Although topped in height by Hawaiian waterfalls, the tallest waterfalls in the mainland US are both impressively high. They are in Yosemite National Park, in California :
Washington
Some of the highest and lowest landforms in the United States are MountMcKinley (highest) Death Valley (lowest) and Mount Ivanhoe (highest). Mount McKinley is approximately 148,000 feet high.
The largest desert in the world is Antarctica which is huge and much larger than the United States. The Sahara, second largest desert, is slightly smaller than the contiguous 48 states of the United States.
The Tibetan Plateau is the worldâ??s highest plateau. The Deosai National Park in northern Pakistan is the second highest plateau and the Antarctic Plateau in Antarctica is the third-highest plateau. Another notable plateaus is the Colorado Plateau that covers the four U.S. states Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Florida have the highest average number of tornadoes per year.
California, but only in the contiguous states.
The Rocky Mountains
Currently, the highest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls which is Yosemite Falls in the United States which is 436 m (1430 ft).
Mt. Elbert in Colorado.
Mount Evans, Colorado (14,120 feet, 4,304 meters) - highest road in the 48 contiguous states
The highest point in the United States is Mount McKinley, Alaska, at 20,320 feet (6,194 meters). The highest point in the 48 contiguous states is Mount Whitney, California, at 14,505 feet (4,421 meters).
48 states are contiguous. Two states, Alaska and Hawaii are non-contiguous.
Mount Whitney at 14,505 feet is the highest point in the contiguous United States
Texas is one of the 48 contiguous U.S. states.
The two states that are not one of the 48 contiguous states are Alaska and Hawaii.
The tallest mountain in the contiguous U.S., is Mt. Whitney in California and its elevation is 14.505 feet above sea level.
Contiguous means touching. Alaska is not one of the contiguous states.