The highest point anywhere the United States is Mount McKinley, Alaska, measuring in at 20,320 feet (6,194 meters).
The highest point in the lower 48 states is Mount Whitney, California, which comes in at 14,505 feet (4,421 meters).
I found a cool map from Geology.com that shows the highest point for each state. Click HERE to see it.
Coincedentally, not only is California home to the highest point in the lower 48 states, it is also home to the lowest point in North America, 282 ft. below sea level, which is located in Death Valley. A mere 75 miles (as the crow flies) separates the highest and lowest point in the lower 48 states.
2 comments:
You're a man after my heart! I love maps and all these neat facts about geography, etc.
and I've heard there's some sort of crazy marathon that starts in Death Valley and ends on the top of Mt Whitney.
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