The easiest way to the highest point in Wyoming is only accessible via one hefty fee.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

As state high-points-by-elevation go this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.