This page is all about tracking and building lists. As someone that loves the outdoors, the first two lists that come to mind to me are the 50 state high points and the US National Parks. I will track my progress against each list here, and if you have any questions about my experiences related to either list, please contact me!

50 State High Points (bolded have been completed 7/50).

Rank - State - Peak - Elevation (FT)

  1. Alaska - Denali - 20,310

  2. California - Mount Whitney - 14,498

  3. Colorado - Mount Elbert - 14,433 (July 2021)

  4. Washington - Mount Rainier - 14,411

  5. Wyoming - Gannett Peak - 13,804

  6. Hawaii - Mauna Kea - 13,796

  7. Utah - Kings Peak - 13,528

  8. New Mexico - Wheeler Peak - 13,161

  9. Nevada - Boundary Peak - 13,140

  10. Montana - Granite Peak - 12,799

  11. Idaho - Borah Peak - 12,662

  12. Arizona - Humphreys Peak - 12,633 (April 2019)

  13. Oregon - Mount Hood - 11,239

  14. Texas - Guadalupe Peak - 8,749

  15. South Dakota - Black Elk Peak - 7,231

  16. North Carolina - Mount Mitchell - 6,684 (October 2022)

  17. Tennessee - Clingmans Dome - 6,643 (April 2018)

  18. New Hampshire - Mount Washington - 6,288

  19. Virginia - Mount Rogers - 5,729

  20. Nebraska - Panorama Point - 5,426

  21. New York - Mount Marcy - 5,344

  22. Maine - Katahdin - 5,268

  23. Oklahoma - Black Mesa - 4,973

  24. West Virginia - Spruce Knob - 4,861

  25. Georgia - Brasstown Bald - 4,784

  26. Vermont - Mount Mansfield - 4,393

  27. Kentucky - Black Mountain - 4,139

  28. Kansas - Mount Sunflower - 4,039

  29. South Carolina - Sassafras Mountain - 3,554 (October 2022)

  30. North Dakota - White Butte - 3,506

  31. Massachusetts - Mount Greylock - 3,487

  32. Maryland - Backbone Mountain - 3,360

  33. Pennsylvania - Mount Davis - 3,213

  34. Arkansas - Magazine Mountain - 2,753

  35. Alabama - Cheaha Mountain - 2,405

  36. Connecticut - Mount Frissell-South Slope - 2,382

  37. Minnesota - Eagle Mountain - 2,301

  38. Michigan - Mount Arvon - 1,979 (September 2023)

  39. Wisconsin - Timms Hill - 1,951

  40. New Jersey - High Point - 1,803

  41. Missouri - Taum Sauk Mountain - 1,772

  42. Iowa - Hawkeye Point - 1,670

  43. Ohio - Campbell Hill - 1,549 (September 2021)

  44. Indiana - Hoosier Hill - 1,257 (September 2021)

  45. Illinois - Charles Mound - 1,235

  46. Rhode Island - Jerimoth Hill - 812

  47. Mississippi - Woodall Mountain - 806

  48. Louisiana - Driskill Mountain - 535

  49. Delaware - Ebright Azimuth - 450

  50. District of Columbia - Point Reno - 415

  51. Florida - Britton Hill - 345

US National Parks (bolded have been visited 19/63).

  • Acadia National Park

  • Arches National Park

  • Badlands National Park

  • Big Bend National Park

  • Biscayne National Park

  • Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

  • Bryce Canyon National Park

  • Canyonlands National Park

  • Capitol Reef National Park

  • Carlsbad Caverns National Park

  • Channel Islands National Park

  • Congaree National Park

  • Crater Lake National Park

  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park

  • Death Valley National Park

  • Denali National Park and Preserve

  • Dry Tortugas National Park

  • Everglades National Park

  • Gates of the Arctic National Park

  • Gateway Arch National Park

  • Glacier National Park

  • Glacier Bay National Park

  • Grand Canyon National Park

  • Grand Teton National Park

  • Great Basin National Park

  • Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park

  • Guadalupe Mountains National Park

  • Haleakala National Park

  • Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

  • Hot Springs National Park

  • Indiana Dunes National Park

  • Isle Royale National Park

  • Joshua Tree National Park

  • Katmai National Park and Preserve

  • Kenai Fjords National Park

  • Kings Canyon National Park

  • Kobuk Valley National Park

  • Lake Clark National Park

  • Lassen Volcanic National Park

  • Mammoth Cave National Park

  • Mesa Verde National Park

  • Mount Rainier National Park

  • National Park of American Samoa

  • New River Gorge National Park

  • North Cascades National Park

  • Olympic National Park

  • Petrified Forest National Park

  • Pinnacles National Park

  • Redwood National Park

  • Rocky Mountain National Park

  • Saguaro National Park

  • Sequoia National Park

  • Shenandoah National Park

  • Theodore Roosevelt National Park

  • Virgin Islands National Park

  • Voyageurs National Park

  • White Sands National Park

  • Wind Cave National Park

  • Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

  • Yellowstone National Park

  • Yosemite National Park

  • Zion National Park