Western States Quiz
Click all 13 Western states on the US map.
Click the 13 Western states on a map of the USA, including Alaska and Hawaii.
The 13 Western states
- Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
- Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
Tips
- Colorado and Wyoming are both near-rectangles; Wyoming is the one on top.
- The Four Corners is the only point where four states meet: Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.
- Alaska and Hawaii are drawn as insets in the lower left of the map.
- Idaho is the tall, narrow state with a panhandle between Washington and Montana.
Other regions: Midwest, Northeast, South. Capitals next: the Western States and Capitals Quiz.
Frequently asked questions
How many Western states are there?
Thirteen in the US Census Bureau's West region, including Alaska and Hawaii.
Where are Alaska and Hawaii on the map?
They are drawn as insets in the lower left corner, as on most US maps.
Is Texas a Western state?
Not in the Census definition; Texas is in the South region.
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West states and capitals
The US Census Bureau's West region has 13 states. Once you can place them on the map, learn their capitals too — several are not the largest city in the state.
| State | Abbreviation | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | AK | Juneau |
| Arizona | AZ | Phoenix |
| California | CA | Sacramento |
| Colorado | CO | Denver |
| Hawaii | HI | Honolulu |
| Idaho | ID | Boise |
| Montana | MT | Helena |
| Nevada | NV | Carson City |
| New Mexico | NM | Santa Fe |
| Oregon | OR | Salem |
| Utah | UT | Salt Lake City |
| Washington | WA | Olympia |
| Wyoming | WY | Cheyenne |
How to play
Find and click each of the 13 states on the US map. Learn them in geographic order — neighbour by neighbour — rather than alphabetically, and say the capital as you click each one. Once you can finish without a miss, try the other regions and then the full 50-state map.