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Here are some interesting facts about the mountains in USA. I got certified with the Mazamas recently for Basic Rock and Snow Climbing. I love climbing ....

Lowest Point in USA: Badwater, Death Valley, Inyo, CA, -282 ft

The 16 Major NorthWest Peaks

Rank Mountain State Elevation Elevation Gain Climbed?
13 Mt. St. Helens Washington 8365 4500 Sep 22, 2002
4 Mt. Hood Oregon 11239 5239 July 10, 2003
8 South Sister Oregon 10358 4900 Sep 20, 2003
3 Mt. Adams Washington 12276 6676 Sep 28, 2003
16 Mt. Washington Oregon 7794 3394 Sep 25, 2004
2 Mt. Shasta California 14162 7302 June 13, 2004 (600 feet below summit)
1 Mt. Rainier Washington 14411 ? No
10 Middle Sister Oregon 10056 ? No
9 North Sister Oregon 10085 ? No
15 Three Fingered Jack Oregon 7841 ? No
11 Mt. Stuart Washington 9415 ? No
6 Glacier Peak Washington 10541 ? No
14 Mt. Olympus Washington 7969 ? No
5 Mt. Baker Washington 10788 ? No
12 Mt. Shuksan Washington 9127 ? No
7 Mt. Jefferson Oregon 10497 ? No

Highest Points in USA

Rank State Mountain Elevation Location Climbed?
2 California Mt Whitney 14496 Inyo/ Sierra Nevada Aug 23, 2003
13 Oregon Mt Hood 11239 Clackamas July 10, 2003
36 Alabama Cheaha Mountain 2407 Cleburne No
1 Alaska Mt. McKinley, Churchill Peaks 20320 Denali No
12 Arizona Humphrey's Peak 12633 Coconino No
34 Arkansas Signal Hill, Magazine Mt 2753 Logan No
3 Colorado Mt Elbert 14433 Lake No
35 Connecticut Mt Frissell 2453 Litchfield No
50 Delaware Iron Hill 320 New Castle No
49 Florida Britton Hill 345 Walton No
25 Georgia Brasstown Bald 4786 Union Towns No
6 Hawaii Mauna Kea 13796 Hawaii No
11 Idaho Borah Peak 12662 Custer No
45 Illinois Scales Mound 1160 Jo Daviess No
44 Indiana Hoosier Hill 1257 Wayne No
42 Iowa Hawkeye Point 1670 Osceola No
28 Kansas Mt. Sunflower 4039 Sherman No
27 Kentucky Black Mountain 4145 Harlan No
48 Louisiana Driskill Mountain 535 Bienville No
22 Maine Baxter Peak, Mt Katahdin 5267 Piscataquis No
32 Maryland Backbone Mountain 3360 Garrett No
31 Massachussetts Mt Greylock 3491 Berkshire No
38 Michigan Mt Arvon 1979 Baraga No
37 MInnesota Eagle Mountain 2301 Cook No
47 Mississipi Tishomingo 806 Luka No
41 Missouri Taum Sauk Mountain 1772 Iron No
10 Montana Granite Peak 12799 Park No
20 Nebraska Panorama Point 5424 Kimball No
9 Nevada Boundary Peak 13143 Esmerlada No
18 New Hampshire Mt Washington 6288 Coos No
40 New Jersey High Point 1803 Sussex No
8 New Mexico Wheeler Peak 13161 Taos No
21 New York Mt Marcy 5344 Essex No
16 North Carolina Mt Mitchell 6684 Yancey No
30 North Dakota White Butte 3506 Slope No
43 Ohio Campbell Hill 1550 Logan No
23 Oklahoma Black Mesa 4973 Cimarron No
33 Pennysylvania Mt Davis 3213 Somerset No
46 Rhode Island Jerimoth Hill 812 Providence No
29 South Carolina Sassafras Mountain 3560 Pickens No
15 South Dakota Harney Peak 7242 Pennington No
17 Tennessee Clingman's Dome 6643 Forney Ridge No
14 Texas Guadalupe Peak 8749 Culberson No
7 Utah Kings Peak 13528 Duchesne No
26 Vermont The Chin 4393 Lamoille No
19 Virginia Mt Rogers 5729 Balsam Mountain No
4 Washington Mt Rainier 14411 Pierce No
24 West Virginia Spruce Mountain 4863 Pendleton No
39 Wisconsin Timms Hill,Pearson Hill 1951 Price No
5 Wyoming Gannett Peak 13804 Fremont No