List of highest mean elevation U.S. counties

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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.

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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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↑ ^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
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 The mean elevation is the arithmetic mean of the highest and lowest elevations.
↑ Rank among United States counties and county-equivalents by mean elevation.
↑ The elevation range is the arithmetic difference between the highest and lowest elevations.

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

United States Geological Survey
- National Map Search
  - Elevation Point Query Service

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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[county-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

[mean-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.

[7] The elevation range is the arithmetic difference between the highest and lowest elevations.

[pb-4] 1.0 ^1.1 "Peak List". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

[epq-5] "Elevation Point Query Service". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

[nms-6] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "National Map Search". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

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