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List of extreme points of the United States

October 28, 2023

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There are a number of different interpretations for "easternmost" and "westernmost"; see below for full treatment.

This is a list of points in the United States that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location in the country. Also included are extreme points in elevation, extreme distances and other points of peculiar geographic interest.

Extreme points in the 50 states: Point Barrow, Ka Lae, Sail Rock, Peaked Island
Extreme points in the contiguous 48 states: Northwest Angle, Ballast Key, Sail Rock, Bodelteh Islands
Extreme points of the U.S. on the North American continent: Point Barrow, Cape Sable, West Quoddy Head, Cape Prince of Wales
Extreme points in all U.S. territory: Point Barrow, Rose Atoll, Wake Island, Peaked Island (red dots); Point Udall, Guam, and Point Udall, USVI are shown as green dots. The International Date Line is shown in yellow.

Northernmost points edit

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Southernmost points edit

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Easternmost points edit

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Westernmost points edit

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Interpretation of easternmost and westernmost edit

There are three methods for reckoning the eastern and western extremes of the United States.

One method is to use the Prime Meridian as the dividing line between east and west. This meridian running through Greenwich, London, is defined as zero degrees longitude and could be called the least eastern and least western place in the world. The 180th meridian, on the opposite side of the globe, is therefore the easternmost and westernmost place in the world.

Another method is to use the International Date Line as the easternmost–westernmost extreme. On the equinox, the easternmost place would be where the day first begins, and the westernmost is where the day last ends.

Still another method is to first determine the geographic center of the country and from there measure the shortest distance to every other point. All U.S. territory is spread across less than 180° of longitude, so from any spot in the U.S. it is more direct to reach the easternmost point, Point Udall, U.S. Virgin Islands, by traveling east than by traveling west. Likewise, there is not a single point in U.S. territory from which heading east is a shorter route to the westernmost point, Point Udall, Guam, than heading west would be, even accounting for circumpolar routes. The two different Point Udalls are named for two different men: Mo Udall (Guam) and Stewart Udall (Virgin Islands), brothers from the Udall family of Arizona who both served as U.S. Congressmen.[4]

Highest points edit

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Lowest points edit

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Other points edit

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Islands edit

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Lakes edit

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Extreme distances edit

Some map projections make diagonal lines appear longer than they actually are. The diagonal line from Kure Atoll, Hawaii, to West Quoddy Head, Maine, is 5,797 miles (9,329 km); and the diagonal from Cape Wrangell, Attu Island, Alaska, to Log Point, on Elliott Key, Florida, is 5,505 miles (8,859 km).

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Notes edit

  1. ^ The summit elevation of Mount Whitney includes an adjustment of +1.869 m (+6.1 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ Furnace Creek, in Death Valley, California, set the world record for the highest reliably reported ambient air temperature of 134 °F (57 °C), on July 10, 1913. This record has been eclipsed only once, by a questionable reading of 136 °F (58 °C), recorded in 'Aziziya, Libya, on September 13, 1922.
  3. ^ Sounding at 46° 54' 31"N, 86° 35' 52"W, on NOAA chart 14963, Grand Marais to Big Bay Point, scale 1:120,000, 2006. Chart datum (as shown on the chart) is 601.1 feet above mean sea level, at Rimouski, Quebec.
  4. ^ Two identical soundings at 47° 45.2'N, 122° 26.0'W, and 47° 44.6'N, 122° 25.4'W, on NOAA chart 18446, Puget Sound: Apple Cove Point to Keyport, scale 1:25,000, 2005. Chart datum (as shown on the chart) is lower low water.

References edit

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  5. ^ Mark Newell; Blaine Horner (September 2, 2015). "New Elevation for Nation's Highest Peak" (Press release). USGS. from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
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Point Udall Guam and Point Udall USVI are shown as green dots The International Date Line is shown in yellow Contents 1 Northernmost points 2 Southernmost points 3 Easternmost points 4 Westernmost points 5 Interpretation of easternmost and westernmost 6 Highest points 7 Lowest points 8 Other points 9 Islands 10 Lakes 11 Rivers 12 Extreme distances 13 See also 14 Notes 15 ReferencesNorthernmost points editMap this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Point Barrow Alaska 71 23 20 N 156 28 45 W 71 38889 N 156 47917 W 71 38889 156 47917 Point Barrow northernmost point in the United States Utqiaġvik Alaska 71 17 44 N 156 45 59 W 71 29556 N 156 76639 W 71 29556 156 76639 Barrow northernmost incorporated place in all U S territory population about 4 000 Fairbanks Alaska 64 50 22 94 N 147 43 14 63 W 64 8397056 N 147 7207306 W 64 8397056 147 7207306 Fairbanks City Hall northernmost city of more than 20 000 residents and northernmost incorporated city with public road access Anchorage Alaska 61 13 4 17 N 149 53 33 17 W 61 2178250 N 149 8925472 W 61 2178250 149 8925472 Anchorage City Hall northernmost city of more than 100 000 residents Juneau Alaska 58 17 57 N 134 25 13 W 58 299104 N 134 420240 W 58 299104 134 420240 Downtown Juneau AK northernmost capital city in the United States Northwest Angle Inlet in Lake of the Woods Minnesota 49 23 04 1 N 95 9 12 2 W 49 384472 N 95 153389 W 49 384472 95 153389 Northwest Angle northernmost point in the 48 contiguous states Sumas Washington 49 00 08 6 N 122 15 40 W 49 002389 N 122 26111 W 49 002389 122 26111 Sumas WA northernmost incorporated place in the 48 contiguous states Lynden Washington 48 56 43 N 122 27 10 W 48 94528 N 122 45278 W 48 94528 122 45278 Lynden City Hall northernmost city of more than 10 000 residents in the 48 contiguous states Bellingham Washington 48 45 19 12 N 122 28 43 54 W 48 7553111 N 122 4787611 W 48 7553111 122 4787611 Bellingham City Hall northernmost city of more than 50 000 residents in the 48 contiguous states Everett Washington 47 58 41 N 122 12 27 W 47 97806 N 122 20750 W 47 97806 122 20750 Everett City Hall northernmost city of more than 100 000 residents in the 48 contiguous states Spokane Washington 47 39 37 N 117 25 25 W 47 66028 N 117 42361 W 47 66028 117 42361 Spokane City Hall northernmost city of more than 200 000 residents in the 48 contiguous states Seattle Washington 47 36 13 81 N 122 19 48 56 W 47 6038361 N 122 3301556 W 47 6038361 122 3301556 Seattle City Hall northernmost city of more than 500 000 residents in the United States Olympia Washington 47 2 16 N 122 54 3 W 47 03778 N 122 90083 W 47 03778 122 90083 northernmost capital city in the 48 contiguous states Chicago Illinois 41 53 1 9 N 87 37 53 87 W 41 883861 N 87 6316306 W 41 883861 87 6316306 Chicago City Hall northernmost city of more than 1 000 000 residents in the United States Alaska has the northernmost geographic center of all the states North Dakota has the northernmost geographic center of the 48 contiguous states Southernmost points editMap this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Rose Atoll American Samoa 14 34 11 S 168 9 10 W 14 56972 S 168 15278 W 14 56972 168 15278 Rose Atoll southernmost point in the United States 2 Futiga American Samoa 14 22 23 S 170 45 35 W 14 372987 S 170 759741 W 14 372987 170 759741 Steps Point Futiga American Samoa southernmost town in the United States Pago Pago American Samoa 14 16 26 S 170 42 05 W 14 273821 S 170 701265 W 14 273821 170 701265 Downtown Pago Pago American Samoa southernmost capital city in the United States Palmyra Atoll U S Minor Outlying Islands 5 53 2 N 162 4 42 W 5 88389 N 162 07833 W 5 88389 162 07833 southernmost point in all U S incorporated territory San Juan Puerto Rico 18 27 56 N 66 6 21 W 18 46556 N 66 10583 W 18 46556 66 10583 southernmost city of more than 250 000 residents in all U S territory Ka Lae Hawaii 18 54 39 N 155 40 52 W 18 91083 N 155 68111 W 18 91083 155 68111 Ka Lae southernmost point in the 50 states Discovery Harbour Hawaii 19 02 3 N 155 37 49 W 19 03417 N 155 63028 W 19 03417 155 63028 southernmost settlement in the 50 states Na alehu Hawaii 19 3 57 N 155 35 15 W 19 06583 N 155 58750 W 19 06583 155 58750 Na alehu HI southernmost town in the 50 states Hilo Hawaii 19 41 58 N 155 4 51 W 19 69944 N 155 08083 W 19 69944 155 08083 southernmost place with a population over 25 000 in the 50 states City and County of Honolulu Hawaii 21 18 19 N 157 51 25 W 21 30528 N 157 85694 W 21 30528 157 85694 Honolulu City Hall southernmost U S state capital and southernmost incorporated place in the 50 states Hawaii s only incorporated place Western Dry Rocks Florida Keys Florida 24 26 8 N 81 55 6 W 24 4467 N 81 9267 W 24 4467 81 9267 Western Dry Rocks southernmost point in the 48 contiguous states occasionally above water at low tide Ballast Key Florida 24 31 15 N 81 57 49 W 24 52083 N 81 96361 W 24 52083 81 96361 Ballast Key southernmost point in the 48 contiguous states continuously above water Key West Florida 24 32 38 724 N 81 48 17 658 W 24 54409000 N 81 80490500 W 24 54409000 81 80490500 Key West FL southernmost incorporated place in the contiguous 48 states Cape Sable Florida 25 7 6 N 81 5 11 W 25 11833 N 81 08639 W 25 11833 81 08639 Cape Sable southernmost point on the U S mainland Florida City Florida 25 26 54 N 80 28 57 W 25 44833 N 80 48250 W 25 44833 80 48250 Florida City City Hall southernmost municipality in the contiguous U S Miami Florida 25 43 40 N 80 14 2 W 25 72778 N 80 23389 W 25 72778 80 23389 Miami City Hall southernmost major metropolitan city in the 48 contiguous states Cameron County Texas 25 50 14 5 N 97 23 39 9 W 25 837361 N 97 394417 W 25 837361 97 394417 southernmost point on the Mexico United States border San Antonio Texas 29 28 21 N 98 31 30 W 29 4724 N 98 5251 W 29 4724 98 5251 San Antonio southernmost city of more than 1 000 000 residents in the United States Austin Texas 30 16 2 N 97 44 35 W 30 26722 N 97 74306 W 30 26722 97 74306 southernmost capital city in the 48 contiguous states Hawaii has the southernmost geographic center of all the states Florida has the southernmost geographic center of the 48 contiguous states Easternmost points editMap this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Point Udall St Croix U S Virgin Islands 17 45 19 N 64 33 54 W 17 75528 N 64 56500 W 17 75528 64 56500 Point Udall St Croix easternmost point in the United States by direction of travel Christiansted U S Virgin Islands 17 44 54 N 64 43 00 W 17 7482 N 64 7168 W 17 7482 64 7168 Christainsted easternmost town in the United States by direction of travel Charlotte Amalie U S Virgin Islands 18 20 26 N 64 55 52 W 18 340688 N 64 931065 W 18 340688 64 931065 Downtown Charlotte Amalie U S Virgin Islands easternmost capital city in the United States by direction of travel San Juan Puerto Rico 18 27 56 N 66 06 21 W 18 4655 N 66 1057 W 18 4655 66 1057 San Juan PR easternmost major city of more than 250 000 residents in all U S territory Sail Rock Lubec Maine 44 48 45 2 N 66 56 49 3 W 44 812556 N 66 947028 W 44 812556 66 947028 Sail Rock Lubec ME easternmost point in the 50 states by direction of travel and easternmost incorporated place in the 50 states West Quoddy Head Maine 44 48 55 4 N 66 56 59 2 W 44 815389 N 66 949778 W 44 815389 66 949778 West Quoddy Head easternmost point on the U S mainland Bangor Maine 44 49 3 N 68 43 1 W 44 8217 N 68 7183 W 44 8217 68 7183 Bangor ME easternmost city of more than 20 000 residents in the 50 states Augusta Maine 44 18 25 N 69 46 55 W 44 307 N 69 782 W 44 307 69 782 Augusta ME easternmost U S state capital Portland Maine 43 42 0 N 70 5 2 W 43 7000 N 70 0867 W 43 7000 70 0867 Portland ME easternmost city of more than 50 000 residents in the 50 states Boston Massachusetts 42 19 55 N 71 01 13 W 42 3320 N 71 0202 W 42 3320 71 0202 Boston easternmost city of more than 500 000 residents in the United States New York City New York 40 39 49 N 73 56 19 W 40 6635 N 73 9387 W 40 6635 73 9387 New York City easternmost city of more than 1 000 000 residents in the United States Pochnoi Point Semisopochnoi Island Alaska 51 57 42 N 179 46 23 E 51 96167 N 179 77306 E 51 96167 179 77306 Pochnoi Point Semisopochnoi Island easternmost point in all U S territory by longitude Peacock Point Wake Island 19 16 13 2 N 166 39 26 3 E 19 270333 N 166 657306 E 19 270333 166 657306 Peacock Point Wake Island first sunrise at equinox in all U S territory Northern Islands Municipality Northern Mariana Islands 16 01 38 N 146 03 52 E 16 0271 N 146 0645 E 16 0271 146 0645 Farallon de Medinilla easternmost municipality in all U S territory by longitude Saipan Northern Mariana Islands 15 11 N 145 45 E 15 183 N 145 750 E 15 183 145 750 Saipan MP easternmost capital city in the United States by longitude Maine has the easternmost geographic center of the 50 states Westernmost points editMap this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Point Udall Santa Rita Guam 13 26 51 N 144 37 5 5 E 13 44750 N 144 618194 E 13 44750 144 618194 Point Udall Santa Rita Guam westernmost point and westernmost town in the United States by direction of travel Hagatna Guam 13 28 38 N 144 44 50 E 13 477264 N 144 747249 E 13 477264 144 747249 Downtown Hagatna Guam westernmost capital city in the United States by direction of travel Peaked Island offshore from Cape Wrangell Attu Island Alaska 52 55 14 N 172 26 16 E 52 92056 N 172 43778 E 52 92056 172 43778 Peaked Island westernmost point in the 50 states by direction of travel and last sunset at equinox in all U S territories West of it passes the International Date Line after which come Russian territorial islands Amatignak Island Alaska 51 16 7 N 179 8 55 W 51 26861 N 179 14861 W 51 26861 179 14861 Amatignak Island westernmost point in all U S territories by longitude Adak Alaska 51 49 21 N 176 42 53 W 51 8224 N 176 7147 W 51 8224 176 7147 Adak AK westernmost incorporated city in the 50 states Pago Pago American Samoa 14 16 46 S 170 42 2 W 14 27944 S 170 70056 W 14 27944 170 70056 Pago Pago AS westernmost capital city in the United States by longitude Cape Prince of Wales Alaska 65 38 32 N 168 7 8 W 65 64222 N 168 11889 W 65 64222 168 11889 Cape Prince of Wales westernmost point on the North American continent Unalaska Alaska 53 53 20 N 166 31 38 W 53 888984 N 166 527239 W 53 888984 166 527239 Unalaska AK westernmost city of more than 2 500 residents in the 50 states Honolulu Hawaii 21 18 25 N 157 51 30 W 21 30694 N 157 85833 W 21 30694 157 85833 Honolulu HI westernmost U S state capital Anchor Point Alaska 59 46 20 8914 N 151 52 2 373 W 59 772469833 N 151 86732583 W 59 772469833 151 86732583 Anchor Point AK westernmost point on the continuous road system of North America 3 Umatilla Reef offshore from Cape Alava Washington 48 11 1 N 124 47 1 W 48 1850 N 124 7850 W 48 1850 124 7850 Umatilla Reef westernmost point in the 48 contiguous states occasionally above water at low tide Bodelteh Islands offshore from Cape Alava Washington 48 10 42 7 N 124 46 18 1 W 48 178528 N 124 771694 W 48 178528 124 771694 Bodelteh Islands westernmost point in the 48 contiguous states continuously above water Cape Alava Washington 48 9 51 N 124 43 59 W 48 16417 N 124 73306 W 48 16417 124 73306 Cape Alava westernmost point on the U S mainland contiguous Neah Bay Washington 48 21 56 N 124 36 56 W 48 36556 N 124 61556 W 48 36556 124 61556 Neah Bay WA westernmost town in the 48 contiguous states Port Orford Oregon 42 45 15 N 124 30 45 W 42 754065 N 124 512605 W 42 754065 124 512605 Port Orford OR westernmost incorporated place in the 48 contiguous states Brookings Oregon 42 03 19 N 124 17 15 W 42 0553 N 124 2875 W 42 0553 124 2875 Brookings City Hall westernmost city of more than 5 000 residents in the 48 contiguous states Coos Bay Oregon 43 22 05 N 124 13 03 W 43 3681 N 124 2174 W 43 3681 124 2174 Coos Bay City Hall westernmost city of more than 10 000 residents in the 48 contiguous states Eureka California 40 46 3 N 124 12 2 W 40 7717 N 124 2033 W 40 7717 124 2033 Eureka CA westernmost city of more than 25 000 residents in the 48 contiguous states Corvallis Oregon 44 32 6 N 123 20 2 W 44 5433 N 123 3367 W 44 5433 123 3367 Corvallis OR westernmost city of more than 50 000 residents in the 48 contiguous states Eugene Oregon 44 05 1 N 123 12 5 W 44 0850 N 123 2083 W 44 0850 123 2083 Eugene OR westernmost city of more than 100 000 residents in the 48 contiguous states Salem Oregon 44 56 21 N 123 2 22 W 44 93917 N 123 03944 W 44 93917 123 03944 Salem OR westernmost capital city in the 48 contiguous states Portland Oregon 45 35 5 N 122 50 2 W 45 5917 N 122 8367 W 45 5917 122 8367 Portland OR westernmost city of more than 500 000 residents in the United States San Jose California 37 26 9 N 122 2 8 W 37 4483 N 122 0467 W 37 4483 122 0467 San Jose CA westernmost city of more than 1 000 000 residents in the United States Hawaii has the westernmost geographic center of all the states Oregon has the westernmost geographic center of the 48 contiguous states Interpretation of easternmost and westernmost editThere are three methods for reckoning the eastern and western extremes of the United States One method is to use the Prime Meridian as the dividing line between east and west This meridian running through Greenwich London is defined as zero degrees longitude and could be called the least eastern and least western place in the world The 180th meridian on the opposite side of the globe is therefore the easternmost and westernmost place in the world Another method is to use the International Date Line as the easternmost westernmost extreme On the equinox the easternmost place would be where the day first begins and the westernmost is where the day last ends Still another method is to first determine the geographic center of the country and from there measure the shortest distance to every other point All U S territory is spread across less than 180 of longitude so from any spot in the U S it is more direct to reach the easternmost point Point Udall U S Virgin Islands by traveling east than by traveling west Likewise there is not a single point in U S territory from which heading east is a shorter route to the westernmost point Point Udall Guam than heading west would be even accounting for circumpolar routes The two different Point Udalls are named for two different men Mo Udall Guam and Stewart Udall Virgin Islands brothers from the Udall family of Arizona who both served as U S Congressmen 4 Highest points editMap this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Denali Alaska 63 4 9 N 151 0 23 W 63 06917 N 151 00639 W 63 06917 151 00639 Mount McKinley highest summit in the United States all US territories and North America at 20 310 feet 6 190 5 m known as Mount McKinley from 1896 to 2015 5 Mount Whitney 6 7 note 1 California 36 34 43 N 118 17 31 W 36 57861 N 118 29194 W 36 57861 118 29194 Mount Whitney highest point in the 48 contiguous states at 14 505 feet 4 421 m Grays Peak 8 Colorado 39 38 1 N 105 49 3 W 39 63361 N 105 81750 W 39 63361 105 81750 Grays Peak highest point on the Continental Divide of North America at 14 270 feet 4 350 m Mauna Kea 9 Hawaiʻi 19 49 14 N 155 28 5 W 19 82056 N 155 46806 W 19 82056 155 46806 Mauna Kea highest island summit in all U S territory and the entire Pacific Ocean at 13 796 feet 4 205 m Taos Ski Valley New Mexico 36 35 52 N 105 26 42 W 36 59778 N 105 44500 W 36 59778 105 44500 Taos Ski Valley New Mexico highest village limits in all U S territory at 12 581 feet 3 835 m No residents of Taos Ski Valley live above 10 350 feet 3 150 m 10 Winter Park Colorado 39 53 34 N 105 45 43 W 39 89278 N 105 76194 W 39 89278 105 76194 Winter Park CO highest city limits in all U S territory at 12 060 feet 3 680 m No residents of Winter Park live above 9 550 feet 2 910 m San Juan County Colorado 37 49 N 107 40 W 37 817 N 107 667 W 37 817 107 667 San Juan County Colorado highest U S county based on a mean elevation 11 240 feet 3 430 m Alma Colorado 39 17 2 N 106 3 46 W 39 28389 N 106 06278 W 39 28389 106 06278 Alma Colorado highest town in all U S territory at 10 355 feet 3 156 m contiguous residential areas extend to 11 680 feet 3 560 m Leadville Colorado 39 14 50 N 106 17 30 W 39 24722 N 106 29167 W 39 24722 106 29167 Leadville Colorado highest city in all U S territory at 10 152 feet 3 094 m No residents of Leadville live above 10 360 feet 3 160 m Woodland Park Colorado 38 59 54 N 105 3 23 W 38 99833 N 105 05639 W 38 99833 105 05639 Woodland Park Colorado highest city of more than 5 000 residents in all U S territory at 8 465 feet 2 580 m Laramie Wyoming 41 18 40 N 105 35 37 W 41 31111 N 105 59361 W 41 31111 105 59361 Laramie Wyoming highest city of more than 10 000 residents in all U S territory at 7 165 feet 2 184 m Santa Fe New Mexico 35 40 2 N 105 57 52 W 35 66722 N 105 96444 W 35 66722 105 96444 Santa Fe New Mexico highest city of more than 50 000 residents and highest capital city in all U S territory at 6 989 feet 2 130 m Colorado Springs Colorado 38 50 2 N 104 49 31 W 38 83389 N 104 82528 W 38 83389 104 82528 Colorado Springs Colorado highest city of more than 100 000 residents in all U S territory at 6 035 feet 1 839 m Denver Colorado 39 45 43 N 104 52 52 W 39 76194 N 104 88111 W 39 76194 104 88111 Denver Colorado highest major city of more than 500 000 residents in all U S territory at 5 280 feet 1 610 m Lake County Airport Colorado 39 13 13 N 106 19 00 W 39 22028 N 106 31667 W 39 22028 106 31667 Lake County Airport highest airfield in all U S territory and North America at 9 927 feet 3 026 m New Mexico State Capitol Santa Fe 35 40 56 N 105 56 23 W 35 68222 N 105 93972 W 35 68222 105 93972 New Mexico State Capitol highest state capitol in the United States at 7 005 feet 2 135 m Colorado 39 00 N 105 30 W 39 000 N 105 500 W 39 000 105 500 State of Colorado highest U S state based on an average elevation of 6 800 feet 2 100 m Mount Mitchell North Carolina 35 45 53 N 82 15 54 W 35 76472 N 82 26500 W 35 76472 82 26500 Mount Mitchell highest point in eastern United States at 6 684 feet 2 037 m Mount Washington New Hampshire 44 16 13 N 71 18 12 W 44 27028 N 71 30333 W 44 27028 71 30333 Mount Washington highest point in northeastern United States at 6 288 feet 1 917 m Arikaree River Yuma County Colorado at Kansas state line 39 58 42 N 102 3 6 W 39 97833 N 102 05167 W 39 97833 102 05167 Arikaree River highest U S state low point at 3 317 feet 1 011 m Beech Mountain North Carolina 36 12 23 N 81 52 59 W 36 20639 N 81 88306 W 36 20639 81 88306 highest incorporated community east of the Mississippi River at an elevation of 5 506 feet 1 678 m Boone North Carolina 36 12 41 N 81 40 7 W 36 21139 N 81 66861 W 36 21139 81 66861 highest elevation 3 333 feet 1015 9 m east of the Mississippi River of any town of its size over 10 000 population Eisenhower Tunnel west of Denver Colorado 39 40 43 N 105 55 12 W 39 6785 N 105 92 W 39 6785 105 92 Eisenhower Tunnel highest point on the Interstate Highway System at 11 158 feet 3 401 m Lowest points editMap this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Badwater Basin Death Valley California 36 14 23 N 116 50 5 W 36 23972 N 116 83472 W 36 23972 116 83472 Badwater Basin lowest surface point in all U S territory and North America at 279 feet 85 m 11 Salton Sea California 33 19 59 N 115 50 3 W 33 33306 N 115 83417 W 33 33306 115 83417 Salton Sea lowest lake in all U S territory and North America at 226 feet 69 m Furnace Creek Airport California 36 27 50 N 116 52 53 W 36 46389 N 116 88139 W 36 46389 116 88139 Furnace Creek Airport lowest airfield in all U S territory and Western Hemisphere at 210 feet 64 m Furnace Creek California note 2 36 27 29 N 116 52 15 W 36 45806 N 116 87083 W 36 45806 116 87083 Furnace Creek California lowest settlement in all U S territory and Western Hemisphere at 190 feet 58 m Calipatria California 33 07 32 N 115 30 51 W 33 12556 N 115 51417 W 33 12556 115 51417 Calipatria California lowest city in all U S territory and Western Hemisphere at 184 feet 56 m 9th Ward of New Orleans Louisiana 30 02 40 N 89 56 47 W 30 04444 N 89 94639 W 30 04444 89 94639 9th Ward of New Orleans LA lowest surface point in eastern United States at 7 feet 2 1 m New Orleans Louisiana 29 58 N 90 03 W 29 967 N 90 050 W 29 967 90 050 New Orleans Louisiana lowest city over 250 000 population in all U S territory and Western Hemisphere with an average elevation of 1 5 feet 0 46 m Delaware 39 0 17 N 75 32 46 W 39 00472 N 75 54611 W 39 00472 75 54611 State of Delaware lowest state with an average elevation of 60 feet 18 m Britton Hill Florida 30 59 18 N 86 16 55 W 30 98833 N 86 28194 W 30 98833 86 28194 Britton Hill FL lowest state high point at 345 feet 105 m Lake Superior bottom Michigan 46 54 31 N 86 35 52 W 46 90861 N 86 59778 W 46 90861 86 59778 Deepest Point in Lake Superior lowest freshwater point in all U S territory at 732 feet 223 m note 3 Puget Sound bottom Washington 47 44 9 N 122 25 7 W 47 7483 N 122 4283 W 47 7483 122 4283 Deepest Point in Puget Sound lowest seawater point in the interior of the United States at 956 feet 291 m note 4 Other points editMap this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Geographic center of the 50 states approximately 20 miles 32 km north of Belle Fourche South Dakota 44 58 N 103 46 W 44 967 N 103 767 W 44 967 103 767 geographic center of 50 states Geographic center of the 48 contiguous states approximately 4 miles 6 4 km west of Lebanon Kansas 39 50 N 98 35 W 39 833 N 98 583 W 39 833 98 583 geographic center of 48 contiguous states The geographic center of North America is at 48 10 N 100 10 W 48 167 N 100 167 W 48 167 100 167 Geographic center of the North American continent about 6 miles 10 km west of Balta in Pierce County North Dakota 12 Closest to the equator Baker Island is at 0 11 41 N 176 28 46 W 0 19472 N 176 47944 W 0 19472 176 47944 Baker Island 13 14 Most remote point in the 50 states Ipnavik River National Petroleum Reserve Alaska 68 45 N 156 41 W 68 750 N 156 683 W 68 750 156 683 most remote point 120 miles 190 km from nearest habitation The North American pole of inaccessibility distant from ocean access is at 43 22 N 101 58 W 43 367 N 101 967 W 43 367 101 967 North American pole of inaccessibility about 11 miles 18 km southeast of the town of Kyle on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Bennett County South Dakota 1 025 miles 1 650 km from the nearest coastline The southwesternmost point of the contiguous United States is Border Field State Park California 15 The northwesternmost point of the contiguous United States is Cape Flattery Washington 16 The northeasternmost point of the contiguous United States is Van Buren Maine 47 14 140 N 68 01 233 W 17 Islands editMap this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Island of Hawaiʻi Hawaiʻi 19 49 15 N 155 28 5 W 19 82083 N 155 46806 W 19 82083 155 46806 Island of Hawaii most extensive island in all U S territory at 4 028 square miles 10 430 km2 and tallest island in all U S territory and the entire Pacific Ocean at 13 796 feet 4 205 m Kodiak Island Alaska 57 28 N 153 26 W 57 467 N 153 433 W 57 467 153 433 Kodiak Island most extensive Gulf of Alaska island at 3 595 09 square miles 9 311 2 km2 Island of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 18 15 N 66 30 W 18 250 N 66 500 W 18 250 66 500 Island of Puerto Rico most extensive island of U S Caribbean territory at 3 515 1 square miles 9 104 km2 Prince of Wales Island Alaska 55 37 55 N 132 54 27 W 55 63194 N 132 90750 W 55 63194 132 90750 Prince of Wales Island most extensive island of the Alexander Archipelago at 2 577 square miles 6 670 km2 Saint Lawrence Island Alaska 63 24 54 N 170 23 58 W 63 41500 N 170 39944 W 63 41500 170 39944 Saint Lawrence Island most extensive Bering Sea island at 1 791 56 square miles 4 640 1 km2 Unimak Island Alaska 54 46 6 N 164 11 12 W 54 76833 N 164 18667 W 54 76833 164 18667 Unimak Island most extensive Aleutian island at 1 571 41 square miles 4 069 9 km2 Long Island New York 40 52 10 N 73 00 00 W 40 86944 N 73 00000 W 40 86944 73 00000 Long Island most extensive island of the U S Atlantic coast at 1 401 square miles 3 630 km2 Padre Island Texas 26 50 40 N 97 22 04 W 26 84444 N 97 36778 W 26 84444 97 36778 Padre Island most extensive Gulf of Mexico island at 209 square miles 540 km2 and longest barrier island on Earth at 113 miles 182 km Isle Royale in Lake Superior Michigan 48 0 N 88 55 W 48 000 N 88 917 W 48 000 88 917 Isle Royale most extensive island in a lake in all U S territory at 206 73 square miles 535 4 km2 Whidbey Island Washington 48 8 11 N 122 34 57 W 48 13639 N 122 58250 W 48 13639 122 58250 Whidbey Island most extensive island of Puget Sound at 168 67 square miles 436 9 km2 Santa Cruz Island California 34 0 13 N 119 43 35 W 34 00361 N 119 72639 W 34 00361 119 72639 Santa Cruz Island most extensive of the Channel Islands of California at 97 square miles 250 km2 The most remote islands in the United States are within the U S Minor Outlying Islands namely islands such as Palmyra Atoll and Johnston Atoll 18 19 Lakes editMap this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Lake Michigan Huron 45 48 N 84 45 W 45 800 N 84 750 W 45 800 84 750 Lake Michigan Huron largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area at 45 300 square miles 117 000 km2 of which 31 507 square miles 81 600 km2 is within the United States Lake Superior 47 42 N 87 30 W 47 700 N 87 500 W 47 700 87 500 Lying along the Canada United States border it is the second largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area at 31 700 sq mi 82 100 km2 of which 20 600 square miles 53 350 km2 is within the United States 20 It is also North America s largest lake by volume at 2 900 cu mi 12 000 km3 it is commonly called the largest lake by surface area when Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are not considered one lake Great Salt Lake Utah 41 10 N 112 35 W 41 167 N 112 583 W 41 167 112 583 Great Salt Lake most extensive endorheic lake at 1 700 square miles 4 400 km2 Crater Lake Oregon 42 57 N 122 5 W 42 950 N 122 083 W 42 950 122 083 Deepest point in Crater Lake deepest lake at 1 943 feet 592 m 21 Pacific Tarn Colorado 39 25 11 N 106 07 11 W 39 41972 N 106 11972 W 39 41972 106 11972 Pacific Tarn Highest elevation lake at 13 420 feet 4 090 m 22 Rivers editMap this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Mississippi River 29 9 4 N 89 15 12 W 29 15111 N 89 25333 W 29 15111 89 25333 Mississippi River most extensive river basin at 1 151 000 square miles 2 980 000 km2 Mississippi Missouri Jefferson Rivers 29 9 4 N 89 15 12 W 29 15111 N 89 25333 W 29 15111 89 25333 Mississippi Missouri Jefferson Rivers longest river system at 3 902 miles 6 280 km Missouri River 38 48 49 N 90 7 11 W 38 81361 N 90 11972 W 38 81361 90 11972 Missouri River longest main stem river at 2 341 miles 3 767 km Mississippi River 29 9 4 N 89 15 12 W 29 15111 N 89 25333 W 29 15111 89 25333 Mississippi River longest Gulf of Mexico main stem river at 2 202 miles 3 544 km Yukon River 62 35 55 N 164 47 40 W 62 59861 N 164 79444 W 62 59861 164 79444 Yukon River longest Bering Sea main stem river at 1 979 miles 3 185 km Colorado River 31 48 57 N 114 48 22 W 31 81583 N 114 80611 W 31 81583 114 80611 Colorado River longest Gulf of California main stem river at 1 450 miles 2 330 km Columbia River 46 14 39 N 124 3 29 W 46 24417 N 124 05806 W 46 24417 124 05806 Columbia River longest Pacific Ocean main stem river at 1 243 miles 2 000 km Saint Lawrence River 49 40 N 64 30 W 49 667 N 64 500 W 49 667 64 500 Saint Lawrence River longest Atlantic Ocean main stem river at 600 miles 970 km Bear River 41 27 30 N 112 17 25 W 41 45833 N 112 29028 W 41 45833 112 29028 Bear River longest endorheic basin main stem river at 491 miles 790 km Extreme distances editGreatest east west distance in the 48 contiguous states 2 800 miles 4 500 km Greatest north south distance in the 48 contiguous states 1 650 miles 2 660 km 23 Greatest distance between any two points in U S territory 9 514 miles 15 311 km from Point Udall Guam to Point Udall St Croix U S Virgin Islands formerly known as Orote Point and East Point respectively 24 Greatest distance between any two points in the 50 states 5 859 miles 9 429 km from Kure Atoll Hawaii to Log Point Elliott Key Florida 24 Greatest distance between any two points in the contiguous 48 states 2 901 miles 4 669 km from North Farallon Island California to Sail Rock east of West Quoddy Head Maine 24 Greatest driving distance between any US territory in contiguous lower 48 states via US highway system 3 689 miles 5 937 km from Fort Zachary Taylor Key West Florida to Cape Flattery Washington Greatest distance between any two mainland points in the contiguous 48 states linear distance 2 892 miles 4 654 km from Point Arena California to West Quoddy Head Maine 24 Greatest east west distance in U S territory 5 823 miles 9 371 km from Kure Atoll Hawaii to Riviera Beach Florida 24 Some map projections make diagonal lines appear longer than they actually are The diagonal line from Kure Atoll Hawaii to West Quoddy Head Maine is 5 797 miles 9 329 km and the diagonal from Cape Wrangell Attu Island Alaska to Log Point on Elliott Key Florida is 5 505 miles 8 859 km See also editBorders of the United States Border irregularities of the United States Geography of the United States Extreme points of the Earth Extreme points of the Americas Extreme points of North America List of extreme points of Canada Extreme points of Canadian provinces Extreme communities of Canada Extreme points of Greenland List of extreme points of Mexico Extreme points of the United States List of extreme points of U S states and territories Extreme points of New England Extreme points of Central America Extreme points of the Caribbean Extreme points of Cuba Extreme points of South AmericaNotes edit The summit elevation of Mount Whitney includes an adjustment of 1 869 m 6 1 ft from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 Furnace Creek in Death Valley California set the world record for the highest reliably reported ambient air temperature of 134 F 57 C on July 10 1913 This record has been eclipsed only once by a questionable reading of 136 F 58 C recorded in Aziziya Libya on September 13 1922 Sounding at 46 54 31 N 86 35 52 W on NOAA chart 14963 Grand Marais to Big Bay Point scale 1 120 000 2006 Chart datum as shown on the chart is 601 1 feet above mean sea level at Rimouski Quebec Two identical soundings at 47 45 2 N 122 26 0 W and 47 44 6 N 122 25 4 W on NOAA chart 18446 Puget Sound Apple Cove Point to Keyport scale 1 25 000 2005 Chart datum as shown on the chart is lower low water References edit https www extremegeographer com the 16 extreme compass points southeasternmost point of us text It s 20at 20the 20Card 20Sound Key 20Largo 20 1 3A05 National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa NOAA gov Archived from the original on July 4 2020 Retrieved July 3 2020 The Milepost 61 ed 2009 p 626 ISBN 978 1892 15426 2 Donald Winslow Carson James W Johnson 2001 Life and times of Morris 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