Highest mountain peaks of the United States

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The following sortable table lists the 101 mountain peaks of the United States with a topographic elevation of at least 4,000 meters (13,123 ft) and a topographic prominence of at least 500 meters (1,640 ft). 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. A total of 56 of these highest peaks are located in Colorado, 20 in Alaska, 15 in California, 5 in Wyoming, 2 in Hawaiʻi, and 1 each in Washington, Utah, and New Mexico.

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The 101 Mountain Peaks of the United States with at least 4000 meters of Elevation and at least 500 meters of Prominence
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] AK0573    Alaska Range 6193.536 = 20,320 feet
6194 m		 6149.000 = 20,174 feet
6149 m		 07450.65 = 4631.0 miles
7450.7 km
2 Mount Saint Elias[2] AKYT0626   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 5488.838 = 18,008 feet
5489 m		 3429.000 = 11,250 feet
3429 m		 00041.40 = 26.0 miles
41.4 km
3 Mount Foraker AK0509    Alaska Range 5303.520 = 17,400 feet
5304 m		 2209.800 = 7,250 feet
2210 m		 00023.32 = 14.5 miles
23.3 km
4 Mount Bona AK0458    Saint Elias Mountains 5029.200 = 16,500 feet
5029 m		 2103.120 = 6,900 feet
2103 m		 00080.07 = 49.8 miles
80.1 km
5 Mount Blackburn AK0457    Wrangell Mountains 4995.672 = 16,390 feet
4996 m		 3547.872 = 11,640 feet
3548 m		 00097.64 = 61.0 miles
97.6 km
6 Mount Sanford AK0628    Wrangell Mountains 4949.038 = 16,237 feet
4949 m		 2342.998 = 7,687 feet
2343 m		 00064.79 = 40.3 miles
64.8 km
7 Mount Fairweather[3] AKBC0506   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4671.000 = 15,325 feet
4671 m		 3957.218 = 12,983 feet
3957 m		 00200.73 = 125.0 miles
200.7 km
8 Mount Hubbard AKYT0536   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4556.760 = 14,950 feet
4557 m		 2456.993 = 8,061 feet
2457 m		 00034.35 = 21.3 miles
34.4 km
9 Mount Bear AK0454    Saint Elias Mountains 4520.489 = 14,831 feet
4520 m		 1539.850 = 5,052 feet
1540 m		 00032.36 = 20.1 miles
32.4 km
10 Mount Hunter AK0538    Alaska Range 4441.850 = 14,573 feet
4442 m		 1409.090 = 4,623 feet
1409 m		 00011.07 = 6.9 miles
11.1 km
11 Mount Whitney[4] NGS CA0675    Sierra Nevada 4421.000 = 14,505 feet
4421 m		 3071.165 = 10,076 feet
3071 m		 02650.35 = 1647.0 miles
2650.4 km
12 Mount Alverstone AKYT0442   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4419.600 = 14,500 feet
4420 m		 0594.360 = 1,950 feet
594 m		 00003.62 = 2.0 miles
3.6 km
13 University Peak AK0978    Saint Elias Mountains 4410.456 = 14,470 feet
4410 m		 0978.408 = 3,210 feet
978 m		 00005.97 = 4.0 miles
6.0 km
14 Mount Elbert[5] NGS CO0498    Sawatch Range 4401.200 = 14,440 feet
4401 m		 2771.546 = 9,093 feet
2772 m		 01079.22 = 670.6 miles
1079.2 km
15 Mount Massive[6] CO0570    Sawatch Range 4397.607 = 14,428 feet
4398 m		 0591.617 = 1,941 feet
592 m		 00008.15 = 5.1 miles
8.2 km
16 Mount Harvard NGS CO0525    Collegiate Peaks 4397.429 = 14,427 feet
4397 m		 0709.270 = 2,327 feet
709 m		 00024.01 = 14.9 miles
24.0 km
17 Mount Rainier[6][7] WA0616    Cascade Range 4394.387 = 14,417 feet
4394 m		 4032.809 = 13,231 feet
4033 m		 01176.77 = 731.0 miles
1176.8 km
18 Mount Williamson[6] GNIS CA0676    Sierra Nevada 4385.807 = 14,389 feet
4386 m		 0511.150 = 1,677 feet
511 m		 00008.75 = 5.0 miles
8.8 km
19 La Plata Peak[6] CO0375    Collegiate Peaks 4379.216 = 14,368 feet
4379 m		 0561.137 = 1,841 feet
561 m		 00010.10 = 6.3 miles
10.1 km
20 Blanca Peak[6] CO0067    Sierra Blanca 4374.111 = 14,351 feet
4374 m		 1623.365 = 5,326 feet
1623 m		 00166.43 = 103.4 miles
166.4 km
21 Uncompahgre Peak NGS CO0977    San Juan Mountains 4365.000 = 14,321 feet
4365 m		 1303.630 = 4,277 feet
1304 m		 00136.89 = 85.1 miles
136.9 km
22 Crestone Peak[6] CO0178    Crestones 4358.572 = 14,300 feet
4359 m		 1388.059 = 4,554 feet
1388 m		 00044.07 = 27.4 miles
44.1 km
23 Mount Lincoln NGS CO0559    Mosquito Range 4356.500 = 14,293 feet
4357 m		 1177.138 = 3,862 feet
1177 m		 00036.31 = 22.6 miles
36.3 km
24 Castle Peak NGS CO0099    Elk Mountains 4352.200 = 14,279 feet
4352 m		 0720.852 = 2,365 feet
721 m		 00033.71 = 20.9 miles
33.7 km
25 Grays Peak[8] NGS CO0268    Front Range 4352.000 = 14,278 feet
4352 m		 0844.296 = 2,770 feet
844 m		 00040.27 = 25.0 miles
40.3 km
26 Mount Antero NGS CO0443    Sawatch Range 4351.400 = 14,276 feet
4351 m		 0762.914 = 2,503 feet
763 m		 00028.56 = 17.7 miles
28.6 km
27 Mount Evans NGS CO0504    Front Range 4348.000 = 14,265 feet
4348 m		 0843.991 = 2,769 feet
844 m		 00015.76 = 9.8 miles
15.8 km
28 Longs Peak NGS CO0395    Front Range 4346.000 = 14,259 feet
4346 m		 0896.112 = 2,940 feet
896 m		 00070.19 = 43.6 miles
70.2 km
29 Mount Wilson[6] CO0677    San Miguel Mountains PB 4344.080 = 14,252 feet
4344 m		 1226.515 = 4,024 feet
1227 m		 00053.21 = 33.1 miles
53.2 km
30 White Mountain Peak NGS CA1025    White Mountains 4344.000 = 14,252 feet
4344 m		 2193.341 = 7,196 feet
2193 m		 00108.67 = 67.5 miles
108.7 km
31 North Palisade[6] CA0701    Sierra Nevada 4342.829 = 14,248 feet
4343 m		 0882.091 = 2,894 feet
882 m		 00051.91 = 32.0 miles
51.9 km
32 Mount Princeton NGS CO0614    Collegiate Peaks 4329.300 = 14,204 feet
4329 m		 0663.550 = 2,177 feet
664 m		 00008.36 = 5.2 miles
8.4 km
33 Mount Yale NGS CO0683    Collegiate Peaks 4328.810 = 14,202 feet
4329 m		 0571.805 = 1,876 feet
572 m		 00008.93 = 5.5 miles
8.9 km
34 Mount Shasta NGS CA0632    Cascade Range 4321.800 = 14,179 feet
4322 m		 2993.746 = 9,822 feet
2994 m		 00538.74 = 334.8 miles
538.7 km
35 Maroon Peak NGS CO0403    Elk Mountains 4317.000 = 14,163 feet
4317 m		 0712.013 = 2,336 feet
712 m		 00012.97 = 8.1 miles
13.0 km
36 Mount Wrangell AK0682    Wrangell Mountains 4316.882 = 14,163 feet
4317 m		 1695.602 = 5,563 feet
1696 m		 00023.81 = 14.8 miles
23.8 km
37 Mount Sneffels NGS CO0643    Sneffels Range PB 4315.400 = 14,158 feet
4315 m		 0929.640 = 3,050 feet
930 m		 00025.32 = 15.7 miles
25.3 km
38 Capitol Peak[6] CO0092    Elk Mountains 4308.816 = 14,137 feet
4309 m		 0527.304 = 1,730 feet
527 m		 00011.98 = 7.4 miles
12.0 km
39 Pikes Peak NGS CO0771    Pikes Peak Massif 4302.310 = 14,115 feet
4302 m		 1685.544 = 5,530 feet
1686 m		 00097.82 = 60.8 miles
97.8 km
40 Mount Eolus[6] CO0501    Needle Mountains 4294.255 = 14,089 feet
4294 m		 0665.378 = 2,183 feet
665 m		 00040.48 = 25.2 miles
40.5 km
41 Mount Augusta AKYT0448   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4288.536 = 14,070 feet
4289 m		 1533.144 = 5,030 feet
1533 m		 00026.17 = 16.3 miles
26.2 km
42 Handies Peak NGS CO0285    San Juan Mountains 4284.800 = 14,058 feet
4285 m		 0575.462 = 1,888 feet
575 m		 00018.00 = 11.2 miles
18.0 km
43 Culebra Peak[6] CO0182    Culebra Range 4283.266 = 14,053 feet
4283 m		 1471.270 = 4,827 feet
1471 m		 00057.07 = 35.5 miles
57.1 km
44 San Luis Peak NGS CO0835    La Garita Mountains PB 4273.800 = 14,022 feet
4274 m		 0948.842 = 3,113 feet
949 m		 00043.41 = 27.0 miles
43.4 km
45 Mount of the Holy Cross NGS CO0593    Sawatch Range 4270.510 = 14,011 feet
4271 m		 0643.433 = 2,111 feet
643 m		 00029.81 = 18.5 miles
29.8 km
46 Grizzly Peak NGS CO0275    Collegiate Peaks 4265.600 = 13,995 feet
4266 m		 0581.558 = 1,908 feet
582 m		 00010.89 = 6.8 miles
10.9 km
47 Mount Humphreys[6] CA0537    Sierra Nevada 4264.775 = 13,992 feet
4265 m		 0781.202 = 2,563 feet
781 m		 00023.67 = 14.7 miles
23.7 km
48 Mount Keith[6] PB CA0552    Sierra Nevada 4261.679 = 13,982 feet
4262 m		 0590.093 = 1,936 feet
590 m		 00004.97 = 33.0 miles
5.0 km
49 Mount Ouray NGS CO0599    Sawatch Range 4255.400 = 13,961 feet
4255 m		 0810.463 = 2,659 feet
810 m		 00021.86 = 13.6 miles
21.9 km
50 Vermilion Peak[6] PB CO0986    San Juan Mountains 4236.719 = 13,900 feet
4237 m		 0641.604 = 2,105 feet
642 m		 00014.60 = 9.1 miles
14.6 km
51 Atna Peaks AK0026    Wrangell Mountains 4224.528 = 13,860 feet
4225 m		 0673.608 = 2,210 feet
674 m		 00008.43 = 5.2 miles
8.4 km
52 Regal Mountain AK0810    Wrangell Mountains 4219.956 = 13,845 feet
4220 m		 1345.692 = 4,415 feet
1346 m		 00019.72 = 12.3 miles
19.7 km
53 Mount Darwin[6] CA0485    Sierra Nevada 4217.575 = 13,837 feet
4218 m		 0576.377 = 1,891 feet
576 m		 00011.48 = 7.1 miles
11.5 km
54 Mount Hayes AK0526    Alaska Range 4215.994 = 13,832 feet
4216 m		 3505.810 = 11,502 feet
3506 m		 00204.67 = 127.2 miles
204.7 km
55 Mount Silverheels NGS PB CO0638    Front Range 4215.000 = 13,829 feet
4215 m		 0695.858 = 2,283 feet
696 m		 00008.82 = 5.5 miles
8.8 km
56 Rio Grande Pyramid NGS PB CO0815    San Juan Mountains 4214.400 = 13,827 feet
4214 m		 0567.233 = 1,861 feet
567 m		 00017.31 = 10.8 miles
17.3 km
57 Gannett Peak[9] NGS WY0247    Wind River Range 4209.100 = 13,809 feet
4209 m		 2156.765 = 7,076 feet
2157 m		 00467.64 = 290.6 miles
467.6 km
58 Mount Kaweah[6] CA0551    Sierra Nevada 4208.502 = 13,807 feet
4209 m		 0617.830 = 2,027 feet
618 m		 00017.31 = 33.0 miles
17.3 km
59 Mauna Kea[10] HI0409    Island of Hawaiʻi 4205.021 = 13,796 feet
4205 m		 4205.021 = 13,796 feet
4205 m		 03947.35 = 2452.8 miles
3947.4 km
60 Grand Teton NGS WY0263    Teton Range 4198.802 = 13,776 feet
4199 m		 1994.916 = 6,545 feet
1995 m		 00111.62 = 69.4 miles
111.6 km
61 Mount Cook AKYT0479   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4194.048 = 13,760 feet
4194 m		 2273.808 = 7,460 feet
2274 m		 00023.40 = 14.5 miles
23.4 km
62 Mount Morgan NGS PB CA0584    Sierra Nevada 4193.400 = 13,758 feet
4193 m		 0807.110 = 2,648 feet
807 m		 00015.87 = 9.9 miles
15.9 km
63 Mount Gabb[6] PB CA0514    Sierra Nevada 4190.215 = 13,747 feet
4190 m		 0792.785 = 2,601 feet
793 m		 00006.90 = 4.3 miles
6.9 km
64 Bald Mountain[6] PB CO0032    Front Range 4172.805 = 13,690 feet
4173 m		 0639.775 = 2,099 feet
640 m		 00012.09 = 7.5 miles
12.1 km
65 Mount Oso[6] CO0598    San Juan Mountains 4172.659 = 13,690 feet
4173 m		 0507.187 = 1,664 feet
507 m		 00008.81 = 5.5 miles
8.8 km
66 Mauna Loa[11] HI0410    Island of Hawaiʻi 4169.359 = 13,679 feet
4169 m		 2163.775 = 7,099 feet
2164 m		 00040.83 = 25.4 miles
40.8 km
67 Mount Jackson[6] PB CO0542    Sawatch Range 4168.538 = 13,676 feet
4169 m		 0551.688 = 1,810 feet
552 m		 00005.16 = 3.2 miles
5.2 km
68 Mount Tom[6] CA0660    Sierra Nevada 4162.926 = 13,658 feet
4163 m		 0607.162 = 1,992 feet
607 m		 00007.67 = 4.8 miles
7.7 km
69 Bard Peak[6] PB CO0040    Front Range 4159.484 = 13,647 feet
4159 m		 0518.465 = 1,701 feet
518 m		 00008.74 = 5.4 miles
8.7 km
70 Peak 10[6] PB CO0735    Tenmile Range 4157.354 = 13,640 feet
4157 m		 0536.143 = 1,759 feet
536 m		 00001.40 = 0.9 miles
1.4 km
71 West Spanish Peak[6] CO1018    Spanish Peaks 4154.673 = 13,631 feet
4155 m		 1123.188 = 3,685 feet
1123 m		 00032.88 = 20.4 miles
32.9 km
72 Hagues Peak NGS PB CO0280    Mummy Range 4137.000 = 13,573 feet
4137 m		 0737.616 = 2,420 feet
738 m		 00025.62 = 15.9 miles
25.6 km
73 Mount Powell[6] PB CO0611    Gore Range 4134.859 = 13,566 feet
4135 m		 0914.400 = 3,000 feet
914 m		 00034.57 = 21.5 miles
34.6 km
74 Mount Dubois[6] PB CA0492    White Mountains 4134.662 = 13,565 feet
4135 m		 0712.927 = 2,339 feet
713 m		 00015.50 = 9.6 miles
15.5 km
75 Tower Mountain[6] PB CO0946    San Juan Mountains 4132.446 = 13,558 feet
4132 m		 0503.530 = 1,652 feet
504 m		 00008.62 = 5.4 miles
8.6 km
76 Treasure Mountain[6] PB CO0951    Elk Mountains 4125.342 = 13,535 feet
4125 m		 0859.841 = 2,821 feet
860 m		 00011.13 = 6.9 miles
11.1 km
77 Kings Peak[12] NGS UT0361    Uinta Range 4120.300 = 13,518 feet
4120 m		 1937.918 = 6,358 feet
1938 m		 00268.23 = 166.7 miles
268.2 km
78 North Arapaho Peak[6] PB CO0694    Indian Peaks PB 4117.172 = 13,508 feet
4117 m		 0507.492 = 1,665 feet
507 m		 00024.78 = 15.4 miles
24.8 km
79 Mount Pinchot[6] PB CA0609    Sierra Nevada 4114.781 = 13,500 feet
4115 m		 0643.128 = 2,110 feet
643 m		 00007.58 = 33.0 miles
7.6 km
80 Mount Natazhat AK0586    Saint Elias Mountains 4094.988 = 13,435 feet
4095 m		 1824.228 = 5,985 feet
1824 m		 00026.64 = 16.6 miles
26.6 km
81 Parry Peak[6] CO0729    Front Range 4083.340 = 13,397 feet
4083 m		 0527.609 = 1,731 feet
528 m		 00015.22 = 9.5 miles
15.2 km
82 Williams Mountains High Point[6] PB CO1033    Williams Mountains PB 4080.878 = 13,389 feet
4081 m		 0512.674 = 1,682 feet
513 m		 00006.51 = 4.0 miles
6.5 km
83 Sultan Mountain[6] PB CO0915    San Juan Mountains 4076.215 = 13,373 feet
4076 m		 0569.366 = 1,868 feet
569 m		 00007.39 = 4.6 miles
7.4 km
84 West Buffalo Peak[6] PB CO1014    Mosquito Range 4063.601 = 13,332 feet
4064 m		 0605.333 = 1,986 feet
605 m		 00016.38 = 10.2 miles
16.4 km
85 Mount Herard[6] PB CO0529    Sangre de Cristo Range 4061.576 = 13,325 feet
4062 m		 0621.792 = 2,040 feet
622 m		 00007.47 = 4.6 miles
7.5 km
86 Summit Peak NGS PB CO0916    San Juan Mountains 4056.048 = 13,307 feet
4056 m		 0841.248 = 2,760 feet
841 m		 00064.23 = 39.9 miles
64.2 km
87 Dolores Peak[6] PB CO0199    San Miguel Mountains PB 4052.592 = 13,296 feet
4053 m		 0594.360 = 1,950 feet
594 m		 00008.02 = 5.0 miles
8.0 km
88 Antora Peak[6] PB CO0017    Sawatch Range 4046.274 = 13,275 feet
4046 m		 0734.263 = 2,409 feet
734 m		 00010.86 = 6.7 miles
10.9 km
89 Henry Mountain[6] PB CO0296    Sawatch Range 4042.037 = 13,261 feet
4042 m		 0510.235 = 1,674 feet
510 m		 00018.55 = 11.5 miles
18.6 km
90 Lavender Peak[6] PB CO0382    La Plata Mountains 4037.198 = 13,245 feet
4037 m		 0871.728 = 2,860 feet
872 m		 00039.91 = 24.8 miles
39.9 km
91 Jacque Peak[6] PB CO0335    Gore Range 4026.750 = 13,211 feet
4027 m		 0629.412 = 2,065 feet
629 m		 00007.28 = 4.5 miles
7.3 km
92 Bennett Peak[6] PB CO0046    San Juan Mountains 4026.057 = 13,209 feet
4026 m		 0531.266 = 1,743 feet
531 m		 00027.52 = 17.1 miles
27.5 km
93 Wind River Peak NGS WY1037    Wind River Range 4022.400 = 13,197 feet
4022 m		 0783.946 = 2,572 feet
784 m		 00056.58 = 35.2 miles
56.6 km
94 Conejos Peak NGS PB CO0165    San Juan Mountains 4017.000 = 13,179 feet
4017 m		 0582.778 = 1,912 feet
583 m		 00013.12 = 8.2 miles
13.1 km
95 Mount Marcus Baker AK0567    Chugach Mountains 4016.045 = 13,176 feet
4016 m		 3254.000 = 10,676 feet
3254 m		 00205.18 = 127.5 miles
205.2 km
96 Cloud Peak NGS WY0156    Bighorn Mountains 4013.300 = 13,167 feet
4013 m		 2157.070 = 7,077 feet
2157 m		 00233.41 = 145.0 miles
233.4 km
97 Wheeler Peak[13] NGS NM1022    Taos Mountains 4013.300 = 13,167 feet
4013 m		 1039.063 = 3,409 feet
1039 m		 00060.12 = 37.4 miles
60.1 km
98 Francs Peak NGS WY0238    Absaroka Range 4012.300 = 13,164 feet
4012 m		 1236.269 = 4,056 feet
1236 m		 00076.08 = 47.3 miles
76.1 km
99 Twilight Peak[6] CO0968    West Needle Mountains PB 4012.096 = 13,163 feet
4012 m		 0712.622 = 2,338 feet
713 m		 00007.86 = 4.9 miles
7.9 km
100 South River Peak[6] PB CO0894    San Juan Mountains 4009.390 = 13,154 feet
4009 m		 0746.150 = 2,448 feet
746 m		 00035.34 = 22.0 miles
35.3 km
101 Mount Ritter[6] CA0621    Sierra Nevada 4007.772 = 13,149 feet
4008 m		 1216.152 = 3,990 feet
1216 m		 00048.24 = 30.0 miles
48.2 km

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ The summit of Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
  4. ^ The summit of Mount Whitney is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.
  5. ^ The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ The summit of Mount Rainier is the highest point of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington.
  8. ^ The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America.
  9. ^ The summit of Gannett Peak is the highest point of the Northern Rocky Mountains and the State of Wyoming.
  10. ^ 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. ^ 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.
  12. ^ The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Western Rocky Mountains and the State of Utah.
  13. ^ The summit of Wheeler Peak is the highest point of the State of New Mexico.

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