List of extreme points of the United States

Northernmost points

• Point Barrow, Alaska – northernmost point in the United States
• Utqiaġvik, Alaska – northernmost incorporated place in all U.S. territory, population about 4,000
• Fairbanks, Alaska – northernmost city of more than 20,000 residents, and northernmost incorporated city with public road access
• Anchorage, Alaska – northernmost city of more than 100,000 residents
• Juneau, Alaska — northernmost capital city in the United States
• Northwest Angle Inlet in Lake of the Woods, Minnesota – northernmost point in the 48 contiguous states
• Sumas, Washington – northernmost incorporated place in the 48 contiguous states
• Lynden, Washington – northernmost city of more than 10,000 residents in the 48 contiguous states
• Bellingham, Washington – northernmost city of more than 50,000 residents in the 48 contiguous states
• Everett, Washington – northernmost city of more than 100,000 residents in the 48 contiguous states
• Spokane, Washington – northernmost city of more than 200,000 residents in the 48 contiguous states
• Seattle, Washington – northernmost city of more than 500,000 residents in the United States
• Chicago, Illinois – northernmost city of more than 1,000,000 residents in the United States
• Alaska has the northernmost geographic center of all the states. North Dakota has the northernmost geographic center of the 48 contiguous states.

  Southernmost points

• Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica – southernmost point under United States jurisdiction
• Rose Atoll, American Samoa – southernmost point in the United States
• Futiga, American Samoa — southernmost town in the United States
• Pago Pago, American Samoa — southernmost capital city in the United States
• Palmyra Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands – southernmost point in all U.S. incorporated territory
• San Juan, Puerto Rico – southernmost city of more than 250,000 residents in all U.S. territory
• Ka Lae, Hawaii – southernmost point in the 50 states
• Nā'ālehu, Hawaii – southernmost town in the 50 states
• Hilo, Hawaii – southernmost place with a population over 25,000 in the 50 states
• City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii – southernmost incorporated place in the 50 states
• Western Dry Rocks, Florida In the Florida Keys – southernmost point in the 48 contiguous states occasionally above water at low tide
• Ballast Key, Florida – southernmost point in the 48 contiguous states continuously above water
• Key West, Florida – southernmost incorporated place in the contiguous 48 states
• Cape Sable, Florida – southernmost point on the U.S. mainland
• Florida City, Florida – Southernmost municipality in the contiguous U.S.
• Miami, Florida – the southernmost major metropolitan city in the 48 contiguous states
• Cameron County, Texas – Southernmost point on the Mexico–United States border.
• San Antonio, Texas – southernmost city of more than 500,000 residents in the United States
• Hawaii has the southernmost geographic center of all the states. Florida has the southernmost geographic center of the 48 contiguous states.

  Easternmost points

• Point Udall, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – easternmost point in the United States, by direction of travel
• Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands – easternmost town in the United States, by direction of travel
• Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands — easternmost capital city in the United States, by direction of travel
• Sail Rock, Maine, just offshore of West Quoddy Head, Maine – easternmost point in the 50 states, by direction of travel
• West Quoddy Head, Maine – easternmost point on the U.S. mainland
• Lubec, Maine – easternmost incorporated place in the 50 states
• Bangor, Maine – easternmost city of more than 20,000 residents in the 50 states
• Portland, Maine – easternmost city of more than 50,000 residents in the 50 states
• San Juan, Puerto Rico – easternmost major city of more than 250,000 residents in all U.S. territory
• Boston, Massachusetts – easternmost city of more than 500,000 residents in the United States
• New York City, New York – easternmost city of more than 1,000,000 residents in the United States
• Pochnoi Point, Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska – easternmost point in all U.S. territory by longitude
• Peacock Point, Wake Island – first sunrise in all U.S. territory
• Northern Islands Municipality, Northern Mariana Islands – easternmost municipality in all U.S. territory, by longitude
• Maine has the easternmost geographic center of the 50 states.

  Westernmost points

• Point Udall, Guam – westernmost point in the United States, by direction of travel
• Santa Rita, Guam — westernmost town in the United States, by direction of travel
• Hagåtña, Guam — westernmost capital city in the United States, by direction of travel
• Peaked Island, offshore from Cape Wrangell, Attu Island, Alaska – westernmost point in the 50 states by direction of travel, and last sunset in all U.S. territory. West of it passes the International Date Line, after which come Russian territorial islands.
• Amatignak Island, Alaska – westernmost point in all U.S. territory by longitude
• Adak, Alaska – westernmost incorporated city in the 50 states
• Unalaska, Alaska – westernmost city of more than 2,500 residents in the 50 states
• Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska – westernmost point on the North American continent
• Anchor Point, Alaska – Westernmost point on the continuous road system of North America
• Umatilla Reef, offshore from Cape Alava, Washington – westernmost point in the 48 contiguous states occasionally above water at low tide
• Bodelteh Islands, offshore from Cape Alava, Washington – westernmost point in the 48 contiguous states continuously above water
• Cape Alava, Washington – westernmost point on the U.S. mainland
• Ozette, Washington – westernmost town in the 48 contiguous states
• Port Orford, Oregon – westernmost incorporated place in the 48 contiguous states
• Brookings, Oregon – westernmost city of more than 5,000 residents in the 48 contiguous states
• Coos Bay, Oregon – westernmost city of more than 10,000 residents in the 48 contiguous states
• Eureka, California – westernmost city of more than 25,000 residents in the 48 contiguous states
• Corvallis, Oregon – westernmost city of more than 50,000 residents in the 48 contiguous states
• Eugene, Oregon – westernmost city of more than 100,000 residents in the 48 contiguous states
• Portland, Oregon – westernmost city of more than 500,000 residents in the United States
• San Jose, California – westernmost city of more than 1,000,000 residents in the United States
• Hawaii has the westernmost geographic center of all the states. Oregon has the westernmost geographic center of the 48 contiguous states.

  Interpretation of easternmost and westernmost

Highest points

• Denali, Alaska – highest summit in the United States, all US territories, and North America at
• Mount Whitney, California – highest point in the 48 contiguous states at
• Mount Elbert, Colorado – highest point on the Continental Divide of North America at
• Mauna Kea, Hawaii – highest island summit in all U.S. territory and the entire Pacific Ocean at
• Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico – highest village limits in all U.S. territory at
• Winter Park, Colorado – highest city limits in all U.S. territory at
• San Juan County, Colorado – highest U.S. county based on a mean elevation
• Alma, Colorado – highest town in all U.S. territory at ; contiguous residential areas extend to.
• Leadville, Colorado – highest city in all U.S. territory at.
• Woodland Park, Colorado – highest city of more than 5,000 residents in all U.S. territory at.
• Laramie, Wyoming – highest city of more than 10,000 residents in all U.S. territory at.
• Santa Fe, New Mexico – highest city of more than 50,000 residents and highest state capital in all U.S. territory at.
• Colorado Springs, Colorado – highest city of more than 100,000 residents in all U.S. territory at.
• Denver, Colorado – highest major city of more than 500,000 residents in all U.S. territory at.
• Lake County Airport, Colorado – highest airfield in all U.S. territory and North America at
• New Mexico State Capitol, Santa Fe – highest state capitol in the United States at
• Colorado – highest U.S. state based on an average elevation of
• Mount Mitchell, North Carolina – highest point in eastern United States at
• Mount Washington, New Hampshire – highest point in northeastern United States at
• Arikaree River, Yuma County, Colorado at Kansas state line – highest U.S. state low point at
• Beech Mountain, North Carolina – highest incorporated community east of the Mississippi River at an elevation of 5,506 feet.
• Boone, North Carolina – highest elevation east of the Mississippi River of any town of its size.
• Eisenhower Tunnel, west of Denver, Colorado – highest point on the Interstate Highway System, at.

  Lowest points

• Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California, – lowest surface point in all U.S. territory and North America, at
• Salton Sea, California, – lowest lake in all U.S. territory and North America, at
• Furnace Creek Airport, California – lowest airfield in all U.S. territory and Western Hemisphere, at
• Furnace Creek, California, – lowest settlement in all U.S. territory and Western Hemisphere, at
• Calipatria, California, – lowest city in all U.S. territory and Western Hemisphere, at
• 9th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana, – lowest surface point in eastern United States, at
• New Orleans, Louisiana, – lowest city over 250,000 population in all U.S. territory and Western Hemisphere, with an average elevation of
• Delaware – lowest state, with an average elevation of
• Britton Hill, Florida, – lowest state high point, at
• Lake Superior bottom, Michigan, – lowest freshwater point in all U.S. territory, at
• Puget Sound bottom, Washington, – lowest seawater point in the interior of the United States, at

  Other points

• Most remote point in the 50 states: Ipnavik River, National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska, ; from nearest habitation.
• Geographic center of the 50 states: approximately north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota,
• Geographic center of the 48 contiguous states: approximately west of Lebanon, Kansas,
• Closest to the equator: Baker Island is at.
• The geographic center of North America is at, about west of Balta, in Pierce County, North Dakota.
• The North American pole of inaccessibility is at, about 11 miles southeast of the town of Kyle, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, in Bennett County, South Dakota, from the nearest coastline.
• The southwesternmost point of the contiguous United States is Border Field State Park, California.
• The northwesternmost point of the contiguous United States is Cape Flattery, Washington.

  Islands

• Island of Hawaii, Hawaii – most extensive island in all U.S. territory at and tallest island in all U.S. territory and the entire Pacific Ocean at.
• Kodiak Island, Alaska – most extensive Gulf of Alaska island at.
• Island of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico – most extensive island of U.S. Caribbean territory at.
• Prince of Wales Island, Alaska – most extensive island of the Alexander Archipelago at.
• Saint Lawrence Island, Alaska – most extensive Bering Sea island at.
• Unimak Island, Alaska – most extensive Aleutian island at.
• Long Island, New York – most extensive island of the U.S. Atlantic coast at.
• Padre Island, Texas – most extensive Gulf of Mexico island at and longest barrier island on Earth at.
• Isle Royale in Lake Superior, Michigan – most extensive island in a lake in all U.S. territory at.
• Whidbey Island, Washington – most extensive island of Puget Sound at.
• Santa Cruz Island, California – most extensive of the Channel Islands of California at.
• The most remote islands in the United States are within the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

  Lakes

• Lake Michigan-Huron – largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area, at, of which is within the United States.
• Lake Superior – Lying along the Canada–United States border, it is the second largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area, at 31,700 sq mi, of which is within the United States. It is also North America's largest lake by volume, at 2,900 cu mi ; it is commonly called the largest lake by surface area when Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are not considered one lake.
• Great Salt Lake, Utah, – most extensive endorheic lake, at.
• Crater Lake, Oregon, – deepest lake, at.

  Rivers

• Mississippi River – most extensive river basin at.
• Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson Rivers – longest river system at.
• Missouri River – longest main stem river at.
• Mississippi River – longest Gulf of Mexico main stem river at.
• Yukon River – longest Bering Sea main stem river at.
• Colorado River – longest Gulf of California main stem river at.
• Columbia River – longest Pacific Ocean main stem river at.
• Saint Lawrence River – longest Atlantic Ocean main stem river at.
• Bear River – longest endorheic basin main stem river at.

  Extreme distances

• Greatest east–west distance in the 48 contiguous states: 2,800 miles
• Greatest north–south distance in the 48 contiguous states: 1,650 miles.
• Greatest distance between any two points in U.S. territory:, from Point Udall, Guam, to Point Udall, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Greatest distance between any two points in the 50 states:, from Kure Atoll, Hawaii, to Log Point, Elliott Key, Florida.
• Greatest distance between any two points in the contiguous 48 states:, from North Farallon Island, California, to Sail Rock, east of West Quoddy Head, Maine.
• Greatest distance between any two mainland points in the contiguous 48 states:, from Point Arena, California, to West Quoddy Head, Maine.
• Greatest east–west distance in U.S. territory :, from Kure Atoll, Hawaii, to Riviera Beach, Florida.