| Rank | Land Name | Peak | Elev-Ft (Opt) | State | Ascent Date |
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| 1. | Rocky Mountain National Park | Longs Peak | 14,255 | Colorado | 1966-07-22 |
| 2. | Mount Rainier National Park | Mount Rainier | 14,411 | Washington | 1972-08-03 |
| 3. | Grand Teton National Park | Grand Teton | 13,770 | Wyoming | 1986-08-17 |
| 4. | Haleakala National Park | Haleakala | 10,023 | Hawaii | 1992-03-25 |
| 5. | Sequoia National Park | Mount Whitney | 14,495 | California | 1992-08-24 |
| 6. | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | Guadalupe Peak | 8749 | Texas | 1997-04-13 |
| 7. | Denali National Park and Preserve | Mount McKinley | 20,320 | Alaska | 1997-06-30 |
| 8. | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Clingmans Dome | 6643 | Tennessee/North Carolina | 1998-05-06 |
| 9. | Crater Lake National Park | Mount Scott | 8929 | Oregon | 1999-08-05 |
| 10. | Mesa Verde National Park | Park Point Lookout | 8571 | Colorado | 2000-08-26 |
| 11. | Canyonlands National Park | Cathedral Butte Northwest | 7200 | Utah | 2009-04-18 |
| 12. | Arches National Park | Elephant Butte | 5653 | Utah | 2009-04-19 |
| 13. | Capitol Reef National Park | Billings Benchmark Southeast | 9000 | Utah | 2010-05-15 |
| 14. | Bryce Canyon National Park | Rainbow Point | 9115 | Utah | 2010-05-17 |
| 15. | Grand Canyon National Park | Lookout Tower Hill | 9165 | Arizona | 2010-05-19 |
| 16. | Zion National Park | Horse Ranch Mountain | 8726 | Utah | 2010-05-22 |
| 17. | North Cascades National Park | Goode Mountain | 9240 | Washington | 2010-07-28 |
| 18. | Dry Tortugas National Park | Loggerhead Key High Point | 10 | Florida | 2011-03-26 |
| 19. | Everglades National Park | Grossman Hammock | 15 | Florida | 2011-03-28 |
| 20. | Wind Cave National Park | Rankin Ridge | 5013 | South Dakota | 2011-05-04 |
| 21. | Badlands National Park | Red Shirt Table | 3350 | South Dakota | 2011-05-13 |
| 22. | Theodore Roosevelt National Park | Peck Hill | 2880 | North Dakota | 2011-05-15 |
| 23. | Olympic National Park | Mount Olympus | 7969 | Washington | 2011-07-11 |
| 24. | Great Sand Dunes National Park | Great Sand Dunes Wilderness High Point | 10,560 | Colorado | 2011-09-11 |
| 25. | Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park | BCGNP Public Land High Point | 8720 | Colorado | 2011-10-02 |
| 26. | Petrified Forest National Park | Pilot Rock | 6234 | Arizona | 2011-10-15 |
| 27. | Saguaro National Park | Mica Mountain | 8664 | Arizona | 2011-10-16 |
| 28. | Mammoth Cave National Park | Cave Ridge | 940 | Kentucky | 2011-12-23 |
| 29. | Hot Springs National Park | Music Mountain | 1420 | Arkansas | 2011-12-31 |
| 30. | Carlsbad Caverns National Park | Open Hollow North | 6535 | New Mexico | 2012-04-06 |
| 31. | Big Bend National Park | Emory Peak | 7825 | Texas | 2012-04-08 |
| 32. | Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Cuyahoga Valley National Park High Point | 1180 | Ohio | 2012-05-26 |
| 33. | Katmai National Park and Preserve | Mount Griggs | 7700 | Alaska | 2012-08-07 |
| 34. | Death Valley National Park | Telescope Peak | 11,048 | California | 2012-10-06 |
| 35. | Joshua Tree National Park | Quail Mountain | 5813 | California | 2012-10-07 |
| 36. | Congaree National Park | Congaree National Park High Point | 140 | South Carolina | 2013-05-02 |
| 37. | Shenandoah National Park | Hawksbill | 4050 | Virginia | 2013-05-03 |
| | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve | Mount Saint Elias | 18,008 | Yukon Territory/Alaska | |
| | Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve | Mount Fairweather | 15,325 | British Columbia/Alaska | |
| | Kings Canyon National Park | North Palisade | 14,242 | California | |
| | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | Mauna Loa | 13,679 | Hawaii | |
| | Yosemite National Park | Mount Lyell | 13,114 | California | |
| | Great Basin National Park | Wheeler Peak | 13,063 | Nevada | |
| | Yellowstone National Park | Eagle Peak | 11,367 | Wyoming | |
| | Glacier National Park (USA) | Mount Cleveland | 10,466 | Montana | |
| | Lassen Volcanic National Park | Lassen Peak | 10,457 | California | |
| | Lake Clark National Park and Preserve | Redoubt Volcano | 10,197 | Alaska | |
| | Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve | Mount Igikpak | 8276 | Alaska | |
| | Kenai Fjords National Park | McCarty Peak | 6500 | Alaska | |
| | Kobuk Valley National Park | Mount Angayukaqsraq | 4800 | Alaska | |
| | Pinnacles National Park | North Chalone Peak | 3304 | California | |
| | Redwood National Park | Redwood National Park High Point | 3262 | California | |
| | National Park of American Samoa | Lata Mountain | 3169 | | |
| | Channel Islands National Park | El Montanon | 1808 | California | |
| | Acadia National Park | Cadillac Mountain | 1528 | Maine | |
| | Voyageurs National Park | Voyageurs High Point Tower | 1410 | Minnesota | |
| | Isle Royale National Park | Mount Desor | 1394 | Michigan | |
| | Virgin Islands National Park | Bordeaux Mountain | 1286 | | |
| | Biscayne National Park | Totten Key High Point | 9 | Florida | |
Note that this list includes the National Parks in the US Virgin Islands and American Samoa. Although these dependencies are not formally part of the 50 United States for many purposes, the National Parks located there are run by the same federal agency as all other parks. Therefore, these park points are included on this land/ownership US-based list.