The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.

This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

The highest point in Indiana is curated by an Eagle scout but may be in danger of losing its record to a nearby garbage pile.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.