View Tallest Mountain In Each Us State Background. The highest mountain or highest elevation point for each of the 50 states are listed in the table below. As of 2006, 155 people had reached the fifty state highpoints.
Among the 50 states, only 13 states have peaks above 11,000 feet (3,352 meters).
Within this range, which spans nevada and california, are some higher peaks. The lists are ordered both alphabetically and by peak height. Mount rainier in washington is the highest summit of the cascade range and the most prominent summit of the contiguous united states. How many of the highest mountains in each us state have you been to the top of?