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List of highest mean elevation U.S. counties

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Counties of the United States

The following table lists the 50 highest counties or county-equivalents[lower-alpha 1] in the United States of America by mean elevation.[lower-alpha 2] Of these 50 counties, 34 counties are located in Colorado, four counties in Wyoming, four counties in New Mexico, three counties in Utah, two boroughs in Alaska, and one county each in California, Idaho, and Nevada.

Table[edit]

The 50 highest mean elevation counties in the United States

Rank[lower-alpha 3] County[lower-alpha 1]. State Mean elevation[lower-alpha 2] High point[1] Highest elevation[2][1][3] Low point[3] Lowest elevation[3] Elevation range[lower-alpha 4]
1 Lake County  Colorado 11,702.5 feet
3,567 m
Mount Elbert 14,440 feet
4,401 m
Arkansas River 8,965 feet
2,733 m
5,475 feet
1,669 m
2 Hinsdale County  Colorado 11,300 feet
3,444 m
Uncompahgre Peak 14,315 feet
4,363 m
Lake Fork Gunnison River 8,285 feet
2,525 m
6,030 feet
1,838 m
3 Mineral County  Colorado 11,116 feet
3,388 m
Phoenix Peak 13,902 feet
4,237 m
Rio Grande 8,330 feet
2,539 m
5,572 feet
1,698 m
4 San Juan County  Colorado 11,085 feet
3,379 m
Vermilion Peak 13,900 feet
4,237 m
Animas River 8,270 feet
2,521 m
5,630 feet
1,716 m
5 Summit County  Colorado 10,935.5 feet
3,333 m
Grays Peak 14,276 feet
4,351 m
Blue River 7,595 feet
2,315 m
6,681 feet
2,036 m
6 Alamosa County  Colorado 10,928.5 feet
3,331 m
Blanca Peak 14,351 feet
4,374 m
Rio Grande 7,506 feet
2,288 m
6,845 feet
2,086 m
7 Saguache County  Colorado 10,915 feet
3,327 m
Crestone Peak 14,300 feet
4,359 m
San Luis Creek 7,530 feet
2,295 m
6,770 feet
2,063 m
8 Costilla County  Colorado 10,865.5 feet
3,312 m
Blanca Peak 14,351 feet
4,374 m
Rio Grande 7,380 feet
2,249 m
6,971 feet
2,125 m
9 Park County  Colorado 10,705.5 feet
3,263 m
Mount Lincoln 14,293 feet
4,357 m
South Platte River 7,118 feet
2,170 m
7,175 feet
2,187 m
10 Chaffee County  Colorado 10,661 feet
3,249 m
Mount Harvard 14,427 feet
4,397 m
Arkansas River 6,895 feet
2,102 m
7,532 feet
2,296 m
11 Clear Creek County  Colorado 10,608 feet
3,233 m
Grays Peak 14,276 feet
4,351 m
Clear Creek 6,940 feet
2,115 m
7,336 feet
2,236 m
12 Rio Grande County  Colorado 10,402 feet
3,171 m
Bennett Peak 13,209 feet
4,026 m
Rock Creek 7,595 feet
2,315 m
5,614 feet
1,711 m
13 Jackson County  Colorado 10,353 feet
3,156 m
Clark Peak 12,956 feet
3,949 m
North Platte River 7,750 feet
2,362 m
5,206 feet
1,587 m
14 Denali Borough  Alaska 10,347.5 feet
3,154 m
Denali 20,310 feet
6,190 m
Nenana River 385 feet
117 m
19,925 feet
6,073 m
15 Conejos County  Colorado 10,279 feet
3,133 m
Conejos Peak 13,178 feet
4,017 m
Rio Grande 7,380 feet
2,249 m
5,798 feet
1,767 m
16 Pitkin County  Colorado 10,266 feet
3,129 m
Castle Peak 14,272 feet
4,350 m
Crystal River 6,260 feet
1,908 m
8,012 feet
2,442 m
17 Ouray County  Colorado 10,248 feet
3,124 m
Mount Sneffels 14,156 feet
4,315 m
Uncompahgre River 6,340 feet
1,932 m
7,816 feet
2,382 m
18 Grand County  Colorado 10,197 feet
3,108 m
Pettingell Peak 13,559 feet
4,133 m
Colorado River 6,835 feet
2,083 m
6,724 feet
2,049 m
19 Sublette County  Wyoming 10,190 feet
3,106 m
Gannett Peak 13,810 feet
4,209 m
Green River 6,570 feet
2,003 m
7,240 feet
2,207 m
20 Gilpin County  Colorado 10,120 feet
3,085 m
James Peak 13,300 feet
4,054 m
Clear Creek 6,940 feet
2,115 m
6,360 feet
1,939 m
21 Gunnison County  Colorado 10,091 feet
3,076 m
Castle Peak 14,272 feet
4,350 m
North Fork Gunnison River 5,910 feet
1,801 m
8,362 feet
2,549 m
22 Custer County  Colorado 10,075.5 feet
3,071 m
Crestone Peak East Peak 14,266 feet
4,348 m
Hardscrabble Creek 5,885 feet
1,794 m
8,381 feet
2,555 m
23 Eagle County  Colorado 10,068 feet
3,069 m
Mount of the Holy Cross 14,011 feet
4,271 m
Colorado River 6,125 feet
1,867 m
7,886 feet
2,404 m
24 La Plata County  Colorado 10,011.5 feet
3,052 m
Windom Peak 14,093 feet
4,296 m
Animas River 5,930 feet
1,807 m
8,163 feet
2,488 m
25 Teller County  Colorado 9,892.5 feet
3,015 m
Devils Playground 13,075 feet
3,985 m
Fourmile Creek 6,710 feet
2,045 m
6,365 feet
1,940 m
26 Teton County  Wyoming 9,789.5 feet
2,984 m
Grand Teton 13,775 feet
4,199 m
Snake River 5,804 feet
1,769 m
7,971 feet
2,430 m
27 Huerfano County  Colorado 9,779 feet
2,981 m
Blanca Peak Tripoint 14,326 feet
4,367 m
Cucharas River 5,232 feet
1,595 m
9,094 feet
2,772 m
28 Dolores County  Colorado 9,721 feet
2,963 m
Mount Wilson 14,252 feet
4,344 m
Spook Canyon 5,190 feet
1,582 m
9,062 feet
2,762 m
29 Archuleta County  Colorado 9,668 feet
2,947 m
Summit Peak 13,306 feet
4,056 m
Navajo Reservoir 6,030 feet
1,838 m
7,276 feet
2,218 m
30 San Miguel County  Colorado 9,666.5 feet
2,946 m
Wilson Peak 14,023 feet
4,274 m
Dolores River 5,310 feet
1,618 m
8,713 feet
2,656 m
31 El Paso County  Colorado 9,580.5 feet
2,920 m
Pikes Peak 14,116 feet
4,303 m
Chico Creek 5,045 feet
1,538 m
9,071 feet
2,765 m
32 Boulder County  Colorado 9,577.5 feet
2,919 m
Longs Peak 14,260 feet
4,346 m
Saint Vrain Creek 4,895 feet
1,492 m
9,365 feet
2,854 m
33 Taos County  New Mexico 9,524 feet
2,903 m
Wheeler Peak 13,166 feet
4,013 m
Rio Grande 5,882 feet
1,793 m
7,284 feet
2,220 m
34 Mono County  California 9,452 feet
2,881 m
White Mountain Peak 14,252 feet
4,344 m
Owens River 4,652 feet
1,418 m
9,600 feet
2,926 m
35 Park County  Wyoming 9,354 feet
2,851 m
Francs Peak 13,158 feet
4,011 m
Yellowstone River 5,550 feet
1,692 m
7,608 feet
2,319 m
36 Summit County  Utah 9,351.5 feet
2,850 m
Gilbert Peak 13,448 feet
4,099 m
Weber River 5,255 feet
1,602 m
8,193 feet
2,497 m
37 Rio Arriba County  New Mexico 9,321 feet
2,841 m
Truchas Peak 13,107 feet
3,995 m
Rio Grande 5,535 feet
1,687 m
7,572 feet
2,308 m
38 Routt County  Colorado 9,207.5 feet
2,806 m
Mount Zirkel 12,185 feet
3,714 m
Yampa River 6,230 feet
1,899 m
5,955 feet
1,815 m
39 Duchesne County  Utah 9,192 feet
2,802 m
Kings Peak 13,534 feet
4,125 m
Ninemile Creek 4,850 feet
1,478 m
8,684 feet
2,647 m
40 Fremont County  Wyoming 9,184 feet
2,799 m
Gannett Peak 13,810 feet
4,209 m
Wind River 4,558 feet
1,389 m
9,252 feet
2,820 m
41 Larimer County  Colorado 9,175.5 feet
2,797 m
Hagues Peak 13,566 feet
4,135 m
Cache la Poudre River 4,785 feet
1,458 m
8,781 feet
2,676 m
42 Custer County  Idaho 9,109 feet
2,776 m
Borah Peak 12,668 feet
3,861 m
Big Lost River 5,550 feet
1,692 m
7,118 feet
2,170 m
43 Esmeralda County  Nevada 9,046.5 feet
2,757 m
Wheeler Peak 13,068 feet
3,983 m
Utah border 5,025 feet
1,532 m
8,043 feet
2,452 m
44 Santa Fe County  New Mexico 9,039.5 feet
2,755 m
Santa Fe Baldy 12,627 feet
3,849 m
Santa Fe River 5,452 feet
1,662 m
7,175 feet
2,187 m
45 Fremont County  Colorado 9,028 feet
2,752 m
Bushnell Peak 13,111 feet
3,996 m
Arkansas River 4,945 feet
1,507 m
8,166 feet
2,489 m
46 Colfax County  New Mexico 9,017 feet
2,748 m
Little Costilla Peak 12,589 feet
3,837 m
Canadian River 5,445 feet
1,660 m
7,144 feet
2,177 m
47 Yakutat Borough  Alaska 9,004 feet
2,744 m
Mount Saint Elias 18,008 feet
5,489 m
Gulf of Alaska 0 feet
0 m
18,008 feet
5,489 m
48 Piute County  Utah 8,982 feet
2,738 m
Delano Peak 12,174 feet
3,711 m
Sevier River 5,790 feet
1,765 m
6,384 feet
1,946 m
49 Las Animas County  Colorado 8,977.5 feet
2,736 m
West Spanish Peak 13,631 feet
4,155 m
Purgatoire River 4,324 feet
1,318 m
9,307 feet
2,837 m
50 Montezuma County  Colorado 8,919.5 feet
2,719 m
Hesperus Mountain 13,237 feet
4,035 m
San Juan River 4,602 feet
1,403 m
8,635 feet
2,632 m

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Notes[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Forty-eight U.S. states have counties, Louisiana has parishes, and Alaska has boroughs and census areas in the Unorganized Borough. The entire District of Columbia is considered a county-equivalent, as are the 38 independent cities of Virgina, and the independent cities of Baltimore, Maryland, St. Louis, Missouri, and Carson City, Nevada
  2. 2.0 2.1 The mean elevation is the arithmetic mean of the highest and lowest elevations.
  3. Rank among United States counties and county-equivalents by mean elevation.
  4. The elevation range is the arithmetic difference between the highest and lowest elevations.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Peak List". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  2. "Elevation Point Query Service". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "National Map Search". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

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Coordinates: 44°58′02″N 103°46′18″W / 44.9672°N 103.7716°W / 44.9672; -103.7716 (United States of America)

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