“The choices we make lead up to actual experiences.
It is one thing to decide to climb a mountain.
It is quite another to be on top of it. ”
– Herbert A. Simon
As always, my love of making lists has me constantly looking for activities that I can “check off.” This has lead me toward the inevitable mission of wanting to join the “High Peak Club” and stand at the high point of every state in the US. Please join me for this “American odyssey.”
Rank. State – Peak (Elev-Ft) Range
- Alaska – Denali (20,310’) Alaska Range
- California – Mount Whitney (14,498’) Sierra Nevada – COMPLETED
- Colorado – Mount Elbert (14,433’) Southern Rocky Mountains – COMPLETED
- Washington – Mount Rainier (14,411’) Cascade Range
- Wyoming – Gannett Peak (13,804’) Greater Yellowstone Rockies
- Hawaii – Mauna Kea (13,796’) Hawaii – COMPLETED
- Utah – Kings Peak (13,528’) Western Rocky Mountains
- New Mexico – Wheeler Peak (13,161’) Southern Rocky Mountains
- Nevada – Boundary Peak (13,140’) Great Basin Ranges
- Montana – Granite Peak (12,799’) Greater Yellowstone Rockies
- Idaho – Borah Peak (12,662’) Idaho-Bitterroot Rocky Mtns
- Arizona – Humphreys Peak (12,633’) Colorado Plateau
- Oregon – Mount Hood (11,239’) Cascade Range
- Texas – Guadalupe Peak (8749’) Southwest Basins and Ranges
- South Dakota – Harney Peak (7242’) Great Plains
- North Carolina – Mount Mitchell (6684’) Blue Ridge Mountains
- Tennessee – Clingmans Dome (6643’) Blue Ridge Mountains
- New Hampshire – Mount Washington (6288’) Northern U.S. Appalachians
- Virginia – Mount Rogers (5729’) Blue Ridge Mountains
- Nebraska – Panorama Point (5426’) Great Plains
- New York – Mount Marcy (5344’) Canadian Shield
- Maine – Katahdin (5268’) Northern U.S. Appalachians
- Oklahoma – Black Mesa (4973’) Great Plains
- West Virginia – Spruce Knob (4861’) Appalachian Plateaus
- Georgia – Brasstown Bald (4784’) Blue Ridge Mountains
- Vermont – Mount Mansfield (4393’) Northern U.S. Appalachians
- Kentucky – Black Mountain (4139’) Appalachian Plateaus
- Kansas – Mount Sunflower (4039’) Great Plains – COMPLETED
- South Carolina – Sassafras Mountain (3554’) Blue Ridge Mountains
- North Dakota – White Butte (3506’) Great Plains
- Massachusetts – Mount Greylock (3487’) Northern U.S. Appalachians
- Maryland – Backbone Mountain (3360’) Appalachian Plateaus
- Pennsylvania – Mount Davis (3213’) Appalachian Plateaus
- Arkansas – Magazine Mountain (2753’) Ozark Highlands
- Alabama – Cheaha Mountain (2405’) Appalachian Ridges
- Connecticut – Mount Frissell-South Slope (2372’) Northern U.S. Appalachians
- Minnesota – Eagle Mountain (2301’) Midwest-Great Lakes Area
- Michigan – Mount Arvon (1978’) Midwest-Great Lakes Area
- Wisconsin – Timms Hill (1951’) Midwest-Great Lakes Area
- New Jersey – High Point (1803’) Appalachian Ridges
- Missouri – Taum Sauk Mountain (1772’) Ozark Highlands – COMPLETED
- Iowa – Hawkeye Point (1670’) Great Plains
- Ohio – Campbell Hill (1549’) Midwest-Great Lakes Area
- Indiana – Hoosier Hill (1257’) Midwest-Great Lakes Area
- Illinois – Charles Mound (1235’) Midwest-Great Lakes Area
- Rhode Island – Jerimoth Hill (812’) Northern U.S. Appalachians
- Mississippi – Woodall Mountain (806’) Appalachian Plateaus
- Louisiana – Driskill Mountain (535’) Ozark Highlands
- Delaware – Ebright Azimuth (442’) Northern U.S. Appalachians
- District of Columbia – Reno Reservoir (415’) Blue Ridge Mountains
- Florida – Britton Hill (345’) Piedmont-Southeast Coast