Highest mountain peaks of North America
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The following sortable table lists all 120 mountain peaks on the continent of North America with at least 4,000 meters (13,123 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. 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. For this article, North America is defined as the continental landmass of the Americas extending north from the Isthmus of Panamá. A total of 99 of these highest peaks are located in the United States, 17 in Canada, 9 in México, and 2 in Guatemala.
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[edit] Highest major North American summits
| Rank | Mountain Peak | PSEC | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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| 1 | Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] | Alaska Range | 6194 m 20,320 feet |
6149 m 20,174 feet |
7450.7 km 4631.0 miles |
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| 2 | Mount Logan[2] | Saint Elias Mountains | 5959 m 19,551 feet |
5247 m 17,215 feet |
623.4 km 387.4 miles |
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| 3 | Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[3] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5636 m 18,491 feet |
4922 m 16,148 feet |
2687.0 km 1669.6 miles |
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| 4 | Mount Saint Elias[4] | Saint Elias Mountains | 5489 m 18,008 feet |
3429 m 11,250 feet |
41.4 km 26.0 miles |
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| 5 | Volcán Popocatépetl[5] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5426 m 17,802 feet |
3040 m 9,974 feet |
143.1 km 88.9 miles |
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| 6 | Mount Foraker | Alaska Range | 5304 m 17,400 feet |
2210 m 7,250 feet |
23.3 km 14.5 miles |
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| 7 | Mount Lucania | Saint Elias Mountains | 5226 m 17,146 feet |
3051 m 10,010 feet |
43.0 km 26.7 miles |
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| 8 | Volcán Iztaccíhuatl | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5220 m 17,126 feet |
1560 m 5,118 feet |
17.4 km 10.8 miles |
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| 9 | King Peak | Saint Elias Mountains | 5173 m 16,972 feet |
1053 m 3,455 feet |
4.9 km 3.1 miles |
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| 10 | Mount Bona | Saint Elias Mountains | 5029 m 16,500 feet |
2103 m 6,900 feet |
80.1 km 49.8 miles |
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| 11 | Mount Steele | Saint Elias Mountains | 5000 m 16,404 feet |
720 m 2,362 feet |
9.2 km 5.7 miles |
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| 12 | Mount Blackburn | Wrangell Mountains | 4996 m 16,390 feet |
3548 m 11,640 feet |
97.6 km 61.0 miles |
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| 13 | Mount Sanford | Wrangell Mountains | 4949 m 16,237 feet |
2343 m 7,687 feet |
64.8 km 40.3 miles |
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| 14 | Mount Wood | Saint Elias Mountains | 4840 m 15,879 feet |
1160 m 3,806 feet |
18.6 km 11.5 miles |
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| 15 | Mount Vancouver | Saint Elias Mountains | 4812 m 15,787 feet |
2712 m 8,898 feet |
43.9 km 27.3 miles |
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| 16 | Mount Slaggard | Saint Elias Mountains | 4742 m 15,558 feet |
502 m 1,647 feet |
7.2 km 4.5 miles |
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| 17 | Nevado de Toluca | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 4680 m 15,354 feet |
2225 m 7,300 feet |
117.6 km 73.1 miles |
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| 18 | Mount Fairweather[6] | Saint Elias Mountains | 4671 m 15,325 feet |
3957 m 12,983 feet |
200.7 km 125.0 miles |
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| 19 | Sierra Negra | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 4580 m 15,026 feet |
500 m 1,640 feet |
4.4 km 2.7 miles |
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| 20 | Mount Hubbard | Saint Elias Mountains | 4557 m 14,950 feet |
2457 m 8,061 feet |
34.4 km 21.3 miles |
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| 21 | Mount Bear | Saint Elias Mountains | 4520 m 14,831 feet |
1540 m 5,052 feet |
32.4 km 20.1 miles |
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| 22 | Mount Walsh | Saint Elias Mountains | 4506 m 14,783 feet |
1646 m 5,400 feet |
19.3 km 12.0 miles |
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| 23 | Volcán la Malinche (Matlalcueitl)[7] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 4462 m 14,639 feet |
1940 m 6,365 feet |
63.5 km 39.5 miles |
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| 24 | Mount Hunter | Alaska Range | 4442 m 14,573 feet |
1409 m 4,623 feet |
11.1 km 6.9 miles |
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| 25 | Mount Whitney[8] NGS | Sierra Nevada | 4421 m 14,505 feet |
3071 m 10,076 feet |
2650.4 km 1647.0 miles |
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| 26 | Mount Alverstone | Saint Elias Mountains | 4420 m 14,500 feet |
594 m 1,950 feet |
3.6 km 2.0 miles |
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| 27 | University Peak | Saint Elias Mountains | 4410 m 14,470 feet |
978 m 3,210 feet |
6.0 km 4.0 miles |
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| 28 | Mount Elbert[9] NGS | Sawatch Range | 4401 m 14,440 feet |
2772 m 9,093 feet |
1079.2 km 670.6 miles |
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| 29 | Mount Massive[10] | Sawatch Range | 4398 m 14,428 feet |
592 m 1,941 feet |
8.2 km 5.1 miles |
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| 30 | Mount Harvard NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 4397 m 14,427 feet |
709 m 2,327 feet |
24.0 km 14.9 miles |
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| 31 | Mount Rainier[10][11] | Cascade Range | 4394 m 14,417 feet |
4033 m 13,231 feet |
1176.8 km 731.0 miles |
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| 32 | Mount Williamson[10] GNIS | Sierra Nevada | 4386 m 14,389 feet |
511 m 1,677 feet |
8.8 km 5.0 miles |
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| 33 | La Plata Peak[10] | Collegiate Peaks | 4379 m 14,368 feet |
561 m 1,841 feet |
10.1 km 6.3 miles |
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| 34 | Blanca Peak[10] | Sierra Blanca | 4374 m 14,351 feet |
1623 m 5,326 feet |
166.4 km 103.4 miles |
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| 35 | Uncompahgre Peak NGS | San Juan Mountains | 4365 m 14,321 feet |
1304 m 4,277 feet |
136.9 km 85.1 miles |
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| 36 | McArthur Peak | Saint Elias Mountains | 4360 m 14,304 feet |
920 m 3,018 feet |
9.3 km 5.8 miles |
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| 37 | Crestone Peak[10] | Crestones | 4359 m 14,300 feet |
1388 m 4,554 feet |
44.1 km 27.4 miles |
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| 38 | Mount Lincoln NGS | Mosquito Range | 4357 m 14,293 feet |
1177 m 3,862 feet |
36.3 km 22.6 miles |
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| 39 | Castle Peak NGS | Elk Mountains | 4352 m 14,279 feet |
721 m 2,365 feet |
33.7 km 20.9 miles |
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| 40 | Grays Peak[12] NGS | Front Range | 4352 m 14,278 feet |
844 m 2,770 feet |
40.3 km 25.0 miles |
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| 41 | Mount Antero NGS | Sawatch Range | 4351 m 14,276 feet |
763 m 2,503 feet |
28.6 km 17.7 miles |
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| 42 | Mount Evans NGS | Front Range | 4348 m 14,265 feet |
844 m 2,769 feet |
15.8 km 9.8 miles |
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| 43 | Longs Peak NGS | Front Range | 4346 m 14,259 feet |
896 m 2,940 feet |
70.2 km 43.6 miles |
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| 44 | Mount Wilson[10] | San Miguel Mountains PB | 4344 m 14,252 feet |
1227 m 4,024 feet |
53.2 km 33.1 miles |
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| 45 | White Mountain Peak NGS | White Mountains | 4344 m 14,252 feet |
2193 m 7,196 feet |
108.7 km 67.5 miles |
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| 46 | North Palisade[10] | Sierra Nevada | 4343 m 14,248 feet |
882 m 2,894 feet |
51.9 km 32.0 miles |
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| 47 | Nevado de Colima[13] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 4330 m 14,206 feet |
2720 m 8,924 feet |
407.3 km 253.1 miles |
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| 48 | Mount Princeton NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 4329 m 14,204 feet |
664 m 2,177 feet |
8.4 km 5.2 miles |
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| 49 | Mount Yale NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 4329 m 14,202 feet |
572 m 1,876 feet |
8.9 km 5.5 miles |
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| 50 | Mount Shasta NGS | Cascade Range | 4322 m 14,179 feet |
2994 m 9,822 feet |
538.7 km 334.8 miles |
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| 51 | Maroon Peak NGS | Elk Mountains | 4317 m 14,163 feet |
712 m 2,336 feet |
13.0 km 8.1 miles |
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| 52 | Mount Wrangell | Wrangell Mountains | 4317 m 14,163 feet |
1696 m 5,563 feet |
23.8 km 14.8 miles |
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| 53 | Mount Sneffels NGS | Sneffels Range PB | 4315 m 14,158 feet |
930 m 3,050 feet |
25.3 km 15.7 miles |
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| 54 | Capitol Peak[10] | Elk Mountains | 4309 m 14,137 feet |
527 m 1,730 feet |
12.0 km 7.4 miles |
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| 55 | Pikes Peak NGS | Pikes Peak Massif | 4302 m 14,115 feet |
1686 m 5,530 feet |
97.8 km 60.8 miles |
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| 56 | Mount Eolus[10] | Needle Mountains | 4294 m 14,089 feet |
665 m 2,183 feet |
40.5 km 25.2 miles |
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| 57 | Mount Augusta | Saint Elias Mountains | 4289 m 14,070 feet |
1533 m 5,030 feet |
26.2 km 16.3 miles |
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| 58 | Handies Peak NGS | San Juan Mountains | 4285 m 14,058 feet |
575 m 1,888 feet |
18.0 km 11.2 miles |
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| 59 | Culebra Peak[10] | Culebra Range | 4283 m 14,053 feet |
1471 m 4,827 feet |
57.1 km 35.5 miles |
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| 60 | San Luis Peak NGS | La Garita Mountains PB | 4274 m 14,022 feet |
949 m 3,113 feet |
43.4 km 27.0 miles |
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| 61 | Mount of the Holy Cross NGS | Sawatch Range | 4271 m 14,011 feet |
643 m 2,111 feet |
29.8 km 18.5 miles |
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| 62 | Grizzly Peak NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 4266 m 13,995 feet |
582 m 1,908 feet |
10.9 km 6.8 miles |
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| 63 | Mount Humphreys[10] | Sierra Nevada | 4265 m 13,992 feet |
781 m 2,563 feet |
23.7 km 14.7 miles |
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| 64 | Mount Keith[10] PB | Sierra Nevada | 4262 m 13,982 feet |
590 m 1,936 feet |
5.0 km 33.0 miles |
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| 65 | Mount Ouray NGS | Sawatch Range | 4255 m 13,961 feet |
810 m 2,659 feet |
21.9 km 13.6 miles |
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| 66 | Mount Strickland PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4240 m 13,911 feet |
760 m 2,493 feet |
7.5 km 4.7 miles |
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| 67 | Vermilion Peak[10] PB | San Juan Mountains | 4237 m 13,900 feet |
642 m 2,105 feet |
14.6 km 9.1 miles |
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| 68 | Atna Peaks | Wrangell Mountains | 4225 m 13,860 feet |
674 m 2,210 feet |
8.4 km 5.2 miles |
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| 69 | Volcán Tajumulco[14] | Guatemala | 4220 m 13,845 feet |
3980 m 13,058 feet |
722.2 km 448.7 miles |
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| 70 | Regal Mountain | Wrangell Mountains | 4220 m 13,845 feet |
1346 m 4,415 feet |
19.7 km 12.3 miles |
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| 71 | Mount Darwin[10] | Sierra Nevada | 4218 m 13,837 feet |
576 m 1,891 feet |
11.5 km 7.1 miles |
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| 72 | Mount Hayes | Alaska Range | 4216 m 13,832 feet |
3506 m 11,502 feet |
204.7 km 127.2 miles |
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| 73 | Mount Silverheels NGS PB | Front Range | 4215 m 13,829 feet |
696 m 2,283 feet |
8.8 km 5.5 miles |
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| 74 | Rio Grande Pyramid NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 4214 m 13,827 feet |
567 m 1,861 feet |
17.3 km 10.8 miles |
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| 75 | Gannett Peak[15] NGS | Wind River Range | 4209 m 13,809 feet |
2157 m 7,076 feet |
467.6 km 290.6 miles |
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| 76 | Mount Kaweah[10] | Sierra Nevada | 4209 m 13,807 feet |
618 m 2,027 feet |
17.3 km 33.0 miles |
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| 77 | Cerro Cofre de Perote | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 4200 m 13,780 feet |
1320 m 4,331 feet |
46.6 km 29.0 miles |
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| 78 | Grand Teton NGS | Teton Range | 4199 m 13,776 feet |
1995 m 6,545 feet |
111.6 km 69.4 miles |
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| 79 | Mount Cook | Saint Elias Mountains | 4194 m 13,760 feet |
2274 m 7,460 feet |
23.4 km 14.5 miles |
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| 80 | Mount Morgan NGS PB | Sierra Nevada | 4193 m 13,758 feet |
807 m 2,648 feet |
15.9 km 9.9 miles |
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| 81 | Mount Gabb[10] PB | Sierra Nevada | 4190 m 13,747 feet |
793 m 2,601 feet |
6.9 km 4.3 miles |
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| 82 | Bald Mountain[10] PB | Front Range | 4173 m 13,690 feet |
640 m 2,099 feet |
12.1 km 7.5 miles |
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| 83 | Mount Oso[10] | San Juan Mountains | 4173 m 13,690 feet |
507 m 1,664 feet |
8.8 km 5.5 miles |
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| 84 | Mount Jackson[10] PB | Sawatch Range | 4169 m 13,676 feet |
552 m 1,810 feet |
5.2 km 3.2 miles |
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| 85 | Mount Tom[10] | Sierra Nevada | 4163 m 13,658 feet |
607 m 1,992 feet |
7.7 km 4.8 miles |
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| 86 | Bard Peak[10] PB | Front Range | 4159 m 13,647 feet |
518 m 1,701 feet |
8.7 km 5.4 miles |
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| 87 | Peak 10[10] PB | Tenmile Range | 4157 m 13,640 feet |
536 m 1,759 feet |
1.4 km 0.9 miles |
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| 88 | West Spanish Peak[10] | Spanish Peaks | 4155 m 13,631 feet |
1123 m 3,685 feet |
32.9 km 20.4 miles |
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| 89 | Hagues Peak NGS PB | Mummy Range | 4137 m 13,573 feet |
738 m 2,420 feet |
25.6 km 15.9 miles |
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| 90 | Mount Powell[10] PB | Gore Range | 4135 m 13,566 feet |
914 m 3,000 feet |
34.6 km 21.5 miles |
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| 91 | Mount Dubois[10] PB | White Mountains | 4135 m 13,565 feet |
713 m 2,339 feet |
15.5 km 9.6 miles |
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| 92 | Tower Mountain[10] PB | San Juan Mountains | 4132 m 13,558 feet |
504 m 1,652 feet |
8.6 km 5.4 miles |
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| 93 | Treasure Mountain[10] PB | Elk Mountains | 4125 m 13,535 feet |
860 m 2,821 feet |
11.1 km 6.9 miles |
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| 94 | Kings Peak[16] NGS | Uinta Range | 4120 m 13,518 feet |
1938 m 6,358 feet |
268.2 km 166.7 miles |
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| 95 | North Arapaho Peak[10] PB | Indian Peaks PB | 4117 m 13,508 feet |
507 m 1,665 feet |
24.8 km 15.4 miles |
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| 96 | Mount Pinchot[10] PB | Sierra Nevada | 4115 m 13,500 feet |
643 m 2,110 feet |
7.6 km 33.0 miles |
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| 97 | Mount Natazhat | Saint Elias Mountains | 4095 m 13,435 feet |
1824 m 5,985 feet |
26.6 km 16.6 miles |
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| 98 | Volcán Tacaná[17] | Chiapas and Guatemala | 4092 m 13,425 feet |
2273 m 7,457 feet |
24.7 km 15.4 miles |
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| 99 | Parry Peak[10] | Front Range | 4083 m 13,397 feet |
528 m 1,731 feet |
15.2 km 9.5 miles |
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| 100 | Williams Mountains High Point[10] PB | Williams Mountains PB | 4081 m 13,389 feet |
513 m 1,682 feet |
6.5 km 4.0 miles |
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| 101 | Sultan Mountain[10] PB | San Juan Mountains | 4076 m 13,373 feet |
569 m 1,868 feet |
7.4 km 4.6 miles |
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| 102 | West Buffalo Peak[10] PB | Mosquito Range | 4064 m 13,332 feet |
605 m 1,986 feet |
16.4 km 10.2 miles |
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| 103 | Mount Herard[10] PB | Sangre de Cristo Range | 4062 m 13,325 feet |
622 m 2,040 feet |
7.5 km 4.6 miles |
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| 104 | Summit Peak NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 4056 m 13,307 feet |
841 m 2,760 feet |
64.2 km 39.9 miles |
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| 105 | Dolores Peak[10] PB | San Miguel Mountains PB | 4053 m 13,296 feet |
594 m 1,950 feet |
8.0 km 5.0 miles |
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| 106 | Antora Peak[10] PB | Sawatch Range | 4046 m 13,275 feet |
734 m 2,409 feet |
10.9 km 6.7 miles |
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| 107 | Henry Mountain[10] PB | Sawatch Range | 4042 m 13,261 feet |
510 m 1,674 feet |
18.6 km 11.5 miles |
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| 108 | Lavender Peak[10] PB | La Plata Mountains | 4037 m 13,245 feet |
872 m 2,860 feet |
39.9 km 24.8 miles |
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| 109 | Jacque Peak[10] PB | Gore Range | 4027 m 13,211 feet |
629 m 2,065 feet |
7.3 km 4.5 miles |
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| 110 | Bennett Peak[10] PB | San Juan Mountains | 4026 m 13,209 feet |
531 m 1,743 feet |
27.5 km 17.1 miles |
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| 111 | Wind River Peak NGS | Wind River Range | 4022 m 13,197 feet |
784 m 2,572 feet |
56.6 km 35.2 miles |
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| 112 | Mount Waddington | Waddington Range | 4019 m 13,186 feet |
3289 m 10,791 feet |
562.4 km 349.5 miles |
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| 113 | Conejos Peak NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 4017 m 13,179 feet |
583 m 1,912 feet |
13.1 km 8.2 miles |
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| 114 | Mount Marcus Baker | Chugach Mountains | 4016 m 13,176 feet |
3254 m 10,676 feet |
205.2 km 127.5 miles |
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| 115 | Cloud Peak NGS | Bighorn Mountains | 4013 m 13,167 feet |
2157 m 7,077 feet |
233.4 km 145.0 miles |
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| 116 | Wheeler Peak[18] NGS | Taos Mountains | 4013 m 13,167 feet |
1039 m 3,409 feet |
60.1 km 37.4 miles |
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| 117 | Francs Peak NGS | Absaroka Range | 4012 m 13,164 feet |
1236 m 4,056 feet |
76.1 km 47.3 miles |
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| 118 | Twilight Peak[10] | West Needle Mountains PB | 4012 m 13,163 feet |
713 m 2,338 feet |
7.9 km 4.9 miles |
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| 119 | South River Peak[10] PB | San Juan Mountains | 4009 m 13,154 feet |
746 m 2,448 feet |
35.3 km 22.0 miles |
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| 120 | Mount Ritter[10] | Sierra Nevada | 4008 m 13,149 feet |
1216 m 3,990 feet |
48.2 km 30.0 miles |
[edit] Gallery
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Mount McKinley, or Denali, in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of North America |
Mount Logan in the Yukon is the highest mountain peak of Canada |
Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltépetl, on the boundary between Puebla and Veracruz is the highest mountain peak of México. |
Mount Saint Elias on the border of Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest mountain peak of both Canada and the United States |
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Volcán Popocatépetl is the second highest mountain peak of México |
Mount Foraker is the second highest mountain peak of the Alaska Range |
Iztaccíhuatl is the third highest mountain peak of Mexico |
Mount Blackburn is the highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska |
[edit] See also
- Geography of North America
- Lists of mountains
- Most isolated mountain peaks of North America
- Most prominent mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of Canada
- Mountain peaks of México
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Mountain peaks of the United States
- North America
- physical geography
- summit (topography)
- topographic elevation
- topographic isolation
- topographic prominence
- topography
[edit] References
- ^ The summit of Mount McKinley (Denali) is the highest point of the Alaska Range, the State of Alaska, the United States of America, and North America.
- ^ The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, the Yukon Territory, and all of Canada.
- ^ The summit of Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl) is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla, the Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, and all of México.
- ^ The summit of Mount Saint Elias on the border of Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest mountain peak of both Canada and the United States of America.
- ^ The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of both the Estado Libre y Soberano de México and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos.
- ^ The summit of Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
- ^ The summit of Volcán_la_Malinche (Matlalcueitl) on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala.
- ^ The summit of Mount Whitney is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.
- ^ The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
- ^ 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 ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar 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
- ^ The summit of Mount Rainier is the highest point of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington.
- ^ The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America.
- ^ The summit of Nevado de Colima is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco.
- ^ The summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of Guatemala.
- ^ The summit of Gannett Peak is the highest point of the Northern Rocky Mountains and the State of Wyoming.
- ^ The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Western Rocky Mountains and the State of Utah.
- ^ The summit of Volcán Tacaná on the border of México and Guatemala is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas.
- ^ The summit of Wheeler Peak is the highest point of the State of New Mexico.
[edit] External links
- Natural Resources Canada (NRC)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI) de México
- National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia @ bivouac.com
- North America @ peakbagger.com
- World Mountain Encyclopedia @ peakware.com
- peaklist.org
- summitpost.org

