Highest Points
- Mount McKinley (Denali), Alaska, United States 63°4′9″N 151°0′23″W / 63.06917°N 151.00639°W / 63.06917; -151.00639 (Mount McKinley) — highest summit of North America at 6194 m (20,320 feet)
- Mount Whitney, California 36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.57861°N 118.29194°W / 36.57861; -118.29194 (Mount Whitney) — highest point in the 48 contiguous states at 14,505 feet (4421 m)
- Grays Peak, Colorado, United States 39°38′2″N 105°49′3″W / 39.63389°N 105.8175°W / 39.63389; -105.8175 (Grays Peak) — highest point on the Continental Divide of North America at 4352 m (14,278 feet)
- Mauna Kea, Hawaiʻi 19°49′14″N 155°28′5″W / 19.82056°N 155.46806°W / 19.82056; -155.46806 (Mauna Kea) — highest island summit in all U.S. territory and the entire Pacific Ocean at 13,796 feet (4205 m)
- Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico 36°35′52″N 105°26′42″W / 36.59778°N 105.445°W / 36.59778; -105.445 (Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico) — highest village limits in all U.S. territory at 12,581 feet (3835 m) (No residents of Taos Ski Valley live above 10,350 feet.)
- Winter Park, Colorado 39°53′34″N 105°45′43″W / 39.89278°N 105.76194°W / 39.89278; -105.76194 (Winter Park, CO) — highest city limits in all U.S. territory at 12,060 feet (3676 m) (No residents of Winter Park live above 10,000 feet.)
- San Juan County, Colorado 37°49′N 107°40′W / 37.817°N 107.667°W / 37.817; -107.667 (San Juan County, Colorado) — highest U.S. county with a mean elevation of 11,240 feet (3426 m)
- Alma, Colorado 39°17′2″N 106°3′46″W / 39.28389°N 106.06278°W / 39.28389; -106.06278 (Alma, Colorado) — highest town in all U.S. territory at 10,355 feet (3156 m)
- Leadville, Colorado 39°14′50″N 106°17′30″W / 39.24722°N 106.29167°W / 39.24722; -106.29167 (Leadville, Colorado) — highest city in all U.S. territory at 10,152 feet (3094 m)
- Lake County Airport, Colorado 39°13′13″N 106°19′00″W / 39.22028°N 106.3166667°W / 39.22028; -106.3166667 (Lake County Airport) — highest airfield in all U.S. territory and North America at 9,927 feet (3026 m)
- New Mexico State Capitol, Santa Fe 35°40′56″N 105°56′23″W / 35.68222°N 105.93972°W / 35.68222; -105.93972 (New Mexico State Capitol) — highest state capitol in the United States at 7,005 feet (2135 m)
- State of Colorado 39°00′N 105°30′W / 39°N 105.5°W / 39; -105.5 (State of Colorado) — highest U.S. state with an average elevation of 6,800 feet (2073 m)
- Mount Mitchell, North Carolina 35°45′53″N 82°15′54″W / 35.76472°N 82.265°W / 35.76472; -82.265 (Mount Mitchell) — highest point in eastern United States at 6,684 feet (2037 m)
- Mount Washington, New Hampshire 44°16′13″N 71°18′12″W / 44.27028°N 71.30333°W / 44.27028; -71.30333 (Mount Washington) — highest point in northeastern United States at 6,288 feet (1917 m)
- Arikaree River, Yuma County, Colorado at Kansas state line 39°58′42″N 102°3′6″W / 39.97833°N 102.05167°W / 39.97833; -102.05167 (Arikaree River) — highest U.S. state low point at 3,317 feet (1011 m)
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