At 1,943 feet (592 m), Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and one of the deepest lakes in the world.
1 Crater Lake-Deepest Lake
The Hoh River Valley in Olympic National Park, Washington, is home to the quietest spot in the continental US.
2 Quietest Place
Boston, Massachusetts can claim to be the windiest city in the US, with average annual speed of 12.3mph, closely followed by Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 12.2mph.
3 Windiest
New Mexico’s Cosmic Campground in Gila National Forest is believed to be the darkest place in the US.
4 Darkest Nights
Another record for Death Valley. Badwater Basin, in Death Valley, California, is the lowest land point of the continent at -279 ft below sea level.
5 Lowest
Mt Denali in Alaska is the highest summit of North America, standing at 20,310ft.
6 Highest
Fairbanks, Alaska, sets the record for the coldest city in the US, with the state also boasting the coldest place.
7 Coldest
Death Valley holds another record, although perhaps not one you’d actually want to experience.
8 Hottest
Death Valley is famous as the driest place in North America. Average rainfall is less than 2 inches, due to its location inland.
9 Driest
The wettest place is believed to be Mt Waialeale on Kauai, in Hawaii, which receives around 460 inches of rain every year.