State Elevation(ft.)1Highest point Elevation(ft.)Lowest point Elevation(ft.) Alabama 500 Cheaha Mountain 2,405 Gulf of Mexico Sea level Alaska 1,900 Mt. McKinley 20,320 Pacific Ocean Sea level Arizona 4,100 Humphreys Peak 12,633 Colorado River 70 Arkansas 650 Magazine Mountain 2,753 Ouachi...
Only 13 states have a higher lowest point than Iowa. These are Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. While most of these states are in the High Plains or Rocky Mountains, Iowa is unique for being a Mid...
The dramatic shrinkage of the Dead Sea is not a natural phenomenon but largely the result of human activities. Like the Colorado River that is sucked dry by agricultural and urban sprawl before it reaches the Pacific Ocean, the Jordan River is almost entirely de...