 1
Fishlake NF UT Delano Peak 12,169 Delano Peak 3
Flathead NF MT Peak X 9,369 St Marys Lake 3
Francis Marion NF SC **one of 7 humps # 88 Saint Stephen 3
private, 82 on FS,88 top of Moultrie dam
Fremont NF OR Crane Mtn 8,456 Crane Mountain 3
Gallatin NF MT Granite Peak @ 12,799 Granite Peak 1
state high point, T8S R15E #1
George Washington NF VA *knob on state line@ 4,546 Hightown 3
S of Bald Knob
Gifford Pinchot NF WA Adams, Mt 12,276 Mount Adams East 3
Gila NF NM Whitewater Baldy 10,892 Grouse Mtn 3
Grand Mesa NF CO Crater Peak 11,327 Chalk Mtn 3
Green Mountain NF VT Ellen, Mt 4,083 Mount Ellen 1
Gunnison NF CO Castle Pk @ 14,265 Hayden Peak 2
Helena NF MT Baldy, Mt 9,472 Mount Edith 3
Edith, Mt 9500 (O)
Hiawatha NF MI ** multitop # 1,127 Carlshend 3
private, 1117 on FS land(U.P. Exp. For.)
Holly Springs NF MS ** N edge # 770 Camp Hill 3
private, 730 FS on Whitten Town
Homochitto NF MS ** lots of possibles 510 Caseyville 4
Hoosier NF IN **Rego BM # 975 Hardinsburg 3
private, 965 on FS (Story)
Humboldt NF NV Moriah, Mt 12,067 Mount Moriah 3
Huron NF MI **4 close together 1,490 Goodar 4
T25N R4E #31
Inyo NF CA Whitney, Mt 14,491 Mount Whitney 1
state high point
Jefferson NF VA Rogers, Mt 5,729 White Top Mtn 1
state high point
Kaibab NF AZ Kendrick Mtn/Pk 10,418 Kendrick Peak 3
T23N R5E #3
Kaniksu NF MT Snowshoe Peak @ 8,712 Snowshoe Peak 3
on portion admin by Kootenai NF
Kisatchie NF LA ** near Germantown 485 Langston 3
T20N R9W #24 Caney RD
Klamath NF CA Caesar Peak @ 8,920 Thompson Peak 3
Kootenai NF MT Snowshoe Peak @ 8,712 Snowshoe Peak 3
Lassen NF CA Crater Peak 8,683 Thousand Lakes Valle 3
Lewis & Clark NF MT Rocky Mtn Pk 9,392 Our Lake 3
Lincoln NF NM Lookout Mtn 11,580 Nogal Peak 3
T10S R11E #33
Lolo NF MT Scapegoat Mtn @ 9,202 Scapegoat Mtn 3
Los Padres NF CA Pinos, Mt 8,831 Sawmill Mountain 3
T8N R21W #6
Malheur NF OR Strawberry Mtn 9,038 Strawberry Mountain 3
Manistee NF MI Briar Hill 1,706 Harrietta 4
Manti-LaSal NF UT Peale, Mt 12,721 Mount Peale 3
Mark Twain NF MO Bell Mtn 1,702 Banner(ClarkNF on
map)3
Medicine Bow NF WY Medicine Bow Peak 12,013 Medicine Bow Peak 3
T16N R79W #18
Mendocino NF CA South Yolla Bally 8,094 South Yolla Bally 3
Modoc NF CA Eagle Peak 9,892 Eagle Peak 3
Monongahela NF WV Spruce Knob 4,863 Spruce Knob 1
state high point
Mt Baker NF WA Baker, Mt 10,781 Mount Baker 1
Mt Hood NF OR Hood, Mt 11,239 Mount Hood South 1
state high point
Nantahala NF NC Richland Balsam # 6,410 Sam Knob 4
in Blue Ridge Parkway corridor
Nebraska NF NE **S edge @ # 4,800 Dead Mans Creek 2
private, 4750 on FS (Andrews)
Nezperce NF ID Buffalo Hump 8,938 Buffalo Hump 3
T26N R6E #3
Nicolet NF WI **choice of 2 1,905 Phelps 4
T42N R12E #29 or T41N R12E #30
Ocala NF FL **Greens Waterhole 192 Farles Lake 3
just off rd, by BM 183
Ochoco NF OR Snow Mtn 7,163 Sawtooth Creek NW ?? 3
Oconee NF GA **one of several # 730 Penfield, etc. 3
private, 710 on FS
Okanogan NF WA North Gardner Mtn 8,956 Silver Star Mountain 1
Olympic NF WA Fricaba, Mt @ 7,139 Mount Deception 3
T27N R4W #28
Osceola NF FL **Rte 90 198 Lake City / Olustee 3
another spot in Watertown
Ottawa NF MI McCormick Wilderness 1,932 Summit Lake 3
part of Ottawa NF ??
Ouachita NF AR Rich Mtn 2,681 Rich Mountain 3
T1S R31W #17
Ozark NF AR Magazine Mtn 2,753 Blue Mountain 1
state high point
Payette NF ID Mormon Mtn @ 9,545 Mormon Mountain 3
Pike NF CO Lincoln, Mt # 14,286 Alma 2
private land, Mt Evans 14264 on FS land
Pisgah NF NC Mitchell, Mt # 6,684 Mount Mitchell 1
state high point, state park not FS
Plumas NF CA Ingalls, Mt 8,372 Mount Ingalls 3
Prescott NF AZ Union, Mt 7,979 Groom Creek 3
Rio Grande NF CO Blanca Pk 14,345 Blanca Peak 2
T28S R3E #30
Rogue River NF OR McLoughlin, Mt 9,495 Mount McLoughlin 3
T36S R4E #14
Roosevelt NF CO North Arapaho Peak 13,502 Monarch Lake 3
Routt NF CO Clark Peak 12,951 Clark Peak 3
Sabine NF TX Forse Mtn 585 Patroon South 4
Salmon NF ID Big Creek Peak @ 11,350 Big Creek Peak 3
T13N R25E
Sam Houston NF TX 3mi SE of Huntsville 475 Huntsville 4
Samuel R.McKelvie NF NE ** near W boundary 3,250 Spring Lake/ Eli SE 2
San Bernardino NF CA San Gorgonio Mtn 11,490 San Gorgonio Mtn 3
San Isabel NF CO Elbert, Mt 14,433 Mount Elbert 2
state high point
San Juan NF CO Wilson, Mt 14,246 Mount Wilson 2
Santa Fe NF NM Truchas Peak 13,102 Truchas Peak 3
Sawtooth NF ID Hyndman Pk @ 12,009 Hyndman Peak 3
Sequoia NF CA Florence Peak @ 12,432 Mineral King 3
Shasta NF CA Shasta, Mt 14,162 Mount Shasta 1
Shawnee NF IL Williams Hill 1,064 Herod 2
T11S R7E #7, lookout tower
Shoshone NF WY Gannett Peak @ 13,804 Gannett Peak 1
state high point, T37N R107W #12
Sierra NF CA Humphreys, Mt @ 13,986 Mount Tom 3
Siskiyou NF OR Grayback Mtn @ 7,048 Grayback Mountain 3
T40S R5W #8
Sitgreaves NF AZ **NW Boundary Butte 8,950 Boundary Butte 3
Siuslaw NF OR Marys Peak 4,097 Marys Peak 3
Six Rivers NF CA Salmon Mtn 6,956 Salmon Mountain 3
Snoqualmie NF WA Gilbert, Mt (Curtis) 8,184 Walupt Lake 3
St Francis NF AR ridges 390 3
St. Joe NF ID Illinois Peak @ 7,690 Illinois Peak 3
T43N R11E #33
Stanislaus NF CA Leavitt Pk 11,569 Sonora Pass 3
Sumter NF SC Fork Mtn 3,294 Tamassee 3
see also SE Ellicott (Cashiers) 3300+/-
Superior NF MN Eagle Mtn 2,301 Eagle Mountain 1
state high point
Tahoe NF CA Lola, Mt 9,148 Independence Lake 3
T18N R14E #11
Talladega NF AL Cheaha Mtn # 2,407 Cheaha Mountain 1
state high point, in state park
Targhee NF ID Diamond Peak @ 12,197 Diamond Peak 3
Teton NF WY Younts Pk 12,156 Younts Peak 3
T46N R108W #6
Toiyabe NF CA Dunderberg Peak 12,374 Dunderberg Peak 3
Tombigbee NF MS ** one of 5 690 Highpoint/LouisvillN 3
Tongass NF AK Kates Needle 10,023 4
Tonto NF AZ Promontory Butte @ 7,940 Promontory Butte 3
also Myrtle Point (O)
Trinity NF CA Thompson Peak 8,994 Thompson Peak 3
Tuskegee NF AL **Oak Grove Church # 592 Little Texas 2
private land, 585 on FS land
Uinta NF UT Nebo, Mt 11,877 Mona 3
T11S R1E #36
Umatilla NF OR ** Vinegar NW ?? 7,926 Vinegar Hill 3
Umpqua NF OR Thielson, Mt @ 9,182 Mount Thielson 3
T28S R5 1/2E
Uncompahgre NF CO Uncompahgre Pk 14,309 Uncompahgre Peak 2
Uwharrie NF NC **Cedar Rock NE # 1,025 Eleazer 3
private, 965 on FS ?
Wallowa NF OR Matterhorn 9,826 Eagle Cap 3
T4S R44E - Sacajawea Pk 9838 (O)
Wasatch NF UT Gilbert Peak 13,442 Kings Peak 3
T1N R4W #21
Wayne NF OH **Mt Zion Ch 1,110 New Straitsville 5
also one near Asbury Ch (Union Furnace)
Wenatchee NF WA Bonanza Peak 9,511 Holden 3
T32N R16E #28
White Mountain NF NH Washington, Mt # 6,288 Mount Washington 1
state high point, state park not FS
White River NF CO Castle Pk @ 14,265 Hayden Peak 2
Whitman NF OR Eagle Cap Peak 9,595 Eagle Cap 3
T5S R44E
Willamette NF OR Jefferson, Mt 10,497 Mount Jefferson 3
William Bankhead NF AL **choice of 3 1,130 Newburg 3
T7S R10W #24-25, part private
Winema NF OR Thielson, Mt @ 9,182 Mount Thielson 3
T28S R5 1/2E
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