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Published: January 17, 2026
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State High Points you can actually hike. Plus safer alternatives when the real high point is technical (Rainier, Denali, and more).
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“Hikeable” = a normal hiking route without ropes, glacier travel, or technical climbing. When a state high point is technical or dangerous, I list the best hikeable alternative.
00:00 The High Point Problem
00:44 Alaska: Denali vs Flattop Mountain
01:42 California: Mt Whitney Hike
02:27 Colorado: Mt Elbert Hike
03:00 Washington: Rainier vs Mt St Helens
03:44 Wyoming: Gannett Peak vs Medicine Bow Peak
04:30 Hawaii: Mauna Kea Hike
05:12 Utah: Kings Peak Hike
05:40 New Mexico: Wheeler Peak
05:56 Nevada: Boundary Peak vs Wheeler Peak
06:49 Montana: Granite Peak vs Trapper Peak
07:18 Idaho: Borah Peak vs Scotchman Peak
07:44 Arizona: Humphreys Peak
08:19 Oregon: Mt Hood vs South Sister
09:10 Texas: Guadalupe Peak
09:40 South Dakota: Black Elk Peak
10:06 North Carolina: Mt Mitchell
10:40 Tennessee: Kuwohi (Clingmans Dome)
11:07 New Hampshire: Mt Washington
11:38 Virginia: Mt Rogers
12:04 Nebraska: Panorama Point
12:25 New York: Mt Marcy
12:38 Maine: Katahdin
13:00 Oklahoma: Black Mesa
13:14 West Virginia: Spruce Knob
13:34 Georgia: Brasstown Bald
13:59 Vermont: Mt Mansfield
14:22 Kentucky: Black Mountain
14:48 Kansas: Mt Sunflower
15:00 South Carolina: Sassafras Mountain
15:30 North Dakota: White Butte
15:58 Massachusetts: Mt Greylock
16:24 Maryland: Hoye-Crest
16:48 Pennsylvania: Mt Davis
17:07 Arkansas: Mount Magazine
17:30 Alabama: Cheaha Mountain
17:48 Connecticut: Mt Frissell
18:00 Minnesota: Eagle Mountain
18:25 Michigan: Mt Arvon
18:49 Wisconsin: Timms Hill
19:04 New Jersey: High Point
19:31 Missouri: Taum Sauk Mountain
19:50 Iowa: Hawkeye Point
20:13 Ohio: Campbell Hill
20:31 Indiana: Hoosier Hill
20:41 Illinois: Charles Mound
21:00 Rhode Island: Jerimoth Hill
21:19 Mississippi: Woodall Mountain
21:29 Louisiana: Driskill Mountain
21:46 Delaware: Ebright Azimuth
22:04 Florida: Britton Hill
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