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USA Lower 48 Drainage Basin High Points

Basins with over 1500 square miles

Showing Scott Surgent's first ascent dates for climbed peaks (17 out of 65, or 26.15%)

RankDrainage BasinArea-SqMiPeak Elev-Ft CountryRange (Level 4)Ascent Date
1.Mississippi1,251,272Mount Elbert14,433United StatesSawatch Range1995-08-05
2.St. Lawrence502,413Mount Marcy5344United StatesAdirondack Mountains 
3.Columbia259,390Mount Rainier-Southeast Crater Rim14,200United StatesSouth Washington Cascades1997-08-14
4.Colorado249,676Uncompahgre Peak14,309United StatesSan Juan Mountains 
5.Rio Grande222,823Blanca Peak14,345United StatesSangre de Cristo Range 
6.Great Basin201,693Mount Whitney14,498United StatesSequoia Sierra Nevada1992-07-17
7.Brazos45,674Mississippi-Rio Grande-Brazos Triple Divide4740United StatesSouthern Great Plains 
8.Alabama43,719Big Frog Mountain4200United StatesSouthern Blue Ridge Front 
9.Colorado [TX]42,299Colorado Basin High Point4540United StatesSouthern Great Plains 
10.Susquehanna27,456Blue Knob3120United StatesAllegheny Mountains2001-05-22 d
11.Sacramento26,786Mount Shasta14,162United StatesCalifornia Cascades 
12.Sabine19,818Hunt County High Point730United StatesSouthern Great Plains2002-11-09 d
13.Apalachicola19,615Tray Mountain4430United StatesSouthern Blue Ridge Front 
14.Trinity17,994Young County High Point1522United StatesSouthern Great Plains2003-03-18 d
15.Pee Dee17,882Thompkins Knob4080United StatesSouthern Blue Ridge Front 
16.Nueces16,820Edwards County High Point2415United StatesSouthern Great Plains 
17.South San Joaquin Basin16,381Mount Whitney14,498United StatesSequoia Sierra Nevada1992-07-17
18.San Joaquin15,760Mount Humphreys13,986United StatesCentral Sierra Nevada 
19.Klamath15,624Mount Shasta14,162United StatesCalifornia Cascades 
20.Santee15,392Grandfather Mountain5946United StatesSouthern Blue Ridge Front 
21.Altamaha14,279Stone Mountain1680United StatesPiedmont 
22.Potomac14,213Spruce Knob4861United StatesAllegheny Mountains2001-05-25 e
23.Suwanee13,576Crisp County High Point480United StatesPiedmont 
24.Hudson13,424Mount Marcy5344United StatesAdirondack Mountains 
25.Delaware12,880Slide Mountain4180United StatesCatskill Mountains 
26.Connecticut11,253Mount Washington6288United StatesWhite Mountains 
27.Savannah10,467Standing Indian5499United StatesSouthern Blue Ridge Front 
28.Roanoke9,785Apple Orchard Mountain4225United StatesNorthern Blue Ridge2004-08-08 a
29.James9,676Little Ridge4546United StatesCentral Appalachian Ridges 
30.St. John9,238Sugarloaf Mountain310United StatesSoutheast Coast 
31.Cape Fear9,108Cape Fear Basin High Point1010United StatesPiedmont 
32.Pearl [MS-LA]8,635Winston County High Point722United StatesSoutheast Coast 
33.Penobscot8,544Katahdin5268United StatesLongfellow Mountains 
34.Pascagoula8,487Circle Hill700United StatesSoutheast Coast 
35.Salton Sea8,035San Gorgonio Mountain11,499United StatesTransverse Ranges2001-09-29
36.Guadalupe6,007Guadalupe Basin High Point2405United StatesSouthern Great Plains 
37.Kennebec5,911Sugarloaf Mountain4240United StatesLongfellow Mountains 
38.Neuse5,600Roxboro Hill890United StatesPiedmont 
39.Rogue5,155Mount McLoughlin9495United StatesOregon Cascades 
40.Merrimack5,020Mount Lafayette5240United StatesWhite Mountains 
41.Chowan4,905Nottoway Basin High Point660United StatesPiedmont 
42.Salinas4,687Junipero Serra Peak5862United StatesCentral California Coast Ranges2001-05-11
43.Umpqua4,665Mount Thielsen9182United StatesOregon Cascades 
44.Ogeechee4,463Hancock County High Point745United StatesPiedmont 
45.San Jacinto [TX]4,019Walker County High Point500United StatesSouthern Great Plains 
46.Great Divide Basin3,908Ferris Mountain10,037United StatesGreat Divide Basin Area 
47.Eel3,677Black Butte7448United StatesNorthern California Coast Range2003-05-22
48.Androscoggin3,512Mount Washington6288United StatesWhite Mountains 
49.Owens Valley3,293Mount Whitney14,498United StatesSequoia Sierra Nevada1992-07-17
50.Tar3,178Granville County High Point740United StatesPiedmont 
51.Skagit3,143Mount Baker10,781United StatesNorth Cascades 
52.Mattaponi2,604Peters Mountain1820United StatesNorthern Blue Ridge 
53.Rappahannock2,571Hawksbill4050United StatesNorthern Blue Ridge2003-11-28 c
54.Edisto2,440Saluda County High Point680United StatesPiedmont 
55.Lavaca2,256Gonzales County High Point590United StatesSouthern Great Plains 
56.Chehalis2,123Capitol Peak5054United StatesOlympic Mountains 
57.Saint Croix1,985Musquash Mountain1220United StatesNew England Upland 
58.Housatonic1,930Mount Everett2608United StatesTaconic Range 
59.Santa Maria1,820Sawmill Mountain-West Peak8749United StatesTransverse Ranges 
60.Snohomish1,806Mount Daniel7960United StatesSouth Washington Cascades 
61.Saco1,698Mount Washington6288United StatesWhite Mountains 
62.Santa Ana1,691San Gorgonio Mountain-Northwest Slope11,400United StatesTransverse Ranges 
63.Wilcox Playa1,680Mount Graham10,720United StatesSoutheast Arizona Ranges2000-05-09
64.Thames [CT]1,622Burley Hill1316United StatesNew England Upland2000-07-03 f
65.Santa Clara1,605Mount Pinos8831United StatesTransverse Ranges2000-10-14 a

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