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Florida: Britton Hill -

Britton Hill in Lakewood Park is Florida's highest natural point, with an elevation of just 354 feet (105 m).

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District of Columbia: Point Reno -

At 409 feet (124 m), Point Reno at Fort Reno Park in Tenleytown, Washington, D.C., is the highest natural point in the District of Columbia.

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Delaware: Ebright Azimuth -

Ebright Azimuth is the point with the highest benchmark monument elevation in Delaware, at 448 feet (136 m). An azimuth, by the way, is an angular measurement in a spherical coordinate system.

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Louisiana: Driskill Mountain -

Driskill Mountain has an elevation of 535 feet (163 m), which makes it the highest natural point in Louisiana.

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Mississippi: Woodall Mountain -

Set in the northeastern corner of the state, Woodall Mountain, at 806 feet (246 m), is the highest natural point in Mississippi. Originally called Yow Hill, it was the scene of the Battle of Iuka during the American Civil War.

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Rhode Island: Jerimoth Hill -

At 812 feet (247 m), Jerimoth Hill, located in the town of Foster in the northwest of the state, is the highest natural point in Rhode Island. The site is used as an observatory.

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Illinois: Charles Mound -

Charles Mound is the highest natural point in Illinois. Located in Scales Mound Township, the hill is 1,235 feet (376 m) tall and sits practically on the Illinois-Wisconsin border.

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Indiana: Hoosier Hill -

Hoosier Hill, Indiana's highest natural point, has an elevation of 1,257 feet (383 m). The high point sits in a forested area surrounded by farmland north of the city of Richmond.

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Ohio: Campbell Hill -

Ohio's natural highest point in elevation is Campbell Hill, at 1,550 feet (472 m).

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Iowa: Hawkeye Point -

At 1,670 feet (510 m), Hawkeye Point is the highest natural point in Iowa. The site is marked by a museum barn and a silo with an observation deck.

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Missouri: Taum Sauk Mountain -

Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest mountain in Missouri, summiting at 1,772 feet (540 m). Taum Sauk is said to be named for a Piankeshaw chief called Sauk-Ton-Qua.

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New Jersey: High Point -

Crowned by the War Veterans Monument, a granite and quartz obelisk, High Point in New Jersey has an elevation of 1,803 feet (550 m). The location is the centerpiece of High Point State Park.

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Wisconsin: Timms Hill -

Timms Hill is located in Timms Hill County Park. At 1,951 feet (595 m), it's the highest natural point in Wisconsin. Visitors can admire a panoramic view from a public lookout tower.

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Michigan: Mount Arvon -

Mount Arvon is the highest natural point in Michigan. Part of the Huron Mountains, Arvon peaks at 1,979 feet (603 m).

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Minnesota: Eagle Mountain -

Designated a Minnesota State Historic Site, the 2,301-ft (701-m) Eagle Mountain is the state's highest natural point.

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Connecticut: Mount Frissell -

Mount Frissell's south slopes include the highest point in Connecticut, at 2,380 feet (725 m). The mountain, in fact, straddles the Connecticut-Massachusetts border.

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Alabama: Cheaha Mountain -

Those reaching the 2,407-ft (734-m) summit of Cheaha Mountain can afterwards climb to the top of Bunker Tower for outstanding views surrounding Alabama's highest point.

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Arkansas: Mount Magazine -

At 2,753 feet (839 m), Mount Magazine is the highest point in Arkansas. The mountain looms over the Mount Magazine State Park.

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Pennsylvania: Mount Davis -

Mount Davis is the highest point in Pennsylvania. Named for early settler, American Civil War veteran, surveyor, and naturalist John Nelson Davis, the mountain summits out at 3,213 feet (979 m).

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Maryland: Hoye-Crest -

Hoye-Crest is a 3,360-ft (1,020-m) summit along Backbone Mountain in Maryland's Garrett County. Backbone is known for its wind farm, which runs along eight miles (12 km) of the mountain ridge and consists of 28 wind turbines.

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Massachusetts: Mount Greylock -

The landmark Veterans War Memorial Tower tops the summit of Mount Greylock, at 3,491 feet (1,064 m) the highest point in Massachusetts.

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North Dakota: White Butte -

The highest natural point in North Dakota is White Butte, at 3,506 feet (1,069 m). The summit is located within the boundaries of the Little Missouri National Grassland.

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South Carolina: Sassafras Mountain -

An observation tower on the summit of Sassafras Mountain affords impressive views across the Blue Ridge Mountains, marking as it does South Carolina's highest point, at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).

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Kansas: Mount Sunflower -

While hardly a mountain, Mount Sunflower nonetheless marks the highest natural point in Kansas. The 'summit' is 4,039 feet (1,231 m) above the state's topographic low point.

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Kentucky: Black Mountain -

Black Mountain is the highest mountain peak in Kentucky, with a summit elevation of 4,145 feet (1,263 m).

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Vermont: Mount Mansfield -

The highest natural point in Vermont is the 4,393-ft (1,339-m) Mount Mansfield. When viewed from the east or west, this mountain has the appearance of an elongated human face profile.

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Georgia: Brasstown Bald -

On a clear day, it's possible to see the tallest buildings of Atlanta, some 85 miles (136 km) away from the summit of Brasstown Bald, the highest natural point in Georgia, at 4,784 feet (1,458 m) and marked by an observation complex.

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West Virginia: Spruce Knob -

Spruce Mountain is crowned by Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia. A lookout tower stands on the summit, at 4,863 feet (1,483 m).

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Oklahoma: Black Mesa -

In northwestern Cimarron County, Oklahoma, Black Mesa reaches 4,973 feet (1,516 m), the highest point in the state.

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Maine: Mount Katahdin -

Named Katahdin, which means "Great Mountain," by the Penobscot Native Americans, this mountain in Maine marks the highest point in the state, at 5,268 feet (1,605 m).

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New York: Mount Marcy -

With an elevation of 5,344 feet (1,628 m), Mount Marcy is the highest natural point in New York state.

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Nebraska: Panorama Point -

Remote Panorama Point in Nebraska is located on the High Point Bison Ranch. A stone marker indicates the elevation as 5,424 feet (1,653 m).

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Virginia: Mount Rogers -

With a summit elevation of 5,729 feet (1,746 m), Mount Rogers is the highest point in Virginia. The summit is most easily accessed from Grayson Highlands State Park by following the Appalachian Trail.

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New Hampshire: Mount Washington -

Mount Washington summits at 6,288 feet (1,916 m)—New Hampshire's highest natural point. The weather of Mount Washington is notoriously erratic. It's regularly battered by high winds, which in winter can send temperatures plummeting. In January 2004, a wind chill value of -102.59°F (-74.8°C) at the mountain was recorded.

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Tennessee: Clingmans Dome -

At an elevation of 6,643 feet (2,025 m), Clingmans Dome is the highest mountain in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the highest natural point in Tennessee. The Clingman's Dome Observation Tower rises 50 feet (15 m) from the pinnacle of Clingman's Dome to offer visitors jaw-dropping views of the vicinity.

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North Carolina: Mount Mitchell -

Mount Mitchell, the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains, is also the loftiest in North Carolina, summiting at 6,684 feet (2,037 m).

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South Dakota: Black Elk Peak -

Black Elk Peak, formerly known as Harney Peak but renamed in honor of the noted Lakota Sioux medicine man Black Elk, rises 7,244 feet (2,208 m) above sea level, making it the highest point in South Dakota. The peak's fire lookout tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Texas: Guadalupe Peak -

Guadalupe Peak is the highest natural point in Texas. Located in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, the peak summits at 8,749 feet (2,666 m).

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Oregon: Mount Hood -

At 11,239 feet (3,425 m), Mount Hood is the highest natural point in Oregon. The mountain is actually an active stratovolcano.

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Arizona: Humphreys Peak -

The highest natural point in Arizona, summiting at 12,633 feet (3,850 m), Humphreys Peak is also the highest of a group of dormant volcanic peaks known as the San Francisco Peaks.

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Idaho: Borah Peak -

At 12,662 feet (3,859 m), Borah Peak is one of the most prominent peaks in the contiguous United States, and Idaho's highest.

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Montana: Granite Peak -

Montana's Granite Peak soars 12,799 feet (3,901 m) above sea level within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.

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Nevada: Boundary Peak -

Located in Esmeralda County, Nevada, Boundary Peak is the state's highest natural point, summiting at 13,140 feet (4,005 m).

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New Mexico: Wheeler Peak -

This view overlooks Taos Valley with Kachina Peak on the right and Wheeler Peak on the left. Wheeler is the highest point in New Mexico, at 13,161 feet (4,011 m).

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Utah: Kings Peak -

At 13,528 feet (4,123 m), Kings Peak is located just south of the spine of the central Uinta Mountains, in Ashley National Forest in northeastern Utah, and is the state's highest point.

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Hawaii: Mauna Kea -

Mauna Kea rears up 13,796 feet (4,205 m) on Hawaii as an inactive volcano and serves as the state's highest point. In addition, Mauna Kea is the second-highest peak of an island on Earth, after Puncak Jaya on New Guinea.

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Wyoming: Gannett Peak -

The dramatic Gannett Peak is Wyoming's highest point, an impressive mountain standing 13,804 feet (4,207 m) above sea level.

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Washington: Mount Rainier -

With a summit elevation of 14,411 feet (4,392 m), Mount Rainier in Washington is the state's highest point as well as one of the country's most iconic natural wonders.

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Colorado: Mount Elbert -

At 14,433 feet (4,399 m), Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains. It also happens to be the highest point in Colorado.

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California: Mount Whitney -

According to the most recent data published by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey, Mount Whitney stands at 14,505 feet (4,421 m) to make it the highest mountain in the contiguous United States, and certainly the highest point in California.

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Alaska: Denali -

Denali, formerly known as Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain peak in North America, soaring an unbeatable 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level. Located in Alaska, the mountain is the centerpiece of Denali National Park and Reserve.

Sources: (Statista) (Reuters) (U.S. National Geodetic Survey)

See also: Why you should see the least-visited US national parks

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