State Highpoints
State Highpoints
State highpointing is climbing to the highest point in all 50 states. A lot of people get the desire to do this, mostly non-climbers. The majority of state highpointers I have met are from the Eastern U.S. They work their way out west, typically hiring a guide to get them up the more difficult ones. Denali in Alaska is a real stopper for many who then settle on 49. As a climber I have always found the highest mountain in every state to be an attractive goal. Since many states do not have mountains the highpointers goal became the highest point in every state not the highest mountain. One state even has its highpoint on the side of a mountain with the summit in a neighboring state. I took my time to finish this list starting in 1993 and completing in 2024, reaching the 50th state on my 50th birthday. The last state for me was Maine and I hiked the 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail to reach it, as the Appalachian trail ends on the Maine highpoint, Mt. Katahdin.
Below are the trip report links. At the bottom is a map showing all the states with the year climbed.
