List of U.S. National Parks by elevation
This is a list of United States National Parks by elevation. Most of America's national parks are located in mountainous areas. Even among those located close to the ocean, not all are flat. Those few that are low-lying preserve important natural habitats that could never exist at high altitude. Several national parks protect deep canyons with great vertical relief. There are also three national parks whose primary features are caves, the depths of which are still being explored.
Highest and lowest points in each US National Park
Criteria: Points on this list are the highest and lowest points within each national park and its associated national preserve, if it has one. It does not include adjacent or associated national recreation areas, parkways, memorials, or forests, but does include private property within park boundaries. Footnotes are given to mention other notable high or low points, when appropriate.| Rank | Park | Location | Peak name | Mountain range | Elevation | Location of lowest point | Minimum elevation | Vertical relief |
| 1 | Denali | Denali | Alaska Range | Yentna River | ||||
| 2 | Wrangell-St. Elias | Mount Saint Elias | Saint Elias Mountains | Gulf of Alaska | ||||
| 3 | Glacier Bay | Mount Fairweather | Saint Elias Mountains | Gulf of Alaska | ||||
| 4 | Sequoia | Mount Whitney | Sierra Nevada | Kaweah River | ||||
| 5 | Mount Rainier | Mount Rainier | Cascade Range | Ohanapecosh River | ||||
| 6 | Rocky Mountain | Longs Peak | Front Range | Big Thompson River | ||||
| 7 | Kings Canyon | North Palisade | Sierra Nevada | Kaweah River | ||||
| 8 | Grand Teton | Grand Teton | Teton Range | Fish Creek | ||||
| 9 | Hawaii Volcanoes | Mauna Loa | Hawaiian Islands | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| 10 | Great Sand Dunes | Tijeras Peak | Sangre de Cristo Range | near San Luis Lakes | ||||
| 11 | Yosemite | Mount Lyell | Sierra Nevada | Merced River | ||||
| 12 | Great Basin | Wheeler Peak | Snake Range | Snake Creek | ||||
| 13 | Yellowstone | Eagle Peak | Absaroka Range | Reese Creek | Mile#Places that have an altitude of one mile| | |||
| 14 | Death Valley | Telescope Peak | Panamint Range | Badwater | ||||
| 15 | Glacier | Mount Cleveland | Lewis Range | Flathead River | ||||
| 16 | Lassen Volcanic | Lassen Peak | Cascade Range | Hot Springs Creek | ||||
| 17 | Lake Clark | Redoubt Volcano | Aleutian Range | Cook Inlet | ||||
| 18 | Haleakala | Haleakala | Hawaiian Islands | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| 19 | North Cascades | Goode Mountain | Cascade Range | Goodell Creek | ||||
| 20 | Grand Canyon | Lookout tower near the North Rim's main entrance | Kaibab Plateau | Lake Mead | ||||
| 21 | Bryce Canyon | Rainbow Point | Paunsaugunt Plateau | Yellow Creek | ||||
| 22 | Black Canyon of the Gunnison | Poison Spring Hill | Grand Mesa | Gunnison River | ||||
| 23 | Capitol Reef | park boundary near Billings Pass | Colorado Plateau | Halls Creek | ||||
| 24 | Crater Lake | Mount Scott | Cascade Range | SW corner of park | ||||
| 25 | Guadalupe Mountains | Guadalupe Peak | Guadalupe Mountains | SW corner | ||||
| 26 | Zion | Horse Ranch Mountain | Colorado Plateau | SW corner near Rt.9 | ||||
| 27 | Saguaro | Mica Mountain | Rincon Mountains | , Tucson Mountain District | ||||
| 28 | Mesa Verde | Park Point Lookout | Colorado Plateau | Soda Canyon | ||||
| 29 | Gates of the Arctic | Mount Igikpak | Brooks Range | Kobuk River | ||||
| 30 | Olympic | Mount Olympus | Olympic Mountains | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| 31 | Big Bend | Emory Peak | Chisos Mountains | Rio Grande | ||||
| 32 | Katmai | Mount Denison | Aleutian Range | Shelikof Strait | ||||
| 33 | Canyonlands | Cathedral Point | Colorado Plateau | Colorado River | ||||
| 34 | Great Smoky Mountains | Clingmans Dome | Great Smoky Mountains | Chilhowee Lake | ||||
| 35 | Carlsbad Caverns | Guadalupe Ridge | Guadalupe Mountains | Black River | ||||
| 36 | Kenai Fjords | unnamed nunatak | Harding Icefield | Gulf of Alaska | ||||
| 37 | Petrified Forest | Pilot Rock | Painted Desert | BNSF Railway | ||||
| 38 | Joshua Tree | Quail Mountain | Little San Bernardino Mountains | Colorado River Aqueduct | ||||
| 39 | Arches | Elephant Butte | Colorado Plateau | Colorado River | ||||
| 40 | Wind Cave | Rankin Ridge | Black Hills | Windy City Lake | ||||
| 41 | Kobuk Valley | Mount Angayukaqsraq | Baird Mountains | Kobuk River | ||||
| 42 | Shenandoah | Hawksbill Mountain | Blue Ridge Mountains | unnamed stream at north end | ||||
| 43 | Badlands | Red Shirt Table | The Badlands | runoff channel of Ben Reifel Visitor Center | ||||
| 44 | American Samoa | Lata Mountain | Ta'u Island, Samoan Islands | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| 44 | Redwood | Coyote Peak | Bald Hills | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| 46 | Theodore Roosevelt | Peck Hill | The Badlands | Little Missouri River | ||||
| 47 | Channel Islands | El Montañon, Santa Cruz Island | Channel Islands | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| 48 | Acadia | Cadillac Mountain | Atlantic Ocean | |||||
| 49 | Voyageurs | Tower | Rainy Lake | |||||
| 50 | Hot Springs | Music Mountain | Ouachita Mountains | Bull Bayou | ||||
| 51 | Isle Royale | Mount Desor | Superior Upland | Lake Superior | ||||
| 52 | Virgin Islands | Bordeaux Mountain | Saint John Island, Virgin Islands | Atlantic Ocean | ||||
| 53 | Cuyahoga | Black & Brush Roads | Glaciated Allegheny Plateau | Cuyahoga River | ||||
| 54 | Mammoth Cave | Mammoth Cave Ridge | Pennyroyal Plateau | Green River | ||||
| 55 | Congaree | Old Bluff Road main entrance | Congaree River | |||||
| 56 | Everglades | Calusa shell mound | Atlantic Ocean | |||||
| 57 | Dry Tortugas | Loggerhead Key | Florida Keys | Gulf of Mexico | ||||
| 58 | Biscayne | Totten Key, Old Rhodes Key | Florida Keys | Atlantic Ocean |
Selected Profiles
- – The Appalachian Trail crosses through Great Smokey Mountains and Shenandoah National Parks. It reaches its highest point at Clingmans Dome.
- – Skyline Drive runs the length of Shenandoah.
- – The Pacific Crest Trail goes through seven national parks.
- *North Cascades – Washington section K
- *Mount Rainier – Washington section I
- *Crater Lake – Oregon section C
- *Lassen Volcanic – California section N
- *Yosemite – California sections H & I
- *Kings Canyon – California section H
- *Sequoia – California sections G & H
- – An elevation profile of the Wonderland Trail around Mount Rainier.