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West Virginia would probably take the cake if we're talking around that's covered by mountainous terrain, but Colorado of course has higher peaks and in terms of the highest peak and total area of mountains Alaska wins easily. Hawaii is also technically a huge mountain range.
That would be Nevada. Speaking of which, where's Nevada in the options?
But Nevada has just as many flat valley sections and mountain ranges separating them. West Virginia has just small flat areas, with the biggest in the eastern panhandle.
Overall, I'd pick Hawaii. Diamond Head right next to Waikiki along with numerous hills on Honolulu's north side sure offer quite a contrast. Not to mention the state was basically formed by volcanic eruptions and lifts. Kauai, Oahu, and the Big Island are dominated by the mountains, with Maui having mountains on its west and east sides and Molokai having a mountainous eastern half.
The most mountainous state is obviously the state with the most mountains and since Alaska doesn't count in these things it would have to be California which has nearly *500 more mountains than Colorado which has *100 more than Washington.
The most mountainous state in the country is Nevada. I don't know why that's not listed.
It's not about height of existing mountains or peaks, I think the term "most mountainous" would refer to highest percentage of "not flat" land. West Virginia wins in that department.
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