State Highpoints

State Highpoints
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State highpointing is climbing to the highest point in all 50 states. A lot of people get the desire to do this, mostly non-climbers. The majority of state highpointers I have met are from the Eastern U.S. They work their way out west, typically hiring a guide to get them up the more difficult ones. Denali in Alaska is a real stopper for many who then settle on 49. As a climber I have always found the highest mountain in every state to be an attractive goal. Since many states do not have mountains the highpointers goal became the highest point in every state not the highest mountain. One state even has its highpoint on the side of a mountain with the summit in a neighboring state. I have taken my time to finish this list and only have 2 left that I plan to obtain in 2024, reaching the 50th state on my 50th birthday. I will also be hiking 2,200 miles to reach it. The highest point in Maine is also the end point of the 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail.

Below are the trip report links. At the bottom is a map showing all the states I've completed so far with the year climbed.
Alaska - Denali
Texas - Guadalupe Peak
Idaho - Borah Peak
South Dakota - Mt. Harney/Black Elk Peak
California - Mt. Whitney
Delaware - Elbright Azimuth
New York - Mt. Marcy
Oregon - Mt. Hood
Nebraska - Panorama Point
Colorado - Mt. Elbert
Hawaii - Mauna Kea
Vermont - Mt. Mansfield
New Mexico - Wheeler Peak
New Jersey - High Point
Arizona - Mt. Humphreys
New Hampshire - Mt. Washington
Washington - Mt. Rainier
Utah - Kings Peak
Gannett Peak - Wyoming
Taum Sauk Mountain - Missouri
Mount Magazine - Arkansas
denali Guadalupe Peak, Texas Mount Harney, South Dakota Borah Peak Idaho Mount Humphreys, Arizona Kings Peak, Utah Gannett Peak Mount Elbert, Colorado Mount Washington Mount Rainier, Washington Taum Sauk Mountain Mount Magazine Elbright Azimuth, Delaware Mount Whitney, California Mount Marcy, New York Mount Mansfield, Vermont Mauna Kea, Hawaii Mount Hood, Oregon High Point, New Jersey Wheeler Peak, New Mexico
Mount Sunflower - Kansas
mount sunflower kansas boundary peak
Boundary Peak - Nevada
Charles Mound - Illinois
Timms Hill - Wisconsin
Eagle Mountain - Minnesota
Mount Arvon- Michigan
Charles Mound Eagle Mountain Mount Arvon Timms Hill
Granite Peak - Montana
granite peak black mesa
Black Mesa - Oklahoma
Cheaha Mountain Brasstown Bald Clingmans Dome Britton Hill Woodall Mountain
Brasstown Bald - Georgia
Cheaha Mountain - Alabama
Woodall Mountain - Mississippi
Clingmans Dome - Tennessee
Black Mountain - Kentucky
Sassafras Mountain - South Carolina
Britton Hill - Florida
Black Mountain Sassafras white butte
White Butte - North Dakota
hawkeye point
Hawkeye Point - Iowa
Driskill Mountain
Driskill Mountain - Louisiana
Frissell Hoosier Hill Campbell Hill Jerimoth Hill
Hoosier Hill - Indiana
Mt. Frissell - Connecticut
Campbell Hill - Ohio
Jerimoth Hill - Rhode Island
state highpoints Pennsylvania Backbone Mountain Nebraska, Panorama Point Mt. Rogers Spruce Knob Mt. Mitchell
District of Columbia - Fort Reno
Mt. Davis - Pennsylvania
Virginia - Mt. Rogers
West Virginia - Spruce Knob
Maryland - Backbone Mountain - Hoye Crest
North Carolina - Mt. Mitchell