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Elevation United States, in 29 editions.
The entry for United States published Elevation in 29 editions of 36, from 1997 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Elevation in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1997
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Elevation extremes” (1997 to 2015) and “Elevation” (2016 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
Published as “Elevation extremes”
- lowest point:
- Death Valley -86 m
- highest point:
- Mount McKinley 6,194 m
lowest point: Death Valley -86 m
highest point: Mount McKinley 6,194 m
Published as “Elevation extremes”
- lowest point:
- Death Valley -86 m highest point: Mount McKinley 6,194 m
lowest point: Death Valley -86 m
The same text in 6 editions, 2002 to 2007.
Published as “Elevation extremes”
- lowest point:
- Death Valley -86 m
- highest point:
- Mount McKinley 6,194 m
lowest point: Death Valley -86 m
highest point: Mount McKinley 6,194 m
Published as “Elevation extremes”
- lowest point:
- Death Valley -86 m
- highest point:
- Mount McKinley 6,198 m
lowest point: Death Valley -86 m
highest point: Mount McKinley 6,194 6,198 m
Published as “Elevation extremes”
- lowest point:
- Death Valley -86 m
- highest point:
- Mount McKinley 6,198 m
lowest point:
Death Valley -86 m
highest point:
Mount McKinley 6,198 m
The same text in 3 editions, 2010 to 2012.
Published as “Elevation extremes”
- lowest point:
- Death Valley -86 m
- highest point:
- Mount McKinley 6,194 m
note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest, which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
lowest point:
Death Valley -86 m
highest point:
Mount McKinley 6,194 m
note:
the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest, which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
Published as “Elevation extremes”
- lowest point:
- Death Valley -86 m
- highest point:
- Mount McKinley (Denali) 6,194 m (highest point in North America)
note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
lowest point:
Death Valley -86 m
highest point:
Mount McKinley (Denali) 6,194 m (highest point in North America)
note:
the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest, Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
Published as “Elevation extremes”
- lowest point:
- Death Valley -86 m
- highest point:
- Denali (Mount McKinley) 6,194 m (highest point in North America)
note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,205 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
lowest point:
highest point:
Mount McKinley (Denali)
note:(4,207 (4,205 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- mean elevation:
- 760 m
- elevation extremes:
- lowest point: Death Valley -86 m (lowest point in North America)
- highest point:
- Denali (Mount McKinley) 6,190 m (highest point in North America)
note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,205 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
mean elevation: 760 m
elevation extremes: lowest point: Death Valley -86 m (lowest point in North America)
highest point: Denali (Mount McKinley) 6,194 6,190 m (highest point in North America)
note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,205 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
- mean elevation:
- 760 m
- elevation extremes:
-86 m lowest point: Death Valley (lowest point in North America)
- 6190 highest point: Denali (Mount McKinley) (highest point in North America) note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,205 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor;
- by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
mean elevation: 760 m
elevation extremes: -86 m lowest point: Death Valley -86 m (lowest point in North America)
6190 highest point: Denali (Mount McKinley) 6,190 m (highest point in North America)
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
- mean elevation:
- 760 m
- lowest point:
- Death Valley (lowest point in North America) -86 m
- highest point:
- Denali 6,190 m (Mount McKinley) (highest point in North America)
note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
mean elevation: 760 melevation extremes: -86 m lowest point: Death Valley (lowest point in North America) -86 m6190 highest point: Denali 6,190 m (Mount McKinley) (highest point in North America)
note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,205 (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
The same text in 4 editions, 2021 to 2024.
- highest point:
- Denali 6,190 m (Mount McKinley) (highest point in North America)
- lowest point:
- Death Valley (lowest point in North America) -86 m
- mean elevation:
- 760 m
note: Denali is one of the most striking features on the entire planet; at 20,310 feet, it is the crowning peak of the Alaska Range and the highest mountain on North America; it towers three and one-half vertical miles above its base, making it a mile taller from base to summit than Mt. Everest; Denali's base sits at about 2,000 feet above sea level and rises over three and one-half miles to its 20,310 foot summit; Everest begins on a 14,000-foot high plain, then summits at 29,028 feet.
note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
mean elevation: 760 highest point: Denali 6,190 m (Mount McKinley) (highest point in North America)
lowest point: Death Valley (lowest point in North America) -86 mhighest point: Denali 6,190 mean elevation: 760 m (Mount McKinley) (highest point in
note: Denali is one of the most striking features on the entire planet; at 20,310 feet, it is the crowning peak of the Alaska Range and the highest mountain on North America) America; it towers three and one-half vertical miles above its base, making it a mile taller from base to summit than Mt. Everest; Denali's base sits at about 2,000 feet above sea level and rises over three and one-half miles to its 20,310 foot summit; Everest begins on a 14,000-foot high plain, then summits at 29,028 feet.
note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
- highest point:
- Mount McKinley 6,190 m (highest point in North America)
- lowest point:
- Death Valley (lowest point in North America) -86 m
- mean elevation:
- 760 m
note 1: Mount McKinley is one of the most striking features on the entire planet; at 20,310 feet, it is the crowning peak of the Alaska Range and the highest mountain on North America; it towers three and one-half vertical miles above its base, making it a mile taller from base to summit than Mt. Everest; McKinley's base sits at about 2,000 feet above sea level and rises over three and one-half miles to its 20,310 foot summit; Everest begins on a 14,000-foot high plain, then summits at 29,028 feet
note 2: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain -- higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
highest point: Denali Mount McKinley 6,190 m (Mount McKinley) (highest point in North America)
lowest point: Death Valley (lowest point in North America) -86 m
mean elevation: 760 mnote: Denali note 1: Mount McKinley is one of the most striking features on the entire planet; at 20,310 feet, it is the crowning peak of the Alaska Range and the highest mountain on North America; it towers three and one-half vertical miles above its base, making it a mile taller from base to summit than Mt. Everest; Denali's McKinley's base sits at about 2,000 feet above sea level and rises over three and one-half miles to its 20,310 foot summit; Everest begins on a 14,000-foot high plain, then summits at 29,028 feet. feetnote: note 2: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - -- higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level
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Central Intelligence Agency. “United States: Elevation.” The World Factbook, 1997–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/united-states/elevation.