Most prominent mountain peaks of the United States

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The following sortable table lists the 100 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of the United States. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. A total of 52 of these most prominent peaks are located in Alaska, 7 in California, 7 in Nevada, 6 in Utah, 5 in Washington, 4 in Hawaiʻi, 4 in Oregon, 3 in Wyoming, 3 in Montana, 2 in Colorado, 2 in Arizona, 2 in Idaho, and 1 each in New Hampshire, North Carolina, and New Mexico.

1 Most prominent summits
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3 See also
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The 100 Most Topographically Prominent Mountain Peaks of the United States
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	Mauna Kea^[2]	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
3	Mount Rainier^[3]^[4]	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
4	Mount Fairweather^[5]	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
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 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
7	Mount Saint Elias^[6]	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
8	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
9	Mount Whitney^[7] 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
10	Haleakala	HI0282	Island of Maui	3055.010 = 10,023 feet 3055 m	3055.010 = 10,023 feet 3055 m	00128.13 = 79.6 miles 128.1 km
11	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
12	Mount Shishaldin	AK0636	Unimak Island	2856.586 = 9,372 feet 2857 m	2856.586 = 9,372 feet 2857 m	00877.64 = 545.3 miles 877.6 km
13	Mount Redoubt	AK0618	Chigmit Mountains	3108.046 = 10,197 feet 3108 m	2788.006 = 9,147 feet 2788 m	00094.47 = 58.7 miles 94.5 km
14	Mount Elbert^[8] 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 Baker^[3]	WA0450	Cascade Range	3287.479 = 10,786 feet 3287 m	2722.169 = 8,931 feet 2722 m	00212.81 = 132.2 miles 212.8 km
16	Mount Torbert	AK0662	Alaska Range	3478.682 = 11,413 feet 3479 m	2648.102 = 8,688 feet 2648 m	00157.32 = 97.8 miles 157.3 km
17	San Jacinto Peak NGS	CA0834	San Jacinto Mountains	3302.300 = 10,834 feet 3302 m	2541.727 = 8,339 feet 2542 m	00033.19 = 20.6 miles 33.2 km
18	San Gorgonio Mountain^[3]	CA0833	San Bernardino Mountains	3506.198 = 11,503 feet 3506 m	2528.011 = 8,294 feet 2528 m	00262.04 = 162.8 miles 262.0 km
19	Mount Charleston NGS	NV0470	Spring Mountains	3631.900 = 11,916 feet 3632 m	2516.734 = 8,257 feet 2517 m	00217.69 = 135.3 miles 217.7 km
20	Mount Pavlof	AK0605	Alaska Peninsula	2499.360 = 8,200 feet 2499 m	2506.980 = 8,225 feet 2507 m	00151.89 = 94.4 miles 151.9 km
21	Mount Veniaminof	AK0669	Alaska Peninsula	2506.980 = 8,225 feet 2507 m	2499.360 = 8,200 feet 2499 m	00337.46 = 209.7 miles 337.5 km
22	Mount Adams NGS	WA0437	Cascade Range	3743.400 = 12,281 feet 3743 m	2479.853 = 8,136 feet 2480 m	00074.59 = 46.3 miles 74.6 km
23	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
24	Iliamna Volcano	AK0325	Chigmit Mountains	3052.877 = 10,016 feet 3053 m	2397.557 = 7,866 feet 2398 m	00054.05 = 33.6 miles 54.1 km
25	Mount Olympus NGS	WA0596	Olympic Mountains	2432.300 = 7,980 feet 2432 m	2389.022 = 7,838 feet 2389 m	00173.77 = 108.0 miles 173.8 km
26	Mount Hood^[9] NGS	OR0533	Cascade Range	3428.800 = 11,249 feet 3429 m	2348.789 = 7,706 feet 2349 m	00092.76 = 57.6 miles 92.8 km
27	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
28	Mount Tom White PB	AK0661	Chugach Mountains	3411.017 = 11,191 feet 3411 m	2328.977 = 7,641 feet 2329 m	00117.55 = 73.0 miles 117.6 km
29	Wheeler Peak NGS	NV1021	Snake Range	3982.300 = 13,065 feet 3982 m	2306.726 = 7,568 feet 2307 m	00373.06 = 231.8 miles 373.1 km
30	Glacier Peak^[3]	WA0252	Cascade Range	3207.989 = 10,525 feet 3208 m	2291.486 = 7,518 feet 2291 m	00090.29 = 56.1 miles 90.3 km
31	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
32	Mount Kimball	AK0553	Alaska Range	3139.440 = 10,300 feet 3139 m	2263.140 = 7,425 feet 2263 m	00089.80 = 55.8 miles 89.8 km
33	Mount Chamberlin PB	AK0469	Brooks Range	2749.296 = 9,020 feet 2749 m	2262.835 = 7,424 feet 2263 m	00636.00 = 395.2 miles 636.0 km
34	Mount Griggs	AK0520	Alaska Peninsula	2316.480 = 7,600 feet 2316 m	2225.040 = 7,300 feet 2225 m	00219.28 = 136.3 miles 219.3 km
35	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
36	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
37	Mount Crillon	AK0481	Saint Elias Mountains	3878.885 = 12,726 feet 3879 m	2187.245 = 7,176 feet 2187 m	00031.38 = 19.5 miles 31.4 km
38	Mauna Loa^[10]	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
39	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
40	Gannett Peak^[11] 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
41	Mount Hesperus	AK0530	Alaska Range	2995.574 = 9,828 feet 2996 m	2126.894 = 6,978 feet 2127 m	00093.62 = 58.2 miles 93.6 km
42	Mount Vsevidof	AK0670	Umnak Island	2109.216 = 6,920 feet 2109 m	2109.216 = 6,920 feet 2109 m	00358.19 = 222.6 miles 358.2 km
43	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
44	Mount Drum	AK0491	Wrangell Mountains	3660.648 = 12,010 feet 3661 m	2060.448 = 6,760 feet 2060 m	00028.54 = 17.7 miles 28.5 km
45	Makushin Volcano	AK0397	Unalaska Island	2036.064 = 6,680 feet 2036 m	2036.064 = 6,680 feet 2036 m	00143.48 = 89.2 miles 143.5 km
46	Mount Chiginagak	AK0471	Alaska Peninsula	2103.120 = 6,900 feet 2103 m	2034.540 = 6,675 feet 2035 m	00157.21 = 97.7 miles 157.2 km
47	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
48	Sacajawea Peak^[3] PB	OR0827	Wallowa Mountains	3000.182 = 9,843 feet 3000 m	1943.710 = 6,377 feet 1944 m	00208.84 = 129.8 miles 208.8 km
49	Mount Neacola	AK0587	Neacola Mountains	2873.045 = 9,426 feet 2873 m	1943.405 = 6,376 feet 1943 m	00049.86 = 31.0 miles 49.9 km
50	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
51	Mount Graham NGS	AZ0519	Pinaleno Mountains	3268.600 = 10,724 feet 3269 m	1932.432 = 6,340 feet 1932 m	00133.99 = 83.3 miles 134.0 km
52	Mount Douglas	AK0490	Alaska Peninsula	2133.600 = 7,000 feet 2134 m	1920.240 = 6,300 feet 1920 m	00068.98 = 42.9 miles 69.0 km
53	Kichatna Spire PB	AK0355	Alaska Range	2738.628 = 8,985 feet 2739 m	1915.668 = 6,285 feet 1916 m	00060.03 = 37.3 miles 60.0 km
54	Peak 8084 PB	AK0757	Chugach Mountains	2464.003 = 8,084 feet 2464 m	1915.363 = 6,284 feet 1915 m	00080.82 = 50.2 miles 80.8 km
55	Mount San Antonio^[3]	CA0627	San Gabriel Mountains	3068.721 = 10,068 feet 3069 m	1903.171 = 6,244 feet 1903 m	00069.23 = 43.0 miles 69.2 km
56	Pogromni Volcano PB	AK0777	Unimak Island	2001.926 = 6,568 feet 2002 m	1895.246 = 6,218 feet 1895 m	00051.20 = 31.8 miles 51.2 km
57	Telescope Peak NGS	CA0928	Panamint Range	3366.000 = 11,043 feet 3366 m	1886.102 = 6,188 feet 1886 m	00093.13 = 57.9 miles 93.1 km
58	Mount Peale NGS	UT0606	La Sal Mountains	3879.000 = 12,726 feet 3879 m	1883.969 = 6,181 feet 1884 m	00117.77 = 73.2 miles 117.8 km
59	Peak 8010 PB	AK0756	Chugach Mountains	2441.448 = 8,010 feet 2441 m	1877.568 = 6,160 feet 1878 m	00040.72 = 25.3 miles 40.7 km
60	Mount Washington^[13] NGS	NH0674	White Mountains	1916.660 = 6,288 feet 1917 m	1876.958 = 6,158 feet 1877 m	00819.75 = 820.0 miles 819.8 km
61	Mount Igikpak PB	AK0540	Brooks Range	2522.525 = 8,276 feet 2523 m	1867.205 = 6,126 feet 1867 m	00462.78 = 287.6 miles 462.8 km
62	Snow Tower PB	AK0887	Boundary Ranges	2003.146 = 6,572 feet 2003 m	1865.986 = 6,122 feet 1866 m	00024.26 = 15.1 miles 24.3 km
63	Mount Mitchell^[3]^[14]	NC0579	Blue Ridge Mountains	2037.308 = 6,684 feet 2037 m	1856.537 = 6,091 feet 1857 m	01913.49 = 1189.0 miles 1913.5 km
64	Truuli Peak PB	AK0959	Kenai Mountains	2015.338 = 6,612 feet 2015 m	1847.698 = 6,062 feet 1848 m	00143.08 = 88.9 miles 143.1 km
65	Humphreys Peak^[3]^[15]	AZ0319	San Francisco Peaks	3851.883 = 12,637 feet 3852 m	1840.687 = 6,039 feet 1841 m	00395.69 = 245.9 miles 395.7 km
66	Borah Peak^[3]^[16]	ID0071	Lost River Range	3861.060 = 12,668 feet 3861 m	1829.410 = 6,002 feet 1829 m	00242.71 = 150.8 miles 242.7 km
67	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
68	Hanagita Peak PB	AK0284	Chugach Mountains	2592.019 = 8,504 feet 2592 m	1814.779 = 5,954 feet 1815 m	00045.05 = 28.0 miles 45.1 km
69	Tanaga Volcano PB	AK0925	Tanaga Island	1805.940 = 5,925 feet 1806 m	1805.940 = 5,925 feet 1806 m	00656.34 = 407.8 miles 656.3 km
70	Isanotski Peaks	AK0331	Unimak Island	2479.548 = 8,135 feet 2480 m	1793.748 = 5,885 feet 1794 m	00015.91 = 9.9 miles 15.9 km
71	Sovereign Mountain PB	AK0899	Talkeetna Mountains	2697.175 = 8,849 feet 2697 m	1790.395 = 5,874 feet 1790 m	00087.44 = 54.3 miles 87.4 km
72	Mount Jefferson NGS	NV0546	Toquima Range	3642.000 = 11,949 feet 3642 m	1789.481 = 5,871 feet 1789 m	00160.12 = 99.5 miles 160.1 km
73	Mount Ellen NGS	UT0500	Henry Mountains	3508.500 = 11,511 feet 3509 m	1786.738 = 5,862 feet 1787 m	00090.25 = 56.1 miles 90.3 km
74	Deseret Peak NGS	UT0190	Stansbury Mountains PB	3363.740 = 11,036 feet 3364 m	1771.498 = 5,812 feet 1771 m	00074.16 = 46.1 miles 74.2 km
75	Mount Jefferson^[3]	OR0547	Cascade Range	3200.874 = 10,502 feet 3201 m	1766.926 = 5,797 feet 1767 m	00078.13 = 48.5 miles 78.1 km
76	Isthmus Peak PB	AK0333	Kenai Mountains	1990.954 = 6,532 feet 1991 m	1762.354 = 5,782 feet 1762 m	00065.31 = 40.6 miles 65.3 km
77	Frosty Peak PB	AK0243	Alaska Peninsula	1768.754 = 5,803 feet 1769 m	1753.514 = 5,753 feet 1754 m	00057.25 = 35.6 miles 57.3 km
78	Pilot Peak NGS PB	NV0773	Pilot Range	3267.600 = 10,720 feet 3268 m	1746.809 = 5,731 feet 1747 m	00088.28 = 54.9 miles 88.3 km
79	Crazy Peak^[3]	MT0174	Crazy Mountains	3417.924 = 11,214 feet 3418 m	1743.151 = 5,719 feet 1743 m	00071.80 = 44.6 miles 71.8 km
80	Great Sitkin Volcano PB	AK0269	Great Sitkin Island	1740.408 = 5,710 feet 1740 m	1740.408 = 5,710 feet 1740 m	00139.92 = 86.9 miles 139.9 km
81	Puʻu Kukui	HI0788	Island of Maui	1764.182 = 5,788 feet 1764 m	1730.654 = 5,678 feet 1731 m	00037.86 = 23.5 miles 37.9 km
82	Mount Cleveland	AK0474	Chuginadak Island	1729.740 = 5,675 feet 1730 m	1729.740 = 5,675 feet 1730 m	00091.45 = 56.8 miles 91.5 km
83	Devils Paw	AKBC0193	Boundary Ranges	2592.934 = 8,507 feet 2593 m	1720.000 = 5,643 feet 1720 m	00138.18 = 85.9 miles 138.2 km
84	McDonald Peak^[3] PB	MT0412	Mission Range	2994.454 = 9,824 feet 2994 m	1719.682 = 5,642 feet 1720 m	00127.92 = 79.5 miles 127.9 km
85	South Sister NGS	OR0896	Cascade Range	3158.957 = 10,364 feet 3159 m	1709.318 = 5,608 feet 1709 m	00063.47 = 39.4 miles 63.5 km
86	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
87	Sierra Blanca Peak NGS	NM0863	Sacramento Mountains	3651.648 = 11,980 feet 3652 m	1692.554 = 5,553 feet 1693 m	00267.45 = 166.2 miles 267.5 km
88	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
89	Mount Russell	AK0624	Alaska Range	3557.016 = 11,670 feet 3557 m	1682.496 = 5,520 feet 1682 m	00024.20 = 15.0 miles 24.2 km
90	Mount Seattle PB	AKYT0630	Saint Elias Mountains	3139.440 = 10,300 feet 3139 m	1679.143 = 5,509 feet 1679 m	00017.30 = 10.7 miles 17.3 km
91	Mount Nebo NGS	UT0588	Wasatch Range	3619.600 = 11,875 feet 3620 m	1678.838 = 5,508 feet 1679 m	00121.65 = 75.6 miles 121.7 km
92	Snowshoe Peak^[3] PB	MT0889	Cabinet Mountains	2664.709 = 8,742 feet 2665 m	1658.417 = 5,441 feet 1658 m	00133.73 = 83.1 miles 133.7 km
93	North Schell Peak^[3]	NV0702	Schell Creek Range	3623.554 = 11,888 feet 3624 m	1649.882 = 5,413 feet 1650 m	00037.88 = 23.5 miles 37.9 km
94	Hayford Peak NGS PB	NV0291	Sheep Range	3024.900 = 9,924 feet 3025 m	1649.578 = 5,412 feet 1650 m	00055.78 = 34.7 miles 55.8 km
95	Mount Foresta PB	AK0512	Saint Elias Mountains	3352.800 = 11,000 feet 3353 m	1645.920 = 5,400 feet 1646 m	00021.61 = 13.4 miles 21.6 km
96	Mount Steller	AK0646	Chugach Mountains	3200.400 = 10,500 feet 3200 m	1645.920 = 5,400 feet 1646 m	00036.22 = 22.5 miles 36.2 km
97	Star Peak NGS PB	NV0907	Humboldt Range PB	2999.100 = 9,840 feet 2999 m	1645.920 = 5,400 feet 1646 m	00111.19 = 69.1 miles 111.2 km
98	Baranof Island High Point PB	AK0038	Baranof Island	1642.872 = 5,390 feet 1643 m	1642.872 = 5,390 feet 1643 m	00128.27 = 79.7 miles 128.3 km
99	Diamond Peak NGS PB	ID0197	Lemhi Range PB	3719.300 = 12,202 feet 3719 m	1641.958 = 5,387 feet 1642 m	00051.19 = 31.8 miles 51.2 km
100	Flat Top Mountain^[3] PB	UT0232	Oquirrh Mountains	3238.305 = 10,624 feet 3238 m	1640.434 = 5,382 feet 1640 m	00038.37 = 23.8 miles 38.4 km

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Mount McKinley, or Denali, in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the United States and North America	Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit	Mount Rainier in Washington is the third most prominent mountain peak of the U.S.	Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska and British Columbia is the fourth most prominent mountain peak of the U.S.
Mount Blackburn in Alaska is the highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains	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 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