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In mountaineering terminology in the United States, a fourteener is a mountain that exceeds 14,000 feet (4,267.2 m) above mean sea level. The importance of fourteeners is greatest in Colorado, which has the majority of such peaks in North America. Climbing all of Colorado's fourteeners is a popular pastime among peak baggers; another popular target is climbing all of the fourteeners in the contiguous United States. Various ski mountaineers have completed ski descents of all the Colorado fourteeners, and the first attempts are being made to complete ski descents of all U.S. fourteeners.[citation needed]

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.

All elevations in the 48 states of the contiguous United States include an elevation adjustment from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).[1] If a summit elevation or prominence has a range of values, the arithmetic mean is cited.

Qualification criteria

Not all summits over 14,000 feet qualify as fourteeners.[2] Summits which qualify are those considered by mountaineers to be independent. Objective standards for independence include topographic prominence and isolation (distance from a higher summit), or a combination of the two. However, fourteener lists do not always consistently use such objective rules.

A rule commonly used by mountaineers in the contiguous United States is that a peak must have at least 300 feet (91 m) of prominence to qualify. By this rule, Colorado has 53 fourteeners, California has 11 (12 using mean prominence), and Washington has two. However, the subsidiary summit of Liberty Cap in Washington (one of the summits of Mount Rainier), at 14,112 feet (4,301 m) and 492 feet (150 m) of prominence, is often not counted as a fourteener despite meeting the prominence criteria.[citation needed]

According to the Mountaineering Club of Alaska, it is standard in Alaska to use a 500-foot (150 m) prominence rule rather than a 300-foot (91 m) rule.[citation needed] By this rule, Alaska has at least 21 peaks over 14,000 feet (4,267 m) and its 12 highest peaks exceed 15,000 feet (4,572 m).

For comparison, Canada has 15 fourteeners, and Mexico has 8; however, the importance of the arbitrary 14,000-foot mark is minimal outside of the U.S. (due in large part to the otherwise universal usage of the metric system). In Europe, it is very common to attempt to climb all of the independent 4,000-metre (13,123 ft) peaks in the Alps; that pastime roughly corresponds to fourteener-bagging in the U.S.

Table

The United States Fourteeners
The 88 mountain peaks of the United States with at least 14,000 feet (4,267.2 m) of elevation and at least 300 feet (91.44 m) of prominence
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
1

 Mount McKinley

 Alaska Alaska Range 20,320 ft
6194 m
20,174 ft
6149 m
4,629 mi
7,450 km
63°04′08″N 151°00′23″W / 63.0690°N 151.0063°W / 63.0690; -151.0063 (Mount McKinley)
2

 Mount McKinley North Peak

 Alaska Alaska Range 19,470 ft
5934 m
1,320 ft
402 m
1.74 mi
2.8 km
63°05′51″N 151°00′20″W / 63.0976°N 151.0055°W / 63.0976; -151.0055 (Mount McKinley North Peak)
3

 Mount Saint Elias

 Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 18,008 ft
5489 m
11,250 ft
3429 m
25.6 mi
41.2 km
60°17′34″N 140°55′51″W / 60.2927°N 140.9307°W / 60.2927; -140.9307 (Mount Saint Elias)
4

 Mount Foraker

 Alaska Alaska Range 17,400 ft
5304 m
7,250 ft
2210 m
14.27 mi
23 km
62°57′38″N 151°23′57″W / 62.9605°N 151.3992°W / 62.9605; -151.3992 (Mount Foraker)
5

 Mount Bona

 Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 16,550 ft
5044 m
6,900 ft
2103 m
49.7 mi
80 km
61°23′04″N 141°45′10″W / 61.3845°N 141.7529°W / 61.3845; -141.7529 (Mount Bona)
6

 Mount Blackburn

 Alaska Wrangell Mountains 16,390 ft
4996 m
11,640 ft
3548 m
60.7 mi
97.6 km
61°43′50″N 143°24′11″W / 61.7305°N 143.4031°W / 61.7305; -143.4031 (Mount Blackburn)
7

 Mount Blackburn Southeast Peak

 Alaska Wrangell Mountains 16,286 ft
4964 m
536 ft
163 m
1.53 mi
2.47 km
61°43′31″N 143°23′33″W / 61.7252°N 143.3925°W / 61.7252; -143.3925 (Mount Blackburn Southeast Peak)
8

 Mount Sanford (Alaska)

 Alaska Wrangell Mountains 16,237 ft
4949 m
7,687 ft
2343 m
40.3 mi
64.8 km
62°12′48″N 144°07′45″W / 62.2132°N 144.1292°W / 62.2132; -144.1292 (Mount Sanford)
9

 Mount McKinley South Buttress

 Alaska Alaska Range 15,885 ft
4842 m
315 ft
96 m
2.54 mi
4.09 km
63°02′06″N 150°58′36″W / 63.0349°N 150.9768°W / 63.0349; -150.9768 (Mount McKinley South Buttress)
10

 Mount Vancouver South Peak

 Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 15,682 ft
4780 m
394 ft
120 m
1.63 mi
2.63 km
60°20′05″N 139°41′34″W / 60.3346°N 139.6929°W / 60.3346; -139.6929 (Mount Vancouver South Peak)
11

 Mount Churchill

 Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 15,638 ft
4766 m
1,138 ft
347 m
2.58 mi
4.16 km
61°25′09″N 141°42′55″W / 61.4191°N 141.7152°W / 61.4191; -141.7152 (Mount Churchill)
12

 Mount Fairweather

 Alaska
 British Columbia
Saint Elias Mountains 15,325 ft
4671 m
12,995 ft
3961 m
124.7 mi
201 km
58°54′23″N 137°31′35″W / 58.9064°N 137.5265°W / 58.9064; -137.5265 (Mount Fairweather)
13

 Mount Hubbard

 Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 14,950 ft
4557 m
8,061 ft
2457 m
21.3 mi
34.4 km
60°19′10″N 139°04′21″W / 60.3194°N 139.0726°W / 60.3194; -139.0726 (Mount Hubbard)
14

 Mount Bear

 Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 14,831 ft
4520 m
5,052 ft
1540 m
20.1 mi
32.4 km
61°17′00″N 141°08′36″W / 61.2834°N 141.1433°W / 61.2834; -141.1433 (Mount Bear)
15

 Mount McKinley East Buttress

 Alaska Alaska Range 14,730 ft
4490 m
380 ft
116 m
1.49 mi
2.4 km
63°03′37″N 150°55′47″W / 63.0603°N 150.9296°W / 63.0603; -150.9296 (Mount McKinley East Buttress)
16

 Mount Hunter (Alaska)

 Alaska Alaska Range 14,573 ft
4442 m
4,648 ft
1417 m
6.88 mi
11.07 km
62°56′59″N 151°05′32″W / 62.9496°N 151.0921°W / 62.9496; -151.0921 (Mount Hunter)
17

 Mount Whitney

 California Sierra Nevada 14,505 ft
4421 m
10,079 ft
3072 m
1,646 mi
2,649 km
36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.5786°N 118.2920°W / 36.5786; -118.2920 (Mount Whitney)
18

 Mount Alverstone

 Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 14,500 ft
4420 m
1,950 ft
594 m
2.25 mi
3.62 km
60°21′07″N 139°04′31″W / 60.3519°N 139.0752°W / 60.3519; -139.0752 (Mount Alverstone)
19

 University Peak (Alaska)

 Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 14,470 ft
4410 m
3,210 ft
978 m
3.71 mi
5.97 km
61°19′38″N 141°47′12″W / 61.3272°N 141.7867°W / 61.3272; -141.7867 (University Peak)
20

 Aello Peak

 Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 14,445 ft
4403 m
1,445 ft
440 m
3.93 mi
6.32 km
61°21′53″N 141°54′00″W / 61.3646°N 141.9001°W / 61.3646; -141.9001 (Aello Peak)
21

 Mount Elbert

 Colorado Sawatch Range 14,440 ft
4401 m
9,093 ft
2772 m
671 mi
1,079 km
39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W / 39.1178°N 106.4454°W / 39.1178; -106.4454 (Mount Elbert)
22

 Mount Massive

 Colorado Sawatch Range 14,428 ft
4398 m
1,962 ft
598 m
5.06 mi
8.15 km
39°11′15″N 106°28′33″W / 39.1875°N 106.4757°W / 39.1875; -106.4757 (Mount Massive)
23

 Mount Harvard

 Colorado Collegiate Peaks 14,427 ft
4397 m
2,327 ft
709 m
14.92 mi
24 km
38°55′28″N 106°19′15″W / 38.9244°N 106.3207°W / 38.9244; -106.3207 (Mount Harvard)
24

 Mount Rainier

 Washington Cascade Range 14,417 ft
4394 m
13,236 ft
4034 m
731 mi
1,177 km
46°51′08″N 121°45′28″W / 46.8521°N 121.7579°W / 46.8521; -121.7579 (Mount Rainier)
25

 Mount Williamson

 California Sierra Nevada 14,389 ft
4386 m
1,677 ft
511 m
5.41 mi
8.7 km
36°39′21″N 118°18′40″W / 36.6559°N 118.3111°W / 36.6559; -118.3111 (Mount Williamson)
26

 La Plata Peak

 Colorado Collegiate Peaks 14,368 ft
4379 m
1,861 ft
567 m
6.28 mi
10.1 km
39°01′46″N 106°28′22″W / 39.0294°N 106.4729°W / 39.0294; -106.4729 (La Plata Peak)
27

 Blanca Peak

 Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range 14,351 ft
4374 m
5,326 ft
1623 m
103.4 mi
166.4 km
37°34′39″N 105°29′09″W / 37.5775°N 105.4857°W / 37.5775; -105.4857 (Blanca Peak)
28

 Uncompahgre Peak

 Colorado San Juan Mountains 14,321 ft
4365 m
4,277 ft
1304 m
85.1 mi
136.9 km
38°04′18″N 107°27′44″W / 38.0717°N 107.4621°W / 38.0717; -107.4621 (Uncompahgre Peak)
29

 Crestone Peak

 Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range 14,300 ft
4359 m
4,554 ft
1388 m
27.4 mi
44.1 km
37°58′00″N 105°35′08″W / 37.9668°N 105.5855°W / 37.9668; -105.5855 (Crestone Peak)
30

 Mount Lincoln (Colorado)

 Colorado Mosquito Range 14,293 ft
4357 m
3,862 ft
1177 m
22.6 mi
36.3 km
39°21′05″N 106°06′42″W / 39.3515°N 106.1116°W / 39.3515; -106.1116 (Mount Lincoln)
31

 Castle Peak (Colorado)

 Colorado Elk Mountains 14,279 ft
4352 m
2,365 ft
721 m
20.9 mi
33.7 km
39°00′35″N 106°51′41″W / 39.0097°N 106.8614°W / 39.0097; -106.8614 (Castle Peak)
32

 Grays Peak

 Colorado Front Range 14,278 ft
4352 m
2,769 ft
844 m
25 mi
40.3 km
39°38′02″N 105°49′03″W / 39.6339°N 105.8176°W / 39.6339; -105.8176 (Grays Peak)
33

 Mount Antero

 Colorado Sawatch Range 14,276 ft
4351 m
2,503 ft
763 m
17.75 mi
28.6 km
38°40′27″N 106°14′46″W / 38.6741°N 106.2462°W / 38.6741; -106.2462 (Mount Antero)
34

 Torreys Peak

 Colorado Front Range 14,275 ft
4351 m
561 ft
171 m
0.65 mi
1.05 km
39°38′34″N 105°49′16″W / 39.6428°N 105.8212°W / 39.6428; -105.8212 (Torreys Peak)
35

 Quandary Peak

 Colorado Tenmile Range 14,271 ft
4350 m
1,125 ft
343 m
3.16 mi
5.09 km
39°23′50″N 106°06′23″W / 39.3973°N 106.1064°W / 39.3973; -106.1064 (Quandary Peak)
36

 Mount Evans

 Colorado Front Range 14,265 ft
4348 m
2,769 ft
844 m
9.79 mi
15.76 km
39°35′18″N 105°38′38″W / 39.5883°N 105.6438°W / 39.5883; -105.6438 (Mount Evans)
37

 Longs Peak

 Colorado Front Range 14,259 ft
4346 m
2,940 ft
896 m
43.6 mi
70.2 km
40°15′18″N 105°36′54″W / 40.2550°N 105.6151°W / 40.2550; -105.6151 (Longs Peak)
38

 Mount Wilson (Colorado)

 Colorado San Miguel Mountains 14,252 ft
4344 m
4,024 ft
1227 m
33.1 mi
53.2 km
37°50′21″N 107°59′30″W / 37.8391°N 107.9916°W / 37.8391; -107.9916 (Mount Wilson)
39

 White Mountain Peak

 California White Mountains 14,252 ft
4344 m
7,196 ft
2193 m
67.4 mi
108.6 km
37°38′03″N 118°15′21″W / 37.6341°N 118.2557°W / 37.6341; -118.2557 (White Mountain Peak)
40

 North Palisade

 California Sierra Nevada 14,248 ft
4343 m
2,894 ft
882 m
32.2 mi
51.8 km
37°05′39″N 118°30′53″W / 37.0943°N 118.5147°W / 37.0943; -118.5147 (North Palisade)
41

 Mount Shavano

 Colorado Sawatch Range 14,231 ft
4338 m
1,619 ft
494 m
3.78 mi
6.09 km
38°37′09″N 106°14′21″W / 38.6192°N 106.2393°W / 38.6192; -106.2393 (Mount Shavano)
42

 Mount Princeton

 Colorado Collegiate Peaks 14,204 ft
4329 m
2,177 ft
664 m
5.19 mi
8.36 km
38°44′57″N 106°14′33″W / 38.7492°N 106.2424°W / 38.7492; -106.2424 (Mount Princeton)
43

 Mount Belford

 Colorado Collegiate Peaks 14,203 ft
4329 m
1,337 ft
408 m
3.3 mi
5.31 km
38°57′39″N 106°21′39″W / 38.9607°N 106.3607°W / 38.9607; -106.3607 (Mount Belford)
44

 Crestone Needle

 Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range 14,203 ft
4329 m
457 ft
139 m
0.45 mi
0.72 km
37°57′53″N 105°34′36″W / 37.9647°N 105.5766°W / 37.9647; -105.5766 (Crestone Needle)
45

 Mount Yale

 Colorado Collegiate Peaks 14,202 ft
4329 m
1,896 ft
578 m
5.55 mi
8.93 km
38°50′39″N 106°18′50″W / 38.8442°N 106.3138°W / 38.8442; -106.3138 (Mount Yale)
46

 Mount Shasta

 California Cascade Range 14,179 ft
4322 m
9,832 ft
2997 m
335 mi
539 km
41°24′33″N 122°11′42″W / 41.4092°N 122.1949°W / 41.4092; -122.1949 (Mount Shasta)
47

 Mount Bross

 Colorado Mosquito Range 14,178 ft
4322 m
312 ft
95 m
0.99 mi
1.6 km
39°20′07″N 106°06′28″W / 39.3354°N 106.1077°W / 39.3354; -106.1077 (Mount Bross)
48

 Kit Carson Mountain

 Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range 14,171 ft
4319 m
1,025 ft
312 m
1.29 mi
2.08 km
37°58′47″N 105°36′09″W / 37.9797°N 105.6026°W / 37.9797; -105.6026 (Kit Carson Mountain)
49

 Maroon Bells

 Colorado Elk Mountains 14,163 ft
4317 m
2,336 ft
712 m
8.06 mi
12.97 km
39°04′15″N 106°59′20″W / 39.0708°N 106.9890°W / 39.0708; -106.9890 (Maroon Peak)
50

 Mount Wrangell

 Alaska Wrangell Mountains 14,163 ft
4317 m
5,613 ft
1711 m
14.79 mi
23.8 km
62°00′21″N 144°01′07″W / 62.0059°N 144.0187°W / 62.0059; -144.0187 (Mount Wrangell)
51

 Tabeguache Peak

 Colorado Sawatch Range 14,162 ft
4317 m
455 ft
139 m
0.75 mi
1.21 km
38°37′32″N 106°15′03″W / 38.6255°N 106.2509°W / 38.6255; -106.2509 (Tabeguache Peak)
52

 Mount Oxford (Colorado)

 Colorado Collegiate Peaks 14,160 ft
4316 m
653 ft
199 m
1.22 mi
1.97 km
38°57′53″N 106°20′20″W / 38.9648°N 106.3388°W / 38.9648; -106.3388 (Mount Oxford)
53

 Mount Sill

 California Sierra Nevada 14,159 ft
4316 m
373 ft
114 m
0.63 mi
1.02 km
37°05′46″N 118°30′12″W / 37.0960°N 118.5032°W / 37.0960; -118.5032 (Mount Sill)
54

 Mount Sneffels

 Colorado Sneffels Range 14,158 ft
4315 m
3,050 ft
930 m
15.73 mi
25.3 km
38°00′14″N 107°47′32″W / 38.0038°N 107.7923°W / 38.0038; -107.7923 (Mount Sneffels)
55

 Mount Democrat

 Colorado Mosquito Range 14,155 ft
4315 m
768 ft
234 m
1.27 mi
2.04 km
39°20′23″N 106°08′24″W / 39.3396°N 106.1400°W / 39.3396; -106.1400 (Mount Democrat)
56

 Capitol Peak (Colorado)

 Colorado Elk Mountains 14,137 ft
4309 m
1,750 ft
533 m
7.44 mi
11.98 km
39°09′01″N 107°04′58″W / 39.1503°N 107.0829°W / 39.1503; -107.0829 (Capitol Peak)
57

 Pikes Peak

 Colorado Pikes Peak Massif 14,115 ft
4302 m
5,530 ft
1686 m
60.8 mi
97.8 km
38°50′26″N 105°02′39″W / 38.8405°N 105.0442°W / 38.8405; -105.0442 (Pikes Peak)
58

 Snowmass Mountain

 Colorado Elk Mountains (Colorado) 14,099 ft
4297 m
1,152 ft
351 m
2.34 mi
3.77 km
39°07′08″N 107°03′59″W / 39.1188°N 107.0665°W / 39.1188; -107.0665 (Snowmass Mountain)
59

 Mount Russell (California)

 California Sierra Nevada 14,094 ft
4296 m
1,129 ft
344 m
0.73 mi
1.17 km
36°35′24″N 118°17′27″W / 36.5901°N 118.2908°W / 36.5901; -118.2908 (Mount Russell)
60

 Windom Peak

 Colorado Needle Mountains 14,093 ft
4296 m
1,007 ft
307 m
26.6 mi
42.7 km
37°37′16″N 107°35′31″W / 37.6212°N 107.5919°W / 37.6212; -107.5919 (Windom Peak)
61

 Mount Eolus

 Colorado Needle Mountains 14,089 ft
4294 m
2,184 ft
666 m
1.69 mi
2.72 km
37°37′18″N 107°37′22″W / 37.6218°N 107.6227°W / 37.6218; -107.6227 (Mount Eolus)
62

 Challenger Point

 Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range 14,087 ft
4294 m
301 ft
92 m
0.22 mi
0.36 km
37°58′49″N 105°36′24″W / 37.9804°N 105.6066°W / 37.9804; -105.6066 (Challenger Point)
63

 Mount Columbia (Colorado)

 Colorado Collegiate Peaks 14,077 ft
4291 m
893 ft
272 m
1.9 mi
3.05 km
38°54′14″N 106°17′51″W / 38.9039°N 106.2975°W / 38.9039; -106.2975 (Mount Columbia)
64

 Missouri Mountain

 Colorado Collegiate Peaks 14,074 ft
4290 m
847 ft
258 m
1.31 mi
2.11 km
38°56′51″N 106°22′43″W / 38.9476°N 106.3785°W / 38.9476; -106.3785 (Missouri Mountain)
65

 Mount Augusta

 Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 14,070 ft
4289 m
5,082 ft
1549 m
14.41 mi
23.2 km
60°18′27″N 140°27′30″W / 60.3074°N 140.4584°W / 60.3074; -140.4584 (Mount Augusta)
66

 Humboldt Peak (Colorado)

 Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range 14,070 ft
4288 m
1,204 ft
367 m
1.41 mi
2.27 km
37°58′34″N 105°33′19″W / 37.9762°N 105.5552°W / 37.9762; -105.5552 (Humboldt Peak)
67

 Mount Bierstadt

 Colorado Front Range 14,065 ft
4287 m
719 ft
219 m
1.39 mi
2.24 km
39°34′57″N 105°40′08″W / 39.5826°N 105.6688°W / 39.5826; -105.6688 (Mount Bierstadt)
68

 Sunlight Peak

 Colorado Needle Mountains 14,065 ft
4287 m
399 ft
122 m
0.48 mi
0.77 km
37°37′39″N 107°35′45″W / 37.6274°N 107.5959°W / 37.6274; -107.5959 (Sunlight Peak)
69

 Split Mountain (California)

 California Sierra Nevada 14,064 ft
4287 m
1,558 ft
475 m
6.83 mi
10.99 km
37°01′15″N 118°25′21″W / 37.0209°N 118.4224°W / 37.0209; -118.4224 (Split Mountain)
70

 Handies Peak

 Colorado San Juan Mountains 14,058 ft
4285 m
1,908 ft
582 m
11.18 mi
18 km
37°54′47″N 107°30′16″W / 37.9130°N 107.5044°W / 37.9130; -107.5044 (Handies Peak)
71

 Culebra Peak

 Colorado Culebra Range 14,053 ft
4283 m
4,827 ft
1471 m
35.5 mi
57.1 km
37°07′21″N 105°11′09″W / 37.1224°N 105.1858°W / 37.1224; -105.1858 (Culebra Peak)
72

 Ellingwood Point

 Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range 14,048 ft
4282 m
342 ft
104 m
0.52 mi
0.83 km
37°34′57″N 105°29′34″W / 37.5826°N 105.4927°W / 37.5826; -105.4927 (Ellingwood Point)
73

 Mount Lindsey

 Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range 14,048 ft
4282 m
1,542 ft
470 m
2.26 mi
3.64 km
37°35′01″N 105°26′42″W / 37.5837°N 105.4449°W / 37.5837; -105.4449 (Mount Lindsey)
74

 Little Bear Peak

 Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range 14,043 ft
4280 m
377 ft
115 m
0.98 mi
1.58 km
37°34′00″N 105°29′50″W / 37.5666°N 105.4972°W / 37.5666; -105.4972 (Little Bear Peak)
75

 Mount Sherman

 Colorado Mosquito Range 14,043 ft
4280 m
850 ft
259 m
8.06 mi
12.97 km
39°13′30″N 106°10′12″W / 39.2250°N 106.1699°W / 39.2250; -106.1699 (Mount Sherman)
76

 Redcloud Peak

 Colorado San Juan Mountains 14,041 ft
4280 m
1,436 ft
438 m
4.91 mi
7.9 km
37°56′28″N 107°25′19″W / 37.9410°N 107.4219°W / 37.9410; -107.4219 (Redcloud Peak)
77

 Mount Langley

 California Sierra Nevada 14,032 ft
4277 m
1,198 ft
365 m
4.38 mi
7.05 km
36°31′24″N 118°14′22″W / 36.5234°N 118.2394°W / 36.5234; -118.2394 (Mount Langley)
78

 Mount Tyndall

 California Sierra Nevada 14,025 ft
4275 m
1,125 ft
343 m
1.44 mi
2.31 km
36°39′20″N 118°20′13″W / 36.6556°N 118.3370°W / 36.6556; -118.3370 (Mount Tyndall)
79

 Pyramid Peak (Colorado)

 Colorado Elk Mountains (Colorado) 14,025 ft
4275 m
1,638 ft
499 m
2.09 mi
3.36 km
39°04′18″N 106°57′01″W / 39.0717°N 106.9502°W / 39.0717; -106.9502 (Pyramid Peak)
80

 Wilson Peak

 Colorado San Miguel Mountains 14,023 ft
4274 m
857 ft
261 m
1.51 mi
2.43 km
37°51′37″N 107°59′05″W / 37.8603°N 107.9847°W / 37.8603; -107.9847 (Wilson Peak)
81

 San Luis Peak

 Colorado La Garita Mountains 14,022 ft
4274 m
3,113 ft
949 m
27 mi
43.4 km
37°59′12″N 106°55′53″W / 37.9868°N 106.9313°W / 37.9868; -106.9313 (San Luis Peak)
82

 Wetterhorn Peak

 Colorado San Juan Mountains 14,021 ft
4274 m
1,635 ft
498 m
2.77 mi
4.45 km
38°03′39″N 107°30′39″W / 38.0607°N 107.5109°W / 38.0607; -107.5109 (Wetterhorn Peak)
83

 Mount Muir

 California Sierra Nevada 14,018 ft
4273 m
331 ft
101 m
0.5 mi
0.8 km
36°33′53″N 118°17′29″W / 36.5647°N 118.2913°W / 36.5647; -118.2913 (Mount Muir)
84

 Middle Palisade

 California Sierra Nevada 14,018 ft
4273 m
1,119 ft
341 m
2.59 mi
4.17 km
37°04′13″N 118°28′09″W / 37.0702°N 118.4691°W / 37.0702; -118.4691 (Middle Palisade)
85

 Mount Wrangell West Peak

 Alaska Wrangell Mountains 14,013 ft
4271 m
563 ft
172 m
1.46 mi
2.35 km
62°00′33″N 144°03′47″W / 62.0091°N 144.0630°W / 62.0091; -144.0630 (Mount Wrangell West Peak)
86

 Huron Peak

 Colorado Sawatch Range 14,012 ft
4271 m
1,423 ft
434 m
3.21 mi
5.16 km
38°56′44″N 106°26′17″W / 38.9455°N 106.4381°W / 38.9455; -106.4381 (Huron Peak)
87

 Mount of the Holy Cross

 Colorado Sawatch Range 14,011 ft
4271 m
2,111 ft
643 m
18.52 mi
29.8 km
39°28′00″N 106°28′54″W / 39.4668°N 106.4817°W / 39.4668; -106.4817 (Mount of the Holy Cross)
88

 Sunshine Peak

 Colorado San Juan Mountains 14,007 ft
4269 m
501 ft
153 m
1.27 mi
2.05 km
37°55′22″N 107°25′32″W / 37.9228°N 107.4256°W / 37.9228; -107.4256 (Sunshine Peak)

Topographic prominence

The table above uses a topographic prominence criterion of 300 feet. If a criterion of 100 meters of prominence is used instead, the table above shrinks to 85 summits. If a criterion of either 150 meters or 500 feet of prominence is used, the table above shrinks to 76 summits.

The following U.S. summits have 14,000 feet of elevation, but have less than 300 feet of topographic prominence:

See also

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References

  1. ^ "What are NGVD 29 and NAVD 88?". National Geodetic Survey. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  2. ^ Blake, Kevin S. 2002. Colorado Fourteeners and the Nature of Place Identity. Geographical Review 92(2): 155-179.