Most isolated mountain peaks of North America
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The following sortable table lists the 100 most topographically isolated mountain peaks on the continent of North America with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation. 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 55 of these most isolated peaks are located in the United States, 23 in Canada, 18 in México, 2 in Guatemala, 2 in Honduras, and 1 each in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
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[edit] Most isolated 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 | Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[2] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5636 m 18,491 feet |
4922 m 16,148 feet |
2687.0 km 1669.6 miles |
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| 3 | Mount Whitney[3] NGS | Sierra Nevada | 4421 m 14,505 feet |
3071 m 10,076 feet |
2650.4 km 1647.0 miles |
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| 4 | Mount Mitchell[4][5] | Blue Ridge Mountains | 2037 m 6,684 feet |
1857 m 6,091 feet |
1913.5 km 1189.0 miles |
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| 5 | Mount Washington[6] NGS | White Mountains | 1917 m 6,288 feet |
1877 m 6,158 feet |
1319.0 km 819.6 miles |
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| 6 | Mount Rainier[4][7] | Cascade Range | 4394 m 14,417 feet |
4033 m 13,231 feet |
1176.8 km 731.0 miles |
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| 7 | Mount Elbert[8] NGS | Sawatch Range | 4401 m 14,440 feet |
2772 m 9,093 feet |
1079.2 km 670.6 miles |
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| 8 | Cerro Chirripó[9] | Costa Rica | 3819 m 12,530 feet |
3726 m 12,224 feet |
863.8 km 536.8 miles |
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| 9 | Mount Caubvick[10] | Torngat Mountains | 1652 m 5,420 feet |
1367 m 4,485 feet |
809.7 km 503.1 miles |
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| 10 | Volcán Tajumulco[11] | Guatemala | 4220 m 13,845 feet |
3980 m 13,058 feet |
722.2 km 448.7 miles |
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| 11 | Mount Chamberlin PB | Brooks Range | 2749 m 9,020 feet |
2263 m 7,424 feet |
636.0 km 395.2 miles |
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| 12 | Cerro San Rafael[12] PB | Sierra Madre Oriental | 3700 m 12,139 feet |
1855 m 6,086 feet |
627.6 km 390.0 miles |
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| 13 | Mount Logan[13] | Saint Elias Mountains | 5959 m 19,551 feet |
5247 m 17,215 feet |
623.4 km 387.4 miles |
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| 14 | Magazine Mountain[4][14] | Ouachita Mountains | 839 m 2,753 feet |
653 m 2,143 feet |
613.4 km 381.1 miles |
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| 15 | Cerro el Potosí | Sierra Madre Oriental | 3700 m 12,139 feet |
1380 m 4,528 feet |
570.4 km 354.4 miles |
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| 16 | Keele Peak | Mackenzie Mountains | 2972 m 9,751 feet |
2181 m 7,156 feet |
570.0 km 354.2 miles |
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| 17 | Mount Waddington | Waddington Range | 4019 m 13,186 feet |
3289 m 10,791 feet |
562.4 km 349.5 miles |
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| 18 | 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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| 19 | Mealy Mountains High Point PB | Mealy Mountains PB | 1200 m 3,937 feet |
852 m 2,795 feet |
516.3 km 320.8 miles |
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| 20 | 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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| 21 | Mount Igikpak PB | Brooks Range | 2523 m 8,276 feet |
1867 m 6,126 feet |
462.8 km 287.6 miles |
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| 22 | Mount Robson[16] | Northern Continental Ranges PB | 3959 m 12,989 feet |
2829 m 9,281 feet |
459.5 km 285.5 miles |
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| 23 | Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes PB | Baja California Sur | 1940 m 6,365 feet |
1620 m 5,315 feet |
457.3 km 284.1 miles |
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| 24 | Ulysses Mountain PB | Muskwa Ranges | 3024 m 9,921 feet |
2289 m 7,510 feet |
435.9 km 270.8 miles |
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| 25 | Cerro Gordo[17] PB | Sierra Madre Occidental | 3340 m 10,958 feet |
1360 m 4,462 feet |
420.9 km 261.5 miles |
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| 26 | Nevado de Colima[18] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 4330 m 14,206 feet |
2720 m 8,924 feet |
407.3 km 253.1 miles |
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| 27 | Mont Jacques-Cartier PB | Chic-Choc Mountains | 1268 m 4,160 feet |
1106 m 3,630 feet |
406.8 km 252.8 miles |
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| 28 | Humphreys Peak[4][19] | San Francisco Peaks | 3852 m 12,637 feet |
1841 m 6,039 feet |
395.7 km 245.9 miles |
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| 29 | Wheeler Peak NGS | Snake Range | 3982 m 13,065 feet |
2307 m 7,568 feet |
373.1 km 231.8 miles |
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| 30 | Sierra la Laguna High Point PB | Baja California Sur | 2080 m 6,824 feet |
1920 m 6,299 feet |
342.1 km 212.6 miles |
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| 31 | Mount Veniaminof | Alaska Peninsula | 2507 m 8,225 feet |
2499 m 8,200 feet |
337.5 km 209.7 miles |
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| 32 | Picacho del Diablo[20] | Sierra San Pedro Mártir | 3100 m 10,171 feet |
2140 m 7,021 feet |
334.6 km 207.9 miles |
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| 33 | Cerro Nube Flan[21] PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 3750 m 12,303 feet |
2130 m 6,988 feet |
330.4 km 205.3 miles |
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| 34 | Mount Ratz PB | Boundary Ranges | 3090 m 10,138 feet |
2430 m 7,972 feet |
311.3 km 193.4 miles |
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| 35 | Spruce Knob[22] NGS | Allegheny Mountains | 1482 m 4,862 feet |
851 m 2,791 feet |
286.6 km 178.1 miles |
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| 36 | Kings Peak[23] NGS | Uinta Range | 4120 m 13,518 feet |
1938 m 6,358 feet |
268.2 km 166.7 miles |
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| 37 | Sierra Blanca Peak NGS | Sacramento Mountains | 3652 m 11,980 feet |
1693 m 5,553 feet |
267.5 km 166.2 miles |
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| 38 | San Gorgonio Mountain[4] | San Bernardino Mountains | 3506 m 11,503 feet |
2528 m 8,294 feet |
262.0 km 162.8 miles |
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| 39 | Katahdin[24] NGS | Longfellow Mountains | 1606 m 5,270 feet |
1309 m 4,293 feet |
255.0 km 158.4 miles |
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| 40 | Howson Peak PB | Hazleton Mountains PB | 2759 m 9,052 feet |
1829 m 6,001 feet |
254.3 km 158.0 miles |
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| 41 | Mount Baldy NGS | White Mountains | 3477 m 11,409 feet |
1441 m 4,728 feet |
247.9 km 154.0 miles |
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| 42 | Borah Peak[4][25] | Lost River Range | 3861 m 12,668 feet |
1829 m 6,002 feet |
242.7 km 150.8 miles |
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| 43 | 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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| 44 | Fox Mountain PB | Pelly Mountains PB | 2404 m 7,887 feet |
1444 m 4,738 feet |
228.9 km 142.2 miles |
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| 45 | Harney Peak[26] NGS | Black Hills | 2208 m 7,244 feet |
894 m 2,932 feet |
228.9 km 142.2 miles |
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| 46 | Sierra la Madera High Point PB | Mexican Plateau | 3020 m 9,908 feet |
1905 m 6,250 feet |
226.8 km 140.9 miles |
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| 47 | Mount Nirvana[27] | Mackenzie Mountains | 2773 m 9,098 feet |
1663 m 5,456 feet |
219.9 km 136.7 miles |
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| 48 | Slide Mountain NGS | Catskill Mountains | 1274 m 4,180 feet |
1004 m 3,295 feet |
219.6 km 136.4 miles |
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| 49 | Mount Griggs | Alaska Peninsula | 2316 m 7,600 feet |
2225 m 7,300 feet |
219.3 km 136.3 miles |
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| 50 | Mount Charleston NGS | Spring Mountains | 3632 m 11,916 feet |
2517 m 8,257 feet |
217.7 km 135.3 miles |
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| 51 | Junípero Serra Peak[4] | Santa Lucia Range | 1788 m 5,865 feet |
1355 m 4,447 feet |
213.1 km 132.4 miles |
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| 52 | Mount Baker[4] | Cascade Range | 3287 m 10,786 feet |
2722 m 8,931 feet |
212.8 km 132.2 miles |
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| 53 | Sacajawea Peak[4] PB | Wallowa Mountains | 3000 m 9,843 feet |
1944 m 6,377 feet |
208.8 km 129.8 miles |
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| 54 | Mount Marcy[28] NGS | Adirondack Mountains | 1629 m 5,343 feet |
1497 m 4,912 feet |
208.7 km 129.7 miles |
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| 55 | 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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| 56 | Mount Hayes | Alaska Range | 4216 m 13,832 feet |
3506 m 11,502 feet |
204.7 km 127.2 miles |
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| 57 | Mount Fairweather[29] | Saint Elias Mountains | 4671 m 15,325 feet |
3957 m 12,983 feet |
200.7 km 125.0 miles |
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| 58 | Mount Macdonald | Mackenzie Mountains | 2760 m 9,055 feet |
1555 m 5,102 feet |
187.5 km 116.5 miles |
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| 59 | Cerro Teotepec[30] PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 3540 m 11,614 feet |
2180 m 7,152 feet |
186.3 km 115.8 miles |
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| 60 | Delano Peak NGS | Tushar Mountains | 3711 m 12,174 feet |
1435 m 4,709 feet |
181.1 km 112.5 miles |
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| 61 | Cerro Giganta PB | Baja California Sur | 1680 m 5,512 feet |
1380 m 4,528 feet |
181.1 km 112.5 miles |
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| 62 | Grey Hunter Peak PB | North Yukon Plateau Ranges PB | 2214 m 7,264 feet |
1519 m 4,984 feet |
179.6 km 111.6 miles |
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| 63 | Sierra de Santa Martha PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 1680 m 5,512 feet |
1620 m 5,315 feet |
179.3 km 111.4 miles |
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| 64 | Mount Olympus NGS | Olympic Mountains | 2432 m 7,980 feet |
2389 m 7,838 feet |
173.8 km 108.0 miles |
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| 65 | Blanca Peak[4] | Sierra Blanca | 4374 m 14,351 feet |
1623 m 5,326 feet |
166.4 km 103.4 miles |
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| 66 | Cerro Zontehuitz PB | Chiapas | 2900 m 9,514 feet |
1360 m 4,462 feet |
163.7 km 101.7 miles |
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| 67 | Mount Jefferson NGS | Toquima Range | 3642 m 11,949 feet |
1789 m 5,871 feet |
160.1 km 99.5 miles |
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| 68 | Mount Cleveland NGS | Lewis Range | 3194 m 10,479 feet |
1599 m 5,246 feet |
160.1 km 99.5 miles |
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| 69 | Mount Columbia[31] | Columbia Icefield | 3741 m 12,274 feet |
2383 m 7,818 feet |
158.0 km 98.2 miles |
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| 70 | Mount Torbert | Alaska Range | 3479 m 11,413 feet |
2648 m 8,688 feet |
157.3 km 97.8 miles |
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| 71 | Mount Chiginagak | Alaska Peninsula | 2103 m 6,900 feet |
2035 m 6,675 feet |
157.2 km 97.7 miles |
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| 72 | Skihist Mountain | Lillooet Range PB | 2968 m 9,738 feet |
2463 m 8,081 feet |
157.1 km 97.6 miles |
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| 73 | Hualapai Peak NGS PB | Hualapai Mountains PB | 2568 m 8,426 feet |
1353 m 4,439 feet |
154.9 km 96.3 miles |
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| 74 | Baldy Peak NGS PB | Davis Mountains | 2555 m 8,381 feet |
1196 m 3,923 feet |
153.8 km 95.6 miles |
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| 75 | Pico Bonito PB | Honduras | 2450 m 8,038 feet |
1710 m 5,610 feet |
152.2 km 94.6 miles |
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| 76 | Mount Pavlof | Alaska Peninsula | 2499 m 8,200 feet |
2507 m 8,225 feet |
151.9 km 94.4 miles |
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| 77 | Mount Crysdale PB | Misinchinka Ranges PB | 2429 m 7,969 feet |
1554 m 5,098 feet |
147.3 km 91.5 miles |
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| 78 | Truuli Peak PB | Kenai Mountains | 2015 m 6,612 feet |
1848 m 6,062 feet |
143.1 km 88.9 miles |
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| 79 | Volcán Popocatépetl[32] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5426 m 17,802 feet |
3040 m 9,974 feet |
143.1 km 88.9 miles |
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| 80 | Mount Assiniboine | Southern Continental Ranges PB | 3616 m 11,864 feet |
2086 m 6,844 feet |
141.8 km 88.1 miles |
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| 81 | Eagle Peak NGS PB | Warner Mountains | 3016 m 9,895 feet |
1330 m 4,362 feet |
141.0 km 87.6 miles |
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| 82 | Mount Taylor NGS | San Mateo Mountains | 3446 m 11,305 feet |
1248 m 4,094 feet |
139.9 km 86.9 miles |
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| 83 | Granite Peak[33] NGS | Beartooth Mountains | 3904 m 12,807 feet |
1457 m 4,779 feet |
138.7 km 86.2 miles |
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| 84 | Devils Paw | Boundary Ranges | 2593 m 8,507 feet |
1720 m 5,643 feet |
138.2 km 85.9 miles |
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| 85 | Cerro Tancítaro[34] PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 3840 m 12,598 feet |
1665 m 5,463 feet |
137.9 km 85.7 miles |
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| 86 | 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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| 87 | West Butte[4] PB | Sweetgrass Hills PB | 2129 m 6,986 feet |
1109 m 3,638 feet |
135.8 km 84.4 miles |
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| 88 | Mount Carleton[35] | New Brunswick Highlands PB | 820 m 2,690 feet |
625 m 2,051 feet |
134.8 km 83.7 miles |
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| 89 | Volcán San Cristóbal PB | Nicaragua | 1745 m 5,725 feet |
1665 m 5,463 feet |
134.2 km 83.4 miles |
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| 90 | Mount Graham NGS | Pinaleno Mountains | 3269 m 10,724 feet |
1932 m 6,340 feet |
134.0 km 83.3 miles |
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| 91 | Snowshoe Peak[4] PB | Cabinet Mountains | 2665 m 8,742 feet |
1658 m 5,441 feet |
133.7 km 83.1 miles |
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| 92 | Mount Pinos NGS | San Emigdio Mountains | 2697 m 8,849 feet |
1463 m 4,800 feet |
133.6 km 83.0 miles |
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| 93 | Cerro la Sandía PB | Baja California | 1800 m 5,906 feet |
1380 m 4,528 feet |
132.7 km 82.4 miles |
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| 94 | Guadalupe Peak[4][36] | Guadalupe Mountains | 2667 m 8,751 feet |
926 m 3,039 feet |
130.1 km 80.8 miles |
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| 95 | Cerro las Minas[37] PB | Honduras | 2849 m 9,347 feet |
2069 m 6,788 feet |
129.9 km 80.7 miles |
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| 96 | McDonald Peak[4] PB | Mission Range | 2994 m 9,824 feet |
1720 m 5,642 feet |
127.9 km 79.5 miles |
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| 97 | Cerro Peña Nevada PB | Sierra Madre Oriental | 3540 m 11,614 feet |
1640 m 5,381 feet |
126.0 km 78.3 miles |
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| 98 | Volcán Acatenango | Guatemala | 3975 m 13,041 feet |
1835 m 6,020 feet |
125.1 km 77.8 miles |
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| 99 | Mount Jancowski PB | Boundary Ranges | 2729 m 8,953 feet |
2079 m 6,821 feet |
124.0 km 77.1 miles |
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| 100 | Hilgard Peak[4] PB | Madison Range PB | 3451 m 11,321 feet |
1238 m 4,063 feet |
123.0 km 76.4 miles |
[edit] Gallery
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Mount McKinley, or Denali, in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of North America |
Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltépetl, on the boundary between Puebla and Veracruz is the highest mountain peak of México |
Mount Whitney in California is the highest mountain peak of the contiguous United States |
Mount Mitchell in North Carolina is the highest mountain peak of eastern North America |
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Mount Washington is the highest mountain peak in the Northeastern United States |
Mount Rainier is a stratovolcano in the U.S. State of Washington |
Mount Elbert in Colorado is the highest mountain peak of the Rocky Mountains |
Cerro Chirripó is the highest mountain peak of Costa Rica |
[edit] See also
- Geography of North America
- Highest mountain peaks of North America
- Lists of mountains
- 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 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 Whitney is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 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 Mitchell is the highest point of the Appalachian Mountains, the State of North Carolina, and all of eastern North America.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The summit of Mount Rainier is the highest point of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington.
- ^ The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Chirripó is the highest point of Costa Rica.
- ^ The summit of Mount Caubvick is the highest point of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and all of eastern Canada.
- ^ The summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of Guatemala.
- ^ The summit of Cerro San Rafael is the highest point of the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila.
- ^ The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, the Yukon Territory, and all of Canada.
- ^ The summit of Magazine Mountain is the highest point of the Ozark Mountains, the State of Arkansas, and the central United States.
- ^ The summit of Gannett Peak is the highest point of the Northern Rocky Mountains and the State of Wyoming.
- ^ The summit of Mount Robson is the highest point of the Canadian Rockies.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Gordo is the highest point of the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango.
- ^ The summit of Nevado de Colima is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco.
- ^ The summit of Humphreys Peak is the highest point of the State of Arizona.
- ^ The summit of Picacho del Diablo is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Nube Flan is the highest point of the Sierra Madre del Sur and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca.
- ^ The summit of Spruce Knob is the highest point of the Allegheny Mountains and the State of West Virginia.
- ^ The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Western Rocky Mountains and the State of Utah.
- ^ The summit of Katahdin is the highest point of the State of Maine.
- ^ The summit of Borah Peak is the highest point of the State of Idaho.
- ^ The summit of Harney Peak is the highest point of the Black Hills and the State of South Dakota.
- ^ The summit of Mount Nirvana is the highest point of the Northwest Territories.
- ^ The summit of Mount Marcy is the highest point of the Adirondack Mountains and the State of New York.
- ^ The summit of Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Teotepec is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero.
- ^ The summit of Mount Columbia on the border of the Province of British Columbia is the highest point of the Province of Alberta.
- ^ 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 Granite Peak is the highest point of the State of Montana.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Tancítaro is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo.
- ^ The summit of Mount Carleton is the highest point of the Province of New Brunswick.
- ^ The summit of Guadalupe Peak is the highest point of the State of Texas.
- ^ The summit of Cerro las Minas is the highest point of Honduras.
[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

