State High Points

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

As state highpoints go, this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.