The following table ranks the 50 highest United States counties or county-equivalents by mean elevation. This list uses the "mean of extremes" elevation which is the arithmetic mean of the highest and lowest elevations.
Lake County, Colorado has the highest U.S. county mean elevation of . Lake County is the home of Mount Elbert and Mount Massive, the two highest summits of the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada. Lake County is also the home of the highest U.S. county low point, the Arkansas River at the Chaffee County line with an elevation of .
With the highest mountain of all North America, the Denali Borough of Alaska has both the highest U.S. county high point, the summit of Denali at elevation, and the greatest U.S. county elevation range of .
Of these 50 highest U.S. counties, 34 counties are located in Colorado, four counties in Wyoming, four counties in New Mexico, three counties in Utah, two boroughs in Alaska, and one county each in California, Idaho, and Nevada. __TOC__
Highest U.S. counties
+The 50 highest United States counties ranked by mean elevationRankCounty.StateMean elevationHigh pointHighest elevationLow pointLowest elevationElevation rangeHigh point coordinates1Lake CountyMount ElbertArkansas River2Hinsdale CountyUncompahgre PeakLake Fork Gunnison River3Mineral CountyPhoenix PeakRio Grande4San Juan CountyVermilion PeakAnimas River5Summit CountyGrays PeakBlue River6Alamosa CountyBlanca PeakRio Grande7Saguache CountyCrestone PeakSan Luis Creek8Costilla CountyBlanca PeakRio Grande9Park CountyMount LincolnSouth Platte River10Chaffee CountyMount HarvardArkansas River11Clear Creek CountyGrays PeakClear Creek12Rio Grande CountyBennett PeakRock Creek13Jackson CountyClark PeakNorth Platte River14Denali BoroughDenaliNenana River15Conejos CountyConejos PeakRio Grande16Pitkin CountyCastle PeakCrystal River17Ouray CountyMount SneffelsUncompahgre River18Grand CountyPettingell PeakColorado River19Sublette CountyGannett PeakGreen River20Gilpin CountyJames PeakClear Creek21Gunnison CountyCastle PeakNorth Fork Gunnison River22Custer CountyCrestone East PeakHardscrabble Creek23Eagle CountyMount of the Holy CrossColorado River24La Plata CountyWindom PeakAnimas River25Teller CountyDevils PlaygroundFourmile Creek26Teton CountyGrand TetonSnake River27Huerfano CountyBlanca Peak TripointCucharas River28Dolores CountyMount WilsonSpook Canyon29Archuleta CountySummit PeakNavajo Reservoir30San Miguel CountyWilson PeakDolores River31El Paso CountyPikes PeakChico Creek32Boulder CountyLongs PeakSaint Vrain Creek33Taos CountyWheeler PeakRio Grande34Mono CountyWhite Mountain PeakOwens River35Park CountyFrancs PeakYellowstone River36Summit CountyGilbert PeakWeber River37Rio Arriba CountyTruchas PeakRio Grande38Routt CountyMount ZirkelYampa River39Duchesne CountyKings PeakNinemile Creek40Fremont CountyGannett PeakWind River41Larimer CountyHagues PeakCache la Poudre River42Custer CountyBorah PeakBig Lost River43White Pine CountyWheeler PeakUtah border44Santa Fe CountySanta Fe BaldySanta Fe River45Fremont CountyBushnell PeakArkansas River46Colfax CountyLittle Costilla PeakCanadian River47Yakutat BoroughMount Saint EliasGulf of Alaska48Piute CountyDelano PeakSevier River49Las Animas CountyWest Spanish PeakPurgatoire River50Montezuma CountyHesperus MountainSan Juan River
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See also
Lists of counties in the United States Index of U.S. counties List of United States counties and county equivalents Lists of highest points Geography of the United States Outline of the United States
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References
External links
National Geodetic Survey Finding Survey Marks and Datasheets United States Geological Survey National Map Search Elevation Point Query Service