US State Highpoints – Upper Left Adventure

My goal is to complete 49 US State Highpoints. These are the highest geographic point in every state in the United States of America. As of September 2023, I have completed 37 highpoints. (I do not plan on climbing Denali – “ain’t nobody got time for that!”) To see the peaks I have remaining, go to the US Highpoints Bucketlist

Highpoints by year map from mapchart.net

Mount Magazine (Signal Hill), Arkansas, 2753 feet, solo, 8 July 2023

Driskill Mountain, Louisiana, 535 feet, 7 July 2023 solo, #36 US State Highpoint

Agiocochook (Mount Washington), New Hampshire, 6,288 feet, 24 July 2021 solo, 3rd work trip, #35 US State Highpoint

Jerimoth Hill, Rhode Island, 812 feet, 3 April 2017 solo, repeat to actual summit

Wy’East repeat Oregon, 4 June 2014, skied on my 43rd birthday, solo

Britton Hill, Florida, 345 feet, solo, 17 March 2009 – 2nd work trip, solo #34 US State Highpoint (1st in dress shoes!) Lowest US State HP

Mauna Kea, Hawaii, 13,796 feet, 13 December 2007 with mom – #33 US State Highpoint

Guadalupe Peak, Texas, 8,749 feet, 31 March 2007 solo – #32 US State Highpoint

Wheeler Peak, New Mexico, 13,161 feet, 22 July 2006 with Teewinot – #31 US State Highpoint

Timms Hill, Wisconsin, 1,951 feet, 7 June 2006 solo; first HP on work travel – #30 US State Highpoint

Black Mesa, Oklahoma, 4,973 feet, 27 May 2006 with Teewinot – #29 US State Highpoint

Mount Sunflower, Kansas, 4,039, 20 October 2004, with Teewinot; first highpoint I flew to (Cessna 172 to closest town) – #28 US State Highpoint

Mount Elbert, Colorado, 14,460 feet, solo. 6 September 2004. Personal highpoint – #27 US State Highpoint

Panorama Point, Nebraska, 5,424 feet, 01 May 2004 with Teewinot – #26 US State Highpoint

Taum Sauk Mountain, Missouri, 1,772 feet, 22 April 2004 with Teewinot – #25 US State Highpoint

Woodall Mountain, Mississippi, 806 feet, 14 March 2004 solo – #24 US State Highpoint

Cheaha Mountain, Alabama, 2,407 feet, 13 March 2004 solo – #23 US State Highpoint

Brasstown Bald, Georgia, 4,784 feet, 13 March 2004 solo – #22 US State Highpoint

Clingman’s Dome., Tennessee, 6,643 feet, 12 March 2004 solo via AT – #21 US State Highpoint

Sassafras Mountain, South Carolina, 3,560 feet, 11 March 2004 solo – #20 US State Highpoint

Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, 6,684 feet, 11 March 2004 solo – #19 US State Highpoint

Black Mountain, Kentucky, 4,145 feet, 11 March 2004 solo – #18 US State Highpoint

Mount Rogers, Virginia, 5,729 feet, 10 March 2004 solo via AT – #17 US State Highpoint

Spruce Knob, West Virginia, 4,863 feet, 09 March 2004 solo – #16 US State Highpoint

Hoye Crest, Backbone Mountain, Maryland, 3,360 feet, 08 March 2004 solo – #15 US State Highpoint

Mount Davis, Pennsylvania, 3,213 feet, 08 March 2004 solo – #14 US State Highpoint

Ebright Azimuth, Delaware, 448 feet, 08 March 2004 solo – #13 US State Highpoint

Frissel Point (The Green Stake), Connecticut, 04 March 2004 – #12 US State Highpoint

Campbell Hill, Ohio, 1,550 feet, 26 February 2004 solo – #11 US State Highpoint

Hoosier Hill, Indiana, 1,257 feet, 26 February 2004 solo – #10 US State Highpoint

Mount Mansfield, Vermont, 4,393 feet, 09 February 2004 snowshoe with Teewinot – #9 US State Highpoint

Mount Greylock, Massachusetts, 3,491 feet, 08 February 2004 ski with Teewinot – #8 US State Highpoint

Jerimoth Hill, Rhode Island, 812 feet (at highway), 01 February 2004 with Teewinot – #7 US State Highpoint

High Point, New Jersey, 1,803 feet, 29 January 2004 with Teewinot – #6 US State Highpoint

Hawkeye Point, Iowa, 1,670 feet, 24 January 2004 with Teewinot – #5 US State Highpoint

Harney Peak, South Dakota, 7,242 feet, 23 January 2004 with Teewinot – #4 US State Highpoint

Wy’East (Mount Hood), Oregon, 11,235 feet, 26 June 2003 (1st summit) – #3 US State Highpoint

Borah Peak, Idaho, 12,668 feet, 22 July 2001 with my brother Mike – #2 US State Highpoint

Tahoma (Mount Rainier), Washington 14,410 feet, 17 June 2001 #1 US State Highpoint

US Highpoints Completed

Number	Date	Peak	State	Elevation Feet	Mode	Partners	Elevation Rank	Vertical Climb	RT Mileage	Difficulty Rank
1	06/17/2001	Tahoma (Mount Rainier)	WA	14,411	rope/ice axe/crampons	Doug	3	9100	16	4
2	07/22/2001	Borah Peak	ID	12,668	hike	Mikey, Teewinot	10	5550	6.8	6
3	06/26/2003 6/4/2014	Wy’East (Mount Hood)	OR	11,234	ski mountaineering	Doug; solo	13	5300	8	5
4	01/23/2004	Black Elk Peak (Harney Peak)	SD	7,242	hike	Nicole, Teewinot	15	1500	5.8	19
5	01/24/2004	Hawkeye Point	IA	1,670	walk	Nicole, Teewinot	42	10	0.1	41
6	01/29/2004	High Point	NJ	1,803	walk	Nicole, Teewinot	40	40	0.2	36
7	02/01/2004 4/3/2017	Jerimoth Hill	RI	812	walk	Nicole, Teewinot	46	25	0.6	29
8	02/08/2004	Greylock Mountain	MA	3,491	ski	Nicole, Teewinot	31	20*	0.1*	39
9	02/09/2004	Mount Mansfield	VT	4,393	ice axe / snowshoes	Nicole, Teewinot	26	550	2.8	21
10	02/26/2004	Hoosier Hill	IN	1,257	walk	solo	44	10	0.1	40
11	02/26/2004	Campbell Hill	OH	1,550	walk	solo	43	0	0	47
12	03/04/2004	Frissell Point	CT	2,380	hike	Nicole	36	450	3.6	20
13	03/08/2004	Ebright Azimuth	DE	448	walk	solo	49	0	0	49
14	03/08/2004	Mount Davis	PA	3,213	walk	solo	33	0	0	45
15	03/08/2004	Hoye Crest, Backbone Mountain	MD	3,360	hike	solo	32	750	2.2	22
16	03/09/2004	Spruce Knob	WV	4,863	walk	solo	24	20	0.4	34
17	03/10/2004	Mount Rogers	VA	5,729	hike	solo	19	1500	8.6	16
18	03/11/2004	Black Mountain	KY	4,145	walk	solo	27	0	0.1	42
19	03/11/2004	Mount Mitchell	NC	6,684	walk	solo	16	100	0.2	35
20	03/11/2004	Sassafrass Mountain	SC	3,560	walk	solo	29	30	0.2	37
21	03/12/2004	Clingmans Dome	TN	6,643	hike	solo	17	330	1*	27
22	03/13/2004	Brasstown Bald	GA	4,784	walk	solo	25	400	1	26
23	03/13/2004	Cheaha Mountain	AL	2,407	walk	solo	35	0	0	46
24	03/14/2004	Woodall Mountain	MS	806	walk	solo	47	0	0	48
25	04/22/2004	Taum Sauk Mountain	MO	1,772	hike	Rita, Teewinot	41	30	0.4	33
26	05/01/2004	Panorama Point	NE	5,424	walk	Teewinot	20	0	0	43
27	09/06/2004	Mount Elbert	CO	14,460?	hike	solo	3	5000	9	9
28	10/20/2004	Mount Sunflower	KS	4,039	fly/walk	Teewinot	28	0	0	44
29	05/27/2006	Black Mesa	OK	4,973	hike	Teewinot	23	775	8.6	17
30	06/07/2006	Timms Hill	WI	1,951	walk	solo	39	*130	0.4	39
31	07/22/2006	Wheeler Peak	NM	13,161	hike	Teewinot	8	3250	6.2	12
32	03/31/2007	Guadalupe Peak	TX	8,749	hike	solo	14	2950	8.4	13
33	12/15/2007	Mauna Kea	HI	13,796	hike	mom*	6	230	0.4	30
34	03/17/2009	Britton Hill	FL	345	walk	solo	50	0	0	50
35	07/21/2021	Agiocochook (Mt. Washington)	NH	6,288	hike	solo
36	July 7 2023	Driskill Mountain	LA	535	hike	solo	48?	120	1.8
37	July 8 2023	Magazine Mountain	AR	2753	hike	solo			1.8

The highpoints still on my list for completion is here: US Highpoints Bucketlist

Multiple sites maintain US State Highpoint Lists. Here are a few of them:

The Highpointers Club maintains the official records of summit completions and publishes them in the Apex to Zenith newsletter