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Highest Point in every U.S. State Part 1

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1. Denali (Mt. McKinley)
2. Mt. Whitney
3. Mt. Elbert
4. Mt. Rainier
5. Gannett Peak
6. Mauna Kea
7. Kings Peak
8. Wheeler Peak
9. Boundary Peak
10. Granite Peak
11. Borah Peak
12. Humphreys Peak
13. Mt. Hood
14. Guadalupe Peak
15. Black Elk Peak
16. Mt. Mitchell
17. Clingmans Dome
18. Mt. Washington
19. Mt. Rogers 
20. Panorama Point
21. Mt. Marcy
22. Mt. Katahdin
23. Black Mesa
24. Spruce Knob
25. Brasstown Bald

Denali (Mt. McKinley)

Denali seen from Denali National Park.

State: Alaska
County: Susitna Borough
Range: Alaskan Range
Prominence: 20,194 feet
Elevation: 20,310 feet

Mt. Whitney

The Pointed Peaks of Mt. Whitney.

State: California
County: Inyo and Tulare Counties
Range: Sierra Nevada Mountains
Prominence: 10,075 feet
Elevation: 14,505

Mt. Elbert 

Mt. Elbert seen from Mt. Sherman.

State: Colorado
County: Lake County
Range: Rocky Mountains
Prominence: 9,093 feet
Elevation: 14,440

Mt. Rainier

The City of Seattle with Mt. Rainier in the background.

State: Washington
County: Pierce County
Range: Cascade Mountains
Prominence: 13,246 feet
Elevation: 14,417 feet

Gannett Peak

Gannett Peak.

State: Wyoming
County: Fremont and Sublette Counties
Range: Rocky Mountains
Prominence: 7,077 feet
Elevation: 13,804 feet

Mauna Kea

Mauna Kea observatories on the top of the mountain.

State: Hawaii
County: Hawaii County
Range: Hawaiian Island Mountains
Prominence: 13,803 feet
Elevation: 13,803

Kings Peak

Kings Peak.

State: Utah
County: Duchesne County
Range: Rocky Mountains
Prominence: 6,348 feet
Elevation: 13,528 feet

Wheeler Peak

Wheeler Peak seen from Williams Lake.

State: New Mexico
County: Taos County
Range: Rocky Mountains
Prominence: 3,409 feet
Elevation: 13,167 feet

Boundary Peak

Boundary Peak seen from the Mojave Desert.

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda County
Range: Sierra Nevada Mountains 
Prominence: 253 feet
Elevation: 13,147

Granite Peak

Granite Peak seen from nearby Crystal Mountain.

State: Montana
County: Stillwater and Carbon Counties
Range: Rocky Mountains
Prominence: 4,759 feet
Elevation: 12,807

Borah Peak

Borah Peak.

State: Idaho
County: Custer County
Range: Rocky Mountains
Prominence: 5,982 feet
Elevation: 12,662

Humphreys Peak

A snowcapped Humphreys Peak.

State: Arizona
County: Coconino County
Range: Rocky Mountains
Prominence: 6,039 feet
Elevation: 12,637

Mt. Hood

Mt. Hood seen for Bull Run Lake.

State: Oregon
County: Clackamas and Hood River Counties
Range: Cascade Mountains
Prominence: 7,706 feet
Elevation: 11,249 feet

Guadalupe Peak

Guadalupe Peak.

State: Texas
County: Culberson County
Range: Guadalupe Mountains
Prominence: 3,029 feet
Elevation: 8,751 feet

Black Elk Peak

The Summit of Black Elk Peak.

State: South Dakota
County: Pennington County
Range: Black Hills
Prominence: 2,922 feet
Elevation: 7,244 feet

Mt. Mitchell

Mt. Mitchell seen from Mt. Craig.

State: North Carolina
County: Yancey County
Range: Appalachian Mountains
Prominence: 6,089 feet
Elevation: 6,684

Clingmans Dome

Clingmans Dome seen from Mt. LeConte.

State: Tennessee
County: Sevier County Tennessee, Swain County, North Carolina
Range: Appalachian Mountains
Prominence: 4,503 feet
Elevation: 6,643 feet

Mt. Washington 

Mt. Washington.

State: New Hampshire
County: Coos County
Range: Appalachian Mountains
Prominence: 6,148 feet
Elevation: 6,288 feet 

Mt. Rogers 

Mt. Rogers.

State: Virginia
County: Grayson and Smyth Counties
Range: Appalachian Mountains
Prominence: 2,499 feet
Elevation: 5,730 feet

Panorama Point 

Panorama Point monument.

State: Nebraska
County: Kimball County
Range: High Plains
Prominence: 26 feet
Elevation: 5,429 feet

Mt. Marcy 

Mt. Marcy.

State: New York
County: Essex County
Range: Appalachian Mountains
Prominence: 4,914 feet
Elevation: 5,343

Mt. Katahdin 

Trail going up the slope of Mt. Katahdin.

State: Maine
County: Piscataquis County
Range: Appalachian Mountains
Prominence: 4,288 feet
Elevation: 5,269

Black Mesa 

Black Mesa monument.

State: Oklahoma
County: Cimarron County, Oklahoma, Baca County, Colorado, Union County, New Mexico
Range: Black Mesa Plateau 
Prominence: 3 feet
Elevation: 4,973 feet

Spruce Knob

Mountains of West Virginia in the fall. Spruce Knob is the tallest peak on the left.

State: West Virginia
County: Pendleton County
Range: Appalachian Mountains
Prominence: 2,782 feet
Elevation: 4,863 feet

Brasstown Bald

Brasstown Bald seen from Standing Indian Mountain, North Carolina.

State: Georgia 
County: Towns and Union Counties
Range: Appalachian Mountains
Prominence: 2,108 feet
Elevation: 4,784 feet

History of WWII in the Pacific and Asia (1939-1945)

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Link to the video: History of WWII in the Pacific and Asia (1939-1945) – YouTube

Link to the channel: Scottish Lion – YouTube

Dates for the beginning of the Pacific Theater of the Second World War can be set as late as 1941 and as early as 1931, however, this video begins with the Invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939.

Up to 36 million people were killed in Pacific Theater of WWII. Just like the Eastern Front, conditions for soldiers were miserable and the casualty rate was often high. The Pacific also set the stage for the Cold War, with the first two nuclear bombs being used on Japanese cities.