i also hiked brasstown bald, mount mitchell, mount katahdin (this one was really hard), mount rogers, and mount lafayette(not the tallest in new hampshire, but still...) nice video CG , dont know why i havent seen it yet
Fun fact: there was a group of mountaineers that decided that Mt. Elbert was too easy to climb and thus didn't deserve the title of highest point in Colorado. They tried to pile up rocks on the summit of neighboring Mt. Massive in order to make it the highest point
Maybe that was the inspiration for a movie in the 1980s, titled “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain.” The story took place in Wales during WWI.
It took my father over 20 years, but he climbed to the top of each of these peaks (except Denali, which is just too dangerous). Not many people have accomplished this goal! I'm sure very few people will see this comment, but I am so proud of him and I have to share my pride. I love you, Dad. ♥
@@KS-ep1vr You also need money lol. Do you know how expensive it is to travel these days? And an Everest climb for example takes tens of thousands of dollars. Climbing the world’s peaks are reserved for the wealthy.
It makes sense when you consider most high points are a part of a long mountain range (Appalachian, Rockies, etc.) So because the high point of the ranges are near the middle it means there is a gradual rise across several states to get to the range's high point. So it makes sense that in many states the high point will be just about as close to the state's edge as you can get (because the range is ascending slowly across the state). Not sure if I'm verbalizing that right.
@@rosiefay7283 I'm not sure what your comment about private land is supposed to mean. Reread my comment. I'll exaggerate for clarity: imagine a pyramid. Now draw 50 "state" borders on it. In every case the high point of each "state" will be on a border. With the exception of the peak, which may be in the middle of the highest state, depending how you drew it.
I know. That - and nearby Mauna Loa are like the only snowy places in Hawaii - everybody's on the beach at sea level while there is snow on top. When I took a trip to Hawaii ten years ago, I didn't go to top of Mauna Kea, although I did see it. I did, however, go to the top of Hale'akala on Maui - that was exciting in its own way. Note that I didn't climb, I took a bus to the top - that's as much mountain climbing that I want to do.
I finally got to the top of Mauna Kea 2 months ago. Last time I was there was over 10 years ago and we didn't have the right vehicle for it. It's kind of funny how it's one of the highest peaks, yet also one of the easiest. Few minutes of walking to get to the actual summit after going as far as you can in a vehicle. It sure is amazing up there.
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The fascinating thing to me is that we think of Earth as having soaring mountains (which it does, from our human perspective). However, its surface is almost entirely smooth from a cosmic perspective. Everest is 5.35 miles in height, which is an infinitesimally small surface variation when compared with Earth's diameter of 7,900+ miles. Our planet is smoother than a billiard ball.
@@canofcoorslight5746 It would feel wet, of course, but there's another problem - - Much of the Earth is Magma at 2,200 degrees, and the "cool" crust is like the skin of an apple. Your hand would almost instantly burn, except for yet ANOTHER problem - - The now tiny "core" is Iron, Nickel and even Gold at 12,000 degrees which without immense gravity would instantly explode ! You wouldn't feel a thing !
@@peterdarr383 yeah i mean im just talking about the topography.like how bumpy would the biggest mountauins feel or would they just feel like small grooves.
It always blows my mind the elevation of the plains states. I’m from western North Dakota, not too far from white butte, and it’s weird to think I live higher up then entire states that contain the Appalachians. I remember going through the Alps while I was studying in Austria and checked the elevation to see it was barely higher than my hometown in North Dakota. It’s just that gradual slope up to the Rockies.
Except according to this research you are not. Several states East of both North Dakota and South Dakota have higher elevations; which I knew that. Do not understand your comment or the South Dakota guy and his comment either? Unless you are saying you have higher elevation than several states that have the Appalachian and Smoky Mountains and Poconos Mountains and Blue Mountains and Black Mountains and Ozark’s Mountains and Allegheny Mountains to name a few. Then you have a point; sort of.
It's interesting how my home elevation in Colorado Springs, a relatively flat city compared to the mountains, is higher than every states highest point east of me. 7100ft
Hey all, as a few people have pointed out, the picture I showed for Mt. Whitney is not actually Mt. Whitney. It seems to be Mt. Tom. I'm not sure how I mixed up my pictures, but I'm sorry for any confusion! Hopefully you still enjoyed this video. -CG
One of the things I find interesting about Whitney, seeing as it's the highest point in the 48 contiguous states, it's a scant 85 miles (as the crow flies) from the LOWEST point in the lower 48, that being Death Valley's Badwater Basin, at -282 ft.
@@CascadiaAviation go check out Mt. Tom while you are at it. Only about 60 miles north of Whitney and a very beautiful mountain and horizon in its own right.
It's not as easy if you don't take the trails. My group wanted to take the direct route up, basically a vertical line, and some of those rocks were quite loose.
@@Shock_Treatment not following the trail on any mountain is genuinely a sign of stupidity. A great way to die alone and in pain. Edit: no offense to any of you.
Growing up in Anchorage (where Denali is often visible on a clear day), it's become very easy for me to take for granted the amazing natural beauty of the state I grew up in. It is my dream to one day hike all of these mountains and finish with the largest and most beautiful mountain in North America.
To say that the hike to Borah Peak in Idaho is strenuous is an understatement. You have to wake up at 5:00 am and it’s roughly 6-7 hours to the summit. There literally is a part of the hike called Chicken Out Ridge where a lot of people can’t make it past because you have to rock climb a little. It is sketchy as hell and the wind doesn’t help. Plan on the hike taking the entire day. Get good sleep.
I would say the same for Mt. Rainier. I've hiked up some of Rainier a few times, and the two major start points are Paradise and Inner Glacier. Last time I did the hike was Summer 2017, and while the first few hours is fairly easy, just long, low grade trails with a few switchbacks, humid flats, and rocky climbs, once you reach the basin of the White River, and you are actually in the Inner Glacier, it gets hard. The trail goes atop a thin ridge, one side falling into a flower field, the other into a rock field. The trail goes up a steep boulder field, and then abruptly stops at a snowy slope that goes up a long ways. I made it up about half way, making it the furthest I've ascended, around ~8,500 ft, all in a day, in standard hiking gear. Had myself and my dad persisted over the ridge, we would of made it to Camp Sherman, a small, rocky outpost built as a point of acclimation for those trying to summit Rainier.
i live in seattle and see Mt. Ranier almost daily and it is still cool to see the massive mountain from my house. it looks huge even from 50 miles away but when i hiked in the mountains around it it was just looming. its amazing to have this mountain near here and it is a real cultural icon even if it might blow up
Fellow Washingtonian here, and I was just laughing at the thought of eastern “mountains” being less than half the height of Rainer. Also the fact that Ranier is on the Centuries volcanos list at #3 is amusing XD
Trivia: the greatest threat risk of Rainier is not the ash and lava of the eruption itself but the lahars that will come from the melting glaciers. Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the contiguous states. That combined with its proximity to large population centers is what makes it a Decade Volcano. But, boy, is it gorgeous.
I have climbed 12 of these. Mostly in the west, 2 in the east. Some long day hikes but some very technical multiday climbs. A lifetime of weekend mountaineering with friends of a lifetime.
Fibber. Your friends say all 12 of your hikes were in the Midwest & Deep South😄 I hiked Mt Whitney, up & down in a day. It was no picnic, and was the last hike I did without hiking poles.
It's weird how I happened to stumble on this video as just this past summer a friend of mine talked me into taking a detour over to visit the Indiana high point. He mentions in the video that it's on private property, which is not totally true. It's literally in the middle of corn fields but there's a little pull-off right off the county road there. You park and then walk about 50 feet up to the top of what is essentially a dirt mound. A little fun-fact behind the Indiana high point is that it was determined many years ago by a Boy Scout that was just trying to earn a merit badge.
I feel ya. I made one of the first no O2 summits of Indiana. Luckily, I had a team of Sherpas to fix the ropes. I hope to free solo Britton Hill this year.
Me in Florida who was disappointed to see my state first. Not because it’s the shortest, but because I didn’t have to watch the video to find it. Defeats the whole anticipation
As an Alaskan, he said from lowest to highest so I left to get a drink. California Surprised me honestly and I figured Utah would've been a little higher. I've camped in the Uintah's above 13k feet. I guess the whole range is around that height without a prominent peak.
I'd be interested in seeing the highest relative points in each state, i.e. the highest points relative to the lowest points in each state. For example, Ohio's highest point is 1,550 feet, but it's lowest point is also 455 feet, so the relative height would be 1,095 feet. That would definitely change the positional rankings of each state from lowest to highest.
While were at it, rank the horizontal distances between the two for each state. Nevada's would be clustered while Kansas' would be at the opposite ends of the state.
Fun Fact: Black Mesa in Oklahoma and the accompanying Mesa del Maya in Colorado are actually the remnants of an ancient lava flow that originated from multiple volcanic vents in Southeastern Colorado.
I was lucky enough to go to Alaska twice in the past 5 years, and both times I visited Denali. All I can say is man it was impressive. We (my family) were driving up the road and weren’t even that close to it at all and it was still insanely huge from where we were.
I've been there as well. Saw it from 20 miles away because weather did not permit getting closer to look. Had to crane my neck up to see the SIDE of the mountain. LOL
I'm sure by now someone has already thanked you for making this video but if not thank you for taking the time to research, list, and make an informative video on all the highest points in each state in the USA it's fascinating and interesting to hear some facts about each point.
As a geography nerd myself, I’ve look at this list on Wikipedia. It’s interesting to see all the points on Google earth though. Definitely learned that some states are way flatter that I realized (when compared with the western states). Great video!
@@DrDeuteron - Nope, I've lived here half a century, and we pronounce Guadalupe Peak correctly ( _not_ "guadaloop"). The narrator mispronounced this and several other things.
That photo of Mt Rainier from the Port of Tacoma always amazes me. From sea level to 14,411 feet in about 45 miles. "The Mountain" absolutely dominates the landscape.
I live on the Navajo reservation 100 miles east of Humphrey peak. It is one of four sacred mountains. It can be seen from out my window across the flat arid landscape, very beautiful to photograph.
Thanks for this video. This brought up memories of an old friend who, among many other wonderful talents and interests, joined a Highest Point club. He made it is mission to reach the highest point of each state he visited. He was truly an awesome man. Rest in Peace Miles Luke.
Being from Mexico, a much smaller country bordering the south of the US it is interesting that it has five mountains, all volcanoes, taller than any peak in the lower forty-eight. The tallest the Citlalteptl at 18,406 ft.
My country, especially my state is literally still half untamed land. You could go from a populated city like Odessa to the completely bairn wasteland of a desert, the Chihuahuan Desert in a couple hours of driving. If you ever come to the US, I highly recommend the Big Bend National Park.
Mount Mitchell is pretty cool. Me and a friend climbed it a few years ago. By climb I mean that we drove up to the top and parked the car and then walked the few extra feet up. It was still a beautiful view though.
I did the same a couple years ago. It was really cool standing on top and looking around at all the other mountains. It was also weird cause there was frost on the pine trees despite it being the beginning of the summer.
I’m a pilot stationed in Greenville, SC just south of Mitchell. I fly every day past it’s peaks and am in awe every time. It on top of my list to visit when I have some free time
My one and only backpacking trip was up to Kings Peak in Utah. It was in August several years ago. The people that started the day before us didn't get to summit from a sudden hailstorm. We did walk on lots of melting snow, but luckily not right on the peak itself. Our day was perfect. Deer, moose, birds, fishing, cold fresh water and escaping the Summer heat! Good times. 1 down of 50.
I grew up within sight of Denali and the Alaska Range and now live a couple hours from Rainer. I don't think I could ever live very far away from the mountains, there is something special and at times otherworldly about them peaks.
Denali is the original name before politicians renamed it for a president who never even visited Alaska. It is an Alaskan Athabaskan native word that means The High One. (Or The Great One) The original name was restored during the Obama administration. GMC grabbed it for their highest level of truck of course.
I remember in the same day I hiked on mount whitney (2nd tallest mountain in the US) and stopped by Death Valley (lowest point in North America) lol California is weird
Well yes, we are, but our geology isn't. The close juxtaposition of high and low is evidence of past crustal subduction. The Sierra Nevada orogeny was the result of a oceanic plate being subducted under the North American Plate. The oceanic plate was being formed by a mid oceanic ridge, which was itself subducted beneath the Sierra Nevada. The subduction/spreading center collision caused rifts to form east of the Sierra Nevada, thinning the continental crust and forming huge, sinking blocks of crust called grabens (whose number includes Death Valley)
In addition to Katahdin in Maine, the Appalachian Trail also passes over the high points of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Tennessee, and close enough to the high points of Virginia and New Jersey to be reached via short side trails. Also, the AT passes over Bear Mountain in Connecticut which is the highest peak, but not the high point, as mentioned.
As a mountaineer growing up, I miss the high points of the west, but have leaned to appreciate the old veteran high points of the East. I am blessed to live near Mt. Mitchell the highest point east of the Mississippi. I went from Kings to Mitchell, what a shock
I live in the east too. I never really hiked any mountain - the two times I visited my own high point Clingmans Dome (Tennessee), I took the trail from where you drive up. I've seen Humphrey's Peak and Mauna Kea, maybe even Wheeler in New Mexico - and a lot of non-highest points on vacations. My mom and sister saw Rainier - they went on a trip to Washington to visit one of my aunts.
Mt. Washington is incredible. I drove up it a couple years ago one summer and never had I experienced 80 degree weather at the base then after a 20 minute drive up the mountain 35 degree weather at the peak, it felt like another world.
There's also "Furnace Creek" there. Aptly named, that's for sure. I've wanted to go to Death Valley, but the allure of the Easter Sierra is too strong! lol Fall fishing trips there are the best.
I’ve gone to Death Valley a lot. The temp change is interesting, too! One October I stayed in Mammoth Lakes on my way to DV. It was 30 degrees at night. Next day I went to Death Valley. When I arrived it was 95!
@@californiahiker9616 Yeah, it's incredible stuff. Going from each extreme in such a short distance. Freezing your bits off like you're in Alaska to dying of heat stroke in the desert.🤯 Only in California™
i was hiking on a mountain in Washington called hex mountain and the 60mph gusts (very rough estimate) made me turn around, i can imagine 250+ mph wind, that is crazy
Most climbers go up Tuckerman Ravine and down the Lions head trail. No not me.. I came down the Nelson Crag trail. I should have known, “When in Rome….”
I really do need to return to Tennessee some time. I really do miss the mountains since there is nothing around here where I live now. Since as pointed out in the video, Kansas.
I live dead in the middle of the smokies, Haywood County , surrounded by more than a dozen mountains peaks over 6000 feet with no tributaries entering from another county, all our tributaries start here and I've not only seen it all I've hiked all over the Appalachian mountains in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina for more than fifty years , I've seen some site's and I'm truly blessed ,,,,,,,,but........I would like to have a few days while in good health in the North West , to see mountains that run out into the Pacific and to fish a river that flows into it, I want to smell it and taste it, to meet some of my fellow Americans there and find the joys of their families and the sites and smells they behold. Then again, would I need to stop in Idaho since I've not experienced it yet , sometimes I just want to flip a coin . What going on in yer neck of the woods , I've made friends here that I've asked what was on the mountain behind their home and had never walked on it or even floated or fished the river of Creek n front of their homes. The Smokies gonna have to let me go while I still can , beautiful yes but she knows there's more.
I'm from Washington state and would always see Mt Rainier looming in the far distance throughout my childhood and highschool years. I'm in college now and finally just did a hike at the national park there with my brother. If you ever get a chance, hike Pinnacle peak! You get near 360 views of both rainier and of a southern view looking out south to Mt hood in oregon 100 miles away along with St Helens and Adams.
Utah’s highest point is in the Uinta mountain range (YOU-inta not OO-inta) 😉 We summited in a single day last summer - 27 miles, 4,500 feet of elevation gain, 17 hours. Great video!
We visited my home state of Kansas and my town of Goodland, and we took our NH born children to Mt. Sunflower who had hiked many NH mountains. They were so confused by Mt. Sunflower! They did love signing the guest book!
@@junedussault400 Thanks for sharing your thoughts, June! Glad all of you got to Mt. Sunflower, a beloved place of mine to visit when I am in Kansas visiting friends and cities. (I am a native from San Jose, CA. and discovered Kansas 40 years ago this August. I fell in love with the state and her people.) As everyone finds out when they visit this place, it is NOT a mountain but just a high plateau. Some are really disappointed when they finally get there and see that that there is no mountain and no trees (like I was on my first visit many many years ago). However, it was worth the drive when I realized the panoramic views are just GORGEOUS, especially at sunrise and sunset. I always write a lot in the Guest Book. (My last visit was in 2017.) The Herold Family owns the land but are kind enough to let the public visit the site. The roads to get there from I-70 are not marked well and it is VERY easy to get lost like what happened to me in the past. But coming from the south is much easier to find Mt. Sunflower. The area at the mount was vandalized years ago and I donated to the fund to restore it. Not sure if the vandals were ever found and punished but I wanted to help restore this serene area. I hope your drive there was not too bad with the mud and snow this time of year. NOT a place to be during severe weather with thunderstorms and blizzards since you are so out there in the open and the roads get really bad when there is a lot of moisture. I know a lot of Kansans and NONE of them have ever been there. Seems like they just do not have the interest of going there. Yah, the drive is a pain once you leave the pavements of the highways but it is indeed worth the drive, though your kids might not have felt that way when they got there. Scariest moment for me there was in September of 2005 before sunset when a HUGE prairie rattler was passing through the area. Miraculously, Ed Herold just happened to be driving by the area and he got the rattler to move on into the night for some good hunting. Anyhow, as you can tell, I just LOVE Mt. Sunflower in so many ways. My motto for there is "In the land of nothing, there is something really lovely here."
@@junedussault400 Some more notes to add. I am VERY familiar with Goodland and have stayed overnight there many times during my travels. ALWAYS windy when I am there and I-70 almost always seems to close down in that area during a blizzard. I also stay in Colby, Hays and Salina along I-70 along with many bed and breakfasts in the state and motels in big cities and small towns like Mankato and Belleville where I have longtime friends. I also LOVE Peabody but no place to stay there now when I visit my friend. I have never been in NH but it is a LOVELY state, especially in the fall with all the gorgeous colors. My brother and his family used to live in Londonderry. Winters are VERY tough there from what I have been told. Not sure how old your kids are but your hikes must have been lovely up there in the NH mountains. I always wanted to get to Mt. Washington. I heard that the "Man On The Mountain" face eroded away years ago and too bad since it was quite a sight to see and a place to visit. Anyhow, for now, I am in Albuquerque, NM. in my retirement but planning on going back someday to Northern CA. but NOT to San Jose since I can no longer afford a home there. Cheers from 'The Land Of Enchantment' and long live Mt. Sunflower!!!!
Doug Celeste, I love Kansas and her people as well. I was born and raised as a farm girl in the eastern part of the state and I taught school in Goodland for 6 years where I learned to love the high plains. The blizzards can be brutal and the interstate shuts down during one, but townspeople used to take weary travelers into their homes when the hotels filled up. The wind does blow all the time! I moved to NH which is also a beautiful state with hard long winters! The lakes and mountains and ocean beaches are glorious especially in summer! The Old Man of the Mountain ( read the story The Great Stone Face by Nathanial Hawthorn) fell and broke apart 10 years or so ago caused by ice in the cracks of the rocks. It might have fallen many years before without the tireless efforts of one dedicated family who hiked up yearly with equipment and braced and “glued” the rock together! It was truly a beautiful sight to see! Our country and all its states are beautiful!
@@junedussault400 Thanks for sharing more interesting thoughts on Kansas and NH. Not sure what town in eastern Kansas you are from but I have done a lot of traveling in that part of the state. I have especially enjoyed my Atchison visits, though the air quality from that factory there causes odor issues. I was once considering a move to Emporia or Manhattan and the latter city appealed to me the most. (Go KSU!) Neat to hear about your life in Goodland and yes, I HATE those winds and thank God I have never been there for the blizzards and closed interstate. Nice of the townspeople to take in travelers who have no other place to go. Yes, NH is lovely and I assume the winters there are tougher than in Goodland. I LOVED to see that HUGE "oil painting" in Goodland on my 2008 visit there. And yes, how sad it was to see "The Old Man And The Mountain" face fall apart years ago. I will have to go online and do more research on it. My brother told me about it when he lived in Londonderry. I was not aware of that wonderful family who did all the work to preserve it. I guess the government allowed them to do that? Sounded dangerous and I thought the US Forest Service would have been responsible to do that work. Anyhow, I have to get back to Goodland and Mt. Sunflower someday soon.
What a neat subject. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I'm only guessing, but there MUST be at least one more video showing each state's "LOWEST" point. I'ma go looky fer it. Thanks. I'm just nerdy enough to get a kick outa this. 😁🤪
As a trucker I've been to a few of these places, and it is insane how different these places feel that's how they sound. Plenty of places that feel taller then others despite it not being so.
It's the same with temperature. There are two 40°. One is fine, the other is cold. And 10° too. It has much to do with the individual person. Humidity. Sun. Blood sugar. Wind. Time in it. Attitude. Moving or stationary. The "wind-chill factor" reports are far incomplete.
I almost hate to point this out after seeing the madness over the picture of Mt Tom as a stand in for Mt Whitney, but your picture of Wheeler Peak in NM is actually of Wheeler Peak in Nevada. Interestingly, this is actually the tallest mountain in the state since, as you mentioned, Boundary Peak is a sub-peak of California’s Montgomery Peak. Cool video though!
I can't of any other place in the US where you can surf (on a warm beach) and ski a few hours later in the mountains next door. By the way, any college football fan knows the Rose Bowl is "The Rose Bowl" because of the San Gabriel mountains. I was lucky enough to watch Michigan clinch their National title in '97 (or Jan 1 '98) from the stands; certainly a sight I will never forget.
I lived in Leadville CO for a few years and summited Mt. Elbert a few times back then. It was right down the street. Mt Massive is next to it and more fun though. I think Leadville's official elevation is from the airport at 10,151' but there is a benchmark on main street that reads 10,200'. Highest incorporated city in the US
That is such a fun area. About 5 years ago I went to CO to hike up some 14ers. In 4 consecutive days I did a summit each day. Started with Quandary, then Huron, Yale, and Elbert. I definitely plan on going back someday to do more. Some more challenging ones too.
People have told me all my life that I overthink things. This just happened to be one of those things that I have pondered! Thanks for taking the time to compile this awesome list!👍I always took pride in having Mt Rainer within sight while growing up.
Hello from Kansas! Mount Sunflower is a great place to visit! There is a mailbox to leave notes and trinkets and the wind swept prairie has a beauty all its own.
Lots of river valleys, to accentuate the difference. If you were behind a loaded coal truck, going up a two lane country road, it seemed a long way to the top!
There's a pretty big difference between prominence and actual elevation. A 1,000 foot mountain surrounded by land at 100 feet of elevation is going to appear a lot bigger than a 5,000 foot mountain surrounded by land with 4,500 feet of elevation.
My good friend and I climbed/hiked to the top of Mount Massive in Colorado several years ago. At over 14,400 feet.....it was the biggest challenge of my life!!! We started at 5:00 AM and got back to the vehicle around 9:00 PM. I still haven't fully recovered......😁
I lived in Flagstaff AZ for a few years and I loved seeing Humphrey peak covered in snow. People always talk about how the only thing not worthy in AZ is the grand canyon but they forget that we have one of the highest peaks in the country along side Colorado, California, Washington, Wyoming, and Alaska. Basically anything the follow along the Rockies is going to be higher elevation.
Lol we have a lot of big mountains, volcanos, both new and ancient. If someone needs something that isn't the Grand Canyon, tell them to check out Chiricahua.
10:48 I’m currently going to college in Flagstaff and for the past year every day I’ve seen Humphrey’s Peak right in front of me when I walk around campus. It’s a real sight to behold, sometimes it’s enveloped in clouds, sometimes it has no snow at all, but most of the time it does and it’s a big skiing hub-I skiied there with my dad last Christmas. I might want to go to the summit one day.
Only problem is, California is on a seacoast, but its lowest point is 282 ft below sea level nd is the lowest point in all 50 states. Leave it to CA to be the exception LOL
I'm from Alaska! I gotta say you all have to see Mt Denali in person on a clear day, its something. Respect for doing your research on the matter! A lot of channels still call it Mt McKinley.
I just visited the Sassafras Point a few weeks ago and they now have a new observation deck. It’s split between South and North Carolina and it’s absolutely stunning!
If you want a part of Florida with a more dramatic peak, there is Sugarloaf Mountain at 312 ft. The lead up is a steep road descending roughly 200 ft. A close third place is Mt. Trashmore in Broward counting. It continues to grow and last time I checked the stats was at about 250 ft.
It breaks my heart what these God damned developers are doing to that area of our state , especially near sugar loaf mountain . Have you been out there lately ? Thousands of acres in that part of lake county have been cleared out and they’re building subdivisions all around the bottom of sugar loaf mountain . To me , that is a sacred area of Florida that should not be destroyed .
@@Chames_Chaikowski I live in the Minneola area. I haven't been up to the top in the last couple of years, but I understand your feelings. What used to be a view of trees, orange groves and lake Apoca, is now mostly the roofs of houses. The same can be said for the view from the Citrus Tower.
@@shrimpflea I'm going to call an audible and say that buildings don't count. I only included Mt. Trashmore because it is... well, a big mound of trash.
Lol who else saw a landmark or whatever when he zoomed into wherever the high point was. Pretty cool how you can see where about your house or neighborhood is on a popular video if you live near the high point.
We are trying to hit all the highest points in the U.S. So far we only have two, but we are planning our third! This video was so helpful for us, and it was so interesting to see how all the highest points differ from each other.
Fun fact! As this video states, Mt. Whitney in California is the highest point of elevation in the mainland US at just over 14,500ft above sea level! But did you know that the *lowest* point of elevation in the mainland US resides in the same state and only about 100 miles away from Mt. Whitney? Badwater Basin in Death Valley, CA is about 280ft below sea level!
Very interesting overview of the various High Points in the USA. I was always curious to know what they were and your video answered all my questions. Thank you.
We feel the same, every time he said "Appalachian". As a resident of Appalachia and an graduate from Appalachian State University, it is quite painful to hear it mispronounced multiple times in the video. Great video otherwise!
Funny enough, the first time i heard anyone pronounce guadalupe like that was a local woman when visiting Austin Texas. they actually do call this street guada-loop and it sounds so stupid and wrong.
A friend of mine was all into the "visit" the highest point club and they mentioned all sorts of geographic facts about the high points in America. One fact that you sort of touch on in the video is how close these points are to the neighboring states, sme actually being on the state line. Turns out that the Average distance from a state line for the 48 highest points in the contiguous states is only 16 miles. So the high points are spread around the edges of states. I believe that Maine's high point is the furthest from another state (within the 48).
Yeah same here. And I see people saying how hard the Hikes are with the elevation. But literally I only notice elevation change when I'm in an airplane
From colorado too. we also have the highest low point of any other state at 3,331 feet. our lowest point is higher than dozens of states highest points. Pretty crazy
I like the description of Spruce Knob at 7:34, however as far as I know the song that you reference, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver, is actually about the Shenandoah and the mountains in the western part of Virginia, not actually West Virginia. Keep up the good content though!
@@michaeld1770 haha I'm kinda the opposite. Farthest West I've done is Wheeler Peak. Last 2 years I've gone out West it was either record snowfall (April 19) or Wildfires (September 20)
Big contrast between the only two highest points I've ever been to: Colorado and New Jersey. Given the larger-scale gradients in elevation, it makes sense that most of the high points are close to the border with another state, and several near a tri-point.
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bro i hiked that 2 months ago lol
i also hiked brasstown bald, mount mitchell, mount katahdin (this one was really hard), mount rogers, and mount lafayette(not the tallest in new hampshire, but still...) nice video CG , dont know why i havent seen it yet
It is said that Florida's highest point is Space Mountain.
This made my night😂😂
Thought is was Expedition Everest.
Whoooooo!
Mt Dora
@@darrenfred242 i heard the garbage dump in florida was the highest point.
Interestingly enough, the lowest point in the continental US is within 90 miles of Mt Whitney.
Badwater, CA @ -280. Ran 35-40 miles out of there one July day back in 2009.
Yep!👍
This was noted in the Believe It Or Not that was run in every major newspaper 70 years ago.
85. I checked wiki and mentioned it in another reply.
And the hottest temperature 134 F ever recorded.
Fun fact: there was a group of mountaineers that decided that Mt. Elbert was too easy to climb and thus didn't deserve the title of highest point in Colorado. They tried to pile up rocks on the summit of neighboring Mt. Massive in order to make it the highest point
Elbert was my first 14er lmao.
dang you beat me to it
People still put rocks on each
To make them taller than eachother
Maybe that was the inspiration for a movie in the 1980s, titled “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain.” The story took place in Wales during WWI.
It took my father over 20 years, but he climbed to the top of each of these peaks (except Denali, which is just too dangerous). Not many people have accomplished this goal!
I'm sure very few people will see this comment, but I am so proud of him and I have to share my pride. I love you, Dad. ♥
A great role model! Persistence and courage gets one far in their goals. Bravo to your Dad!
@@KS-ep1vr You also need money lol. Do you know how expensive it is to travel these days?
And an Everest climb for example takes tens of thousands of dollars. Climbing the world’s peaks are reserved for the wealthy.
Denali is Alaskas btw for those who were wondering
WOw!!!
Thanks for sharing
It's remarkable how many of these are close to a state border.
Right?
That's bc most of the borders were drawn through remote and/or hard to get to locations. So ofc those high points would fit the bill.
It makes sense when you consider most high points are a part of a long mountain range (Appalachian, Rockies, etc.) So because the high point of the ranges are near the middle it means there is a gradual rise across several states to get to the range's high point. So it makes sense that in many states the high point will be just about as close to the state's edge as you can get (because the range is ascending slowly across the state). Not sure if I'm verbalizing that right.
@@robloxvids2233 But even some of those that are lowish hills that would be easy to access if they weren't on private land, are near state borders.
@@rosiefay7283 I'm not sure what your comment about private land is supposed to mean. Reread my comment. I'll exaggerate for clarity: imagine a pyramid. Now draw 50 "state" borders on it. In every case the high point of each "state" will be on a border. With the exception of the peak, which may be in the middle of the highest state, depending how you drew it.
Florida 0:35
Delaware 0:47
Louisiana 1:07
Mississippi 1:22
Rhode Island 1:35
Illinois 1:47
Indiana 2:12
Ohio 2:26
Iowa 2:43
Missouri 2:59
New Jersey 3:15
Wisconsin 3:39
Michigan 3:54
Minnesota 4:07
Connecticut 4:18
Alabama 4:40
Arkansas 4:51
Pennsylvania 5:12
Maryland 5:25
Massachusetts 5:38
North Dakota 5:59
South Carolina 6:11
Kansas 6:31
Kentucky 6:47
Vermont 7:01
Georgia 7:18
West Virginia 7:33
Oklahoma 7:49
Maine 8:06
New York 8:19
Nebraska 8:35
Virginia 8:53
New Hampshire 9:10
Tennessee 9:35
North Carolina 9:48
South Dakota 10:02
Texas 10:16
Oregon 10:30
Arizona 10:47
Idaho 10:59
Montana 11:11
Nevada 11:27
New Mexico 11:40
Utah 11:53
Hawai'i 12:04
Wyoming 12:25
Washington 12:37
Colorado 12:55
California 13:16
Alaska 13:32
The timestamps are all in the description already
@@ChicagoGeographer Haha FML
This is great though because it lists them in order of lowest-highest rather than alphabetical, which is what I was actually interested in.
@@ChicagoGeographer Stop malding, he listed it by how it was ranked instead of alphabetical order.
@@MR-hr5yh doh!
One cool thing about Mauna Kea is you can go from the beach to the summit in less than 2 hours. Surfing to snowboarding in the same morning.
I know. That - and nearby Mauna Loa are like the only snowy places in Hawaii - everybody's on the beach at sea level while there is snow on top. When I took a trip to Hawaii ten years ago, I didn't go to top of Mauna Kea, although I did see it. I did, however, go to the top of Hale'akala on Maui - that was exciting in its own way. Note that I didn't climb, I took a bus to the top - that's as much mountain climbing that I want to do.
@@AgdaFingers I've done that in California as well. Skiing at Big Bear and surfing in Redondo Beach near sunset.👍
I finally got to the top of Mauna Kea 2 months ago. Last time I was there was over 10 years ago and we didn't have the right vehicle for it. It's kind of funny how it's one of the highest peaks, yet also one of the easiest. Few minutes of walking to get to the actual summit after going as far as you can in a vehicle. It sure is amazing up there.
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snowboard on mauna kea??
Texas, I have the biggest state
Alaska: Hold my beer
California: I have the highest point
Alaska: Hold my beer
Alaska must have a lot of beer!
@@thespicyswede9302 we do lol
Now that's funny. 🤜🤛😉
Nepal: I have the highest mountain in the world.
Alaska: oh
Florida: Who stole my beer?
The fascinating thing to me is that we think of Earth as having soaring mountains (which it does, from our human perspective). However, its surface is almost entirely smooth from a cosmic perspective. Everest is 5.35 miles in height, which is an infinitesimally small surface variation when compared with Earth's diameter of 7,900+ miles. Our planet is smoother than a billiard ball.
It is really incredible when you think about it like that
Someone's been watching QI 😅
make's you wonder if earth was the size of a billard ball, what would if feel like in your hands. would you feel any bumps at all?
@@canofcoorslight5746 It would feel wet, of course, but there's another problem - -
Much of the Earth is Magma at 2,200 degrees, and the "cool" crust is like the skin of an apple.
Your hand would almost instantly burn, except for yet ANOTHER problem - -
The now tiny "core" is Iron, Nickel and even Gold at 12,000 degrees which without immense gravity would instantly explode !
You wouldn't feel a thing !
@@peterdarr383 yeah i mean im just talking about the topography.like how bumpy would the biggest mountauins feel or would they just feel like small grooves.
Me at 3am: I need some sleep
RUclips: hey you wanna know what the highest point in each state is?
Hahaha
@@ChicagoGeographer big pp
😂😂
Literally me rn lol
Yep
It always blows my mind the elevation of the plains states. I’m from western North Dakota, not too far from white butte, and it’s weird to think I live higher up then entire states that contain the Appalachians. I remember going through the Alps while I was studying in Austria and checked the elevation to see it was barely higher than my hometown in North Dakota. It’s just that gradual slope up to the Rockies.
Hello from Bismarck and Watford City
Same from South Dakota, I knew we had a decently high point, but it still is cool to know we have a higher elevation than any state east of us
Except according to this research you are not. Several states East of both North Dakota and South Dakota have higher elevations; which I knew that. Do not understand your comment or the South Dakota guy and his comment either? Unless you are saying you have higher elevation than several states that have the Appalachian and Smoky Mountains and Poconos Mountains and Blue Mountains and Black Mountains and Ozark’s Mountains and Allegheny Mountains to name a few. Then you have a point; sort of.
Nice I'm from Bismarck!
@@michaelwall3393 the highest point in South Dakota is the highest point east of the Rockies in the US, that’s a fact.
It's interesting how my home elevation in Colorado Springs, a relatively flat city compared to the mountains, is higher than every states highest point east of me. 7100ft
Pikes Peak is also the easternmost of all the 14ers
All appalachian used to be twice the height of all rockies
Impressive
Gotcha beat by 300', just up the road at the top of the Palmer Divide.
@@skunkbucket9408 ayyy I'm off of Northgate and 83
At least you have mountains there Kansas and Nebraska have a super boring high point it's not even worth the elevation Lol
Hey all, as a few people have pointed out, the picture I showed for Mt. Whitney is not actually Mt. Whitney. It seems to be Mt. Tom. I'm not sure how I mixed up my pictures, but I'm sorry for any confusion! Hopefully you still enjoyed this video.
-CG
It’s inevitable that with covering so much ground there will be minor errors.
Its all good! You should visit Mt Whitney if you ever get the chance
One of the things I find interesting about Whitney, seeing as it's the highest point in the 48 contiguous states, it's a scant 85 miles (as the crow flies) from the LOWEST point in the lower 48, that being Death Valley's Badwater Basin, at -282 ft.
@@CascadiaAviation go check out Mt. Tom while you are at it. Only about 60 miles north of Whitney and a very beautiful mountain and horizon in its own right.
Beautifully done video. Nice that you showed the satellite view as well as the land view. Thanks.
My friend once said “gentle giant my ass” after Hiking Elbert in Colorado. Partially because they chose to do it in the winter
I would want someone to gentle giant MY ass
Elbert was my first 14er, quite easy, wanting to do it in the winter here in a few weeks to see how much worse it is lol
It's not as easy if you don't take the trails. My group wanted to take the direct route up, basically a vertical line, and some of those rocks were quite loose.
@@Shock_Treatment not following the trail on any mountain is genuinely a sign of stupidity. A great way to die alone and in pain. Edit: no offense to any of you.
@@dominusetdeus060644 Well, I know that, but I was 15 at the time, and I didn't really want to be left alone.
Growing up in Anchorage (where Denali is often visible on a clear day), it's become very easy for me to take for granted the amazing natural beauty of the state I grew up in. It is my dream to one day hike all of these mountains and finish with the largest and most beautiful mountain in North America.
I have always wanted to see Alaska in person.
Literally every other state: normal mountain names
New Jersey: High Point is High Point!
Should have been high ground
High there !
Always thought we were the normal ones to aptly name it that. Used to think as a kid, every state had High Point.
We keep it simple in NJ
OHHHHHH high point st park…
My dumbass came here just to see what NJ was. Turns out I knew it lmao.
To say that the hike to Borah Peak in Idaho is strenuous is an understatement. You have to wake up at 5:00 am and it’s roughly 6-7 hours to the summit. There literally is a part of the hike called Chicken Out Ridge where a lot of people can’t make it past because you have to rock climb a little. It is sketchy as hell and the wind doesn’t help. Plan on the hike taking the entire day. Get good sleep.
I would say the same for Mt. Rainier. I've hiked up some of Rainier a few times, and the two major start points are Paradise and Inner Glacier. Last time I did the hike was Summer 2017, and while the first few hours is fairly easy, just long, low grade trails with a few switchbacks, humid flats, and rocky climbs, once you reach the basin of the White River, and you are actually in the Inner Glacier, it gets hard. The trail goes atop a thin ridge, one side falling into a flower field, the other into a rock field. The trail goes up a steep boulder field, and then abruptly stops at a snowy slope that goes up a long ways. I made it up about half way, making it the furthest I've ascended, around ~8,500 ft, all in a day, in standard hiking gear. Had myself and my dad persisted over the ridge, we would of made it to Camp Sherman, a small, rocky outpost built as a point of acclimation for those trying to summit Rainier.
I'm going to give it a go this summer as soon as the snow melts off, always seen it growing up but never had the drive to go until now
Mt. Marcy isn't technically all that difficult, but its almost 8 miles up and then you have to hike back out
i live in seattle and see Mt. Ranier almost daily and it is still cool to see the massive mountain from my house. it looks huge even from 50 miles away but when i hiked in the mountains around it it was just looming. its amazing to have this mountain near here and it is a real cultural icon even if it might blow up
Same here! It would be cool to summit Mt. Rainier some day. But it is no joke to climb seeing how one needs to climb a glacier to reach the top.
Fellow Washingtonian here, and I was just laughing at the thought of eastern “mountains” being less than half the height of Rainer. Also the fact that Ranier is on the Centuries volcanos list at #3 is amusing XD
@@randomalt9617 you won't be laughing after it blows up.
@@camshaft4007 Are you kidding? I'd be on top of a clear hill with a bucket of popcorn and gas mask ready, watching the spectacle
Trivia: the greatest threat risk of Rainier is not the ash and lava of the eruption itself but the lahars that will come from the melting glaciers. Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the contiguous states.
That combined with its proximity to large population centers is what makes it a Decade Volcano.
But, boy, is it gorgeous.
I have climbed 12 of these. Mostly in the west, 2 in the east. Some long day hikes but some very technical multiday climbs. A lifetime of weekend mountaineering with friends of a lifetime.
wow, you're a great hiker!
Fibber. Your friends say all 12 of your hikes were in the Midwest & Deep South😄
I hiked Mt Whitney, up & down in a day. It was no picnic, and was the last hike I did without hiking poles.
Indiana was tough. I had to take supplemental oxygen, ice axe and crampons. Then I did Ohio the same day without the gear.
Its literally in a flat, open area.
It's weird how I happened to stumble on this video as just this past summer a friend of mine talked me into taking a detour over to visit the Indiana high point. He mentions in the video that it's on private property, which is not totally true. It's literally in the middle of corn fields but there's a little pull-off right off the county road there. You park and then walk about 50 feet up to the top of what is essentially a dirt mound. A little fun-fact behind the Indiana high point is that it was determined many years ago by a Boy Scout that was just trying to earn a merit badge.
I feel ya. I made one of the first no O2 summits of Indiana. Luckily, I had a team of Sherpas to fix the ropes. I hope to free solo Britton Hill this year.
@@vaportrail226 Lmao
Next up: Climbing the mountains of Nebraska.
Shoutout to all of us living in the western states who had to watch til the end to see your home state...
What state do you live in, I live in Arizona
@@ogfox9803 oregon
Me in Florida who was disappointed to see my state first. Not because it’s the shortest, but because I didn’t have to watch the video to find it. Defeats the whole anticipation
As an Alaskan, he said from lowest to highest so I left to get a drink. California Surprised me honestly and I figured Utah would've been a little higher. I've camped in the Uintah's above 13k feet. I guess the whole range is around that height without a prominent peak.
@@ogfox9803 Idaho 🥸
This is a very high quality and interesting video! I love videos like these!
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching!
@@ChicagoGeographer Me, as well. Have always loved geography and you bring a pleasant reminder why. Subbed.
I get it, “high” quality. 🤣
I'd be interested in seeing the highest relative points in each state, i.e. the highest points relative to the lowest points in each state. For example, Ohio's highest point is 1,550 feet, but it's lowest point is also 455 feet, so the relative height would be 1,095 feet. That would definitely change the positional rankings of each state from lowest to highest.
While were at it, rank the horizontal distances between the two for each state. Nevada's would be clustered while Kansas' would be at the opposite ends of the state.
California would be interesting as it has both the highest and lowest point in the contiguous US. It would still put it quite high on the list.
A list of the most prominent elevations would be cool too.
Florida would still be the flattest state. Its relative high point is still only 345 feet.
Everyone knows that OHIO is round on both ends and hi in the middle!!
There was a running joke at Homestead AFB, Florida back in the Seventies that the highest point in Florida is the man made hill on base.
The tops of a lot of man-made structures in Florida are higher that the highest natural point in the state.
My sister was stationed there in the 80’s, the man made structure was the garbage dump.
The highest point today would be Panaroma Tower in Miami.
Fun Fact: Black Mesa in Oklahoma and the accompanying Mesa del Maya in Colorado are actually the remnants of an ancient lava flow that originated from multiple volcanic vents in Southeastern Colorado.
This is a fun fact
Also Go Pokes!
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oklahoma most underrated state in the nation. Also go pokes!!
I thought it was a government funded research base in the deserts of New Mexico 😔
TIL this. 😁
I was lucky enough to go to Alaska twice in the past 5 years, and both times I visited Denali. All I can say is man it was impressive. We (my family) were driving up the road and weren’t even that close to it at all and it was still insanely huge from where we were.
I've been there as well. Saw it from 20 miles away because weather did not permit getting closer to look. Had to crane my neck up to see the SIDE of the mountain. LOL
You can see it from anchorage on a clear day. I’d say that’s probably 130 miles away.
@@gujwdhufjijjpo9740 Ya I saw it yesterday lol
I love roughly 400 miles away (by road) and I can see it on a clear day
@@nerdhop1584 Did you see Russia, too?
I'm sure by now someone has already thanked you for making this video but if not thank you for taking the time to research, list, and make an informative video on all the highest points in each state in the USA it's fascinating and interesting to hear some facts about each point.
I love the geography of the USA. I'm trying to learn all states. And I love mountains so this video has it all covered
As a geography nerd myself, I’ve look at this list on Wikipedia. It’s interesting to see all the points on Google earth though. Definitely learned that some states are way flatter that I realized (when compared with the western states). Great video!
Having lived in a spot 8 feet below sea level for years in DE, I didn't expect FL to beat it for lowest high point!
God bless 🙏
@@jawjagrrl Delaware and Florida are two states I would not buy houses in if I was really concerned about raising sea levels.
The Highest point in my state is my neighbors backyard , don’t ask me what he smokes ! 🍀
Lmao
Lowest point in life is the highest moment in mind.
😂
Ah yes, he smokes clovers.
Haha that’s funny
This man just said "Guadaloop"
it's the correct Texas pronunciation.
I was looking for this comment. He also said Uintas wrong.
@@DrDeuteron Naw
@@DrDeuteron - Nope, I've lived here half a century, and we pronounce Guadalupe Peak correctly ( _not_ "guadaloop").
The narrator mispronounced this and several other things.
@@DrDeuteron No, it’s not. I’m from Texas and nobody says it that way.
That photo of Mt Rainier from the Port of Tacoma always amazes me. From sea level to 14,411 feet in about 45 miles. "The Mountain" absolutely dominates the landscape.
I live on the Navajo reservation 100 miles east of Humphrey peak. It is one of four sacred mountains. It can be seen from out my window across the flat arid landscape, very beautiful to photograph.
It is, was at Homolovi, what a view, 360°, and the Mesa's
Has modern man desecrated your mountains?
@@cautious1343 only Antifa...
Thanks for this video. This brought up memories of an old friend who, among many other wonderful talents and interests, joined a Highest Point club. He made it is mission to reach the highest point of each state he visited. He was truly an awesome man. Rest in Peace Miles Luke.
⏩Great video, professionally done. No annoying music, just the facts, thank you. 🌎🌋🗻
Glad you enjoyed, thanks!
Swear to god some videos have the music louder then the voice like wat
Being from Mexico, a much smaller country bordering the south of the US it is interesting that it has five mountains, all volcanoes, taller than any peak in the lower forty-eight. The tallest the Citlalteptl at 18,406 ft.
Ok? And Nepal is the size of Arkansas and is home to 8 of the worlds 10 highest mountains.
Very cool. :) What state in Mexico?
@@MrWaalkman Veracruz and Puebla.
@@BAMtastico I'm a big fan of Michoacán. :)
😲 wow 18 . 18,000 Ft. That is so high.😀
I'm from the UK but I LOVE the Geography of the USA. Brilliant video! Appreciate the effort that's gone into this.
and there are 25 higher and 25 lower than Ben Nevis which is er something
@@LB1973 UK has some lovely mountains too! (so does rep of ireland)
Puny mountains
My country, especially my state is literally still half untamed land. You could go from a populated city like Odessa to the completely bairn wasteland of a desert, the Chihuahuan Desert in a couple hours of driving. If you ever come to the US, I highly recommend the Big Bend National Park.
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This deserves so many more views... Awesome video!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
Settlers at Kansas border after traveling for months: “it can only be downhill from here”
XDD
*uphill. They were headed west.
@@w.m.2025 that's the joke
@@cptchuff2741 That flew right over my head
Just drove that 9 hour marathon through Kansas to get home to MO from CO, and I thought I hated Kansas before.
Florida: 00:36
Delaware: 00:48
Louisiana: 01:10
Mississippi: 01:24
Rhode Island: 01:37
Illinois: 01:49
Indiana: 02:13
Ohio: 02:27
Colorado: 02:45
Missouri: 03:02
New Jersey: 03:16
Wisconsin: 03:41
❌ichigan: 4:00
Minnesota: 4:08
Connecticut: 4:20 🤙🏽
Alabama: 04:41
Arkansas: 04:53
Pennsylvania: 05:13
Maryland: 05:26
Massachusetts : 05:39
North Dakota: 06:00
Thank you. 👍
Go blue
Texas ?
Go blue!
Ah yes, my favorite Midwest state bordering the Mississippi River, *Colorado*
Such a huge leap from Black Elk Peak to Guadalupe Peak to Mt Hood. The elevations go from hills straight to alpine mountains.
That final 5000ft jump to Denali is something else.
Mount Mitchell is pretty cool. Me and a friend climbed it a few years ago. By climb I mean that we drove up to the top and parked the car and then walked the few extra feet up. It was still a beautiful view though.
I did the same a couple years ago. It was really cool standing on top and looking around at all the other mountains. It was also weird cause there was frost on the pine trees despite it being the beginning of the summer.
I went up there in the mid 90's, I remember having reception on my bag phone, it didn't work anywhere else around there.
This is hilarious
One of my favorite bike rides, world class in its length (21 miles virtually non-stop uphill from the north, 30 miles from south)
I’m a pilot stationed in Greenville, SC just south of Mitchell. I fly every day past it’s peaks and am in awe every time. It on top of my list to visit when I have some free time
My one and only backpacking trip was up to Kings Peak in Utah. It was in August several years ago. The people that started the day before us didn't get to summit from a sudden hailstorm. We did walk on lots of melting snow, but luckily not right on the peak itself. Our day was perfect. Deer, moose, birds, fishing, cold fresh water and escaping the Summer heat! Good times. 1 down of 50.
I grew up within sight of Denali and the Alaska Range and now live a couple hours from Rainer. I don't think I could ever live very far away from the mountains, there is something special and at times otherworldly about them peaks.
Denali sounds like the name of a mountain in India.
Denali is the original name before politicians renamed it for a president who never even visited Alaska. It is an Alaskan Athabaskan native word that means The High One. (Or The Great One) The original name was restored during the Obama administration.
GMC grabbed it for their highest level of truck of course.
*watches only my state*
That’s enough, I am satisfied
Mines the second one😂
Taking a mere list and making it interesting is a major challenge, but you did it wonderfully. I really enjoyed this.
I remember in the same day I hiked on mount whitney (2nd tallest mountain in the US) and stopped by Death Valley (lowest point in North America) lol California is weird
Well yes, we are, but our geology isn't. The close juxtaposition of high and low is evidence of past crustal subduction. The Sierra Nevada orogeny was the result of a oceanic plate being subducted under the North American Plate. The oceanic plate was being formed by a mid oceanic ridge, which was itself subducted beneath the Sierra Nevada. The subduction/spreading center collision caused rifts to form east of the Sierra Nevada, thinning the continental crust and forming huge, sinking blocks of crust called grabens (whose number includes Death Valley)
@@petergray2712 that’s so real dude
But everything causes cancer according to california.
i live near windmills, i actually have cancer dude lool
In addition to Katahdin in Maine, the Appalachian Trail also passes over the high points of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Tennessee, and close enough to the high points of Virginia and New Jersey to be reached via short side trails.
Also, the AT passes over Bear Mountain in Connecticut which is the highest peak, but not the high point, as mentioned.
Interesting how so many of these high points are a stone's throw away from the border of another state
Never heard that idiom “stones throw” before, but you bet I’m gonna use it a lot more.
I imagine the mountains were used as landmarks that determine where the borders between the states are
@@dingovory That's exactly the reason. Many borders around the world share mountains.
As a mountaineer growing up, I miss the high points of the west, but have leaned to appreciate the old veteran high points of the East. I am blessed to live near Mt. Mitchell the highest point east of the Mississippi. I went from Kings to Mitchell, what a shock
I live in the east too. I never really hiked any mountain - the two times I visited my own high point Clingmans Dome (Tennessee), I took the trail from where you drive up. I've seen Humphrey's Peak and Mauna Kea, maybe even Wheeler in New Mexico - and a lot of non-highest points on vacations. My mom and sister saw Rainier - they went on a trip to Washington to visit one of my aunts.
The west has some absolutely gorgeous views, but when it comes to traversing them I prefer the eastern side.
This is an excellent video and I appreciate the work you put in it.. especially the list in the description with time stamps. Thank you!
Much appreciated!
Mt. Washington is incredible. I drove up it a couple years ago one summer and never had I experienced 80 degree weather at the base then after a 20 minute drive up the mountain 35 degree weather at the peak, it felt like another world.
Yes, my husband and son have hiked it and we’ve driven up several times! It’s scary!
The video says highest wind speed not in a hurricane or tornado. WRONG. It has the highest wind speed *including* all hurricanes (but not tornados).
Ah, California, with the highest AND lowest points in the contiguous United States. Mt Whitney & Badwater Basin are only 85 miles apart.
You had to watch this to be informed of this fact? Oooofffff... you’re like that guy in Good Will Hunting in the bar scene..
There's also "Furnace Creek" there. Aptly named, that's for sure. I've wanted to go to Death Valley, but the allure of the Easter Sierra is too strong! lol
Fall fishing trips there are the best.
I’ve gone to Death Valley a lot. The temp change is interesting, too! One October I stayed in Mammoth Lakes on my way to DV. It was 30 degrees at night. Next day I went to Death Valley. When I arrived it was 95!
@@californiahiker9616 Amazing stuff
@@californiahiker9616
Yeah, it's incredible stuff. Going from each extreme in such a short distance.
Freezing your bits off like you're in Alaska to dying of heat stroke in the desert.🤯
Only in California™
I've actually been to Mount Washington and he's not lying about the winds up there, the wind speed when I went was measured at 75mph it was crazy
Has the highest recorded winds in the world
@@alexanderhorter1287 yes. 235 mph.
i was hiking on a mountain in Washington called hex mountain and the 60mph gusts (very rough estimate) made me turn around, i can imagine 250+ mph wind, that is crazy
@@michaelcelani8325 yee
Most climbers go up Tuckerman Ravine and down the Lions head trail. No not me.. I came down the Nelson Crag trail. I should have known, “When in Rome….”
Clingmans dome is extremely beautiful i cant recommend it enough
Been there a few times...i love the Smoky Mountains
I really do need to return to Tennessee some time. I really do miss the mountains since there is nothing around here where I live now.
Since as pointed out in the video, Kansas.
@@jackpoage5419 I don’t understand how you were hiking on the AT through snow in the Smokies. That’s insane and dangerous.
I live dead in the middle of the smokies, Haywood County , surrounded by more than a dozen mountains peaks over 6000 feet with no tributaries entering from another county, all our tributaries start here and I've not only seen it all I've hiked all over the Appalachian mountains in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina for more than fifty years , I've seen some site's and I'm truly blessed ,,,,,,,,but........I would like to have a few days while in good health in the North West , to see mountains that run out into the Pacific and to fish a river that flows into it, I want to smell it and taste it, to meet some of my fellow Americans there and find the joys of their families and the sites and smells they behold. Then again, would I need to stop in Idaho since I've not experienced it yet , sometimes I just want to flip a coin . What going on in yer neck of the woods , I've made friends here that I've asked what was on the mountain behind their home and had never walked on it or even floated or fished the river of Creek n front of their homes. The Smokies gonna have to let me go while I still can , beautiful yes but she knows there's more.
I'm from Washington state and would always see Mt Rainier looming in the far distance throughout my childhood and highschool years. I'm in college now and finally just did a hike at the national park there with my brother. If you ever get a chance, hike Pinnacle peak! You get near 360 views of both rainier and of a southern view looking out south to Mt hood in oregon 100 miles away along with St Helens and Adams.
Utah’s highest point is in the Uinta mountain range (YOU-inta not OO-inta) 😉 We summited in a single day last summer - 27 miles, 4,500 feet of elevation gain, 17 hours. Great video!
I LOVE Mt. Sunflower in Kansas and the panoramic views from there, especially at sunset.
We visited my home state of Kansas and my town of Goodland, and we took our NH born children to Mt. Sunflower who had hiked many NH mountains. They were so confused by Mt. Sunflower! They did love signing the guest book!
@@junedussault400 Thanks for sharing your thoughts, June! Glad all of you got to Mt. Sunflower, a beloved place of mine to visit when I am in Kansas visiting friends and cities. (I am a native from San Jose, CA. and discovered Kansas 40 years ago this August. I fell in love with the state and her people.) As everyone finds out when they visit this place, it is NOT a mountain but just a high plateau. Some are really disappointed when they finally get there and see that that there is no mountain and no trees (like I was on my first visit many many years ago). However, it was worth the drive when I realized the panoramic views are just GORGEOUS, especially at sunrise and sunset. I always write a lot in the Guest Book. (My last visit was in 2017.) The Herold Family owns the land but are kind enough to let the public visit the site. The roads to get there from I-70 are not marked well and it is VERY easy to get lost like what happened to me in the past. But coming from the south is much easier to find Mt. Sunflower. The area at the mount was vandalized years ago and I donated to the fund to restore it. Not sure if the vandals were ever found and punished but I wanted to help restore this serene area. I hope your drive there was not too bad with the mud and snow this time of year. NOT a place to be during severe weather with thunderstorms and blizzards since you are so out there in the open and the roads get really bad when there is a lot of moisture. I know a lot of Kansans and NONE of them have ever been there. Seems like they just do not have the interest of going there. Yah, the drive is a pain once you leave the pavements of the highways but it is indeed worth the drive, though your kids might not have felt that way when they got there. Scariest moment for me there was in September of 2005 before sunset when a HUGE prairie rattler was passing through the area. Miraculously, Ed Herold just happened to be driving by the area and he got the rattler to move on into the night for some good hunting. Anyhow, as you can tell, I just LOVE Mt. Sunflower in so many ways. My motto for there is "In the land of nothing, there is something really lovely here."
@@junedussault400 Some more notes to add. I am VERY familiar with Goodland and have stayed overnight there many times during my travels. ALWAYS windy when I am there and I-70 almost always seems to close down in that area during a blizzard. I also stay in Colby, Hays and Salina along I-70 along with many bed and breakfasts in the state and motels in big cities and small towns like Mankato and Belleville where I have longtime friends. I also LOVE Peabody but no place to stay there now when I visit my friend. I have never been in NH but it is a LOVELY state, especially in the fall with all the gorgeous colors. My brother and his family used to live in Londonderry. Winters are VERY tough there from what I have been told. Not sure how old your kids are but your hikes must have been lovely up there in the NH mountains. I always wanted to get to Mt. Washington. I heard that the "Man On The Mountain" face eroded away years ago and too bad since it was quite a sight to see and a place to visit. Anyhow, for now, I am in Albuquerque, NM. in my retirement but planning on going back someday to Northern CA. but NOT to San Jose since I can no longer afford a home there. Cheers from 'The Land Of Enchantment' and long live Mt. Sunflower!!!!
Doug Celeste, I love Kansas and her people as well. I was born and raised as a farm girl in the eastern part of the state and I taught school in Goodland for 6 years where I learned to love the high plains. The blizzards can be brutal and the interstate shuts down during one, but townspeople used to take weary travelers into their homes when the hotels filled up. The wind does blow all the time! I moved to NH which is also a beautiful state with hard long winters! The lakes and mountains and ocean beaches are glorious especially in summer! The Old Man of the Mountain ( read the story The Great Stone Face by Nathanial Hawthorn) fell and broke apart 10 years or so ago caused by ice in the cracks of the rocks. It might have fallen many years before without the tireless efforts of one dedicated family who hiked up yearly with equipment and braced and “glued” the rock together! It was truly a beautiful sight to see! Our country and all its states are beautiful!
@@junedussault400 Thanks for sharing more interesting thoughts on Kansas and NH. Not sure what town in eastern Kansas you are from but I have done a lot of traveling in that part of the state. I have especially enjoyed my Atchison visits, though the air quality from that factory there causes odor issues. I was once considering a move to Emporia or Manhattan and the latter city appealed to me the most. (Go KSU!) Neat to hear about your life in Goodland and yes, I HATE those winds and thank God I have never been there for the blizzards and closed interstate. Nice of the townspeople to take in travelers who have no other place to go. Yes, NH is lovely and I assume the winters there are tougher than in Goodland. I LOVED to see that HUGE "oil painting" in Goodland on my 2008 visit there. And yes, how sad it was to see "The Old Man And The Mountain" face fall apart years ago. I will have to go online and do more research on it. My brother told me about it when he lived in Londonderry. I was not aware of that wonderful family who did all the work to preserve it. I guess the government allowed them to do that? Sounded dangerous and I thought the US Forest Service would have been responsible to do that work. Anyhow, I have to get back to Goodland and Mt. Sunflower someday soon.
What a neat subject. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I'm only guessing, but there MUST be at least one more video showing each state's "LOWEST" point.
I'ma go looky fer it.
Thanks. I'm just nerdy enough to get a kick outa this. 😁🤪
Colorado's lowest point is a higher elevation than 18 states' highest points.
As a trucker I've been to a few of these places, and it is insane how different these places feel that's how they sound. Plenty of places that feel taller then others despite it not being so.
It's the same with temperature. There are two 40°. One is fine, the other is cold. And 10° too. It has much to do with the individual person.
Humidity.
Sun.
Blood sugar.
Wind.
Time in it.
Attitude.
Moving or stationary.
The "wind-chill factor" reports are far incomplete.
I've been to Mt. Mitchell in NC when my family took a trip there. Pretty cool views! Probably worth a look if you're in the area
New drinking game: take a shot every time he says “wonderful views of the surrounding area”
rip
That’s the thing about mountains
You get more think than you drunk you would.
I know i know.... I'm a smucking fartass. lol
That's 17 shots
the way he said “Guadalupe” cracks me up
Guadaloop ;)
And Uintah.
he is correct.
@@DrDeuteron gwadaloop
GuadalupAY is correct
I almost hate to point this out after seeing the madness over the picture of Mt Tom as a stand in for Mt Whitney, but your picture of Wheeler Peak in NM is actually of Wheeler Peak in Nevada. Interestingly, this is actually the tallest mountain in the state since, as you mentioned, Boundary Peak is a sub-peak of California’s Montgomery Peak. Cool video though!
Los Angeles (a city that many consider to be a beach town) has a higher peak evaluation than over half the states. That's pretty crazy.
San Gabriel Mountains, yes. Hwy 2 reaches over 7000 ft before descending into Wrightwood on the east side.
Haha...yep! I used to live on the lower slopes of Mt. Lukens, which is technically in the L.A. city limits and is 5,075 ft.
I can't of any other place in the US where you can surf (on a warm beach) and ski a few hours later in the mountains next door. By the way, any college football fan knows the Rose Bowl is "The Rose Bowl" because of the San Gabriel mountains. I was lucky enough to watch Michigan clinch their National title in '97 (or Jan 1 '98) from the stands; certainly a sight I will never forget.
@@Jon.A.Scholt You can also go to the desert.
@@Jon.A.Scholt If you ever get snow! Another bad rainy season for California!
I lived in Leadville CO for a few years and summited Mt. Elbert a few times back then. It was right down the street. Mt Massive is next to it and more fun though. I think Leadville's official elevation is from the airport at 10,151' but there is a benchmark on main street that reads 10,200'. Highest incorporated city in the US
Mr. Shack...Stand Up Bar in Leadville...
1981. Sept. drunk on just 2 beers...
living....
That is such a fun area. About 5 years ago I went to CO to hike up some 14ers. In 4 consecutive days I did a summit each day. Started with Quandary, then Huron, Yale, and Elbert. I definitely plan on going back someday to do more. Some more challenging ones too.
People have told me all my life that I overthink things. This just happened to be one of those things that I have pondered! Thanks for taking the time to compile this awesome list!👍I always took pride in having Mt Rainer within sight while growing up.
"Overthinking" is an accusation most often made by those who are dull-witted.
@@mikeletaurus4728 NO. DOUBT. !!
My teacher calls me apathetic, but I don't care.
Mt rainier is so much better than mt Elbert. Colorado isn't a good as the cascades anyway, even without mt Rainer as a factor
Hello from Kansas! Mount Sunflower is a great place to visit! There is a mailbox to leave notes and trinkets and the wind swept prairie has a beauty all its own.
A list of these highpoints by prominence would be interesting too.
High point NJ is pretty cool. Most people just think New Jersey is very urban, but up north in Sussex county it very rural.
So is south jersey lol
Underrated comment
@@killzrus1886 South Jersey goes from suburbia to the Bayou within like 2 miles. Pine Barrens is wildin
Crazy. The mountains in PA and West Virginia look so much larger than their highest summits when I drive through those states.
It's not that the hills are so high, but that the valleys are so deep...
Lots of river valleys, to accentuate the difference. If you were behind a loaded coal truck, going up a two lane country road, it seemed a long way to the top!
There's a pretty big difference between prominence and actual elevation. A 1,000 foot mountain surrounded by land at 100 feet of elevation is going to appear a lot bigger than a 5,000 foot mountain surrounded by land with 4,500 feet of elevation.
My good friend and I climbed/hiked to the top of Mount Massive in Colorado several years ago. At over 14,400 feet.....it was the biggest challenge of my life!!! We started at 5:00 AM and got back to the vehicle around 9:00 PM. I still haven't fully recovered......😁
Congrats on 1,000,000 views!
Thanks!
I lived in Flagstaff AZ for a few years and I loved seeing Humphrey peak covered in snow. People always talk about how the only thing not worthy in AZ is the grand canyon but they forget that we have one of the highest peaks in the country along side Colorado, California, Washington, Wyoming, and Alaska. Basically anything the follow along the Rockies is going to be higher elevation.
And people blow right past the White Mountains area too
I kinda like to going to MT Graham near Safford Az. 11,300' a true sky Island!
As a truck driver AZ is my favorite drive! I love I-17 from Flagstaff to Phoenix! I call it the castle run. 125 miles down the mountain.
Lol we have a lot of big mountains, volcanos, both new and ancient. If someone needs something that isn't the Grand Canyon, tell them to check out Chiricahua.
Interesting stuff! Maybe I should check these out some time 🤔
10:48 I’m currently going to college in Flagstaff and for the past year every day I’ve seen Humphrey’s Peak right in front of me when I walk around campus. It’s a real sight to behold, sometimes it’s enveloped in clouds, sometimes it has no snow at all, but most of the time it does and it’s a big skiing hub-I skiied there with my dad last Christmas. I might want to go to the summit one day.
Great video 🧡 You should make a video of lowest points of each state (obviously excluding the states on a seacoast)
Thanks, I might make that video too!
Only problem is, California is on a seacoast, but its lowest point is 282 ft below sea level nd is the lowest point in all 50 states.
Leave it to CA to be the exception LOL
@@adriennegormley9358 Yes, and that's 86 meters. Death Valley is also the hottest place in the US.
Love to see videos like this in addition to the geoguessr vids!
I'm from Alaska! I gotta say you all have to see Mt Denali in person on a clear day, its something.
Respect for doing your research on the matter! A lot of channels still call it Mt McKinley.
I just visited the Sassafras Point a few weeks ago and they now have a new observation deck. It’s split between South and North Carolina and it’s absolutely stunning!
If you want a part of Florida with a more dramatic peak, there is Sugarloaf Mountain at 312 ft. The lead up is a steep road descending roughly 200 ft. A close third place is Mt. Trashmore in Broward counting. It continues to grow and last time I checked the stats was at about 250 ft.
It breaks my heart what these God damned developers are doing to that area of our state , especially near sugar loaf mountain .
Have you been out there lately ?
Thousands of acres in that part of lake county have been cleared out and they’re building subdivisions all around the bottom of sugar loaf mountain .
To me , that is a sacred area of Florida that should not be destroyed .
@@Chames_Chaikowski I live in the Minneola area. I haven't been up to the top in the last couple of years, but I understand your feelings. What used to be a view of trees, orange groves and lake Apoca, is now mostly the roofs of houses. The same can be said for the view from the Citrus Tower.
Florida's highest peak is Panorama Tower in Miami.
@@shrimpflea I'm going to call an audible and say that buildings don't count. I only included Mt. Trashmore because it is... well, a big mound of trash.
Florida’s highest point is 0.000017 millimeters above sea level.
Lol who else saw a landmark or whatever when he zoomed into wherever the high point was. Pretty cool how you can see where about your house or neighborhood is on a popular video if you live near the high point.
I summited Mt Elbert and it was literally the hardest thing I’ve done in my life. I can’t imagine attempting Denali
Thanks for posting this--it's nice to see footage of every high point.
I can hear Pokémon remix music in this around 6 minutes in lol
Ok nigga nobody asked.
@@esotericterrorism3308 classy
@@esotericterrorism3308classy nigga man
I thought it was the dialga remix too
@@ThePokemonEvosBoo fuckin hoo.
We are trying to hit all the highest points in the U.S. So far we only have two, but we are planning our third! This video was so helpful for us, and it was so interesting to see how all the highest points differ from each other.
What about Florida
@@Jonathan-cx6jl Hopefully someday on a Florida trip!
@@MattandRachelTravel nice
Fun fact! As this video states, Mt. Whitney in California is the highest point of elevation in the mainland US at just over 14,500ft above sea level! But did you know that the *lowest* point of elevation in the mainland US resides in the same state and only about 100 miles away from Mt. Whitney? Badwater Basin in Death Valley, CA is about 280ft below sea level!
And you can stand at Dante's View and see both at the same time.
Very interesting overview of the various High Points in the USA. I was always curious to know what they were and your video answered all my questions. Thank you.
I always thought the highest point in Florida was the highest tower in Cinderella's castle 😊
Visited Florida's highest elevation-Oxygen is required
I believe this only accounts for geological terrain. Otherwise I’m Sure New York’s would’ve been The Empire State Building
@@johnperic6860 what was hard to understand about that
@@connor4582 that’s not even remotely true...
guitareater69 which part?
Excellent video. I loved learning about these high points in every state. Very interesting! 👍
I’m from Texas and I just cracked up when he said Guada-loop instead of Guadalupé! 😂
I’m from Texas as well, and noticed his mid-pronunciation. I’ve never heard such a thing, guada-loop! Lol
Literally me and I’m from New Mexico
We feel the same, every time he said "Appalachian". As a resident of Appalachia and an graduate from Appalachian State University, it is quite painful to hear it mispronounced multiple times in the video. Great video otherwise!
same and I'm from North Carolina!
Funny enough, the first time i heard anyone pronounce guadalupe like that was a local woman when visiting Austin Texas. they actually do call this street guada-loop and it sounds so stupid and wrong.
The top of Denali mountain is also the coldest place in the U.S. Search "Denali mountain temperature" and it's almost always in the negative degrees.
A friend of mine was all into the "visit" the highest point club and they mentioned all sorts of geographic facts about the high points in America.
One fact that you sort of touch on in the video is how close these points are to the neighboring states, sme actually being on the state line.
Turns out that the Average distance from a state line for the 48 highest points in the contiguous states is only 16 miles.
So the high points are spread around the edges of states. I believe that Maine's high point is the furthest from another state (within the 48).
It’s weird thinking my home town of Colorado Springs is higher than the majority of this video. Weird to think about lol
I was about to make more or less the exact same comment. We're higher than 32 of these by my count.
Colorado Springs is a lovely city 🥰
Yeah same here. And I see people saying how hard the Hikes are with the elevation. But literally I only notice elevation change when I'm in an airplane
From colorado too. we also have the highest low point of any other state at 3,331 feet. our lowest point is higher than dozens of states highest points. Pretty crazy
Very well done! Very interesting, too. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
Thank you for watching!
I like the description of Spruce Knob at 7:34, however as far as I know the song that you reference, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver, is actually about the Shenandoah and the mountains in the western part of Virginia, not actually West Virginia. Keep up the good content though!
youre wrong
I've visited 35. I can't wait to get the rest
Awesome!
i havent done any in the east but have done all of them in the west except Elbert.
@@michaeld1770 haha I'm kinda the opposite. Farthest West I've done is Wheeler Peak. Last 2 years I've gone out West it was either record snowfall (April 19) or Wildfires (September 20)
Big contrast between the only two highest points I've ever been to: Colorado and New Jersey. Given the larger-scale gradients in elevation, it makes sense that most of the high points are close to the border with another state, and several near a tri-point.
Being from Colorado I feel I’m at my highest point everyday