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U.S. States With the Highest Average Elevation

Name the states of the U.S. that have the highest mean elevation according to Wikipedia.
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State
Meters
6800
Colorado
2073
6700
Wyoming
2042
6100
Utah
1859
5700
New Mexico
1737
5500
Nevada
1676
Feet
State
Meters
5000
Idaho
1524
4100
Arizona
1250
3400
Montana
1036
3300
Oregon
1006
3030
Hawaii
924
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28 Comments
loganite
+4
Level 91
Oct 28, 2021
The title says "U.S. States with the highest average elevation," but the description says, "Name the states of the U.S. with the lowest mean elevation..."
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Oct 28, 2021
Fixed, thank you.
buck1017
+11
Level 78
Oct 28, 2021
I had a feeling that the last one would be tricky. I started doing Appalachian states until it dawned on me at the last minute.
cornflakesfu
+11
Level 88
Oct 28, 2021
Same. This quiz is your regular reminder that the Appalachians ain't got nothing on the Rockies, elevation-wise.
cornflakesfu
+3
Level 88
Oct 28, 2021
For comparison, the highest Appalachian state is West Virginia, all the way down at 1500 feet (460 m).
Wistful
+4
Level 72
Oct 11, 2023
I think I can give a better example... The tallest peak in the Appalachians is Mount Mitchell with an elevation of 2,037 metres (6,684 ft), which is lower than the average elevation of both Colorado and Wyoming as a whole.
mf3
+3
Level 89
Nov 1, 2021
The last one DID surprise me a bit.
zack22
+1
Level 66
Nov 8, 2021
The fact that #10 is ranked 6th for highest point in the state is crazy to me!
CatcoolH
+4
Level 66
Nov 9, 2021
When Montana doesn't have the highest average elevation: My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined
snugzpperoni
+2
Level 49
Nov 11, 2021
It's a big state and the Rockies are all the way at the west end of it.
HydratedMite
+3
Level 67
Jan 1, 2023
Yeah, but it's called MONTana!
JackintheBox
+2
Level 80
Nov 9, 2021
Somehow I was expecting West Virginia here. Surprised that the average elevation of WV is around half of the 'lowest' state in this quiz!
gvgubyibi
+1
Level 28
Nov 9, 2021
all with 4 seconds left
goofycritter
+1
Level 29
Nov 9, 2021
almost all of the top 10 highest united states peaks are in alaska how is it not up here
BigFloppa
+6
Level 62
Nov 9, 2021
because a lot of alaska is low
HydratedMite
+4
Level 67
Jan 1, 2023
And there is a lot of Alaska.
WAFFLEZZ
+1
Level 20
Nov 18, 2021
No West Virginia?
aquaticgiraffe
+1
Level 68
Jun 2, 2022
highest point in wv is
elcampeador
+1
Level 79
Jun 9, 2022
I guessed WV too, but I guess the Appalachians are just too tiny for it to make the cut.
AwesomePotato170
+1
Level 61
Nov 24, 2023
No Alaska?
SeaPunk206
+1
Level 45
Apr 9, 2025
Can someone explain the geography of why OR is here but WA is not but WA has Mt Rainier plus 49 other peaks above 8k ft and OR only has 33 above 8k? Is it because WA is larger and has more flatland, proportionately?
idontkn1
+2
Level 92
Apr 9, 2025
Oregon coastal range is a bit further west relative to Washignton's and the biggest reason is once you hit the coastal range in Oregon it doesn't get much lower. Except for the northern quarter of Washington the rest of the Washington gets back below 500 meters once you go east of the Cascades. It's a huge basin.

Not sure if it will work but, here is a contour map of the two.

https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/map-99bg5k/Washington/?center=45.81349%2C-119.37744&zoom=6

cityfarmer
+1
Level 67
Apr 9, 2025
Southern Oregon has the beginning of the Sierra Madres which continue into California. Washington lost the top of Mount Saint Helens. Oregon has a longer Coast Range while Washington has the Lower Columbia floodplain and the Puget Sound region. Oh and Oregon also has the Wallowa Mountains in the northeast.
carrotseeds
+1
Level 45
Apr 9, 2025
hm what about McKinley and Logan in alaska
mrputter
+3
Level 85
Apr 9, 2025
What about them? They're balanced out by a lot of land that's lower. This is about highest average elevation, not highest elevation.

As discussed in several comments above.

Devvik2
+2
Level 74
Apr 9, 2025
Exactly, and Mount Logan is not even in Alaska.
ThrowingAmanda
+1
Level 22
Apr 11, 2025
I really did not expect Hawaii! Got it at the last second.
66plus44isnot100
+1
Level 16
May 7, 2025
I got all of them with forty-one seconds left.
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