What is the Highest Point in Each State of the USA?

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  • čas přidán 27. 03. 2020
  • Each state in America has a place which is at a higher elevation than anywhere else in the state. Where are these places? Let's take a look at each state's highest point.
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    Highest Point in Alabama: 4:40
    Highest Point in Alaska: 13:32
    Highest Point in Arizona: 10:47
    Highest Point in Arkansas: 4:52
    Highest Point in California: 13:15
    Highest Point in Colorado: 12:56
    Highest Point in Connecticut: 4:19
    Highest Point in Delaware: 0:47
    Highest Point in Florida: 0:35
    Highest Point in Georgia: 7:18
    Highest Point in Hawaii: 12:03
    Highest Point in Idaho: 11:00
    Highest Point in Illinois: 1:47
    Highest Point in Indiana: 2:12
    Highest Point in Iowa: 2:43
    Highest Point in Kansas: 6:31
    Highest Point in Kentucky: 6:47
    Highest Point in Louisiana: 1:07
    Highest Point in Maine: 8:05
    Highest Point in Maryland: 5:25
    Highest Point in Massachusetts: 5:38
    Highest Point in Michigan: 3:54
    Highest Point in Minnesota: 4:06
    Highest Point in Mississippi: 1:22
    Highest Point in Missouri: 3:00
    Highest Point in Montana: 11:12
    Highest Point in Nebraska: 8:35
    Highest Point in Nevada: 11:28
    Highest Point in New Hampshire: 9:10
    Highest Point in New Jersey: 3:14
    Highest Point in New Mexico: 11:40
    Highest Point in New York: 8:19
    Highest Point in North Carolina: 9:49
    Highest Point in North Dakota: 5:59
    Highest Point in Ohio: 2:26
    Highest Point in Oklahoma: 7:49
    Highest Point in Oregon: 10:30
    Highest Point in Pennsylvania: 5:11
    Highest Point in Rhode Island: 1:35
    Highest Point in South Carolina: 6:11
    Highest Point in South Dakota: 10:02
    Highest Point in Tennessee: 9:35
    Highest Point in Texas: 10:15
    Highest Point in Utah: 11:53
    Highest Point in Vermont: 7:01
    Highest Point in Virginia: 8:53
    Highest Point in Washington: 12:37
    Highest Point in West Virginia: 7:33
    Highest Point in Wisconsin: 3:38
    Highest Point in Wyoming: 12:25

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  • @ChicagoGeographer
    @ChicagoGeographer  Před 8 měsíci +14

    czcams.com/video/AFGwoBAhpyc/video.html

  • @philheaton1619
    @philheaton1619 Před 3 lety +7146

    It is said that Florida's highest point is Space Mountain.

  • @fallingup90
    @fallingup90 Před 3 lety +2202

    Interestingly enough, the lowest point in the continental US is within 90 miles of Mt Whitney.

    • @EnligUlv
      @EnligUlv Před 3 lety +81

      Badwater, CA @ -280. Ran 35-40 miles out of there one July day back in 2009.

    • @crackerjack9320
      @crackerjack9320 Před 3 lety +4

      Yep!👍

    • @howellwong11
      @howellwong11 Před 3 lety +38

      This was noted in the Believe It Or Not that was run in every major newspaper 70 years ago.

    • @adriennegormley9358
      @adriennegormley9358 Před 3 lety +5

      85. I checked wiki and mentioned it in another reply.

    • @sethk1698
      @sethk1698 Před 3 lety +41

      And the hottest temperature 134 F ever recorded.

  • @ZachFoxPhotography
    @ZachFoxPhotography Před 2 lety +923

    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
      @KS-ep1vr Před 2 lety +29

      A great role model! Persistence and courage gets one far in their goals. Bravo to your Dad!

    • @MagicalBread
      @MagicalBread Před 2 lety +32

      @@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.

    • @guywholikesspiders924
      @guywholikesspiders924 Před 2 lety +11

      Denali is Alaskas btw for those who were wondering

    • @margarettickle9659
      @margarettickle9659 Před 2 lety +2

      WOw!!!

    • @danieltolan8443
      @danieltolan8443 Před 2 lety +3

      Thanks for sharing

  • @lavapix
    @lavapix Před 2 lety +45

    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.

    • @AgdaFingers
      @AgdaFingers Před 2 lety +1

      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.

    • @theccpisaparasite8813
      @theccpisaparasite8813 Před 2 lety +3

      ​@@AgdaFingers I've done that in California as well. Skiing at Big Bear and surfing in Redondo Beach near sunset.👍

    • @Speedfreak515
      @Speedfreak515 Před 2 lety

      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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      @Praise___YaH Před rokem

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  • @stewartsimon2527
    @stewartsimon2527 Před 3 lety +1362

    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

  • @NondescriptMammal
    @NondescriptMammal Před 3 lety +1061

    It's remarkable how many of these are close to a state border.

    • @terrylucaspoetrycoach4489
      @terrylucaspoetrycoach4489 Před 3 lety +4

      Right?

    • @adriennegormley9358
      @adriennegormley9358 Před 3 lety +205

      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.

    • @robloxvids2233
      @robloxvids2233 Před 3 lety +69

      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
      @rosiefay7283 Před 3 lety +14

      @@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.

    • @robloxvids2233
      @robloxvids2233 Před 3 lety +10

      @@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.

  • @iboKirby
    @iboKirby Před rokem +89

    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.

    • @GraceEngineering
      @GraceEngineering Před rokem +3

      Hello from Bismarck and Watford City

    • @TryingToGet1KSubsWithoutVids01
      @TryingToGet1KSubsWithoutVids01 Před rokem +3

      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

    • @michaelwall3393
      @michaelwall3393 Před 8 měsíci +1

      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.

    • @winkmurder
      @winkmurder Před 7 měsíci

      Nice I'm from Bismarck!

  • @MrNealSalo
    @MrNealSalo Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for posting this--it's nice to see footage of every high point.

  • @richardkennedy7047
    @richardkennedy7047 Před 3 lety +818

    The Highest point in my state is my neighbors backyard , don’t ask me what he smokes ! 🍀

  • @MisterNarrador
    @MisterNarrador Před 3 lety +483

    Texas, I have the biggest state
    Alaska: Hold my beer
    California: I have the highest point
    Alaska: Hold my beer

  • @MikeC19100
    @MikeC19100 Před 2 lety +2

    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.

  • @mercoid
    @mercoid Před 2 lety +3

    Excellent video. I loved learning about these high points in every state. Very interesting! 👍

  • @JaniahOnfroy
    @JaniahOnfroy Před 3 lety +124

    I love how this man is still hearting comments almost a year later

    • @ChicagoGeographer
      @ChicagoGeographer  Před 3 lety +31

      This video blew up like crazy in the last few days, it's been awesome to read through everyone's comments

    • @Om-mw5lb
      @Om-mw5lb Před 3 lety +1

      @Illunworth
      I love how your comment is only three weeks old!

  • @Tundra-ec3ii
    @Tundra-ec3ii Před 3 lety +352

    My friend once said “gentle giant my ass” after Hiking Elbert in Colorado. Partially because they chose to do it in the winter

    • @jwaj
      @jwaj Před 3 lety +22

      I would want someone to gentle giant MY ass

    • @trevorskates94
      @trevorskates94 Před 3 lety +7

      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

    • @Shock_Treatment
      @Shock_Treatment Před 3 lety +6

      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.

    • @dominusetdeus060644
      @dominusetdeus060644 Před 3 lety +11

      @@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.

    • @Shock_Treatment
      @Shock_Treatment Před 3 lety +4

      @@dominusetdeus060644 Well, I know that, but I was 15 at the time, and I didn't really want to be left alone.

  • @TheFishingExperience916
    @TheFishingExperience916 Před 2 lety +15

    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.

  • @zumbinis
    @zumbinis Před rokem

    Thanks for this fascinating video.

  • @MR-hr5yh
    @MR-hr5yh Před 3 lety +192

    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

    • @ChicagoGeographer
      @ChicagoGeographer  Před 3 lety +18

      The timestamps are all in the description already

    • @MR-hr5yh
      @MR-hr5yh Před 3 lety +31

      @@ChicagoGeographer Haha FML

    • @zolacnomiko
      @zolacnomiko Před 2 lety +11

      This is great though because it lists them in order of lowest-highest rather than alphabetical, which is what I was actually interested in.

    • @dostwood5103
      @dostwood5103 Před 2 lety +11

      @@ChicagoGeographer Stop malding, he listed it by how it was ranked instead of alphabetical order.

    • @nealjohnson8126
      @nealjohnson8126 Před 2 lety

      @@MR-hr5yh doh!

  • @UndefinedUser
    @UndefinedUser Před 3 lety +294

    Me at 3am: I need some sleep
    CZcams: hey you wanna know what the highest point in each state is?

  • @johnpowell6386
    @johnpowell6386 Před rokem

    Very enjoyable video. Thank you.

  • @Gary-sx5ox
    @Gary-sx5ox Před rokem

    Great video, thank you

  • @rainypeople
    @rainypeople Před 3 lety +342

    Literally every other state: normal mountain names
    New Jersey: High Point is High Point!

    • @borkerman
      @borkerman Před 3 lety +8

      Should have been high ground

    • @rocotto727
      @rocotto727 Před 3 lety +2

      High there !

    • @sawamichelle
      @sawamichelle Před 3 lety +2

      Always thought we were the normal ones to aptly name it that. Used to think as a kid, every state had High Point.

    • @privatefubar1004
      @privatefubar1004 Před 3 lety +6

      We keep it simple in NJ

    • @mcray0309
      @mcray0309 Před 2 lety +1

      OHHHHHH high point st park…
      My dumbass came here just to see what NJ was. Turns out I knew it lmao.

  • @TheRyansLion
    @TheRyansLion Před 3 lety +737

    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

    • @mrvwbug4423
      @mrvwbug4423 Před 3 lety +20

      Pikes Peak is also the easternmost of all the 14ers

    • @silentvega2004
      @silentvega2004 Před 3 lety +24

      All appalachian used to be twice the height of all rockies
      Impressive

    • @skunkbucket9408
      @skunkbucket9408 Před 3 lety +11

      Gotcha beat by 300', just up the road at the top of the Palmer Divide.

    • @TheRyansLion
      @TheRyansLion Před 3 lety +1

      ​@@skunkbucket9408 ayyy I'm off of Northgate and 83

    • @ippolit4262
      @ippolit4262 Před 3 lety +16

      At least you have mountains there Kansas and Nebraska have a super boring high point it's not even worth the elevation Lol

  • @margaretmetcalfe5380
    @margaretmetcalfe5380 Před rokem +18

    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.

    • @mikepalmer2219
      @mikepalmer2219 Před 11 měsíci +3

      I have always wanted to see Alaska in person.

  • @rameshvenkat6907
    @rameshvenkat6907 Před rokem

    Very Nice info. Thanks from Philly.

  • @mikeletaurus4728
    @mikeletaurus4728 Před 2 lety +833

    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.

    • @ChicagoGeographer
      @ChicagoGeographer  Před 2 lety +126

      It is really incredible when you think about it like that

    • @kayakvideos123
      @kayakvideos123 Před 2 lety +21

      Someone's been watching QI 😅

    • @canofcoorslight5746
      @canofcoorslight5746 Před 2 lety +24

      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?

    • @peterdarr383
      @peterdarr383 Před 2 lety +20

      @@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 !

    • @canofcoorslight5746
      @canofcoorslight5746 Před 2 lety +34

      @@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.

  • @ChicagoGeographer
    @ChicagoGeographer  Před 3 lety +1102

    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

    • @stephenpowstinger733
      @stephenpowstinger733 Před 3 lety +30

      It’s inevitable that with covering so much ground there will be minor errors.

    • @CascadiaAviation
      @CascadiaAviation Před 3 lety +18

      Its all good! You should visit Mt Whitney if you ever get the chance

    • @adriennegormley9358
      @adriennegormley9358 Před 3 lety +43

      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.

    • @paulduerr7671
      @paulduerr7671 Před 3 lety +15

      @@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.

    • @shevetlevi2821
      @shevetlevi2821 Před 3 lety +13

      Beautifully done video. Nice that you showed the satellite view as well as the land view. Thanks.

  • @bige8496
    @bige8496 Před 2 lety +1

    Great Video...Very Enjoyable...Good Job making it👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @shanemcfadden6427
    @shanemcfadden6427 Před 2 lety

    Wow. I haven't enjoyed geeking out over a video so much in a long time! Thank you!!

  • @howellwong11
    @howellwong11 Před 3 lety +113

    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.

    • @DamonNomad82
      @DamonNomad82 Před 3 lety +13

      The tops of a lot of man-made structures in Florida are higher that the highest natural point in the state.

    • @logoseven3365
      @logoseven3365 Před 3 lety +8

      My sister was stationed there in the 80’s, the man made structure was the garbage dump.

    • @shrimpflea
      @shrimpflea Před rokem

      The highest point today would be Panaroma Tower in Miami.

  • @dtniland
    @dtniland Před 2 lety +290

    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

    • @lyingcat9022
      @lyingcat9022 Před 2 lety +9

      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.

    • @randomalt9617
      @randomalt9617 Před 2 lety +17

      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

    • @camshaft4007
      @camshaft4007 Před 2 lety +10

      @@randomalt9617 you won't be laughing after it blows up.

    • @randomalt9617
      @randomalt9617 Před 2 lety +13

      @@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

    • @BonaparteBardithion
      @BonaparteBardithion Před 2 lety +15

      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.

  • @robc.5745
    @robc.5745 Před 2 lety

    Very interesting, Thanks for posting.

  • @thomasdunn8214
    @thomasdunn8214 Před 2 lety

    Outstanding! Thank you!

  • @ZTTowell
    @ZTTowell Před 3 lety +125

    This man just said "Guadaloop"

    • @DrDeuteron
      @DrDeuteron Před 3 lety +2

      it's the correct Texas pronunciation.

    • @foxcroasmun4097
      @foxcroasmun4097 Před 3 lety +3

      I was looking for this comment. He also said Uintas wrong.

    • @CasaVerdita
      @CasaVerdita Před 3 lety +9

      @@DrDeuteron Naw

    • @pterafirma
      @pterafirma Před 3 lety +17

      @@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.

    • @214dude2
      @214dude2 Před 3 lety +9

      @@DrDeuteron No, it’s not. I’m from Texas and nobody says it that way.

  • @theidahooutlaw
    @theidahooutlaw Před 3 lety +118

    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.

    • @randomalt9617
      @randomalt9617 Před 2 lety +3

      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.

    • @isaackolman2861
      @isaackolman2861 Před 2 lety

      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

    • @RRBuilder611
      @RRBuilder611 Před 2 lety

      Mt. Marcy isn't technically all that difficult, but its almost 8 miles up and then you have to hike back out

  • @ralphw3636
    @ralphw3636 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for this video really cool.

  • @pattyknoll7428
    @pattyknoll7428 Před rokem

    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.

  • @kauaicouple
    @kauaicouple Před 3 lety +52

    Shoutout to all of us living in the western states who had to watch til the end to see your home state...

    • @ogfox9803
      @ogfox9803 Před 3 lety +2

      What state do you live in, I live in Arizona

    • @kauaicouple
      @kauaicouple Před 3 lety

      @@ogfox9803 oregon

    • @rileygruszel5147
      @rileygruszel5147 Před 3 lety

      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

    • @Toodleypops
      @Toodleypops Před 3 lety +6

      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.

    • @lucaswatson8395
      @lucaswatson8395 Před 3 lety

      @@ogfox9803 Idaho 🥸

  • @Decimator92
    @Decimator92 Před 3 lety +106

    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.

    • @MajorMlgNoob
      @MajorMlgNoob Před 3 lety +4

      This is a fun fact
      Also Go Pokes!

    • @cylinolivia2776
      @cylinolivia2776 Před 3 lety +3

      👈🧡Go pokes🧡👉

    • @barkfish
      @barkfish Před 2 lety +6

      oklahoma most underrated state in the nation. Also go pokes!!

    • @femboy_fishing
      @femboy_fishing Před 2 lety +10

      I thought it was a government funded research base in the deserts of New Mexico 😔

    • @alinepeed7167
      @alinepeed7167 Před 2 lety

      TIL this. 😁

  • @danbev8542
    @danbev8542 Před rokem

    Great video! Thank you!

  • @brucely19
    @brucely19 Před 2 lety

    Very well put together video!

  • @thatguyoverthere1224
    @thatguyoverthere1224 Před 3 lety +316

    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.

    • @Jake-sw3ss
      @Jake-sw3ss Před 2 lety +16

      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

    • @gujwdhufjijjpo9740
      @gujwdhufjijjpo9740 Před 2 lety +26

      You can see it from anchorage on a clear day. I’d say that’s probably 130 miles away.

    • @nerdhop1584
      @nerdhop1584 Před 2 lety +2

      @@gujwdhufjijjpo9740 Ya I saw it yesterday lol

    • @Miramoxx
      @Miramoxx Před 2 lety +11

      I love roughly 400 miles away (by road) and I can see it on a clear day

    • @derbagger22
      @derbagger22 Před 2 lety +5

      @@nerdhop1584 Did you see Russia, too?

  • @justonemori
    @justonemori Před 3 lety +198

    Indiana was tough. I had to take supplemental oxygen, ice axe and crampons. Then I did Ohio the same day without the gear.

    • @ericzerkle5214
      @ericzerkle5214 Před 3 lety +5

      Its literally in a flat, open area.

    • @silverrails4661
      @silverrails4661 Před 3 lety +19

      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.

    • @vaportrail226
      @vaportrail226 Před 3 lety +23

      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.

    • @ericzerkle5214
      @ericzerkle5214 Před 3 lety +1

      @@vaportrail226 Lmao

    • @LotsOfBologna2
      @LotsOfBologna2 Před 3 lety +5

      Next up: Climbing the mountains of Nebraska.

  • @visiteverestannapurnanepal7810

    Interesting 🤠🤠
    Thanks for sharing

  • @bobgrob4
    @bobgrob4 Před 2 lety

    wow, cool video - really enjoyed this. Thanks

  • @user-gm1yj9hr4r
    @user-gm1yj9hr4r Před 3 lety +76

    Settlers at Kansas border after traveling for months: “it can only be downhill from here”

    • @cruz1n494
      @cruz1n494 Před 3 lety

      XDD

    • @w.m.2025
      @w.m.2025 Před 3 lety +1

      *uphill. They were headed west.

    • @cptchuff2741
      @cptchuff2741 Před 3 lety +5

      @@w.m.2025 that's the joke

    • @w.m.2025
      @w.m.2025 Před 3 lety

      @@cptchuff2741 That flew right over my head

    • @slim7406
      @slim7406 Před 2 lety

      Just drove that 9 hour marathon through Kansas to get home to MO from CO, and I thought I hated Kansas before.

  • @andydonovan7974
    @andydonovan7974 Před 2 lety +72

    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.

    • @vicsaul5459
      @vicsaul5459 Před 2 lety +1

      It is, was at Homolovi, what a view, 360°, and the Mesa's

    • @cautious1343
      @cautious1343 Před 2 lety +1

      Has modern man desecrated your mountains?

    • @KB-ke3fi
      @KB-ke3fi Před 2 lety +3

      @@cautious1343 only Antifa...

  • @knighttuttruptuttrup8518

    Great video, thanks.

  • @dickarmstrong4092
    @dickarmstrong4092 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for the cool and informative video 👍

  • @eriklyon5575
    @eriklyon5575 Před 3 lety +159

    New drinking game: take a shot every time he says “wonderful views of the surrounding area”

  • @samwendolek4771
    @samwendolek4771 Před 4 lety +160

    This is a very high quality and interesting video! I love videos like these!

    • @ChicagoGeographer
      @ChicagoGeographer  Před 4 lety +7

      Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching!

    • @osimnod
      @osimnod Před 3 lety

      @@ChicagoGeographer Me, as well. Have always loved geography and you bring a pleasant reminder why. Subbed.

    • @justinmarcotte5272
      @justinmarcotte5272 Před 3 lety +1

      I get it, “high” quality. 🤣

  • @derbagger22
    @derbagger22 Před 2 lety

    4:37 Nice job on catching the proper high point of CT. There is some confusion at the slope of Mt Frissell is the high point where that nearby marked Bear Mountain is the highest peak. Both are great hikes as you can park on the road in between, exactly on the border of CT and MA and hike either way. The hike to Mt Frissell and on to the tripoint marker is excellent...

  • @williamfry6087
    @williamfry6087 Před 2 lety +22

    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.

    • @feenixpg3d
      @feenixpg3d Před rokem

      wow, you're a great hiker!

    • @ronmcmartin4513
      @ronmcmartin4513 Před rokem

      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.

  • @BS-vx8dg
    @BS-vx8dg Před 2 lety +5

    Taking a mere list and making it interesting is a major challenge, but you did it wonderfully. I really enjoyed this.

  • @VRonkiej
    @VRonkiej Před 3 lety +11

    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.

  • @franktoledo6342
    @franktoledo6342 Před rokem

    Great Video.

  • @alaminhossain273
    @alaminhossain273 Před rokem

    This video is one of the best. I was looking for mountain top drives. This video has a lot of them. Thanks. Would you please also make a video of all the mountain summits that you can drive to the top. I bet that would be popular and a lot of people are looking for it.

  • @SteveHMcIntosh
    @SteveHMcIntosh Před 3 lety +32

    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!

  • @jordanw5833
    @jordanw5833 Před 3 lety +57

    Interesting how so many of these high points are a stone's throw away from the border of another state

    • @badtriceratops1867
      @badtriceratops1867 Před 3 lety +2

      Never heard that idiom “stones throw” before, but you bet I’m gonna use it a lot more.

    • @dingovory
      @dingovory Před 3 lety +11

      I imagine the mountains were used as landmarks that determine where the borders between the states are

    • @shrimpflea
      @shrimpflea Před 3 lety +1

      @@dingovory That's exactly the reason. Many borders around the world share mountains.

  • @bubblehead78
    @bubblehead78 Před 2 lety

    What a great presentation! It's interesting that so many highpoints are so near to state borders.

  • @marcelsilveira1117
    @marcelsilveira1117 Před 2 lety

    Great video!

  • @azsportsfanakaiminpain4410
    @azsportsfanakaiminpain4410 Před 3 lety +50

    the way he said “Guadalupe” cracks me up

  • @cmichaelhaugh8517
    @cmichaelhaugh8517 Před 2 lety

    Fascinating!

  • @bluegizmo1983
    @bluegizmo1983 Před 2 lety +105

    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.

    • @jul1440
      @jul1440 Před 2 lety +9

      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.

    • @Aim_Here_
      @Aim_Here_ Před 2 lety +22

      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.

    • @mattmicken6379
      @mattmicken6379 Před 2 lety +4

      A list of the most prominent elevations would be cool too.

    • @BlueYup
      @BlueYup Před 2 lety +2

      Florida would still be the flattest state. Its relative high point is still only 345 feet.

    • @rayhughel1508
      @rayhughel1508 Před 2 lety +7

      Everyone knows that OHIO is round on both ends and hi in the middle!!

  • @bengolding1551
    @bengolding1551 Před 3 lety +54

    I'm from the UK but I LOVE the Geography of the USA. Brilliant video! Appreciate the effort that's gone into this.

    • @LB1973
      @LB1973 Před 3 lety

      and there are 25 higher and 25 lower than Ben Nevis which is er something

    • @the_sheet
      @the_sheet Před 3 lety +1

      @@LB1973 UK has some lovely mountains too! (so does rep of ireland)

    • @e6486
      @e6486 Před 3 lety

      Puny mountains

    • @nitroxylictv
      @nitroxylictv Před 2 lety

      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.

    • @zoelbanana
      @zoelbanana Před 6 měsíci

      oi mate por faver

  • @ZaibatsuHeavyIndustries
    @ZaibatsuHeavyIndustries Před 4 lety +41

    This deserves so many more views... Awesome video!

  • @louismasar6147
    @louismasar6147 Před 2 lety

    Im such a dork this is actually one of my favorite videos I have ever seen thank you 🙂

  • @ramtruck2011able
    @ramtruck2011able Před 2 lety

    Great job

  • @feedfacedeadbeef
    @feedfacedeadbeef Před 3 lety +32

    In the last ten years I've done Mt Elbert in Colorado, Borah in Idaho, Hood in Oregon, Whitney in California, and Boundary in Nevada. Although I'm still climbing at 60 years old, Mt Rainier and Denali will go unclimbed by me 😥 They're both glacier climbs and I only do solo summits now.

  • @jeremyevans1966
    @jeremyevans1966 Před 3 lety +61

    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.

    • @howardbaxter2514
      @howardbaxter2514 Před 3 lety +3

      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.

    • @c.r.f.4412
      @c.r.f.4412 Před 3 lety +2

      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.

    • @Sub4CarClips
      @Sub4CarClips Před 3 lety

      This is hilarious

    • @samuelmundula2216
      @samuelmundula2216 Před 3 lety

      One of my favorite bike rides, world class in its length (21 miles virtually non-stop uphill from the north, 30 miles from south)

    • @Raptor05121
      @Raptor05121 Před 3 lety

      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

  • @BeholdenYeti
    @BeholdenYeti Před rokem

    Bruh this video inspired me to go to all these highpoints. Great video!

  • @johnshields6852
    @johnshields6852 Před 2 lety

    Very cool, interesting to see the basic geography of the USA, thanks for video.

  • @henriettacog8971
    @henriettacog8971 Před 3 lety +5

    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. 😁🤪

    • @Artifex421
      @Artifex421 Před 2 lety +2

      Colorado's lowest point is a higher elevation than 18 states' highest points.

  • @stupidfrog
    @stupidfrog Před 3 lety +58

    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.

    • @oldiesmusic76
      @oldiesmusic76 Před 2 lety +7

      San Gabriel Mountains, yes. Hwy 2 reaches over 7000 ft before descending into Wrightwood on the east side.

    • @BlueHoursProductions
      @BlueHoursProductions Před 2 lety +1

      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.

    • @jona.scholt4362
      @jona.scholt4362 Před 2 lety +4

      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.

    • @redsorgum
      @redsorgum Před 2 lety +1

      @@jona.scholt4362 You can also go to the desert.

    • @oldiesmusic76
      @oldiesmusic76 Před 2 lety

      @@jona.scholt4362 If you ever get snow! Another bad rainy season for California!

  • @hyzercreek
    @hyzercreek Před 2 lety

    Good video!

  • @alisonhilaryco1898
    @alisonhilaryco1898 Před 2 lety

    Cool video 👍

  • @grtshw
    @grtshw Před 3 lety +15

    Interesting stuff! Maybe I should check these out some time 🤔

  • @dominusetdeus060644
    @dominusetdeus060644 Před 3 lety +36

    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

  • @dioniciotorres4290
    @dioniciotorres4290 Před 8 měsíci

    Good video, very informative, thank you

  • @BAMtastico
    @BAMtastico Před 2 lety +78

    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.

    • @tbjones33
      @tbjones33 Před 2 lety +29

      Ok? And Nepal is the size of Arkansas and is home to 8 of the worlds 10 highest mountains.

    • @MrWaalkman
      @MrWaalkman Před rokem +6

      Very cool. :) What state in Mexico?

    • @BAMtastico
      @BAMtastico Před rokem +5

      @@MrWaalkman Veracruz and Puebla.

    • @MrWaalkman
      @MrWaalkman Před rokem +3

      ​@@BAMtastico I'm a big fan of Michoacán. :)

    • @davidsimon1324
      @davidsimon1324 Před rokem +1

      😲 wow 18 . 18,000 Ft. That is so high.😀

  • @milesclyde8109
    @milesclyde8109 Před 3 lety +45

    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

    • @alexanderhorter1287
      @alexanderhorter1287 Před 3 lety +4

      Has the highest recorded winds in the world

    • @michaelcelani8325
      @michaelcelani8325 Před 2 lety

      @@alexanderhorter1287 yes. 235 mph.

    • @dtniland
      @dtniland Před 2 lety

      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

    • @alexanderhorter1287
      @alexanderhorter1287 Před 2 lety

      @@michaelcelani8325 yee

    • @nitrofumes2012
      @nitrofumes2012 Před 2 lety +2

      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….”

  • @YellowSkarmory
    @YellowSkarmory Před 4 lety +6

    Love to see videos like this in addition to the geoguessr vids!

  • @shafferjoe1962
    @shafferjoe1962 Před 2 lety

    My wife and I were driving in Florida when we seen the sign for highest point. Had to take a picture. Mount Magazine in Arkansas is a beautiful state park. Pack a lunch basket and head up there and enjoy the ride and view. Living in Kansas, I Jane never been to Mt. Sunflower but it is happening this year along with Oklahoma and maybe Texas. Great video, thank you and God bless you brother.

  • @Jeremy-vf7su
    @Jeremy-vf7su Před 2 lety +52

    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

  • @ThePokemonEvos
    @ThePokemonEvos Před 3 lety +113

    I can hear Pokémon remix music in this around 6 minutes in lol

  • @Walk_on_Part_In_a_War
    @Walk_on_Part_In_a_War Před 3 lety +13

    Such a huge leap from Black Elk Peak to Guadalupe Peak to Mt Hood. The elevations go from hills straight to alpine mountains.

  • @danielpennington6053
    @danielpennington6053 Před 10 měsíci +1

    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!

  • @xthriteenx
    @xthriteenx Před 8 měsíci +1

    Good vid :)

  • @henrycoversguitar
    @henrycoversguitar Před 4 lety +3

    Good video, very chill

  • @californiacondor4887
    @californiacondor4887 Před 3 lety +35

    ⏩Great video, professionally done. No annoying music, just the facts, thank you. 🌎🌋🗻

    • @ChicagoGeographer
      @ChicagoGeographer  Před 3 lety +2

      Glad you enjoyed, thanks!

    • @Sub4CarClips
      @Sub4CarClips Před 3 lety +1

      Swear to god some videos have the music louder then the voice like wat

  • @russellsullivan7366
    @russellsullivan7366 Před 9 měsíci

    Omg this was incredibly interesting. No joke

  • @Westernhospitality
    @Westernhospitality Před 2 lety

    This was great

  • @epicdude1157
    @epicdude1157 Před 3 lety +27

    Clingmans dome is extremely beautiful i cant recommend it enough

    • @davidjessee7701
      @davidjessee7701 Před 3 lety +3

      Been there a few times...i love the Smoky Mountains

    • @jonmcgee6987
      @jonmcgee6987 Před 3 lety +1

      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.

    • @blainwilson7937
      @blainwilson7937 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jackpoage5419 I don’t understand how you were hiking on the AT through snow in the Smokies. That’s insane and dangerous.

    • @randyrussell6246
      @randyrussell6246 Před 3 lety

      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.

  • @khr1395
    @khr1395 Před 3 lety +5

    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

  • @ethanmietzner5218
    @ethanmietzner5218 Před rokem +3

    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.

  • @GeoFishing
    @GeoFishing Před 2 lety

    Cool stuff 😎😎

  • @kamikazi777
    @kamikazi777 Před 3 lety +4

    Well done......very well done!

  • @steverudder3321
    @steverudder3321 Před 3 lety +15

    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.

    • @mikeletaurus4728
      @mikeletaurus4728 Před 2 lety +3

      "Overthinking" is an accusation most often made by those who are dull-witted.

    • @michaelcelani8325
      @michaelcelani8325 Před 2 lety +1

      @@mikeletaurus4728 NO. DOUBT. !!

    • @tommanna6137
      @tommanna6137 Před 2 lety +2

      My teacher calls me apathetic, but I don't care.

    • @bentownsend4017
      @bentownsend4017 Před 8 měsíci

      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

  • @soap924
    @soap924 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Hi I watched the video and I really liked it I think you should do this kind of video for Canadian provinces/territories

  • @erikcribley5271
    @erikcribley5271 Před 2 lety +6

    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.