Mountain peaks of the United States
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This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the United States of 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.
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[edit] Highest major summits
The following sortable table lists the 50 highest mountain peaks of the United States 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 28 of these highest peaks are located in Colorado, 14 in Alaska, 7 in California, and 1 in Washington.
| Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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| 1 | Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] | Alaska Range | 20,320 feet 6194 m |
20,174 feet 6149 m |
4631.0 miles 7450.7 km |
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| 2 | Mount Saint Elias[2] | Saint Elias Mountains | 18,008 feet 5489 m |
11,250 feet 3429 m |
26.0 miles 41.4 km |
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| 3 | Mount Foraker | Alaska Range | 17,400 feet 5304 m |
7,250 feet 2210 m |
14.5 miles 23.3 km |
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| 4 | Mount Bona | Saint Elias Mountains | 16,500 feet 5029 m |
6,900 feet 2103 m |
49.8 miles 80.1 km |
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| 5 | Mount Blackburn | Wrangell Mountains | 16,390 feet 4996 m |
11,640 feet 3548 m |
61.0 miles 97.6 km |
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| 6 | Mount Sanford | Wrangell Mountains | 16,237 feet 4949 m |
7,687 feet 2343 m |
40.3 miles 64.8 km |
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| 7 | Mount Fairweather[3] | Saint Elias Mountains | 15,325 feet 4671 m |
12,983 feet 3957 m |
125.0 miles 200.7 km |
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| 8 | Mount Hubbard | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,950 feet 4557 m |
8,061 feet 2457 m |
21.3 miles 34.4 km |
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| 9 | Mount Bear | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,831 feet 4520 m |
5,052 feet 1540 m |
20.1 miles 32.4 km |
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| 10 | Mount Hunter | Alaska Range | 14,573 feet 4442 m |
4,623 feet 1409 m |
6.9 miles 11.1 km |
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| 11 | Mount Whitney[4] NGS | Sierra Nevada | 14,505 feet 4421 m |
10,076 feet 3071 m |
1647.0 miles 2650.4 km |
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| 12 | Mount Alverstone | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,500 feet 4420 m |
1,950 feet 594 m |
2.0 miles 3.6 km |
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| 13 | University Peak | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,470 feet 4410 m |
3,210 feet 978 m |
4.0 miles 6.0 km |
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| 14 | Mount Elbert[5] NGS | Sawatch Range | 14,440 feet 4401 m |
9,093 feet 2772 m |
670.6 miles 1079.2 km |
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| 15 | Mount Massive[6] | Sawatch Range | 14,428 feet 4398 m |
1,941 feet 592 m |
5.1 miles 8.2 km |
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| 16 | Mount Harvard NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 14,427 feet 4397 m |
2,327 feet 709 m |
14.9 miles 24.0 km |
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| 17 | Mount Rainier[6][7] | Cascade Range | 14,417 feet 4394 m |
13,231 feet 4033 m |
731.0 miles 1176.8 km |
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| 18 | Mount Williamson[6] GNIS | Sierra Nevada | 14,389 feet 4386 m |
1,677 feet 511 m |
5.0 miles 8.8 km |
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| 19 | La Plata Peak[6] | Collegiate Peaks | 14,368 feet 4379 m |
1,841 feet 561 m |
6.3 miles 10.1 km |
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| 20 | Blanca Peak[6] | Sierra Blanca | 14,351 feet 4374 m |
5,326 feet 1623 m |
103.4 miles 166.4 km |
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| 21 | Uncompahgre Peak NGS | San Juan Mountains | 14,321 feet 4365 m |
4,277 feet 1304 m |
85.1 miles 136.9 km |
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| 22 | Crestone Peak[6] | Crestones | 14,300 feet 4359 m |
4,554 feet 1388 m |
27.4 miles 44.1 km |
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| 23 | Mount Lincoln NGS | Mosquito Range | 14,293 feet 4357 m |
3,862 feet 1177 m |
22.6 miles 36.3 km |
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| 24 | Castle Peak NGS | Elk Mountains | 14,279 feet 4352 m |
2,365 feet 721 m |
20.9 miles 33.7 km |
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| 25 | Grays Peak[8] NGS | Front Range | 14,278 feet 4352 m |
2,770 feet 844 m |
25.0 miles 40.3 km |
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| 26 | Mount Antero NGS | Sawatch Range | 14,276 feet 4351 m |
2,503 feet 763 m |
17.7 miles 28.6 km |
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| 27 | Mount Evans NGS | Front Range | 14,265 feet 4348 m |
2,769 feet 844 m |
9.8 miles 15.8 km |
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| 28 | Longs Peak NGS | Front Range | 14,259 feet 4346 m |
2,940 feet 896 m |
43.6 miles 70.2 km |
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| 29 | Mount Wilson[6] | San Miguel Mountains PB | 14,252 feet 4344 m |
4,024 feet 1227 m |
33.1 miles 53.2 km |
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| 30 | White Mountain Peak NGS | White Mountains | 14,252 feet 4344 m |
7,196 feet 2193 m |
67.5 miles 108.7 km |
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| 31 | North Palisade[6] | Sierra Nevada | 14,248 feet 4343 m |
2,894 feet 882 m |
32.0 miles 51.9 km |
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| 32 | Mount Princeton NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 14,204 feet 4329 m |
2,177 feet 664 m |
5.2 miles 8.4 km |
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| 33 | Mount Yale NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 14,202 feet 4329 m |
1,876 feet 572 m |
5.5 miles 8.9 km |
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| 34 | Mount Shasta NGS | Cascade Range | 14,179 feet 4322 m |
9,822 feet 2994 m |
334.8 miles 538.7 km |
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| 35 | Maroon Peak NGS | Elk Mountains | 14,163 feet 4317 m |
2,336 feet 712 m |
8.1 miles 13.0 km |
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| 36 | Mount Wrangell | Wrangell Mountains | 14,163 feet 4317 m |
5,563 feet 1696 m |
14.8 miles 23.8 km |
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| 37 | Mount Sneffels NGS | Sneffels Range PB | 14,158 feet 4315 m |
3,050 feet 930 m |
15.7 miles 25.3 km |
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| 38 | Capitol Peak[6] | Elk Mountains | 14,137 feet 4309 m |
1,730 feet 527 m |
7.4 miles 12.0 km |
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| 39 | Pikes Peak NGS | Pikes Peak Massif | 14,115 feet 4302 m |
5,530 feet 1686 m |
60.8 miles 97.8 km |
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| 40 | Mount Eolus[6] | Needle Mountains | 14,089 feet 4294 m |
2,183 feet 665 m |
25.2 miles 40.5 km |
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| 41 | Mount Augusta | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,070 feet 4289 m |
5,030 feet 1533 m |
16.3 miles 26.2 km |
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| 42 | Handies Peak NGS | San Juan Mountains | 14,058 feet 4285 m |
1,888 feet 575 m |
11.2 miles 18.0 km |
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| 43 | Culebra Peak[6] | Culebra Range | 14,053 feet 4283 m |
4,827 feet 1471 m |
35.5 miles 57.1 km |
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| 44 | San Luis Peak NGS | La Garita Mountains PB | 14,022 feet 4274 m |
3,113 feet 949 m |
27.0 miles 43.4 km |
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| 45 | Mount of the Holy Cross NGS | Sawatch Range | 14,011 feet 4271 m |
2,111 feet 643 m |
18.5 miles 29.8 km |
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| 46 | Grizzly Peak NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 13,995 feet 4266 m |
1,908 feet 582 m |
6.8 miles 10.9 km |
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| 47 | Mount Humphreys[6] | Sierra Nevada | 13,992 feet 4265 m |
2,563 feet 781 m |
14.7 miles 23.7 km |
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| 48 | Mount Keith[6] PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,982 feet 4262 m |
1,936 feet 590 m |
33.0 miles 5.0 km |
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| 49 | Mount Ouray NGS | Sawatch Range | 13,961 feet 4255 m |
2,659 feet 810 m |
13.6 miles 21.9 km |
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| 50 | Vermilion Peak[6] PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,900 feet 4237 m |
2,105 feet 642 m |
9.1 miles 14.6 km |
[edit] Most prominent summits
The following sortable table lists the 50 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 28 of these most prominent peaks are located in Alaska, 5 in Washington, 5 in California, 3 in Hawaiʻi, 3 in Wyoming, 2 in Nevada, 2 in Oregon, and 1 each in Colorado and Utah.
| Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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| 1 | Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] | Alaska Range | 20,320 feet 6194 m |
20,174 feet 6149 m |
4631.0 miles 7450.7 km |
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| 2 | Mauna Kea[9] | Island of Hawaiʻi | 13,796 feet 4205 m |
13,796 feet 4205 m |
2452.8 miles 3947.4 km |
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| 3 | Mount Rainier[6][7] | Cascade Range | 14,417 feet 4394 m |
13,231 feet 4033 m |
731.0 miles 1176.8 km |
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| 4 | Mount Fairweather[3] | Saint Elias Mountains | 15,325 feet 4671 m |
12,983 feet 3957 m |
125.0 miles 200.7 km |
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| 5 | Mount Blackburn | Wrangell Mountains | 16,390 feet 4996 m |
11,640 feet 3548 m |
61.0 miles 97.6 km |
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| 6 | Mount Hayes | Alaska Range | 13,832 feet 4216 m |
11,502 feet 3506 m |
127.2 miles 204.7 km |
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| 7 | Mount Saint Elias[2] | Saint Elias Mountains | 18,008 feet 5489 m |
11,250 feet 3429 m |
26.0 miles 41.4 km |
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| 8 | Mount Marcus Baker | Chugach Mountains | 13,176 feet 4016 m |
10,676 feet 3254 m |
127.5 miles 205.2 km |
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| 9 | Mount Whitney[4] NGS | Sierra Nevada | 14,505 feet 4421 m |
10,076 feet 3071 m |
1647.0 miles 2650.4 km |
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| 10 | Haleakala | Island of Maui | 10,023 feet 3055 m |
10,023 feet 3055 m |
79.6 miles 128.1 km |
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| 11 | Mount Shasta NGS | Cascade Range | 14,179 feet 4322 m |
9,822 feet 2994 m |
334.8 miles 538.7 km |
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| 12 | Mount Shishaldin | Unimak Island | 9,372 feet 2857 m |
9,372 feet 2857 m |
545.3 miles 877.6 km |
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| 13 | Mount Redoubt | Chigmit Mountains | 10,197 feet 3108 m |
9,147 feet 2788 m |
58.7 miles 94.5 km |
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| 14 | Mount Elbert[5] NGS | Sawatch Range | 14,440 feet 4401 m |
9,093 feet 2772 m |
670.6 miles 1079.2 km |
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| 15 | Mount Baker[6] | Cascade Range | 10,786 feet 3287 m |
8,931 feet 2722 m |
132.2 miles 212.8 km |
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| 16 | Mount Torbert | Alaska Range | 11,413 feet 3479 m |
8,688 feet 2648 m |
97.8 miles 157.3 km |
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| 17 | San Jacinto Peak NGS | San Jacinto Mountains | 10,834 feet 3302 m |
8,339 feet 2542 m |
20.6 miles 33.2 km |
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| 18 | San Gorgonio Mountain[6] | San Bernardino Mountains | 11,503 feet 3506 m |
8,294 feet 2528 m |
162.8 miles 262.0 km |
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| 19 | Mount Charleston NGS | Spring Mountains | 11,916 feet 3632 m |
8,257 feet 2517 m |
135.3 miles 217.7 km |
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| 20 | Mount Pavlof | Alaska Peninsula | 8,200 feet 2499 m |
8,225 feet 2507 m |
94.4 miles 151.9 km |
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| 21 | Mount Veniaminof | Alaska Peninsula | 8,225 feet 2507 m |
8,200 feet 2499 m |
209.7 miles 337.5 km |
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| 22 | Mount Adams NGS | Cascade Range | 12,281 feet 3743 m |
8,136 feet 2480 m |
46.3 miles 74.6 km |
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| 23 | Mount Hubbard | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,950 feet 4557 m |
8,061 feet 2457 m |
21.3 miles 34.4 km |
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| 24 | Iliamna Volcano | Chigmit Mountains | 10,016 feet 3053 m |
7,866 feet 2398 m |
33.6 miles 54.1 km |
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| 25 | Mount Olympus NGS | Olympic Mountains | 7,980 feet 2432 m |
7,838 feet 2389 m |
108.0 miles 173.8 km |
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| 26 | Mount Hood[10] NGS | Cascade Range | 11,249 feet 3429 m |
7,706 feet 2349 m |
57.6 miles 92.8 km |
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| 27 | Mount Sanford | Wrangell Mountains | 16,237 feet 4949 m |
7,687 feet 2343 m |
40.3 miles 64.8 km |
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| 28 | Mount Tom White PB | Chugach Mountains | 11,191 feet 3411 m |
7,641 feet 2329 m |
73.0 miles 117.6 km |
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| 29 | Wheeler Peak NGS | Snake Range | 13,065 feet 3982 m |
7,568 feet 2307 m |
231.8 miles 373.1 km |
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| 30 | Glacier Peak[6] | Cascade Range | 10,525 feet 3208 m |
7,518 feet 2291 m |
56.1 miles 90.3 km |
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| 31 | Mount Cook | Saint Elias Mountains | 13,760 feet 4194 m |
7,460 feet 2274 m |
14.5 miles 23.4 km |
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| 32 | Mount Kimball | Alaska Range | 10,300 feet 3139 m |
7,425 feet 2263 m |
55.8 miles 89.8 km |
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| 33 | Mount Chamberlin PB | Brooks Range | 9,020 feet 2749 m |
7,424 feet 2263 m |
395.2 miles 636.0 km |
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| 34 | Mount Griggs | Alaska Peninsula | 7,600 feet 2316 m |
7,300 feet 2225 m |
136.3 miles 219.3 km |
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| 35 | Mount Foraker | Alaska Range | 17,400 feet 5304 m |
7,250 feet 2210 m |
14.5 miles 23.3 km |
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| 36 | White Mountain Peak NGS | White Mountains | 14,252 feet 4344 m |
7,196 feet 2193 m |
67.5 miles 108.7 km |
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| 37 | Mount Crillon | Saint Elias Mountains | 12,726 feet 3879 m |
7,176 feet 2187 m |
19.5 miles 31.4 km |
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| 38 | Mauna Loa[11] | Island of Hawaiʻi | 13,679 feet 4169 m |
7,099 feet 2164 m |
25.4 miles 40.8 km |
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| 39 | Cloud Peak NGS | Bighorn Mountains | 13,167 feet 4013 m |
7,077 feet 2157 m |
145.0 miles 233.4 km |
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| 40 | Gannett Peak[12] NGS | Wind River Range | 13,809 feet 4209 m |
7,076 feet 2157 m |
290.6 miles 467.6 km |
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| 41 | Mount Hesperus | Alaska Range | 9,828 feet 2996 m |
6,978 feet 2127 m |
58.2 miles 93.6 km |
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| 42 | Mount Vsevidof | Umnak Island | 6,920 feet 2109 m |
6,920 feet 2109 m |
222.6 miles 358.2 km |
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| 43 | Mount Bona | Saint Elias Mountains | 16,500 feet 5029 m |
6,900 feet 2103 m |
49.8 miles 80.1 km |
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| 44 | Mount Drum | Wrangell Mountains | 12,010 feet 3661 m |
6,760 feet 2060 m |
17.7 miles 28.5 km |
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| 45 | Makushin Volcano | Unalaska Island | 6,680 feet 2036 m |
6,680 feet 2036 m |
89.2 miles 143.5 km |
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| 46 | Mount Chiginagak | Alaska Peninsula | 6,900 feet 2103 m |
6,675 feet 2035 m |
97.7 miles 157.2 km |
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| 47 | Grand Teton NGS | Teton Range | 13,776 feet 4199 m |
6,545 feet 1995 m |
69.4 miles 111.6 km |
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| 48 | Sacajawea Peak[6] PB | Wallowa Mountains | 9,843 feet 3000 m |
6,377 feet 1944 m |
129.8 miles 208.8 km |
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| 49 | Mount Neacola | Neacola Mountains | 9,426 feet 2873 m |
6,376 feet 1943 m |
31.0 miles 49.9 km |
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| 50 | Kings Peak[13] NGS | Uinta Range | 13,518 feet 4120 m |
6,358 feet 1938 m |
166.7 miles 268.2 km |
[edit] Most isolated major summits
The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of the United States 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 16 of these most isolated peaks are located in Alaska, 4 in California, 3 in Washington, 3 in Arizona, 3 in Nevada, 2 in Hawaiʻi, 2. in Colorado, 2 in Wyoming, 2 in Utah, 2 in New York, and 1 each in North Carolina, New Hampshire, Arkansas, West Virginia, New Mexico, Maine, Idaho, South Dakota, Oregon, Montana, and Texas.
| Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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| 1 | Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] | Alaska Range | 20,320 feet 6194 m |
20,174 feet 6149 m |
4631.0 miles 7450.7 km |
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| 2 | Mauna Kea[9] | Island of Hawaiʻi | 13,796 feet 4205 m |
13,796 feet 4205 m |
2452.8 miles 3947.4 km |
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| 3 | Mount Whitney[4] NGS | Sierra Nevada | 14,505 feet 4421 m |
10,076 feet 3071 m |
1647.0 miles 2650.4 km |
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| 4 | Mount Mitchell[6][14] | Blue Ridge Mountains | 6,684 feet 2037 m |
6,091 feet 1857 m |
1189.0 miles 1913.5 km |
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| 5 | Mount Washington[15] NGS | White Mountains | 6,288 feet 1917 m |
6,158 feet 1877 m |
819.6 miles 1319.0 km |
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| 6 | Mount Rainier[6][7] | Cascade Range | 14,417 feet 4394 m |
13,231 feet 4033 m |
731.0 miles 1176.8 km |
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| 7 | Mount Elbert[5] NGS | Sawatch Range | 14,440 feet 4401 m |
9,093 feet 2772 m |
670.6 miles 1079.2 km |
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| 8 | Mount Shishaldin | Unimak Island | 9,372 feet 2857 m |
9,372 feet 2857 m |
545.3 miles 877.6 km |
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| 9 | Tanaga Volcano PB | Tanaga Island | 5,925 feet 1806 m |
5,925 feet 1806 m |
407.8 miles 656.3 km |
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| 10 | Mount Chamberlin PB | Brooks Range | 9,020 feet 2749 m |
7,424 feet 2263 m |
395.2 miles 636.0 km |
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| 11 | Magazine Mountain[6][16] | Ouachita Mountains | 2,753 feet 839 m |
2,143 feet 653 m |
381.1 miles 613.4 km |
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| 12 | Mount Shasta NGS | Cascade Range | 14,179 feet 4322 m |
9,822 feet 2994 m |
334.8 miles 538.7 km |
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| 13 | Gannett Peak[12] NGS | Wind River Range | 13,809 feet 4209 m |
7,076 feet 2157 m |
290.6 miles 467.6 km |
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| 14 | Mount Igikpak PB | Brooks Range | 8,276 feet 2523 m |
6,126 feet 1867 m |
287.6 miles 462.8 km |
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| 15 | Humphreys Peak[6][17] | San Francisco Peaks | 12,637 feet 3852 m |
6,039 feet 1841 m |
245.9 miles 395.7 km |
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| 16 | Wheeler Peak NGS | Snake Range | 13,065 feet 3982 m |
7,568 feet 2307 m |
231.8 miles 373.1 km |
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| 17 | Mount Vsevidof | Umnak Island | 6,920 feet 2109 m |
6,920 feet 2109 m |
222.6 miles 358.2 km |
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| 18 | Mount Veniaminof | Alaska Peninsula | 8,225 feet 2507 m |
8,200 feet 2499 m |
209.7 miles 337.5 km |
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| 19 | Kawaikini PB | Island of Kauaʻi | 5,243 feet 1598 m |
5,243 feet 1598 m |
204.0 miles 328.2 km |
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| 20 | Atuk Mountain PB | Saint Lawrence Island | 2,010 feet 613 m |
2,010 feet 613 m |
181.3 miles 291.8 km |
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| 21 | Spruce Knob[18] NGS | Allegheny Mountains | 4,862 feet 1482 m |
2,791 feet 851 m |
178.1 miles 286.6 km |
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| 22 | Kings Peak[13] NGS | Uinta Range | 13,518 feet 4120 m |
6,358 feet 1938 m |
166.7 miles 268.2 km |
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| 23 | Sierra Blanca Peak NGS | Sacramento Mountains | 11,980 feet 3652 m |
5,553 feet 1693 m |
166.2 miles 267.5 km |
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| 24 | San Gorgonio Mountain[6] | San Bernardino Mountains | 11,503 feet 3506 m |
8,294 feet 2528 m |
162.8 miles 262.0 km |
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| 25 | Katahdin[19] NGS | Longfellow Mountains | 5,270 feet 1606 m |
4,293 feet 1309 m |
158.4 miles 255.0 km |
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| 26 | Mount Baldy NGS | White Mountains | 11,409 feet 3477 m |
4,728 feet 1441 m |
154.0 miles 247.9 km |
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| 27 | Borah Peak[6][20] | Lost River Range | 12,668 feet 3861 m |
6,002 feet 1829 m |
150.8 miles 242.7 km |
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| 28 | Cloud Peak NGS | Bighorn Mountains | 13,167 feet 4013 m |
7,077 feet 2157 m |
145.0 miles 233.4 km |
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| 29 | Harney Peak[21] NGS | Black Hills | 7,244 feet 2208 m |
2,932 feet 894 m |
142.2 miles 228.9 km |
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| 30 | Slide Mountain NGS | Catskill Mountains | 4,180 feet 1274 m |
3,295 feet 1004 m |
136.4 miles 219.6 km |
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| 31 | Mount Griggs | Alaska Peninsula | 7,600 feet 2316 m |
7,300 feet 2225 m |
136.3 miles 219.3 km |
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| 32 | Mount Charleston NGS | Spring Mountains | 11,916 feet 3632 m |
8,257 feet 2517 m |
135.3 miles 217.7 km |
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| 33 | Junípero Serra Peak[6] | Santa Lucia Range | 5,865 feet 1788 m |
4,447 feet 1355 m |
132.4 miles 213.1 km |
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| 34 | Mount Baker[6] | Cascade Range | 10,786 feet 3287 m |
8,931 feet 2722 m |
132.2 miles 212.8 km |
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| 35 | Sacajawea Peak[6] PB | Wallowa Mountains | 9,843 feet 3000 m |
6,377 feet 1944 m |
129.8 miles 208.8 km |
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| 36 | Mount Marcy[22] NGS | Adirondack Mountains | 5,343 feet 1629 m |
4,912 feet 1497 m |
129.7 miles 208.7 km |
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| 37 | Mount Marcus Baker | Chugach Mountains | 13,176 feet 4016 m |
10,676 feet 3254 m |
127.5 miles 205.2 km |
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| 38 | Mount Hayes | Alaska Range | 13,832 feet 4216 m |
11,502 feet 3506 m |
127.2 miles 204.7 km |
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| 39 | Mount Fairweather[3] | Saint Elias Mountains | 15,325 feet 4671 m |
12,983 feet 3957 m |
125.0 miles 200.7 km |
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| 40 | Delano Peak NGS | Tushar Mountains | 12,174 feet 3711 m |
4,709 feet 1435 m |
112.5 miles 181.1 km |
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| 41 | Mount Olympus NGS | Olympic Mountains | 7,980 feet 2432 m |
7,838 feet 2389 m |
108.0 miles 173.8 km |
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| 42 | Blanca Peak[6] | Sierra Blanca | 14,351 feet 4374 m |
5,326 feet 1623 m |
103.4 miles 166.4 km |
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| 43 | Mount Jefferson NGS | Toquima Range | 11,949 feet 3642 m |
5,871 feet 1789 m |
99.5 miles 160.1 km |
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| 44 | Mount Cleveland NGS | Lewis Range | 10,479 feet 3194 m |
5,246 feet 1599 m |
99.5 miles 160.1 km |
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| 45 | Mount Torbert | Alaska Range | 11,413 feet 3479 m |
8,688 feet 2648 m |
97.8 miles 157.3 km |
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| 46 | Mount Chiginagak | Alaska Peninsula | 6,900 feet 2103 m |
6,675 feet 2035 m |
97.7 miles 157.2 km |
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| 47 | Hualapai Peak NGS PB | Hualapai Mountains PB | 8,426 feet 2568 m |
4,439 feet 1353 m |
96.3 miles 154.9 km |
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| 48 | Baldy Peak NGS PB | Davis Mountains | 8,381 feet 2555 m |
3,923 feet 1196 m |
95.6 miles 153.8 km |
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| 49 | Mount Pavlof | Alaska Peninsula | 8,200 feet 2499 m |
8,225 feet 2507 m |
94.4 miles 151.9 km |
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| 50 | Makushin Volcano | Unalaska Island | 6,680 feet 2036 m |
6,680 feet 2036 m |
89.2 miles 143.5 km |
[edit] Gallery
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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 |
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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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Mount Rainier in Washington is the third most prominent mountain peak of the U.S. |
Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit |
Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the most voluminous mountain on Earth |
Mount Mitchell in North Carolina is the highest mountain peak of the Eastern United States |
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Mount Washington is the highest mountain peak in the Northeastern United States |
Katahdin is the peak having the greatest spire measure in Eastern United States |
[edit] See also
- 4 km peaks of the United States
- Geography of the United States
- Geology of the United States of America
- Highest mountain peaks of the United States
- Lists of mountains
- Most isolated mountain peaks of the United States
- Most prominent mountain peaks of the United States
- Mountain peaks of Alaska
- Mountain peaks of California
- Mountain peaks of Canada
- Mountain peaks of Colorado
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c The summit of Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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 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
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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).
- ^ The summit of Mount Hood is the highest point of the State of Oregon.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b The summit of Gannett Peak is the highest point of the Northern Rocky Mountains and the State of Wyoming.
- ^ a b The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Western Rocky Mountains and the State of Utah.
- ^ 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 Magazine Mountain is the highest point of the Ozark Mountains, the State of Arkansas, and the central United States.
- ^ The summit of Humphreys Peak is the highest point of the State of Arizona.
- ^ The summit of Spruce Knob is the highest point of the Allegheny Mountains and the State of West Virginia.
- ^ 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 Marcy is the highest point of the Adirondack Mountains and the State of New York.
[edit] External links
- National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- peakbagger.com
- peaklist.org
- summitpost.org
- World Mountain Encyclopedia @ peakware.com

