List of extreme points of U.S. states and territories
Appearance
Extreme points are portions of a region which are further north, south, east, or west than any other. This is a list of extreme points in U.S. states.
State | Northernmost point | Southernmost point | Easternmost point | Westernmost point | Highest point | Lowest point |
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Alabama | Approx. 6 miles NW of Waterloo, Lauderdale County, in the far NW corner of the state | Sand Island, Mobile County | Approx. 8 miles SE of Fort Mitchell, in Russell County on the Georgia border | Southern third of the Mississippi state line, ending near Melvin, Choctaw County | ||
Alaska | Point Barrow (also the northernmost point in the United States) | A small unnamed island approximately 60 miles (100 km) ESE of Amchitka Island in the Aleutians | Misty Fjords National Monument | Attu Island, in the Aleutians (also the westernmost point in the United States) | Mount McKinley, 20,320 feet (6,194 meters) | |
Arizona | Western two-thirds of the northern border with Utah; formed by the 37th parallel | Eastern third of the southern border with Mexico, running from west of Nogales to the New Mexico border | Eastern border with New Mexico | West of San Luis, Yuma County | ||
Arkansas | Northern border with Missouri | On the Mississippi River , approx. 3 miles SE of Readland, Chicot County | Near Huffman, Mississippi County | NW corner of the state | ||
California | Northern border with Oregon; formed by the 42nd parallel | Near Imperial Beach, San Diego County | Parker Dam, San Bernardino County | Cape Mendocino, Humboldt County | Badwater, 282 feet (82 meters) below sea level | |
Colorado | Northern border with Wyoming; formed by the 41st parallel | Southern border with Oklahoma and New Mexico; formed by the 37th parallel | Eastern border with Kansas and Nebraska | Western border with Utah | ||
Connecticut | Near the NW corner of the state | Great Captain Island , western Long Island Sound | Near the NE corner of the state | Approx. 1 mile NW of I-684 , Fairfield County (near the intersection of High Hill Road and King Street) | ||
Delaware | Pennsylvania border, near Brandywine, New Castle County | Southern border with Maryland | On State Route 1, between Fenwick Island and South Bethany, Sussex County | NW corner of the state | ||
Florida | Western third of northern border with Alabama; formed by the 31st parallel | Key West (also the southernmost point of the contiguous 48 States) | Beach opposite Lake Worth, Palm Beach County | On the Perdido River approx. 12 miles WSW of Walnut Hill, Escambia County | ||
Georgia | Eastern section of northern border with North Carolina, from North/South Carolina intersection to near Dillard, Rabun County | On the St. Mary's River , approx. 5 miles NE of Macclenny, Florida | Tybee Island , Chatham County | NW corner of the state, approx. 7 miles south of Jasper, Tennessee | ||
Hawaii | Kure Island | Ka Lae (south cape), Hawaii County (also the southernmost point in the United States) | Cape Kumukahi, Hawaii County | Kure Island | Mauna Kea, 13,796 feet (4,208 meters) | |
Idaho | Northern border with Canada; formed by the 49th parallel | Southern border with Utah and Nevada; formed by the 42nd parallel | Eastern border with Wyoming | On the Snake River, across from Huntington, Oregon | ||
Illinois | NW corner of the state, near East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County | Fort Defiance State Park, Alexander County | On the Wabash River, opposite Vincennes, Indiana | Lock & Dam No. 20 on the Mississippi River, near Meyer, Adams County | ||
Indiana | Northern border with Michigan | On the Ohio River, opposite Uniontown, Kentucky | On the Ohio River, approx. 2 miles NE of Patriot, Switzerland County | On the Wabash River, opposite New Haven, Illinois | ||
Iowa | Northern border with Minnesota and South Dakota | At the mouth of the Des Moines River, near Keokuk, Lee County | On the Mississippi River, between Clinton and Sabula | On the Big Sioux River, approx. 1 mile west of Westfield, Plymouth County | ||
Kansas | Northern border with Nebraska | Southern border with Oklahoma | Southern three-fourths of eastern border with Missouri | Western border with Colorado | ||
Kentucky | On the Ohio River, opposite North Bend, Ohio | On Kentucky Lake at the Tennessee border, approx. 10 miles SE of New Concord, Calloway County | On the Tug Fork River at the intersection with Virginia and West Virginia, Pike County | On the Ohio River, due south of New Madrid, Missouri | ||
Louisiana | NW corner of the state, near Zylks, Caddo Parish | At the mouth of the Mississippi River, Southwest Pass, Plaquemines Parish | Chandeleur Islands | On the Toledo Bend Reservoir, approx. 5 mi. NW of Logansport, De Soto Parish | ||
Maine | On the St. Francis River, opposite Estcourt Station, Quebec | Cedar Island Ledge, York County | Quoddy Head (also the easternmost point in the United States) | Intersection with New Hampshire and Quebec, Oxford County | ||
Maryland | Northern border with Pennsylvania | Cedar Island W.M.A. | On the Atlantic Ocean at the Maryland-Delaware state line | SW corner of the Maryland Panhandle, approx. 10 miles south of Gnegy Church, Garrett County | ||
Massachusetts | Approx. 1 mile NW of Salisbury Plains, Essex County | Approx. 4 miles WSW of Siasconset, Nantucket Island | Nauset Light Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore , Barnstable County | Near Alander Mountain, Berkshire County | ||
Michigan | North tip of Isle Royale | Intersection of Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio borders, approx. 5 miles SW of Camden, Hillsdale County | Port Huron, St. Clair County | Mouth of the Montreal River along Wisconsin state line, Gogebic County | ||
Minnesota | Angle Inlet, Lake of the Woods County (also the northernmost point in the continguous 48 states) | Southern border with Iowa | Pigeon Point, Cook County | On the Minnesota River, approx. 1 mile NW of Browns Valley, Traverse County | ||
Mississippi | Central half of the northern border with Tennessee | Approx. 2 miles SE of Ansley, Hancock County | Near Eastport, Tishomingo County | On the Mississippi River, approx. 7 miles west of Pinckneyville, Wilkinson County | ||
Missouri | Battle of Athens State Historic Site, Clark County | Southern border of the Missouri Bootheel | On the Mississippi River, approx. 2 miles SE of Cairo, Illinois | On the Missouri River, intersection of Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska state lines, Atchison County | ||
Montana | Northern border with Canada; marked by the 49th parallel | In the Beaverhead National Forest, approx. 25 miles SW of Lima (as the crow flies), Beaverhead County | Eastern border with North and South Dakota | "Straight" portion of the western border with Idaho, extending from the Canadian border to approx. 8 miles SW of Heron, Sanders County | ||
Nebraska | "Straight" portion of the northern border with South Dakota, from the west bank of the Missouri River to the Wyoming state line (marked by the 43rd parallel) | Southern border with Kansas | SE corner of the state, in the Iowa Indian Reservation, Richardson County | Western border of the state with Wyoming | ||
Nevada | Northern border with Idaho and Oregon; marked by the 42nd parallel | On the Colorado River , at the intersection with Arizona and California | Eastern border with Arizona and Utah | Western border with California north of Lake Tahoe | ||
New Hampshire | Intersection with Maine and Quebec | Approx. 1 mile NNE of Dracut, Massachusetts | Southeast corner of Odiorne Point State Park | On the Connecticut River , opposite Brattleboro, Vermont | Mount Washington, 6,288 feet (1,917 meters) | |
New Jersey | On the Delaware River, opposite Port Jervis, New York | Cape May Point State Park, Cape May County | On the Hudson River, opposite Hastings-on-Hudson, New York | Pea Patch Island, Salem County | High Point, 1,803 feet (550 meters) | |
New Mexico | Northern border with Colorado | Southern border of New Mexico's "bootheel" with Mexico, Hidalgo County | Eastern border with Oklahoma (not Texas) | Western border with Arizona | ||
New York | Robert Moses State Park, St. Lawrence County | Southern tip of Staten Island, Richmond County | Montauk Point, Suffolk County | Western (not southern) border with Pennsylvania | ||
North Carolina | Intersection of northern border with Virginia and the Atlantic Ocean | Cape Fear, Brunswick County | Rodanthe, Dare County | SW corner of the state, Cherokee County | Mount Mitchell, 6,684 feet (2,038 meters) | |
North Dakota | Northern border with Canada (formed by the 49th parallel) | Southern border with South Dakota | On the Red River of the North , approx. 3 miles NE of Fairmount, Richland County | Western border with Montana | ||
Ohio | On Lake Erie , approx. 3 miles NE of Conneaut, Ashtabula County | Burlington, Lawrence County | Eastern border with Pennsylvania, from Lake Erie to the Ohio River | At the mouth of the Great Miami River , Hamilton County | Campbell Hill, 1,549 feet (472 meters) | |
Oklahoma | Northern border with Kansas | On the Red River , at the intersection of the Arkansas and Texas state lines, McCurtain County | Eastern border with Arkansas, from the Red River to Fort Smith | Western border with New Mexico | ||
Oregon | Sand Island, Clatsop County | Southern border with California and Nevada (marked by the 42nd parallel) | On the Snake River, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, approx. 10 miles (as the crow flies) west of Lucile, Idaho | Cape Blanco, Curry County | Mount Hood, 11,249 feet (3,429 metres) | Pacific Ocean |
Pennsylvania | On Lake Erie, approx. 2 miles north of State Line, Erie County | Southern border with Maryland and West Virginia | On the Delaware River, due south of White Horse, New Jersey | Western border with Ohio and West Virginia | ||
Rhode Island | NE corner of the state, in Cumberland, Rhode Island | Southern tip of Block Island | SE corner of the state; intersection of Massachusetts state line and Rhode Island Sound, near Quicksand Pond | Napatree Point | ||
South Carolina | Approx. 10 miles (as the crow flies) south of Flat Rock, North Carolina | Cockspur Island, Jasper County | Intersection of the North Carolina border and the Atlantic Ocean | Lake Yonah, Oconee County | ||
South Dakota | Northern border with North Dakota | At the intersection of the Big Sioux and Missouri Rivers, Union County | Eastern border with Minnesota, from the intersection with Iowa to the Minnesota River | Western border with Montana and Wyoming | ||
Tennessee | NE corner of the state, near the intersection with North Carolina and Virginia | SW corner of the state, at the intersection of the Mississippi state line and the Mississippi River | NE corner of the state | SW corner of the state | Clingmans Dome, 6,643 feet (2,025 meters) | |
Texas | Northern border with the Oklahoma Panhandle | Approx. 5 miles SE of Brownsville, on the Rio Grande | On the Sabine River , SW of Burr Ferry, Louisiana | 0.6 miles west of the Rio Grande, near Borderland, El Paso County | ||
Utah | Northern border with Idaho; formed by the 42nd parallel | Southern border with Arizona | Eastern border with Colorado | Western border with Nevada | ||
Vermont | Northern border with Quebec, formed by the 45th parallel | On the Connecticut River , at the intersection of Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire | On the Connecticut River, approx. 1 mile east of Beecher Falls, Essex County | On the East Bay of Lake Champlain , approx. 2 miles north of Whitehall, New York | ||
Virginia | Approx. 3 miles SE of Unger, West Virginia | Approx. 1/2 mile west of Whitetop, Grayson County | ntersection of Maryland-Virginia ( Eastern Shore ) state line and Atlantic Ocean, Assateague Island National Seashore , Accomack County | Approx. 2 miles E of Middlesboro, Tennessee, in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park | ||
Washington | Northern border with Canada, formed by the 49th parallel | Reed Island, Clark County | Intersection of Washington-Oregon state line and Snake River | Tatoosh Island, Clallam County (also thewesternmost point in the contiguous 48 states) | ||
West Virginia | Intersection of West Virginia-Pennsylvania state line and the Ohio River | Approx. 1 mile NW of Amonate, Virginia | Intersection of West Virginia-Virginia state line and the Potomac River | On the Tug Fork River, approx. 5 miles NNW of Louisa, Kentucky | ||
Wisconsin | Devils Island, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Intersection of border with Illinois and Lake Michigan | Rock Island, Door County | Prescott, Pierce County | ||
Wyoming | Northern border with Montana; formed by the 45th parallel | Southern border with Colorado and Utah; formed by the 41st parallel | Eastern border with Nebraska and South Dakota | Western border with Idaho and Utah |
Territory | Northernmost point | Southernmost point | Easternmost point | Westernmost point | Highest point | Lowest point |
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American Samoa | Leaumasili Point, Olosega Island | Steps point, Tutuila Island | Area of land near airport of Tau island | Cape Taputapu, Tutuila Island | ||
District of Columbia | Near the intersection of E Beach Dr Nw and Verbena St Nw | Western end of Oxon Hill Farm | Intersection of Eastern Avenue Ne and Southern Avenue | Western side of C&O Canal National Historical Park, about 2/3 of the way up the island | ||
Federal States of Micronesia | Ulithi Atoll | Kapingamarangi Atoll | Kosrae Island | Ngulu Atoll | ||
Guam | Ritidian Point | Aga point (mainland), Cocos Island (offshore) | Pati point | Udall Point (formerly Orote Point) | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | Northern tip of Farallon de Pajaros | Southern tip of Rota island | Eastern tip of Farallon de Medinilla | Western tip of Farallon de Pajaros | ||
Puerto Rico | Area of land near San Antonio | Southern tip of Isla Caja de Muertos | Eastern tip of Isla Culebrita | Western tip of Isla Mona | ||
U.S. Virgin Islands | Small island off the north coast of Hans Lollik Island | Southwest Cape, St. Croix island | Udall Point (AKA East Point), St. Croix Island | Western tip of Savana Island |
See also: Extreme points of Canadian provinces