Southeast Facts Average winter 43 8 F 6 5 C Average summer 77 1 F 25 C Lowest point 8 feet 2 m New Orleans Louisiana Highest point 6,684 feet 2,037 m Mount Mitchell North Carolina Smallest state West Virginia 24,230 square miles 62,755 sq km 0 7 water 99 2 land Largest state Florida 65,757 square miles 170,309 8 sq km 18 4 water 81 5 land 5 Midwest Northeast Southeast Southwest West