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How the hell is Alaska at half the elevation of Hawaii? There's like a shit load of mountains in Alaska
Hawaii is 100% old volcanos
Average. There’s a shit ton of mountains (volcanoes) in Hawaii too and it does not take long to go from peak to beach.
Nevada is also the most mountainous US state in terms of the amount of mountain ridges / elevation changes, but that does not mean that the mountains are particularly tall. They have no 14ers, unlike Colorado, but less flat area overall