| State - County | Highpoint | Elevation | USGS Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK Denali | Mount McKinley | 20,320 | Mt McKinley A-3 |
| AK Yakutat | Mt. Saint Elias | 18,008 | Mount Saint Elias B-8 |
| AK Valdez-Cordova | Mount Bona | 16,500+ | McCarthy B-2 |
| AK Hoonah-Angoon | Mount Fairweather | 15,300 | Mount Fairweather D-5 |
| AK Mantanuska-Susitna | Mount Hunter | 14,573 | Talkeetna D-3 |
| CA Inyo and Tulare | Mount Whitney | 14,491 | Mount Whitney |
| CO Lake | Mount Elbert | 14,433 | Mount Elbert |
| CO Chaffee | Mount Harvard | 14,420 | Mount Harvard |
| WA Pierce | Mount Rainier | 14,410 | Mount Rainier West |
| CO Alamosa, Costilla & Huerfano | Blanca Peak1 | 14,345 | Blanca Peak |
| CO Hinsdale | Uncompahgre Peak | 14,309 | Uncompahgre Peak |
| CO Saguache | Crestone Peak | 14,294 | Crestone Peak |
| CO Park | Mount Lincoln | 14,286 | Alma |
| CO Clear Creak and Summit | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Grays Peak |
| CO Gunnison and Pitkin | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Hayden Peak |
| CO Boulder | Longs Peak | 14,255 | Longs Peak |
| CO Dolores | Mount Wilson | 14,246 | Mount Wilson |
| CA Mono | White Mountain Peak | 14,246 | White Mountain Peak |
| CA Fresno | North Palisade | 14,242 | North Palisade |
| CO Custer | 3 unnamed points2 | 14,240+ | Crestone Peak |
| CA Siskiyou | Mount Shasta | 14,162 | Mount Shasta |
| CO Ouray | Mount Sneffels | 14,150 | Mount Sneffels |
| CO El Paso | Pikes Peak | 14,110 | Pikes Peak |
| CO La Plata | Mount Eolus | 14,083 | Columbine Pass |
| CO San Miguel | Wilson Peak | 14,017 | Mount Wilson |
| CO Eagle | Mount of the Holy Cross | 14,005 | Mount of the Holy Cross |
| CO Mineral | unnamed3 | 13,895 | Halfmoon Pass |
| CO San Juan | Vermilion Peak | 13,894 | Ophir |
| AK Southeast Fairbanks | Mount Hayes | 13,832 | Mount Hayes C-6 |
| WY Sublette and Fremont | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Gannett Peak |
| HI Hawaii | Puu Wekiu on Mauna Kea | 13,796 | Mauna Kea |
| WY Teton | Grand Teton | 13,770 | Grand Teton |
| CO Las Animas | West Spanish Peak | 13,626 | Spanish Peaks |
| CO Larimer | Hagues Peak | 13,560 | Trail Ridge |
| CO Grand | Pettingell Peak | 13,553 | Loveland Pass |
| UT Duchesne | Kings Peak | 13,528 | Kings Peak |
| UT Summit | Gilbert Peak | 13,442 | Kings Peak |
| CO Archuleta | Summit Peak | 13,300 | Summit Peak |
| CO Gilpin | James Peak | 13,294 | Empire |
| CO Montezuma | Hesperus Mountain | 13,232 | La Plata |
| Lavender Peak | (similar)4 | La Plata | |
| CO Rio Grande | Bennett Peak | 13,203 | Jasper |
| CO Conejos | Conejos Peak | 13,172 | Platoro |
| WY Big Horn and Johnson | Cloud Peak | 13,167 | Cloud Peak |
| NM Taos | Wheeler Peak | 13,161 | Wheeler Peak |
| WY Park | Francs Peak | 13,153 | Francs Peak |
| CA Madera | Mount Ritter | 13,143 | Mount Ritter |
| NV Esmeralda | Boundary Peak | 13,140 | Boundary Peak |
| CA Tuolumne | Mount Lyell | 13,114 | Mount Lyell |
| CO Fremont | Bushnell Peak | 13,105 | Bushnell Peak |
| NM Mora and Rio Arriba | Truchas Peak | 13,102 | Truchas Peak |
1The Huerfano County highpoint is about 150 feet northeast of
Blanca Peak's summit, at an elevation of 14,320+ feet.
2500 feet east of Crestone Peak.
3Two miles northwest of La Garita Peak.
4Lavender Peak is one-half mile southeast of Hesperus Mountain.
Surveys indicate identical summit elevations.
If only the 48 conterminous states are considered, seven more peaks are added:
| State - County | Highpoint | Elevation | USGS Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV White Pine | Wheeler Peak | 13,063 | Wheeler Peak |
| CO Teller | unnamed1 | 13,060+ | Pikes Peak |
| CO Jackson | Clark Peak | 12,951 | Clark Peak |
| MT Park | Granite Peak | 12,799 | Granite Peak |
| UT San Juan | Mount Peale | 12,721 | Mount Peale |
| ID Custer | Borah Peak | 12,662 | Borah Peak |
| MT Stillwater | Mount Wood | 12,649 | Mount Wood |
1A 120 foot tall hill in the Devil's Playground.
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The Highest 50 County Highpoints of the Eastern United States
© 1994 by Carl Mills (prime instigator and TN/GA),
Fred Lobdell (NC), Michael Kornbau (VA) and Andy Martin (nitpicker and remaining states).
Reproduced with permission of the author from
County High Points by Andy Martin.
| State - County | Highpoint | Elevation | USGS Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC Yancey | Mount Mitchell | 6,684 | Mount Mitchell |
| TN Sevier & NC Swain | Clingmans Dome | 6,643 | Clingmans Dome TN/NC |
| NC Haywood | Mount Guyot | 6,621 | Mount Guyot TN/NC |
| NC Jackson | Richland Balsam | 6,410 | Sam Knob |
| NC Buncombe | Potato Knob | 6,400+ | Montreat |
| TN Cocke | Old Black | 6,370 | Mount Guyot NC/TN |
| NH Coos | Mount Washington | 6,288 | Mount Washington 7.5'x15' |
| TN Carter & NC Mitchell | Roan High Knob | 6,285 | Carvers Gap NC/TN |
| NC Avery | Grassy Ridge Bald, one area | 6,160+ | Carvers Gap NC/TN |
| NC Transylvania | Chestnut Bald | 6,000+ | Sam Knob |
| NC Caldwell & Watauga | Calloway Peak | 5,920+ | Grandfather Mountain |
| VA Grayson & Smyth | Mount Rogers | 5,729 | Whitetop Mountain |
| NC McDowell | Pinnacle, BM Montreat 1 | 5,665 | Montreat |
| NC Graham | Huckleberry Knob | 5,560+ | Santeetlah Creek |
| TN Blount | Thunderhead Mountain | 5,527 | Thunderhead Mtn. NC/TN |
| VA Washington | Whitetop Mountain | 5,520+ | Whitetop Mountain |
| TN Johnson | BM Snake on Snake Mountain | 5,518 | Zionville NC/TN |
| TN Unicoi | Big Bald | 5,516 | Bald Creek NC/TN |
| NC Macon & Clay | BM Standing Indian on Blue Ridge | 5,499 | Rainbow Springs |
| TN Monroe | Haw Knob, USGS BM R 25 | 5,472 | Big Junction TN/NC |
| NY Essex | Mount Marcy | 5,344 | Mount Marcy 7.5'x15' |
| NC Henderson | Little Pisgah Mountain | 5,280+ | Dunsmore Mountain |
| ME Piscataquis | Mount Katahdin | 5,268 | Mount Katahdin |
| NH Grafton | Mount Lafayette | 5,240+ | Franconia |
| NC Ashe | BM Trout on The Peak | 5,160+ | Baldwin Gap NC/TN |
| NC Madison | Sandymush Bald | 5,152 | Fines Creek |
| NC Cherokee | 2 areas 800' NW of BM NY 76 | 5,040+ | Topton |
| junction of three counties | 5,040+ | Big Junction TN/NC | |
| WV Pendleton | Spruce Knob | 4,861 | Spruce Knob |
| TN Greene | Gravel Knob, BM Big Butt | 4,840+ | Greystone TN/NC |
| Camp Creek Bald | 4,844 | Greystone TN/NC | |
| WV Pocahontas | BM Thorny & Bald Knob | 4,840+ | Cass |
| 1 area (3/4 mile SE Mace Knob) | 4,840+ | Mingo | |
| GA Union & Towns | Brasstown Bald | 4,784 | Jacks Gap |
| WV Randolph | Mount Porte Crayon, BM Thunder | 4,770 | Laneville |
| VA Tazewell | Maiden BM on Garden Mountain | 4,710 | Hutchinson Rock |
| GA Rabun | Rabun Bald, BM Rabun 2 | 4,696 | Rabun Bald |
| VA Russell | Beartown Mountain, BM Beartown | 4,689 | Elk Garden |
| VA Highland | spot elev. at crest of Little Ridge | 4,546 | Hightown WV/VA |
| VA Bath | Paddy Knob | 4,477 | Paddy Knob WV/VA |
| VA Augusta | Elliott Knob | 4,463 | Elliott Knob |
| GA Lumpkin | Blood Mountain, BM Blood | 4,458 | Neels Gap |
| WV Tucker | Weiss Knob on Cabin Mountain | 4,440+ | Laneville |
| GA White | BM 4430 and 2 areas on Tray Mtn. | 4,430 | Tray Mountain |
| GA Habersham | 2 areas on Tray Mountain | 4,400+ | Tray Mountain |
| VA Bland | BM Chestnut on Chestnut Ridge | 4,409 | Hutchinson Rock |
| VT Chittenden | Mount Mansfield | 4,393 | Mount Mansfield |
| WV Greenbrier | Grassy Knob | 4,372 | Trout & Duo |
| NY Franklin | Seward Mountain | 4,361+ | Ampersand Lake 7.5'x15' |
| VA Rockingham | Flagpole Knob, BM Slate Springs | 4,360+ | Brandywine WV/VA |
| VA Giles | Bald Knob on Salt Pond Mountain | 4,361 | Eggleston |
| NC Burke | Long Arm Mountain, BM Jonas | 4,280+ | Linville Falls |
| TN Sullivan | Holston High Point, 2 areas | 4,280+ | Keenburg |
| (ME Franklin | Sugarloaf Mountain | 4,240+ | Sugarloaf Mountain) |
If it turns out that Habersham County, GA highpoint areas are 4,430 feet or higher (unlikely), then Franklin County, ME is added.
County count: NC 19, VA 11, TN 9, GA 6, WV 5, NH 2, NY 2, ME 1, VT 1, - a total of 56 counties.
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Continental Divide - 53 Counties and 7 HPs
Pacific Coast - 45 True Coast Counties
[Dinesh has spoken: HI is included, AK north of Bering is excluded,
tidewaters are excluded]
Atlantic Coast - 73 True Coast Counties
someone check this list, especially GA and VA
Gulf Coast - 49 True Coast Counties
Great Lake Shoreline - 82 Counties
Canadian Border - 53 Counties
[Olson omitted across-substantial-water border counties]
[anyone care to check this list?] [please?]
Mexican Border Counties - 22 Counties
Appalachian Trail - 88 Counties, 16 HPs and 34 more HPs very close
(within 1.5 miles)
(PEAK) means that the trail summits the peak.
(peak) means that the trail nears the summit; mileage and type of trail are noted.
(/Co.) or (/state) is a cross reference since the HP of the county is a two-fer.
Thanks to Fred Lobdell for the base list and Ron Tagliapetra for updates and checks.
Pacific Crest Trail - 45 Counties and 0 HPs
| Most Central with AK & HI | SD Butte |
| Most Central of Lower 48 | KS Smith |
| Most Northern HP | ND Bottineau (Boundary Butte) |
| 2nd Most Northern HP | WA Pend Oreille (Gypsy Peak) |
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