Return of the Geography Quiz!!

[chumley]

Geography Quiz:
Which landlocked US State has the greatest difference between its highest and lowest points?
I actually don't know the answer for sure, but I know two that are near the top, and only separated by 400 feet. I have to double check on some other possibilities, but I'm pretty sure none others come close.

Edit:
The top two I refer to have a difference of over 12,000 feet. Two others have a difference of over 11,000 feet. Colorado isn't on the list.

[Jim]

I guess we aren't considered land locked, so it is probably NV since you have areas near 1000' and over 13,000'.

[chumley]

I guess we aren't considered land locked

I'm not sure what you consider landlocked. Perhaps I should have said "no ocean coastline"?

[Jim]

Nevada, with AZ as a close second. We should be the only 2 with over 12,500 feet between our highest and lowest points, and not having ocean front property.

[joebartels]

That's easy, Oklahoma.

Britannica
The deepest producing well-slightly more than 24000 feet (6400 meters) deep-is in Oklahoma

[nonot]

24000? That's gotta suck for the thirsty guy with a bucket and a heck of alot of rope!

[chumley]

Thanks Joe! I think I was going for natural points, and wells don't count!

Jhodlof gets today's prize.
As noted:
1. Nevada at 12,673
2. Arizona at 12,563
3. Idaho 11,892 (this one surprised me)
4. Utah 11,178
5. Colorado 11,125
6. Montana 10,999
7. New Mexico 10,319

Nevada is #5 on the list of ALL states too:
1. Alaska 20,320
2. California 14,491
3. Washington 14,410
4. Hawaii 13,796 (forgot this one?)
...
8. Oregon 11,239

[te_wa]

Humphreys was measured last year by the USGS and they found it to be 4' taller than previously recorded, at 12,647
this puts us at second place, point 25

* I had also wrongly imagined that the lowest point of AZ was near Yuma on the Colorado river, but remembered a little place called "van buren street"

[fairweather8588]

* I had also wrongly imagined that the lowest point of AZ was near Yuma on the Colorado river, but remembered a little place called "van buren street"

And I always thought that's where people when to get high

[desert spirit]

I guess we aren't considered land locked

I'm not sure what you consider landlocked. Perhaps I should have said "no ocean coastline"?

Just give it time ...

And I don't get the reference to Van Buren street. Is that a big drug area or something?

[BobP]

Is that a big drug area or something?

Yes and the oldest profession. Watch out for the "Van Buren Boys", oh wait that was Seinfeld

[writelots]

Ah, but have you ever visited Miracle Mile in Tucson? Whole new religion on that piece of road...

Thanks for the fun stats chumley. I love those kinds of useless trivia!

I've always found it endlessly interesting that both the Santa Cruz and San Pedro Rivers begin in (or near) Mexico, flow north into Arizona until they get all of the way to the Gila, then west to the Colorado, then back south all the way to the Gulf (or at least they used to). That's a heck of a trip for a drop of water that falls less than 175 miles from the coast...

[chumley]

OK --- ALL NEW Geography Quiz
No maps or googling...

Place these cities in order of location (longitude), west to east:
A. Calgary, Alberta
B. Los Angeles, CA
C. Reno, NV
D. Spokane, WA

[big_load]

All those towns are off the edge of the map.

[fairweather8588]

Is that a big drug area or something?

Yes and the oldest profession. Watch out for the "Van Buren Boys", oh wait that was Seinfeld

If you know their secret sign then you shouldn't run into any problems though, they never give any trouble to members/former members

[hippiepunkpirate]

I'm going Spokane, Reno, LA and Calgary west to east

[desert spirit]

OK --- ALL NEW Geography Quiz
No maps or googling...

Place these cities in order of location (longitude), west to east:
A. Calgary, Alberta
B. Los Angeles, CA
C. Reno, NV
D. Spokane, WA

I already happened to know that Reno is farther west than LA. For the others .... hmmm .... I'll say Spokane, then Calgary.

[desert spirit]

I've always found it endlessly interesting that both the Santa Cruz and San Pedro Rivers begin in (or near) Mexico, flow north into Arizona until they get all of the way to the Gila, then west to the Colorado, then back south all the way to the Gulf (or at least they used to). That's a heck of a trip for a drop of water that falls less than 175 miles from the coast...

That's cool ... they almost make a complete circle.

[PaleoRob]

Which state has the least lateral distance between its high and low point? And which has the greatest distance?

[big_load]

Which state has the least lateral distance between its high and low point?

There's no place in RI more than 30 miles from sea level. DE is about the same. It's about 60 miles from NJ's high point to sea level.