Mountain peaks of North America

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Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska is the highest peak of North America.
Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska is the highest peak of North America.
Main article: Geography of North America

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks located on the continent of North America. This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. 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 Panama.

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[edit] Highest major summits

Main article: Highest mountain peaks of North America

The following sortable table lists the 50 highest mountain peaks of North America with 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. A total of 34 of these highest major peaks are located in the United States, 13 in Canada, and 7 in México.

The 50 Highest Mountain Peaks of North America with at least 500 meters of Topographic Prominence
Rank Mountain Peak PSEC Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] AK0573    Alaska Range 6193.536 = 6194 m
20,320 feet		 6149.000 = 6149 m
20,174 feet		 07450.65 = 7450.7 km
4631.0 miles
2 Mount Logan[2] YT0561    Saint Elias Mountains 5959.000 = 5959 m
19,551 feet		 5247.000 = 5247 m
17,215 feet		 00623.39 = 623.4 km
387.4 miles
3 Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[3] PUEVER0767       Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636.000 = 5636 m
18,491 feet		 4922.000 = 4922 m
16,148 feet		 02686.96 = 2687.0 km
1669.6 miles
4 Mount Saint Elias[4] AKYT0626   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 5488.838 = 5489 m
18,008 feet		 3429.000 = 3429 m
11,250 feet		 00041.40 = 41.4 km
26.0 miles
5 Volcán Popocatépetl[5] MEXMORPUE1003          Cordillera Neovolcanica 5426.000 = 5426 m
17,802 feet		 3040.000 = 3040 m
9,974 feet		 00143.06 = 143.1 km
88.9 miles
6 Mount Foraker AK0509    Alaska Range 5303.520 = 5304 m
17,400 feet		 2209.800 = 2210 m
7,250 feet		 00023.32 = 23.3 km
14.5 miles
7 Mount Lucania YT0563    Saint Elias Mountains 5226.000 = 5226 m
17,146 feet		 3051.000 = 3051 m
10,010 feet		 00042.98 = 43.0 km
26.7 miles
8 Volcán Iztaccíhuatl MEX1000    Cordillera Neovolcanica 5220.000 = 5220 m
17,126 feet		 1560.000 = 1560 m
5,118 feet		 00017.41 = 17.4 km
10.8 miles
9 King Peak YT0360    Saint Elias Mountains 5173.000 = 5173 m
16,972 feet		 1053.000 = 1053 m
3,455 feet		 00004.94 = 4.9 km
3.1 miles
10 Mount Bona AK0458    Saint Elias Mountains 5029.200 = 5029 m
16,500 feet		 2103.120 = 2103 m
6,900 feet		 00080.07 = 80.1 km
49.8 miles
11 Mount Steele YT0645    Saint Elias Mountains 5000.000 = 5000 m
16,404 feet		 0720.000 = 720 m
2,362 feet		 00009.21 = 9.2 km
5.7 miles
12 Mount Blackburn AK0457    Wrangell Mountains 4995.672 = 4996 m
16,390 feet		 3547.872 = 3548 m
11,640 feet		 00097.64 = 97.6 km
61.0 miles
13 Mount Sanford AK0628    Wrangell Mountains 4949.038 = 4949 m
16,237 feet		 2342.998 = 2343 m
7,687 feet		 00064.79 = 64.8 km
40.3 miles
14 Mount Wood YT0680    Saint Elias Mountains 4840.000 = 4840 m
15,879 feet		 1160.000 = 1160 m
3,806 feet		 00018.55 = 18.6 km
11.5 miles
15 Mount Vancouver YT0668    Saint Elias Mountains 4812.000 = 4812 m
15,787 feet		 2712.000 = 2712 m
8,898 feet		 00043.93 = 43.9 km
27.3 miles
16 Mount Slaggard YT0642    Saint Elias Mountains 4742.000 = 4742 m
15,558 feet		 0502.000 = 502 m
1,647 feet		 00007.20 = 7.2 km
4.5 miles
17 Nevado de Toluca MEX0689    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4680.000 = 4680 m
15,354 feet		 2225.000 = 2225 m
7,300 feet		 00117.58 = 117.6 km
73.1 miles
18 Mount Fairweather[6] AKBC0506   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4671.000 = 4671 m
15,325 feet		 3957.218 = 3957 m
12,983 feet		 00200.73 = 200.7 km
125.0 miles
19 Sierra Negra PUE0872    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4580.000 = 4580 m
15,026 feet		 0500.000 = 500 m
1,640 feet		 00004.35 = 4.4 km
2.7 miles
20 Mount Hubbard AKYT0536   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4556.760 = 4557 m
14,950 feet		 2456.993 = 2457 m
8,061 feet		 00034.35 = 34.4 km
21.3 miles
21 Mount Bear AK0454    Saint Elias Mountains 4520.489 = 4520 m
14,831 feet		 1539.850 = 1540 m
5,052 feet		 00032.36 = 32.4 km
20.1 miles
22 Mount Walsh YT0672    Saint Elias Mountains 4506.000 = 4506 m
14,783 feet		 1646.000 = 1646 m
5,400 feet		 00019.30 = 19.3 km
12.0 miles
23 Volcán la Malinche (Matlalcueitl)[7] PUETLA0406       Cordillera Neovolcanica 4462.000 = 4462 m
14,639 feet		 1940.000 = 1940 m
6,365 feet		 00063.50 = 63.5 km
39.5 miles
24 Mount Hunter AK0538    Alaska Range 4441.850 = 4442 m
14,573 feet		 1409.090 = 1409 m
4,623 feet		 00011.07 = 11.1 km
6.9 miles
25 Mount Whitney[8] NGS CA0675    Sierra Nevada 4421.000 = 4421 m
14,505 feet		 3071.165 = 3071 m
10,076 feet		 02650.35 = 2650.4 km
1647.0 miles
26 Mount Alverstone AKYT0442   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4419.600 = 4420 m
14,500 feet		 0594.360 = 594 m
1,950 feet		 00003.62 = 3.6 km
2.0 miles
27 University Peak AK0978    Saint Elias Mountains 4410.456 = 4410 m
14,470 feet		 0978.408 = 978 m
3,210 feet		 00005.97 = 6.0 km
4.0 miles
28 Mount Elbert[9] NGS CO0498    Sawatch Range 4401.200 = 4401 m
14,440 feet		 2771.546 = 2772 m
9,093 feet		 01079.22 = 1079.2 km
670.6 miles
29 Mount Massive[10] CO0570    Sawatch Range 4397.607 = 4398 m
14,428 feet		 0591.617 = 592 m
1,941 feet		 00008.15 = 8.2 km
5.1 miles
30 Mount Harvard NGS CO0525    Collegiate Peaks 4397.429 = 4397 m
14,427 feet		 0709.270 = 709 m
2,327 feet		 00024.01 = 24.0 km
14.9 miles
31 Mount Rainier[10][11] WA0616    Cascade Range 4394.387 = 4394 m
14,417 feet		 4032.809 = 4033 m
13,231 feet		 01176.77 = 1176.8 km
731.0 miles
32 Mount Williamson[10] GNIS CA0676    Sierra Nevada 4385.807 = 4386 m
14,389 feet		 0511.150 = 511 m
1,677 feet		 00008.75 = 8.8 km
5.0 miles
33 La Plata Peak[10] CO0375    Collegiate Peaks 4379.216 = 4379 m
14,368 feet		 0561.137 = 561 m
1,841 feet		 00010.10 = 10.1 km
6.3 miles
34 Blanca Peak[10] CO0067    Sierra Blanca 4374.111 = 4374 m
14,351 feet		 1623.365 = 1623 m
5,326 feet		 00166.43 = 166.4 km
103.4 miles
35 Uncompahgre Peak NGS CO0977    San Juan Mountains 4365.000 = 4365 m
14,321 feet		 1303.630 = 1304 m
4,277 feet		 00136.89 = 136.9 km
85.1 miles
36 McArthur Peak YT0411    Saint Elias Mountains 4360.000 = 4360 m
14,304 feet		 0920.000 = 920 m
3,018 feet		 00009.29 = 9.3 km
5.8 miles
37 Crestone Peak[10] CO0178    Crestones 4358.572 = 4359 m
14,300 feet		 1388.059 = 1388 m
4,554 feet		 00044.07 = 44.1 km
27.4 miles
38 Mount Lincoln NGS CO0559    Mosquito Range 4356.500 = 4357 m
14,293 feet		 1177.138 = 1177 m
3,862 feet		 00036.31 = 36.3 km
22.6 miles
39 Castle Peak NGS CO0099    Elk Mountains 4352.200 = 4352 m
14,279 feet		 0720.852 = 721 m
2,365 feet		 00033.71 = 33.7 km
20.9 miles
40 Grays Peak[12] NGS CO0268    Front Range 4352.000 = 4352 m
14,278 feet		 0844.296 = 844 m
2,770 feet		 00040.27 = 40.3 km
25.0 miles
41 Mount Antero NGS CO0443    Sawatch Range 4351.400 = 4351 m
14,276 feet		 0762.914 = 763 m
2,503 feet		 00028.56 = 28.6 km
17.7 miles
42 Mount Evans NGS CO0504    Front Range 4348.000 = 4348 m
14,265 feet		 0843.991 = 844 m
2,769 feet		 00015.76 = 15.8 km
9.8 miles
43 Longs Peak NGS CO0395    Front Range 4346.000 = 4346 m
14,259 feet		 0896.112 = 896 m
2,940 feet		 00070.19 = 70.2 km
43.6 miles
44 Mount Wilson[10] CO0677    San Miguel Mountains PB 4344.080 = 4344 m
14,252 feet		 1226.515 = 1227 m
4,024 feet		 00053.21 = 53.2 km
33.1 miles
45 White Mountain Peak NGS CA1025    White Mountains 4344.000 = 4344 m
14,252 feet		 2193.341 = 2193 m
7,196 feet		 00108.67 = 108.7 km
67.5 miles
46 North Palisade[10] CA0701    Sierra Nevada 4342.829 = 4343 m
14,248 feet		 0882.091 = 882 m
2,894 feet		 00051.91 = 51.9 km
32.0 miles
47 Nevado de Colima[13] JAL0688    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4330.000 = 4330 m
14,206 feet		 2720.000 = 2720 m
8,924 feet		 00407.33 = 407.3 km
253.1 miles
48 Mount Princeton NGS CO0614    Collegiate Peaks 4329.300 = 4329 m
14,204 feet		 0663.550 = 664 m
2,177 feet		 00008.36 = 8.4 km
5.2 miles
49 Mount Yale NGS CO0683    Collegiate Peaks 4328.810 = 4329 m
14,202 feet		 0571.805 = 572 m
1,876 feet		 00008.93 = 8.9 km
5.5 miles
50 Mount Shasta NGS CA0632    Cascade Range 4321.800 = 4322 m
14,179 feet		 2993.746 = 2994 m
9,822 feet		 00538.74 = 538.7 km
334.8 miles

[edit] Most prominent summits

Main article: Most prominent mountain peaks of North America

The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of North America. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. A total of 28 of these most prominent peaks are located in the United States, 20 in Canada, 4 in México, 2 in Guatemala, and 1 in Costa Rica.

The 50 Most Topographically Prominent Mountain Peaks of North America
Rank Mountain Peak PSEC Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] AK0573    Alaska Range 6193.536 = 6194 m
20,320 feet		 6149.000 = 6149 m
20,174 feet		 07450.65 = 7450.7 km
4631.0 miles
2 Mount Logan[2] YT0561    Saint Elias Mountains 5959.000 = 5959 m
19,551 feet		 5247.000 = 5247 m
17,215 feet		 00623.39 = 623.4 km
387.4 miles
3 Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[3] PUEVER0767       Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636.000 = 5636 m
18,491 feet		 4922.000 = 4922 m
16,148 feet		 02686.96 = 2687.0 km
1669.6 miles
4 Mount Rainier[10][11] WA0616    Cascade Range 4394.387 = 4394 m
14,417 feet		 4032.809 = 4033 m
13,231 feet		 01176.77 = 1176.8 km
731.0 miles
5 Volcán Tajumulco[14] GT1007    Guatemala 4220.000 = 4220 m
13,845 feet		 3980.000 = 3980 m
13,058 feet		 00722.16 = 722.2 km
448.7 miles
6 Mount Fairweather[6] AKBC0506   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4671.000 = 4671 m
15,325 feet		 3957.218 = 3957 m
12,983 feet		 00200.73 = 200.7 km
125.0 miles
7 Cerro Chirripó[15] CR0107    Costa Rica 3819.000 = 3819 m
12,530 feet		 3726.000 = 3726 m
12,224 feet		 00863.83 = 863.8 km
536.8 miles
8 Mount Blackburn AK0457    Wrangell Mountains 4995.672 = 4996 m
16,390 feet		 3547.872 = 3548 m
11,640 feet		 00097.64 = 97.6 km
61.0 miles
9 Mount Hayes AK0526    Alaska Range 4215.994 = 4216 m
13,832 feet		 3505.810 = 3506 m
11,502 feet		 00204.67 = 204.7 km
127.2 miles
10 Mount Saint Elias[4] AKYT0626   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 5488.838 = 5489 m
18,008 feet		 3429.000 = 3429 m
11,250 feet		 00041.40 = 41.4 km
26.0 miles
11 Mount Waddington BC0671    Waddington Range 4019.000 = 4019 m
13,186 feet		 3289.000 = 3289 m
10,791 feet		 00562.43 = 562.4 km
349.5 miles
12 Mount Marcus Baker AK0567    Chugach Mountains 4016.045 = 4016 m
13,176 feet		 3254.000 = 3254 m
10,676 feet		 00205.18 = 205.2 km
127.5 miles
13 Mount Whitney[8] NGS CA0675    Sierra Nevada 4421.000 = 4421 m
14,505 feet		 3071.165 = 3071 m
10,076 feet		 02650.35 = 2650.4 km
1647.0 miles
14 Mount Lucania YT0563    Saint Elias Mountains 5226.000 = 5226 m
17,146 feet		 3051.000 = 3051 m
10,010 feet		 00042.98 = 43.0 km
26.7 miles
15 Volcán Popocatépetl[16] MEXMORPUE1003          Cordillera Neovolcanica 5426.000 = 5426 m
17,802 feet		 3040.000 = 3040 m
9,974 feet		 00143.06 = 143.1 km
88.9 miles
16 Mount Shasta NGS CA0632    Cascade Range 4321.800 = 4322 m
14,179 feet		 2993.746 = 2994 m
9,822 feet		 00538.74 = 538.7 km
334.8 miles
17 Monarch Mountain BC0426    Monarch Icefield PB 3555.000 = 3555 m
11,663 feet		 2915.000 = 2915 m
9,564 feet		 00071.41 = 71.4 km
44.4 miles
18 Mount Robson[17] BC0622    Northern Continental Ranges PB 3959.000 = 3959 m
12,989 feet		 2829.000 = 2829 m
9,281 feet		 00459.54 = 459.5 km
285.5 miles
19 Mount Redoubt AK0618    Chigmit Mountains 3108.046 = 3108 m
10,197 feet		 2788.006 = 2788 m
9,147 feet		 00094.47 = 94.5 km
58.7 miles
20 Mount Elbert[9] NGS CO0498    Sawatch Range 4401.200 = 4401 m
14,440 feet		 2771.546 = 2772 m
9,093 feet		 01079.22 = 1079.2 km
670.6 miles
21 Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier BC0641    Cariboo Mountains 3516.000 = 3516 m
11,535 feet		 2728.000 = 2728 m
8,950 feet		 00051.73 = 51.7 km
32.1 miles
22 Mount Baker[10] WA0450    Cascade Range 3287.479 = 3287 m
10,786 feet		 2722.169 = 2722 m
8,931 feet		 00212.81 = 212.8 km
132.2 miles
23 Nevado de Colima[13] JAL0688    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4330.000 = 4330 m
14,206 feet		 2720.000 = 2720 m
8,924 feet		 00407.33 = 407.3 km
253.1 miles
24 Mount Vancouver YT0668    Saint Elias Mountains 4812.000 = 4812 m
15,787 feet		 2712.000 = 2712 m
8,898 feet		 00043.93 = 43.9 km
27.3 miles
25 Mount Sir Sandford BC0640    Selkirk Mountains 3519.000 = 3519 m
11,545 feet		 2707.000 = 2707 m
8,881 feet		 00061.98 = 62.0 km
38.5 miles
26 Mount Torbert AK0662    Alaska Range 3478.682 = 3479 m
11,413 feet		 2648.102 = 2648 m
8,688 feet		 00157.32 = 157.3 km
97.8 miles
27 San Jacinto Peak NGS CA0834    San Jacinto Mountains 3302.300 = 3302 m
10,834 feet		 2541.727 = 2542 m
8,339 feet		 00033.19 = 33.2 km
20.6 miles
28 San Gorgonio Mountain[10] CA0833    San Bernardino Mountains 3506.198 = 3506 m
11,503 feet		 2528.011 = 2528 m
8,294 feet		 00262.04 = 262.0 km
162.8 miles
29 Mount Charleston NGS NV0470    Spring Mountains 3631.900 = 3632 m
11,916 feet		 2516.734 = 2517 m
8,257 feet		 00217.69 = 217.7 km
135.3 miles
30 Mount Pavlof AK0605    Alaska Peninsula 2499.360 = 2499 m
8,200 feet		 2506.980 = 2507 m
8,225 feet		 00151.89 = 151.9 km
94.4 miles
31 Mount Veniaminof AK0669    Alaska Peninsula 2506.980 = 2507 m
8,225 feet		 2499.360 = 2499 m
8,200 feet		 00337.46 = 337.5 km
209.7 miles
32 Mount Adams NGS WA0437    Cascade Range 3743.400 = 3743 m
12,281 feet		 2479.853 = 2480 m
8,136 feet		 00074.59 = 74.6 km
46.3 miles
33 Skihist Mountain BC0879    Lillooet Range PB 2968.000 = 2968 m
9,738 feet		 2463.000 = 2463 m
8,081 feet		 00157.07 = 157.1 km
97.6 miles
34 Mount Hubbard AKYT0536   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4556.760 = 4557 m
14,950 feet		 2456.993 = 2457 m
8,061 feet		 00034.35 = 34.4 km
21.3 miles
35 Mount Ratz PB BC0617    Boundary Ranges 3090.000 = 3090 m
10,138 feet		 2430.000 = 2430 m
7,972 feet		 00311.30 = 311.3 km
193.4 miles
36 Mount Odin PB BC0591    Monashee Mountains 2971.000 = 2971 m
9,747 feet		 2409.000 = 2409 m
7,904 feet		 00065.44 = 65.4 km
40.7 miles
37 Iliamna Volcano AK0325    Chigmit Mountains 3052.877 = 3053 m
10,016 feet		 2397.557 = 2398 m
7,866 feet		 00054.05 = 54.1 km
33.6 miles
38 Mount Monashee PB BC0580    Monashee Mountains 3274.000 = 3274 m
10,741 feet		 2394.000 = 2394 m
7,854 feet		 00051.83 = 51.8 km
32.2 miles
39 Mount Olympus NGS WA0596    Olympic Mountains 2432.300 = 2432 m
7,980 feet		 2389.022 = 2389 m
7,838 feet		 00173.77 = 173.8 km
108.0 miles
40 Mount Columbia[18] ABBC0476   
   		 Columbia Icefield 3741.000 = 3741 m
12,274 feet		 2383.000 = 2383 m
7,818 feet		 00158.02 = 158.0 km
98.2 miles
41 Mount Queen Bess BC0615    Homathko Icefield PB 3298.000 = 3298 m
10,820 feet		 2355.000 = 2355 m
7,726 feet		 00045.63 = 45.6 km
28.4 miles
42 Mount Hood[19] NGS OR0533    Cascade Range 3428.800 = 3429 m
11,249 feet		 2348.789 = 2349 m
7,706 feet		 00092.76 = 92.8 km
57.6 miles
43 Mount Sanford AK0628    Wrangell Mountains 4949.038 = 4949 m
16,237 feet		 2342.998 = 2343 m
7,687 feet		 00064.79 = 64.8 km
40.3 miles
44 Mount Tom White PB AK0661    Chugach Mountains 3411.017 = 3411 m
11,191 feet		 2328.977 = 2329 m
7,641 feet		 00117.55 = 117.6 km
73.0 miles
45 Mount Cooper PB BC0480    Selkirk Mountains 3094.000 = 3094 m
10,151 feet		 2319.000 = 2319 m
7,608 feet		 00049.93 = 49.9 km
31.0 miles
46 Wheeler Peak NGS NV1021    Snake Range 3982.300 = 3982 m
13,065 feet		 2306.726 = 2307 m
7,568 feet		 00373.06 = 373.1 km
231.8 miles
47 Glacier Peak[10] WA0252    Cascade Range 3207.989 = 3208 m
10,525 feet		 2291.486 = 2291 m
7,518 feet		 00090.29 = 90.3 km
56.1 miles
48 Ulysses Mountain PB BC0976    Muskwa Ranges 3024.000 = 3024 m
9,921 feet		 2289.000 = 2289 m
7,510 feet		 00435.86 = 435.9 km
270.8 miles
49 Mount Cook AKYT0479   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4194.048 = 4194 m
13,760 feet		 2273.808 = 2274 m
7,460 feet		 00023.40 = 23.4 km
14.5 miles
50 Volcán Tacaná[20] CHPSMA1006       Chiapas and Guatemala 4092.000 = 4092 m
13,425 feet		 2273.000 = 2273 m
7,457 feet		 00024.74 = 24.7 km
15.4 miles

[edit] Most isolated major summits

Main article: Most isolated mountain peaks of North America

The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically isolated mountain peaks 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. A total of 26 of these most isolated peaks are located in the United States, 12 in Canada, 10 in México, and 1 each in Costa Rica and Guatemala.

The 50 Most Topographically Isolated Mountain Peaks of North America with at least 500 meters of Topographic Prominence
Rank Mountain Peak PSEC Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] AK0573    Alaska Range 6193.536 = 6194 m
20,320 feet		 6149.000 = 6149 m
20,174 feet		 07450.65 = 7450.7 km
4631.0 miles
2 Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[3] PUEVER0767       Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636.000 = 5636 m
18,491 feet		 4922.000 = 4922 m
16,148 feet		 02686.96 = 2687.0 km
1669.6 miles
3 Mount Whitney[8] NGS CA0675    Sierra Nevada 4421.000 = 4421 m
14,505 feet		 3071.165 = 3071 m
10,076 feet		 02650.35 = 2650.4 km
1647.0 miles
4 Mount Mitchell[10][21] NC0579    Blue Ridge Mountains 2037.308 = 2037 m
6,684 feet		 1856.537 = 1857 m
6,091 feet		 01913.49 = 1913.5 km
1189.0 miles
5 Mount Washington[22] NGS NH0674    White Mountains 1916.660 = 1917 m
6,288 feet		 1876.958 = 1877 m
6,158 feet		 01318.98 = 1319.0 km
819.8 miles
6 Mount Rainier[10][11] WA0616    Cascade Range 4394.387 = 4394 m
14,417 feet		 4032.809 = 4033 m
13,231 feet		 01176.77 = 1176.8 km
731.0 miles
7 Mount Elbert[9] NGS CO0498    Sawatch Range 4401.200 = 4401 m
14,440 feet		 2771.546 = 2772 m
9,093 feet		 01079.22 = 1079.2 km
670.6 miles
8 Cerro Chirripó[23] CR0107    Costa Rica 3819.000 = 3819 m
12,530 feet		 3726.000 = 3726 m
12,224 feet		 00863.83 = 863.8 km
536.8 miles
9 Mount Caubvick[24] NL0468    Torngat Mountains 1652.000 = 1652 m
5,420 feet		 1367.000 = 1367 m
4,485 feet		 00809.66 = 809.7 km
503.1 miles
10 Volcán Tajumulco[25] GT1007    Guatemala 4220.000 = 4220 m
13,845 feet		 3980.000 = 3980 m
13,058 feet		 00722.16 = 722.2 km
448.7 miles
11 Mount Chamberlin PB AK0469    Brooks Range 2749.296 = 2749 m
9,020 feet		 2262.835 = 2263 m
7,424 feet		 00636.00 = 636.0 km
395.2 miles
12 Cerro San Rafael[26] PB COA0129    Sierra Madre Oriental 3700.000 = 3700 m
12,139 feet		 1855.000 = 1855 m
6,086 feet		 00627.58 = 627.6 km
390.0 miles
13 Mount Logan[2] YT0561    Saint Elias Mountains 5959.000 = 5959 m
19,551 feet		 5247.000 = 5247 m
17,215 feet		 00623.39 = 623.4 km
387.4 miles
14 Magazine Mountain[10][27] AR0396    Ouachita Mountains 0839.189 = 839 m
2,753 feet		 0653.186 = 653 m
2,143 feet		 00613.38 = 613.4 km
381.1 miles
15 Cerro el Potosí NLE0117    Sierra Madre Oriental 3700.000 = 3700 m
12,139 feet		 1380.000 = 1380 m
4,528 feet		 00570.41 = 570.4 km
354.4 miles
16 Keele Peak YT0351    Mackenzie Mountains 2972.000 = 2972 m
9,751 feet		 2181.000 = 2181 m
7,156 feet		 00569.95 = 570.0 km
354.2 miles
17 Mount Waddington BC0671    Waddington Range 4019.000 = 4019 m
13,186 feet		 3289.000 = 3289 m
10,791 feet		 00562.43 = 562.4 km
349.5 miles
18 Mount Shasta NGS CA0632    Cascade Range 4321.800 = 4322 m
14,179 feet		 2993.746 = 2994 m
9,822 feet		 00538.74 = 538.7 km
334.8 miles
19 Mealy Mountains High Point PB NL0415    Mealy Mountains PB 1199.998 = 1200 m
3,937 feet		 0851.764 = 852 m
2,795 feet		 00516.31 = 516.3 km
320.8 miles
20 Gannett Peak[28] NGS WY0247    Wind River Range 4209.100 = 4209 m
13,809 feet		 2156.765 = 2157 m
7,076 feet		 00467.64 = 467.6 km
290.6 miles
21 Mount Igikpak PB AK0540    Brooks Range 2522.525 = 2523 m
8,276 feet		 1867.205 = 1867 m
6,126 feet		 00462.78 = 462.8 km
287.6 miles
22 Mount Robson[17] BC0622    Northern Continental Ranges PB 3959.000 = 3959 m
12,989 feet		 2829.000 = 2829 m
9,281 feet		 00459.54 = 459.5 km
285.5 miles
23 Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes PB BCS1001    Baja California Sur 1940.000 = 1940 m
6,365 feet		 1620.000 = 1620 m
5,315 feet		 00457.26 = 457.3 km
284.1 miles
24 Ulysses Mountain PB BC0976    Muskwa Ranges 3024.000 = 3024 m
9,921 feet		 2289.000 = 2289 m
7,510 feet		 00435.86 = 435.9 km
270.8 miles
25 Cerro Gordo[29] PB DUR0120    Sierra Madre Occidental 3340.000 = 3340 m
10,958 feet		 1360.000 = 1360 m
4,462 feet		 00420.85 = 420.9 km
261.5 miles
26 Nevado de Colima[13] JAL0688    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4330.000 = 4330 m
14,206 feet		 2720.000 = 2720 m
8,924 feet		 00407.33 = 407.3 km
253.1 miles
27 Mont Jacques-Cartier PB QC0427    Chic-Choc Mountains 1268.000 = 1268 m
4,160 feet		 1106.424 = 1106 m
3,630 feet		 00406.84 = 406.8 km
252.8 miles
28 Humphreys Peak[10][30] AZ0319    San Francisco Peaks 3851.883 = 3852 m
12,637 feet		 1840.687 = 1841 m
6,039 feet		 00395.69 = 395.7 km
245.9 miles
29 Wheeler Peak NGS NV1021    Snake Range 3982.300 = 3982 m
13,065 feet		 2306.726 = 2307 m
7,568 feet		 00373.06 = 373.1 km
231.8 miles
30 Sierra la Laguna High Point PB BCS0869    Baja California Sur 2080.000 = 2080 m
6,824 feet		 1920.000 = 1920 m
6,299 feet		 00342.12 = 342.1 km
212.6 miles
31 Mount Veniaminof AK0669    Alaska Peninsula 2506.980 = 2507 m
8,225 feet		 2499.360 = 2499 m
8,200 feet		 00337.46 = 337.5 km
209.7 miles
32 Picacho del Diablo[31] BCN0764    Sierra San Pedro Mártir 3100.000 = 3100 m
10,171 feet		 2140.000 = 2140 m
7,021 feet		 00334.64 = 334.6 km
207.9 miles
33 Cerro Nube Flan[32] PB OAX0127    Sierra Madre del Sur 3750.000 = 3750 m
12,303 feet		 2130.000 = 2130 m
6,988 feet		 00330.36 = 330.4 km
205.3 miles
34 Mount Ratz PB BC0617    Boundary Ranges 3090.000 = 3090 m
10,138 feet		 2430.000 = 2430 m
7,972 feet		 00311.30 = 311.3 km
193.4 miles
35 Spruce Knob[33] NGS WV0903    Allegheny Mountains 1482.000 = 1482 m
4,862 feet		 0850.697 = 851 m
2,791 feet		 00286.62 = 286.6 km
178.1 miles
36 Kings Peak[34] NGS UT0361    Uinta Range 4120.300 = 4120 m
13,518 feet		 1937.918 = 1938 m
6,358 feet		 00268.23 = 268.2 km
166.7 miles
37 Sierra Blanca Peak NGS NM0863    Sacramento Mountains 3651.648 = 3652 m
11,980 feet		 1692.554 = 1693 m
5,553 feet		 00267.45 = 267.5 km
166.2 miles
38 San Gorgonio Mountain[10] CA0833    San Bernardino Mountains 3506.198 = 3506 m
11,503 feet		 2528.011 = 2528 m
8,294 feet		 00262.04 = 262.0 km
162.8 miles
39 Katahdin[35] NGS ME0347    Longfellow Mountains 1606.400 = 1606 m
5,270 feet		 1308.506 = 1309 m
4,293 feet		 00254.96 = 255.0 km
158.4 miles
40 Howson Peak PB BC0313    Hazleton Mountains PB 2759.000 = 2759 m
9,052 feet		 1829.000 = 1829 m
6,001 feet		 00254.29 = 254.3 km
158.0 miles
41 Mount Baldy NGS AZ0451    White Mountains 3477.400 = 3477 m
11,409 feet		 1441.094 = 1441 m
4,728 feet		 00247.91 = 247.9 km
154.0 miles
42 Borah Peak[10][36] ID0071    Lost River Range 3861.060 = 3861 m
12,668 feet		 1829.410 = 1829 m
6,002 feet		 00242.71 = 242.7 km
150.8 miles
43 Cloud Peak NGS WY0156    Bighorn Mountains 4013.300 = 4013 m
13,167 feet		 2157.070 = 2157 m
7,077 feet		 00233.41 = 233.4 km
145.0 miles
44 Fox Mountain PB YT0237    Pelly Mountains PB 2404.000 = 2404 m
7,887 feet		 1444.000 = 1444 m
4,738 feet		 00228.91 = 228.9 km
142.2 miles
45 Harney Peak[37] NGS SD0289    Black Hills 2208.000 = 2208 m
7,244 feet		 0893.674 = 894 m
2,932 feet		 00228.88 = 228.9 km
142.2 miles
46 Sierra la Madera High Point PB COA0870    Mexican Plateau 3020.000 = 3020 m
9,908 feet		 1905.000 = 1905 m
6,250 feet		 00226.80 = 226.8 km
140.9 miles
47 Mount Nirvana[38] NT0589    Mackenzie Mountains 2773.000 = 2773 m
9,098 feet		 1663.000 = 1663 m
5,456 feet		 00219.94 = 219.9 km
136.7 miles
48 Slide Mountain NGS NY0882    Catskill Mountains 1274.000 = 1274 m
4,180 feet		 1004.316 = 1004 m
3,295 feet		 00219.59 = 219.6 km
136.4 miles
49 Mount Griggs AK0520    Alaska Peninsula 2316.480 = 2316 m
7,600 feet		 2225.040 = 2225 m
7,300 feet		 00219.28 = 219.3 km
136.3 miles
50 Mount Charleston NGS NV0470    Spring Mountains 3631.900 = 3632 m
11,916 feet		 2516.734 = 2517 m
8,257 feet		 00217.69 = 217.7 km
135.3 miles

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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

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

Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the Province of British Columbia

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

Mount Rainier is a stratovolcano in the U.S. State of Washington

The stratovolcano Volcán Tajumulco is the highest mountain peak in Guatemala and Central America

Cerro Chirripó is the highest mountain peak of Costa Rica

Mount Mitchell in North Carolina is the highest mountain peak of eastern North America

Mount Washington is the highest mountain peak in the Northeastern United States

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, the Yukon Territory, and all of Canada.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b The summit of Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b c The summit of Mount Whitney is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.
  9. ^ a b c The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r 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
  11. ^ a b c The summit of Mount Rainier is the highest point of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington.
  12. ^ The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America.
  13. ^ a b c The summit of Nevado de Colima is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco.
  14. ^ The summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of Guatemala.
  15. ^ The summit of Cerro Chirripó is the highest point of Costa Rica.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ a b The summit of Mount Robson is the highest point of the Canadian Rockies.
  18. ^ The summit of Mount Columbia on the border of the Province of British Columbia is the highest point of the Province of Alberta.
  19. ^ The summit of Mount Hood is the highest point of the State of Oregon.
  20. ^ The summit of Volcán Tacaná on the border of México and Guatemala is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas.
  21. ^ The summit of Mount Mitchell is the highest point of the Appalachian Mountains, the State of North Carolina, and all of eastern North America.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ The summit of Cerro Chirripó is the highest point of Costa Rica.
  24. ^ The summit of Mount Caubvick is the highest point of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and all of eastern Canada.
  25. ^ The summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of Guatemala.
  26. ^ The summit of Cerro San Rafael is the highest point of the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila.
  27. ^ The summit of Magazine Mountain is the highest point of the Ozark Mountains, the State of Arkansas, and the central United States.
  28. ^ The summit of Gannett Peak is the highest point of the Northern Rocky Mountains and the State of Wyoming.
  29. ^ The summit of Cerro Gordo is the highest point of the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango.
  30. ^ The summit of Humphreys Peak is the highest point of the State of Arizona.
  31. ^ The summit of Picacho del Diablo is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California.
  32. ^ The summit of Cerro Nube Flan is the highest point of the Sierra Madre del Sur and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca.
  33. ^ The summit of Spruce Knob is the highest point of the Allegheny Mountains and the State of West Virginia.
  34. ^ The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Western Rocky Mountains and the State of Utah.
  35. ^ The summit of Katahdin is the highest point of the State of Maine.
  36. ^ The summit of Borah Peak is the highest point of the State of Idaho.
  37. ^ The summit of Harney Peak is the highest point of the Black Hills and the State of South Dakota.
  38. ^ The summit of Mount Nirvana is the highest point of the Northwest Territories.

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