*Last updated: June 25, 2023
Below is a table summarizing each of the state high points I’ve visited (in the order of their completion). If you click on the high point’s name, you’ll get my trip report for that state. At the bottom of this post, I’ve also included some interesting trivia and metrics from my visits.
Order | High Point | Date | Details |
1 | Mt. Katahdin, ME | Jul. 24, 2018 | With Keith & Finn |
2 | Mt. Washington, NH | Aug. 12, 2018 | w/ Keith & Finn |
3 | Mt. Mansfield, VT | Aug. 21, 2018 | w/ Keith & Finn |
4 | Clingmans Dome, TN | Nov. 4, 2018 | w/ Keith & Finn |
5 | Mt. Mitchell, NC | Nov. 7, 2018 | w/ Keith & Finn |
6 | Britton Hill, FL | Jan. 10, 2019 | w/ Keith & Finn |
7 | Driskell Mountain, LA | Mar. 7, 2019 | w/ Keith & Finn |
8 | Magazine Mountain, AR | Mar. 9, 2019 | w/ Keith & Finn |
9 | Sassafras Mountain, SC | Apr. 10, 2019 | w/ Keith & Finn |
10 | Brasstown Bald, GA | Apr. 15, 2019 | w/ Keith & Finn |
11 | Cheaha Mountain, AL | Apr. 16, 2019 | w/ Keith & Finn |
12 | Mt. Rogers, VA | May 31, 2019 | w/ Keith & Finn |
13 | High Point, NJ | Jul. 16, 2019 | Solo |
14 | Mt. Frissell (SW Slope), CT | Jul. 24, 2019 | Solo |
15 | Mt. Greylock, MA | Jul. 29, 2019 | w/ Keith & Finn |
16 | Jerimoth Hill, RI | Sep. 9, 2019 | w/ Keith & Finn |
17 | Wheeler Peak, NM | Oct. 8, 2019 | w/ Keith & Finn |
18 | Guadalupe Peak, TX | Mar. 9, 2020 | w/ Keith & Finn |
19 | Humphreys Peak, AZ | Jun. 11, 2020 | w/ Keith & Finn |
20 | White Butte, ND | Aug. 24, 2020 | w/ Keith & Finn |
21 | Black Elk Peak, SD | Aug. 30, 2020 | w/ Keith & Finn |
22 | Panorama Point, NE | Sep. 3, 2020 | w/ Keith & Finn |
23 | Kings Peak, UT | Sep. 9, 2020 | Solo |
24 | Borah Peak, ID | Oct. 7, 2020 | With a guide |
25 | Ebright Azimuth, DE | Dec. 23, 2020 | With Keith |
26 | Black Mountain, KY | Jan. 2, 2021 | With Keith |
27 | Woodall Mountain, MS | Jan. 3, 2021 | With Keith |
28 | Black Mesa, OK | Jan. 27, 2021 | Solo |
29 | Mt. Sunflower, KS | Jan. 28, 2021 | Solo |
30 | Taum Sauk, MO | Mar. 25, 2021 | w/ Keith & Finn |
31 | Hoosier Hill, IN | Mar. 26, 2021 | w/ Keith & Finn |
32 | Campbell Hill, OH | Mar. 26, 2021 | w/ Keith & Finn |
33 | Mt. Davis, PA | Mar. 27, 2021 | w/ Keith & Finn |
34 | Backbone Mountain, MD | Mar. 28, 2021 | w/ Keith & Finn |
35 | Spruce Knob, WV | Mar. 28, 2021 | w/ Keith & Finn |
36 | Mt. Whitney, CA | May 19, 2021 | Solo |
37 | Mt. Arvon, MI | Jun. 2, 2021 | Solo |
38 | Timm’s Hill, WI | Jun. 2, 2021 | Solo |
39 | Eagle Mountain, MN | Jun.3, 2021 | Solo |
40 | Hawkeye Point, IA | Jun. 4, 2021 | Solo |
41 | Charles Mound, IL | Jun. 5, 2021 | Solo |
42 | Mt. Marcy, NY | Aug. 17, 2021 | With Keith |
43 | Mt. Elbert, CO | Sep. 3, 2021 | Solo |
44 | Mt. Hood, OR | May 20, 2022 | With a guide |
Bonus | Fort Reno, DC | Jun. 13, 2022 | Solo |
45 | Gannett Peak, WY | Jul. 20, 2022 | With NOLS group |
46 | Maunakea, HI | Nov. 11, 2022 | With Keith |
47 | Mt. Rainier, WA | Jun. 24, 2023 | With a guide |
Attempt | Boundary Peak, NV | Aug 13, 2023 | With Finn |
48 | Granite Peak, MT | Aug 29, 2023 | With a guide |
Trivia from my high points
- My current HP tally: 48 states
- Which two states are left: Nevada & Alaska
- Number of HPs I visited solo: 12
- Number hiked with professional guides: 4 (ID, OR, WA, MT)
- Number I hiked with a NOLS alumni group: 1 (WY)
- Number completed with my family: 31
- Keith’s (the hubby’s) current HP tally: 31
- Finn’s (the kiddo’s) current HP tally: 26
- Number of HPs I visited in 2018: 5
- Number visited in 2019: 12
- Number visited in 2020: 8
- Number visited in 2021: 18
- Number visited in 2022: 5 (& DC)
- Number visited in 2023: 2
- Lowest HP I’ve ‘conquered’ : Britton Hill, FL (340′)
- Highest one I’ve stood atop: Mt. Whitney, CA (14,505′ – the 2nd highest state HP)
- Longest distance hiked for a HP: 55 miles one-way (Utah’s HP via the Uinta Highline Trail)
- Number of HPs I’ve visited in winter (December-February): 6
- Number visited in spring (March-May): 15
- Number visited in summer (June-August): 19
- Number visited in autumn (September-November): 8
- Only month of the year when I haven’t visited a HP: February
- How many state HPs I’ve summited more than once: 3 (TN, NH, ME)
- Number of HPs completed (or revisited) because of my 2019 AT thru-hike: 8
- HPs that took more than one visit to reach the summit: 3 (ID, WA, NV)
- Where I aborted my first attempt of Borah Peak, ID: Chicken Out Ridge (11,200′)
- Where we got weathered off my first attempt of Mt. Rainier, WA: Camp Muir (10,080′)
- Why we bailed on Boundary Peak, NV: Finn felt mild AMS symptoms + heavy rain
- Peaks where I also felt some effects of AMS/altitude sickness: 4 (WA, CA, CO, HI)
- My favorite HPs thus far: Maine & New Mexico
- Least favorite: New York (because it absolutely poured rain the entire 15-mile hike!)
- Highpointers Club Konventions attended: 1 (PA 2022)
- Chances I will ever climb Denali, AK and become a 50 state HPer: < 1%