Jack Longacre formed the Highpointers Club in 1987 to provide a forum
for the exchange of information regarding the highpoints of the United States.
The club continues to grow rapidly, and their website highpointers.org
has considerable information about the club and the state highpoints.
The Highpointers Foundation, a separate organization, works hard to raise money to secure permanent public asscess to all 50 state highpoints.
The average elevation of the 50 state highpoints plus DC is 6,050 feet.
The average prominence of the 50 state prom peaks plus DC is 3,705 feet.
The US state peak power is 224.

US State Highpoints

US Most Prominent State Summits
Prominence explained

– Sorted by state name.
– If a state’s prom peak is different, it appears below the HP.
– To sort by prominence, click on the Rank Prom column heading.
– To sort by elevation, click on the Rank Elev column heading.

Notes by Gerry Roach

1. Our US State Highpoint climbs

   Gerry Roach’s state highpoint visits: 81 visits total; 50/50 states; 51/51 overall
   Jennifer Roach’s state highpoint visits: 41 visits total; 24/50 states; 24/51 overall
   Gerry and Jennifer’s combined total as of 7/25/15: 122 visits
   
   
2. There are 51 highpoints on this state list; one for each state plus DC.
   
   
3. The Grand Parent is not the same as the Proximate or Line Parent peak used in other lists.
   In this list, the Grand Parent for a state or territory highpoint is the closest, higher US state or territory highpoint.
   The Grand Parent for a state prom peak that is different from its state highpoint is that state’s highpoint.
   
   
4. All maps listed are USGS 7.5 minute quads unless otherwise indicated.
   
   
5. The datum for the Latitude and Longitude is WGS84.
   

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