Highest and Lowest Elevations (by state)

Illinois

Charles Mound, Illinois’ highest point at 376 meters (1235 feet), is located in the state’s extreme northwest and is part of the Driftless Area. The state’s lowest point, at 85 meters (280 feet), is the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers at the state’s southern tip.

Indiana

Extreme eastern Indiana is home to Hoosier Hill, which, at 383 meters (1257 feet), is the state’s highest point. The confluence of the Ohio and Wabash Rivers is Indiana’s lowest point at 97 meters (320 feet).

Iowa

Hawkeye Point, the highest point in Iowa at 509 meters (1670 feet), is just south of the Minnesota border in the northwest. Iowa’s lowest point of 146 meters (480 feet), the confluence of the Des Moines and Mississippi Rivers, also marks the southeasternmost point in the state.

Michigan

Michigan’s highest point, located on the Upper Peninsula, is Mount Arvon at 603 meters (1979 feet). Lake Erie is 174 meters (571 feet) above sea level, the lowest elevation in Michigan.

Minnesota

Eagle Mountain is the highest point in Minnesota at 701 meters (2301 feet). Interestingly, it is only 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Lake Superior, which, at 183 meters (601 feet) above sea level, is the state’s lowest elevation.

Ohio

Campbell Hill, 472 meters (1550 feet) high, is located in the city of Bellefontaine, in eastern central Ohio, and it is the state’s highest point. The southern extreme of the state’s border with Indiana, on the Ohio River, is Ohio’s lowest point at 139 meters (455 feet).

Wisconsin

At 595 meters (1951 feet) above sea level, Timms Hill, located in the northern central part of Wisconsin, is the highest point in the state. The state’s lowest elevation is Lake Michigan at 177 meters (581 feet).