50 U.S. State Summits Speed Record

In late May 2023, three mountaineers assisted by two support crew will attempt to break the current Guinness World Record by climbing to the top of every U.S. state’s highest point in less than 43 days.

The Team

All five team members attempting the speed record are living kidney donors, and the challenge is being sponsored by the National Kidney Registry. Meet the team.

The Rules

Driving is only allowed between trailheads, and flights are only allowed to/from Alaska, Hawaii and the lower 48 states; otherwise the team must hike/climb/ski at all times.

The Summits

Rank by Height	Peak	State	Elevation in Feet	Status	Photo
1	Denali	Alaska	20,310
2	Mount Whitney	California	14,505
3	Mount Elbert	Colorado	14,439		
4	Mount Rainier	Washington	14,411
5	Gannett Peak	Wyoming	13,810		
6	Mauna Kea	Hawaii	13,804		
7	Kings Peak	Utah	13,528		
8	Wheeler Peak	New Mexico	13,167		
9	Boundary Peak	Nevada	13,147		
10	Granite Peak	Montana	12,807		
11	Borah Peak	Idaho	12,662		
12	Humphreys Peak	Arizona	12,637
13	Mount Hood	Oregon	11,249		
14	Guadalupe Peak	Texas	8,751		
15	Black Elk Peak	South Dakota	7,244		
16	Mount Mitchell	North Carolina	6,684		
17	Clingmans Dome	Tennessee	6,643		
18	Mount Washington	New Hampshire	6,288		
19	Mount Rogers	Virginia	5,730		
20	Panorama Point	Nebraska	5,429		
21	Mount Marcy	New York	5,343		
22	Mount Katahdin	Maine	5,269		
23	Black Mesa	Oklahoma	4,974		
24	Spruce Knob	West Virginia	4,863		
25	Brasstown Bald	Georgia	4,784		
26	Mount Mansfield	Vermont	4,395		
27	Black Mountain	Kentucky	4,145		
28	Mount Sunflower	Kansas	4,039		
29	Backbone Mountain	Maryland	3,662		
30	Sassafras Mountain	South Carolina	3,554		
31	White Butte	North Dakota	3,508		
32	Mount Greylock	Massachusetts	3,489		
33	Mount Davis	Pennsylvania	3,213		
34	Magazine Mountain	Arkansas	2,753		
35	Cheaha Mountain	Alabama	2,413		
36	Mount Frissell (Southwest Shoulder)	Connecticut	2,380		
37	Eagle Mountain	Minnesota	2,301		
38	Mount Arvon	Michigan	1,979		
39	Timms Hill	Wisconsin	1,952		
40	High Point	New Jersey	1,804		
41	Taum Sauk Mountain	Missouri	1,772		
42	Hawkeye Point	Iowa	1,670		
43	Campbell Hill	Ohio	1,549		
44	Hoosier Hill	Indiana	1,257		
45	Charles Mound	Illinois	1,235		
46	Jerimoth Hill	Rhode Island	811		
47	Woodall Mountain	Mississippi	806		
48	Driskill Mountain	Louisiana	535		
49	Ebright Azimuth	Delaware	448		
50	Britton Hill	Florida	345