Mountain peaks of the United States

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Mount McKinley (also known as Denali) in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the United States of America.
Main article: Geography of the United States
See also: Mountain peaks of North America

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the United States of America.

Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation.

This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra prominent peak is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.

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[edit] Highest major summits

Main article: Highest mountain peaks of the United States

The following sortable table lists the 50 highest mountain peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. A total of 28 of these highest peaks are located in Colorado, 14 in Alaska, 7 in California, and 1 in Washington. Five of these summits lie on the international border between the United States and Canada: four between Alaska and the Yukon and one between Alaska and British Columbia.

See the Highest mountain peaks of the United States for a table of all summits with at least 4,000 meters (13,123 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence.

The 50 Highest Mountain Peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters of Topographic Prominence
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] PB  Alaska Alaska Range 6194 m
20,320 feet		 6149 m
20,174 feet		 7450 km
4629 miles
2 Mount Saint Elias[2][3] PB  Alaska
 Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains 5489 m
18,008 feet		 3429 m
11,250 feet		 41 km
26 miles
3 Mount Foraker PB  Alaska Alaska Range 5304 m
17,400 feet		 2210 m
7,250 feet		 23 km
14 miles
4 Mount Bona PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 5044 m
16,550 feet		 2103 m
6,900 feet		 80 km
50 miles
5 Mount Blackburn NGS PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4996 m
16,390 feet		 3548 m
11,640 feet		 98 km
61 miles
6 Mount Sanford PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4949 m
16,237 feet		 2343 m
7,687 feet		 65 km
40 miles
7 Mount Fairweather (Fairweather Mountain)[3][4] PB  Alaska
 British Columbia		 Saint Elias Mountains 4671 m
15,325 feet		 3961 m
12,995 feet		 201 km
125 miles
8 Mount Hubbard[3] PB  Alaska
 Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains 4557 m
14,950 feet		 2457 m
8,061 feet		 34 km
21 miles
9 Mount Bear PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 4520 m
14,831 feet		 1540 m
5,052 feet		 32 km
20 miles
10 Mount Hunter PB  Alaska Alaska Range 4442 m
14,573 feet		 1417 m
4,648 feet		 11 km
7 miles
11 Mount Whitney[5] NGS PB  California Sierra Nevada 4421 m
14,505 feet		 3072 m
10,080 feet		 2650 km
1647 miles
12 Mount Alverstone[3] PB  Alaska
 Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains 4420 m
14,500 feet		 594 m
1,950 feet		 4 km
2 miles
13 University Peak PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 4410 m
14,470 feet		 978 m
3,210 feet		 6 km
4 miles
14 Mount Elbert[6] NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4401 m
14,440 feet		 2772 m
9,093 feet		 1079 km
671 miles
15 Mount Massive[7] PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4398 m
14,428 feet		 598 m
1,962 feet		 8 km
5 miles
16 Mount Harvard NGS PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4397 m
14,427 feet		 709 m
2,327 feet		 24 km
15 miles
17 Mount Rainier[7][8] PB  Washington Cascade Range 4394 m
14,417 feet		 4034 m
13,236 feet		 1177 km
731 miles
18 Mount Williamson[7] GNIS PB  California Sierra Nevada 4386 m
14,389 feet		 511 m
1,677 feet		 9 km
5 miles
19 La Plata Peak[7] PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4379 m
14,368 feet		 567 m
1,861 feet		 10 km
6 miles
20 Blanca Peak[7] PB  Colorado Sierra Blanca 4374 m
14,351 feet		 1623 m
5,326 feet		 166 km
103 miles
21 Uncompahgre Peak NGS PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4365 m
14,321 feet		 1304 m
4,277 feet		 137 km
85 miles
22 Crestone Peak[7] PB  Colorado Crestones 4359 m
14,300 feet		 1388 m
4,554 feet		 44 km
27 miles
23 Mount Lincoln NGS PB  Colorado Mosquito Range 4357 m
14,293 feet		 1177 m
3,862 feet		 36 km
23 miles
24 Castle Peak NGS PB  Colorado Elk Mountains 4352 m
14,279 feet		 721 m
2,365 feet		 34 km
21 miles
25 Grays Peak[9] NGS PB  Colorado Front Range 4352 m
14,278 feet		 844 m
2,770 feet		 40 km
25 miles
26 Mount Antero NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4351 m
14,276 feet		 763 m
2,503 feet		 29 km
18 miles
27 Mount Evans NGS PB  Colorado Front Range 4348 m
14,265 feet		 844 m
2,769 feet		 16 km
10 miles
28 Longs Peak NGS PB  Colorado Front Range 4346 m
14,259 feet		 896 m
2,940 feet		 70 km
44 miles
29 Mount Wilson[7] PB  Colorado San Miguel Mountains PB 4344 m
14,252 feet		 1227 m
4,024 feet		 53 km
33 miles
30 White Mountain Peak NGS PB  California White Mountains 4344 m
14,252 feet		 2193 m
7,196 feet		 109 km
68 miles
31 North Palisade[7] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4343 m
14,248 feet		 882 m
2,894 feet		 52 km
32 miles
32 Mount Princeton NGS PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4329 m
14,204 feet		 664 m
2,177 feet		 8 km
5 miles
33 Mount Yale NGS PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4329 m
14,202 feet		 578 m
1,896 feet		 9 km
6 miles
34 Mount Shasta NGS PB  California Cascade Range 4322 m
14,179 feet		 2997 m
9,832 feet		 539 km
335 miles
35 Maroon Peak NGS PB  Colorado Elk Mountains 4317 m
14,163 feet		 712 m
2,336 feet		 13 km
8 miles
36 Mount Wrangell PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4317 m
14,163 feet		 1711 m
5,613 feet		 24 km
15 miles
37 Mount Sneffels NGS PB  Colorado Sneffels Range PB 4315 m
14,158 feet		 930 m
3,050 feet		 25 km
16 miles
38 Capitol Peak[7] PB  Colorado Elk Mountains 4309 m
14,137 feet		 533 m
1,750 feet		 12 km
7 miles
39 Pikes Peak NGS PB  Colorado Pikes Peak Massif 4302 m
14,115 feet		 1686 m
5,530 feet		 98 km
61 miles
40 Mount Eolus[7] PB  Colorado Needle Mountains 4294 m
14,089 feet		 665 m
2,183 feet		 40 km
25 miles
41 Mount Augusta[3] PB  Alaska
 Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains 4289 m
14,070 feet		 1549 m
5,082 feet		 23 km
14 miles
42 Handies Peak NGS PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4285 m
14,058 feet		 582 m
1,908 feet		 18 km
11 miles
43 Culebra Peak[7] PB  Colorado Culebra Range 4283 m
14,053 feet		 1471 m
4,827 feet		 57 km
35 miles
44 San Luis Peak NGS PB  Colorado La Garita Mountains 4274 m
14,022 feet		 949 m
3,113 feet		 43 km
27 miles
45 Mount of the Holy Cross NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4271 m
14,011 feet		 643 m
2,111 feet		 30 km
19 miles
46 Grizzly Peak NGS PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4266 m
13,995 feet		 588 m
1,928 feet		 11 km
7 miles
47 Mount Humphreys[7] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4265 m
13,992 feet		 781 m
2,563 feet		 24 km
15 miles
48 Mount Keith[7] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4262 m
13,982 feet		 590 m
1,936 feet		 5 km
3 miles
49 Mount Ouray NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4255 m
13,961 feet		 810 m
2,659 feet		 22 km
14 miles
50 Vermilion Peak[7] PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4237 m
13,900 feet		 642 m
2,105 feet		 15 km
9 miles

[edit] Most prominent summits

Main article: Most prominent mountain peaks of the United States

The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of the United States. All 50 of these peaks are ultra prominent summits with at least 1,500 meters (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence. Of these 50 most prominent summits, 28 are located in Alaska, 5 in Washington, 5 in California, 3 in Hawaiʻi, 3 in Wyoming, 2 in Nevada, 2 in Oregon, and 1 each in Colorado and Utah. Four of these summits lie on the international border between the United States and Canada: three between Alaska and the Yukon and one between Alaska and British Columbia.

See the Most prominent mountain peaks of the United States for a table of all summits with at least 1,500 meters (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence.

The 50 Most Topographically Prominent Mountain Peaks of the United States
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] PB  Alaska Alaska Range 6194 m
20,320 feet		 6149 m
20,174 feet		 7450 km
4629 miles
2 Mauna Kea[10] PB  Hawaii Island of Hawaiʻi 4205 m
13,796 feet		 4205 m
13,796 feet		 3947 km
2453 miles
3 Mount Rainier[7][8] PB  Washington Cascade Range 4394 m
14,417 feet		 4034 m
13,236 feet		 1177 km
731 miles
4 Mount Fairweather (Fairweather Mountain)[3][4] PB  Alaska
 British Columbia		 Saint Elias Mountains 4671 m
15,325 feet		 3961 m
12,995 feet		 201 km
125 miles
5 Mount Blackburn NGS PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4996 m
16,390 feet		 3548 m
11,640 feet		 98 km
61 miles
6 Mount Hayes PB  Alaska Alaska Range 4216 m
13,832 feet		 3507 m
11,507 feet		 205 km
127 miles
7 Mount Saint Elias[2][3] PB  Alaska
 Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains 5489 m
18,008 feet		 3429 m
11,250 feet		 41 km
26 miles
8 Mount Marcus Baker PB  Alaska Chugach Mountains 4016 m
13,176 feet		 3254 m
10,676 feet		 204 km
127 miles
9 Mount Whitney[5] NGS PB  California Sierra Nevada 4421 m
14,505 feet		 3072 m
10,080 feet		 2650 km
1647 miles
10 Haleakalā PB  Hawaii Island of Maui 3055 m
10,023 feet		 3055 m
10,023 feet		 128 km
80 miles
11 Mount Shasta NGS PB  California Cascade Range 4322 m
14,179 feet		 2997 m
9,832 feet		 539 km
335 miles
12 Shishaldin Volcano[11] PB  Alaska Unimak Island 2857 m
9,372 feet		 2857 m
9,372 feet		 878 km
545 miles
13 Mount Redoubt NGS PB  Alaska Chigmit Mountains 3108 m
10,197 feet		 2788 m
9,147 feet		 94 km
59 miles
14 Mount Elbert[6] NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4401 m
14,440 feet		 2772 m
9,093 feet		 1079 km
671 miles
15 Mount Baker[7] PB  Washington Cascade Range 3287 m
10,786 feet		 2696 m
8,845 feet		 213 km
132 miles
16 Mount Torbert PB  Alaska Alaska Range 3479 m
11,413 feet		 2648 m
8,688 feet		 157 km
98 miles
17 San Jacinto Peak NGS PB  California San Jacinto Mountains 3302 m
10,834 feet		 2542 m
8,339 feet		 33 km
21 miles
18 San Gorgonio Mountain[7] PB  California San Bernardino Mountains 3506 m
11,503 feet		 2528 m
8,294 feet		 262 km
163 miles
19 Mount Charleston NGS PB  Nevada Spring Mountains 3632 m
11,916 feet		 2517 m
8,257 feet		 218 km
135 miles
20 Mount Pavlof PB  Alaska Alaska Peninsula 2515 m
8,250 feet		 2507 m
8,225 feet		 152 km
94 miles
21 Mount Veniaminof PB  Alaska Alaska Peninsula 2507 m
8,225 feet		 2499 m
8,200 feet		 337 km
210 miles
22 Mount Adams NGS PB  Washington Cascade Range 3743 m
12,281 feet		 2480 m
8,136 feet		 75 km
46 miles
23 Mount Hubbard[3] PB  Alaska
 Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains 4557 m
14,950 feet		 2457 m
8,061 feet		 34 km
21 miles
24 Iliamna Volcano PB  Alaska Chigmit Mountains 3053 m
10,016 feet		 2398 m
7,866 feet		 54 km
34 miles
25 Mount Olympus NGS PB  Washington Olympic Mountains 2432 m
7,980 feet		 2389 m
7,838 feet		 174 km
108 miles
26 Mount Hood[12] NGS PB  Oregon Cascade Range 3429 m
11,249 feet		 2349 m
7,706 feet		 93 km
58 miles
27 Mount Sanford PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4949 m
16,237 feet		 2343 m
7,687 feet		 65 km
40 miles
28 Mount Tom White PB  Alaska Chugach Mountains 3411 m
11,191 feet		 2329 m
7,641 feet		 118 km
73 miles
29 Wheeler Peak NGS PB  Nevada Snake Range 3982 m
13,065 feet		 2307 m
7,568 feet		 373 km
232 miles
30 Glacier Peak[7] PB  Washington Cascade Range 3214 m
10,545 feet		 2291 m
7,518 feet		 90 km
56 miles
31 Mount Cook[3] PB  Alaska
 Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains 4194 m
13,760 feet		 2274 m
7,460 feet		 23 km
15 miles
32 Mount Kimball PB  Alaska Alaska Range 3155 m
10,350 feet		 2263 m
7,425 feet		 90 km
56 miles
33 Mount Chamberlin PB  Alaska Brooks Range 2749 m
9,020 feet		 2263 m
7,424 feet		 636 km
395 miles
34 Mount Griggs PB  Alaska Alaska Peninsula 2332 m
7,650 feet		 2225 m
7,300 feet		 219 km
136 miles
35 Mount Foraker PB  Alaska Alaska Range 5304 m
17,400 feet		 2210 m
7,250 feet		 23 km
14 miles
36 White Mountain Peak NGS PB  California White Mountains 4344 m
14,252 feet		 2193 m
7,196 feet		 109 km
68 miles
37 Mount Crillon PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 3879 m
12,726 feet		 2187 m
7,176 feet		 31 km
19 miles
38 Mauna Loa[13] PB  Hawaii Island of Hawaiʻi 4169 m
13,679 feet		 2164 m
7,099 feet		 41 km
25 miles
39 Cloud Peak NGS PB  Wyoming Bighorn Mountains 4013 m
13,167 feet		 2157 m
7,077 feet		 233 km
145 miles
40 Gannett Peak[14] NGS PB  Wyoming Wind River Range 4209 m
13,809 feet		 2157 m
7,076 feet		 468 km
291 miles
41 Mount Hesperus PB  Alaska Alaska Range 2996 m
9,828 feet		 2127 m
6,978 feet		 94 km
58 miles
42 Mount Vsevidof[15] PB  Alaska Umnak Island 2109 m
6,920 feet		 2109 m
6,920 feet		 358 km
223 miles
43 Mount Bona PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 5044 m
16,550 feet		 2103 m
6,900 feet		 80 km
50 miles
44 Mount Drum PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 3661 m
12,010 feet		 2060 m
6,760 feet		 29 km
18 miles
45 Makushin Volcano[16] PB  Alaska Unalaska Island 2036 m
6,680 feet		 2036 m
6,680 feet		 143 km
89 miles
46 Mount Chiginagak PB  Alaska Alaska Peninsula 2111 m
6,925 feet		 2035 m
6,675 feet		 157 km
98 miles
47 Grand Teton NGS PB  Wyoming Teton Range 4199 m
13,776 feet		 1995 m
6,545 feet		 112 km
69 miles
48 Sacajawea Peak[7] PB  Oregon Wallowa Mountains 3000 m
9,843 feet		 1944 m
6,377 feet		 202 km
126 miles
49 Mount Neacola PB  Alaska Neacola Mountains 2873 m
9,426 feet		 1943 m
6,376 feet		 50 km
31 miles
50 Kings Peak[17] NGS PB  Utah Uinta Range 4120 m
13,518 feet		 1938 m
6,358 feet		 268 km
167 miles

[edit] Most isolated major summits

Main article: Most isolated mountain peaks of the United States

The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. Of these 50 most isolated major summits, 18 are located in Alaska, 4 in California, 3 in Washington, 3 in Nevada, 2 in Hawaiʻi, 2 in Colorado, 2 in Wyoming, 2 in Arizona, 2 in Utah, 2 in New York, 2 in Oregon, and 1 each in North Carolina, New Hampshire, Arkansas, West Virginia, New Mexico, Maine, Idaho, and South Dakota. One of these summits lies on the international border between Alaska and British Columbia.

See the Most isolated mountain peaks of the United States for a table of all summits with at least 100 kilometers (62.14 mi) of topographic isolation and at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence.

The 50 Most Topographically Isolated Mountain Peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters of Prominence
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] PB  Alaska Alaska Range 6194 m
20,320 feet		 6149 m
20,174 feet		 7450 km
4629 miles
2 Mauna Kea[10] PB  Hawaii Island of Hawaiʻi 4205 m
13,796 feet		 4205 m
13,796 feet		 3947 km
2453 miles
3 Mount Whitney[5] NGS PB  California Sierra Nevada 4421 m
14,505 feet		 3072 m
10,080 feet		 2650 km
1647 miles
4 Mount Mitchell[7][18] PB  North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains 2037 m
6,684 feet		 1857 m
6,091 feet		 1913 km
1189 miles
5 Mount Washington[19] NGS PB  New Hampshire White Mountains 1917 m
6,288 feet		 1877 m
6,158 feet		 1319 km
820 miles
6 Mount Rainier[7][8] PB  Washington Cascade Range 4394 m
14,417 feet		 4034 m
13,236 feet		 1177 km
731 miles
7 Mount Elbert[6] NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4401 m
14,440 feet		 2772 m
9,093 feet		 1079 km
671 miles
8 Shishaldin Volcano[11] PB  Alaska Unimak Island 2857 m
9,372 feet		 2857 m
9,372 feet		 878 km
545 miles
9 Tanaga Volcano[20] PB  Alaska Tanaga Island 1806 m
5,925 feet		 1806 m
5,925 feet		 656 km
408 miles
10 Mount Chamberlin PB  Alaska Brooks Range 2749 m
9,020 feet		 2263 m
7,424 feet		 636 km
395 miles
11 Magazine Mountain[7][21] PB  Arkansas Ouachita Mountains 839 m
2,753 feet		 653 m
2,143 feet		 613 km
381 miles
12 Mount Shasta NGS PB  California Cascade Range 4322 m
14,179 feet		 2997 m
9,832 feet		 539 km
335 miles
13 Gannett Peak[14] NGS PB  Wyoming Wind River Range 4209 m
13,809 feet		 2157 m
7,076 feet		 468 km
291 miles
14 Mount Igikpak PB  Alaska Brooks Range 2523 m
8,276 feet		 1867 m
6,126 feet		 463 km
288 miles
15 Mount Osborn NGS PB  Alaska Seward Peninsula 1437 m
4,714 feet		 NA 454 km
282 miles
16 Humphreys Peak[7][22] PB  Arizona San Francisco Peaks 3852 m
12,637 feet		 1841 m
6,039 feet		 396 km
246 miles
17 Wheeler Peak NGS PB  Nevada Snake Range 3982 m
13,065 feet		 2307 m
7,568 feet		 373 km
232 miles
18 Mount Vsevidof[15] PB  Alaska Umnak Island 2109 m
6,920 feet		 2109 m
6,920 feet		 358 km
223 miles
19 Mount Veniaminof PB  Alaska Alaska Peninsula 2507 m
8,225 feet		 2499 m
8,200 feet		 337 km
210 miles
20 Kawaikini NGS PB  Hawaii Island of Kauai 1587 m
5,207 feet		 1587 m
5,207 feet		 328 km
204 miles
21 Dilingham High Point PB  Alaska Kuskwokim Mountains PB 1600 m
5,250 feet		 NA 311 km
193 miles
22 Atuk Mountain PB  Alaska Saint Lawrence Island 613 m
2,010 feet		 613 m
2,010 feet		 292 km
181 miles
23 Spruce Knob[23] NGS PB  West Virginia Allegheny Mountains 1482 m
4,863 feet		 851 m
2,791 feet		 287 km
178 miles
24 Kings Peak[17] NGS PB  Utah Uinta Range 4120 m
13,518 feet		 1938 m
6,358 feet		 268 km
167 miles
25 Sierra Blanca Peak NGS PB  New Mexico Sacramento Mountains 3652 m
11,980 feet		 1693 m
5,553 feet		 267 km
166 miles
26 San Gorgonio Mountain[7] PB  California San Bernardino Mountains 3506 m
11,503 feet		 2528 m
8,294 feet		 262 km
163 miles
27 Mount Katahdin[24] NGS PB  Maine Longfellow Mountains 1606 m
5,270 feet		 1309 m
4,293 feet		 255 km
158 miles
28 Mount Baldy NGS PB  Arizona White Mountains 3477 m
11,409 feet		 1441 m
4,728 feet		 248 km
154 miles
29 Borah Peak[7][25] PB  Idaho Lost River Range 3861 m
12,668 feet		 1829 m
6,002 feet		 243 km
151 miles
30 Cloud Peak NGS PB  Wyoming Bighorn Mountains 4013 m
13,167 feet		 2157 m
7,077 feet		 233 km
145 miles
31 Mount Tozi PB  Alaska Yukon-Koyukuk Ranges PB 1682 m
5,519 feet		 NA 232 km
144 miles
32 Harney Peak[26] NGS PB  South Dakota Black Hills 2208 m
7,244 feet		 894 m
2,932 feet		 229 km
142 miles
33 Slide Mountain NGS PB  New York Catskill Mountains 1274 m
4,180 feet		 1004 m
3,295 feet		 220 km
136 miles
34 Mount Griggs PB  Alaska Alaska Peninsula 2332 m
7,650 feet		 2225 m
7,300 feet		 219 km
136 miles
35 Mount Charleston NGS PB  Nevada Spring Mountains 3632 m
11,916 feet		 2517 m
8,257 feet		 218 km
135 miles
36 Junípero Serra Peak[7] PB  California Santa Lucia Range 1788 m
5,865 feet		 1355 m
4,447 feet		 213 km
132 miles
37 Mount Baker[7] PB  Washington Cascade Range 3287 m
10,786 feet		 2696 m
8,845 feet		 213 km
132 miles
38 Mount Marcy[27] NGS PB  New York Adirondack Mountains 1629 m
5,343 feet		 1501 m
4,925 feet		 209 km
130 miles
39 Mount Hayes PB  Alaska Alaska Range 4216 m
13,832 feet		 3507 m
11,507 feet		 205 km
127 miles
40 Mount Marcus Baker PB  Alaska Chugach Mountains 4016 m
13,176 feet		 3254 m
10,676 feet		 204 km
127 miles
41 Black Mountain| PB  Alaska De Long Mountains PB 1530 m
5,020 feet		 NA 203 km
126 miles
42 Sacajawea Peak[7] PB  Oregon Wallowa Mountains 3000 m
9,843 feet		 1944 m
6,377 feet		 202 km
126 miles
43 Steens Mountain NGS PB  Oregon Great Basin Ranges PB 2964 m
9,725 feet		 1336 m
4,383 feet		 202 km
125 miles
44 Mount Fairweather (Fairweather Mountain)[3][4] PB  Alaska
 British Columbia		 Saint Elias Mountains 4671 m
15,325 feet		 3961 m
12,995 feet		 201 km
125 miles
45 Debauch Mountain PB  Alaska Nulato Hills PB 1040 m
3,411 feet		 NA 198 km
123 miles
46 Delano Peak NGS PB  Utah Tushar Mountains 3711 m
12,174 feet		 1435 m
4,709 feet		 181 km
113 miles
47 Mount Olympus NGS PB  Washington Olympic Mountains 2432 m
7,980 feet		 2389 m
7,838 feet		 174 km
108 miles
48 Cloud Peak PB  Alaska Brooks Range 2414 m
7,920 feet		 NA 173 km
108 miles
49 Blanca Peak[7] PB  Colorado Sierra Blanca 4374 m
14,351 feet		 1623 m
5,326 feet		 166 km
103 miles
50 Mount Jefferson NGS PB  Nevada Toquima Range 3642 m
11,949 feet		 1789 m
5,871 feet		 160 km
99 miles

[edit] Gallery

Mount McKinley, or Denali, in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the United States and North America

Mount Saint Elias on the border of Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest mountain peak of both the United States and Canada

Mount Foraker is the second highest mountain peak of the Alaska Range

Mount Blackburn in Alaska is the highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains

Mount Sanford in Alaska is the second highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains

Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska and British Columbia is the fourth most prominent mountain peak of the U.S.

Mount Whitney in California is the highest mountain peak of the contiguous United States

Mount Elbert in Colorado is the highest mountain peak of the Rocky Mountains

Mount Rainier in Washington is the third most prominent mountain peak of the U.S.

Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit

Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the most voluminous mountain on Earth

Mount Mitchell in North Carolina is the highest mountain peak of the Eastern United States

Mount Washington is the highest mountain peak in the Northeastern United States

Mount Katahdin is the peak having the greatest spire measure in Eastern United States

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c The summit of Mount McKinley (Denali) is the highest point of the Alaska Range, the State of Alaska, the United States of America, and all of North America.
  2. ^ a b The summit of Mount Saint Elias on the international border between Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest mountain peak of both Canada and the United States.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j This summit lies on the international border between Canada and the United States.
  4. ^ a b c The summit of Fairweather Mountain (Mount Fairweather) on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
  5. ^ a b c The summit of Mount Whitney is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.
  6. ^ a b c The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac The elevation of this summit has been converted from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). National Geodetic Survey
  8. ^ a b c The summit of Mount Rainier is the highest point of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington.
  9. ^ The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America.
  10. ^ a b The summit of Mauna Kea is the highest point of the Island of Hawaiʻi, the State of Hawaiʻi, and the entire North Pacific Ocean. Mauna Kea is also the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit. The shield volcano sits on the ocean floor at a depth of 5,998 meters (19,678 ft) for a total height of 10,203 meters (33,474 ft).
  11. ^ a b The summit of Shishaldin Volcano is the highest point of Unimak Island and the Aleutian Islands.
  12. ^ The summit of Mount Hood is the highest point of the State of Oregon.
  13. ^ The shield volcano Mauna Loa is the most voluminous mountain on Earth with an estimated volume of 74,000 km3 (17,800 cubic miles), or enough material to fill the Grand Canyon more than 18 times.
  14. ^ a b The summit of Gannett Peak is the highest point of the Central Rocky Mountains and the State of Wyoming.
  15. ^ a b The summit of Mount Vsevidof is the highest point of Umnak Island.
  16. ^ The summit of Makushin Volcano is the highest point of Unalaska Island.
  17. ^ a b The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Western Rocky Mountains and the State of Utah.
  18. ^ The summit of Mount Mitchell is the highest point of the Appalachian Mountains, the State of North Carolina, and all of eastern North America.
  19. ^ The summit of Mount Washington is the highest point of the Northern Appalachian Mountains, the State of New Hampshire, and all of northeastern North America.
  20. ^ The summit of Tanaga Volcano is the highest point of Tanaga Island.
  21. ^ The summit of Magazine Mountain is the highest point of the Ozark Mountains, the State of Arkansas, and the central United States.
  22. ^ The summit of Humphreys Peak is the highest point of the State of Arizona.
  23. ^ The summit of Spruce Knob is the highest point of the Allegheny Mountains and the State of West Virginia.
  24. ^ The summit of Katahdin is the highest point of the State of Maine.
  25. ^ The summit of Borah Peak is the highest point of the State of Idaho.
  26. ^ The summit of Harney Peak is the highest point of the Black Hills and the State of South Dakota.
  27. ^ The summit of Mount Marcy is the highest point of the Adirondack Mountains and the State of New York.

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