What state in the lower 48 has the highest mountains?
California's “Range of Light,” as John Muir called the Sierra Nevada, includes the highest peak in the Lower 48: 14,505-foot Mount Whitney.
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California. Mount Whitney: 14,494 feet (4418 meters). The tallest peak in the United States that isn't in Alaska is Mount Whitney which lies on the boundary of Sequoia National Park and Inyo National Forest in California.
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ColoradoMount Evans Scenic BywayThe highest paved road in North America (and one of the highest in the world), the Mount Evans Scenic Byway was constructed for tourists and stretches from the Idaho Springs Visitor Center to the summit of Mount Evans.
Colorado is studded with more than 50 mountain peaks exceeding 14,000 feet — known as 14ers or “fourteeners” — the most of any state and many of which are the highest in the Rockies.
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The three major mountain ranges of the US are the Appalachian Mountains, the Rocky Mountains, and the Sierra Nevada. The Rocky Mountains, commonly known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range in western United States.