Which of the 48 contiguous states has the tallest mountain?

Well, it's great if you know the geography of the USA well enough to remember that 48 states are called the Mainland of the U.S., but still it's not the whole of the country. The list doesn't include 2 more states so that's why we speak about Mount Whitney but not about Mount McKinley (situated in Alaska).

Whitney's elevation above the sea level is said to be over 14,505 ft and that makes it the highest summit of the ancient mountain range known as Sierra Nevada.

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54 Comments

Jessica Earle

The question said "of the 48 contiguous states" that doesn't include Alaska

Cindy J Leese Derr

Denali, not Mt McKinley anymore.

Barbara Tsoupas

Howard Groopman, it wasn’t McKinley, not because of the name change, but because Alaska isn’t in the contiguous US.😊

Jorge Gonzales

I'm not as smart as I thought I was.

brezza marina

Stephen W. Gerrard, it was a joke.

Randy

I knew it was Mt. Whitney in Calif. because I used to live real close to it. I could see it from my high school which was also named Mt. Whitney.

Edie Koller

I knew that it was Mount Whitney. My brother climbed it several times in the 1960's.

Jas Newman

Loreta Vivian Ramel Galima, Right, but the article refers to "mainland," and Alaska is on the mainland.

Vexie Maguire

I thought for sure it would be Alaska but it wasn't in the answer selections.

Howard Groopman

Knew this one; lived in California many years ago McKinley is now Denali.

dmarkc

Ruben Pages, with a hot, dry wind. Sweat evaporates and a breeze won't cool you.

Pat Wells

Climbed Mt. Whitney in the 80's while I was backpacking in the area. Just a "little" side trip. :)

James Clausen

I had to look up Mount Whitney on the map, I was surprised to see its location and the terrain adjacent to it. Thank You, Jc

Dennis Lane

Phil Naylor, I looked it up. It means their borders touch. You are wrong, I think.

Stephen W. Gerrard

Jeff Lupetin, Puerto Rico isn't a state. It is a US territory.

Naked Kitty Slave

Cindy J Leese Derr: read the question. Out of the 48 contiguous states has the tallest mountain. Denali is in Alaska, which isn't part of the 48 contiguous states. SMFH!