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.

The 50 Highest Mountain Peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters of Topographic Prominence
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] AK0573    Alaska Range 6193.536 = 20,320 feet
6194 m
6149.000 = 20,174 feet
6149 m
07450.65 = 4631.0 miles
7450.7 km
2 Mount Saint Elias[2] AKYT0626   
   
Saint Elias Mountains 5488.838 = 18,008 feet
5489 m
3429.000 = 11,250 feet
3429 m
00041.40 = 26.0 miles
41.4 km
3 Mount Foraker AK0509    Alaska Range 5303.520 = 17,400 feet
5304 m
2209.800 = 7,250 feet
2210 m
00023.32 = 14.5 miles
23.3 km
4 Mount Bona AK0458    Saint Elias Mountains 5029.200 = 16,500 feet
5029 m
2103.120 = 6,900 feet
2103 m
00080.07 = 49.8 miles
80.1 km
5 Mount Blackburn AK0457    Wrangell Mountains 4995.672 = 16,390 feet
4996 m
3547.872 = 11,640 feet
3548 m
00097.64 = 61.0 miles
97.6 km
6 Mount Sanford AK0628    Wrangell Mountains 4949.038 = 16,237 feet
4949 m
2342.998 = 7,687 feet
2343 m
00064.79 = 40.3 miles
64.8 km
7 Mount Fairweather[3] AKBC0506   
   
Saint Elias Mountains 4671.000 = 15,325 feet
4671 m
3957.218 = 12,983 feet
3957 m
00200.73 = 125.0 miles
200.7 km
8 Mount Hubbard AKYT0536   
   
Saint Elias Mountains 4556.760 = 14,950 feet
4557 m
2456.993 = 8,061 feet
2457 m
00034.35 = 21.3 miles
34.4 km
9 Mount Bear AK0454    Saint Elias Mountains 4520.489 = 14,831 feet
4520 m
1539.850 = 5,052 feet
1540 m
00032.36 = 20.1 miles
32.4 km
10 Mount Hunter AK0538    Alaska Range 4441.850 = 14,573 feet
4442 m
1409.090 = 4,623 feet
1409 m
00011.07 = 6.9 miles
11.1 km
11 Mount Whitney[4] NGS CA0675    Sierra Nevada 4421.000 = 14,505 feet
4421 m
3071.165 = 10,076 feet
3071 m
02650.35 = 1647.0 miles
2650.4 km
12 Mount Alverstone AKYT0442   
   
Saint Elias Mountains 4419.600 = 14,500 feet
4420 m
0594.360 = 1,950 feet
594 m
00003.62 = 2.0 miles
3.6 km
13 University Peak AK0978    Saint Elias Mountains 4410.456 = 14,470 feet
4410 m
0978.408 = 3,210 feet
978 m
00005.97 = 4.0 miles
6.0 km
14 Mount Elbert[5] NGS CO0498    Sawatch Range 4401.200 = 14,440 feet
4401 m
2771.546 = 9,093 feet
2772 m
01079.22 = 670.6 miles
1079.2 km
15 Mount Massive[6] CO0570    Sawatch Range 4397.607 = 14,428 feet
4398 m
0591.617 = 1,941 feet
592 m
00008.15 = 5.1 miles
8.2 km
16 Mount Harvard NGS CO0525    Collegiate Peaks 4397.429 = 14,427 feet
4397 m
0709.270 = 2,327 feet
709 m
00024.01 = 14.9 miles
24.0 km
17 Mount Rainier[6][7] WA0616    Cascade Range 4394.387 = 14,417 feet
4394 m
4032.809 = 13,231 feet
4033 m
01176.77 = 731.0 miles
1176.8 km
18 Mount Williamson[6] GNIS CA0676    Sierra Nevada 4385.807 = 14,389 feet
4386 m
0511.150 = 1,677 feet
511 m
00008.75 = 5.0 miles
8.8 km
19 La Plata Peak[6] CO0375    Collegiate Peaks 4379.216 = 14,368 feet
4379 m
0561.137 = 1,841 feet
561 m
00010.10 = 6.3 miles
10.1 km
20 Blanca Peak[6] CO0067    Sierra Blanca 4374.111 = 14,351 feet
4374 m
1623.365 = 5,326 feet
1623 m
00166.43 = 103.4 miles
166.4 km
21 Uncompahgre Peak NGS CO0977    San Juan Mountains 4365.000 = 14,321 feet
4365 m
1303.630 = 4,277 feet
1304 m
00136.89 = 85.1 miles
136.9 km
22 Crestone Peak[6] CO0178    Crestones 4358.572 = 14,300 feet
4359 m
1388.059 = 4,554 feet
1388 m
00044.07 = 27.4 miles
44.1 km
23 Mount Lincoln NGS CO0559    Mosquito Range 4356.500 = 14,293 feet
4357 m
1177.138 = 3,862 feet
1177 m
00036.31 = 22.6 miles
36.3 km
24 Castle Peak NGS CO0099    Elk Mountains 4352.200 = 14,279 feet
4352 m
0720.852 = 2,365 feet
721 m
00033.71 = 20.9 miles
33.7 km
25 Grays Peak[8] NGS CO0268    Front Range 4352.000 = 14,278 feet
4352 m
0844.296 = 2,770 feet
844 m
00040.27 = 25.0 miles
40.3 km
26 Mount Antero NGS CO0443    Sawatch Range 4351.400 = 14,276 feet
4351 m
0762.914 = 2,503 feet
763 m
00028.56 = 17.7 miles
28.6 km
27 Mount Evans NGS CO0504    Front Range 4348.000 = 14,265 feet
4348 m
0843.991 = 2,769 feet
844 m
00015.76 = 9.8 miles
15.8 km
28 Longs Peak NGS CO0395    Front Range 4346.000 = 14,259 feet
4346 m
0896.112 = 2,940 feet
896 m
00070.19 = 43.6 miles
70.2 km
29 Mount Wilson[6] CO0677    San Miguel Mountains PB 4344.080 = 14,252 feet
4344 m
1226.515 = 4,024 feet
1227 m
00053.21 = 33.1 miles
53.2 km
30 White Mountain Peak NGS CA1025    White Mountains 4344.000 = 14,252 feet
4344 m
2193.341 = 7,196 feet
2193 m
00108.67 = 67.5 miles
108.7 km
31 North Palisade[6] CA0701    Sierra Nevada 4342.829 = 14,248 feet
4343 m
0882.091 = 2,894 feet
882 m
00051.91 = 32.0 miles
51.9 km
32 Mount Princeton NGS CO0614    Collegiate Peaks 4329.300 = 14,204 feet
4329 m
0663.550 = 2,177 feet
664 m
00008.36 = 5.2 miles
8.4 km
33 Mount Yale NGS CO0683    Collegiate Peaks 4328.810 = 14,202 feet
4329 m
0571.805 = 1,876 feet
572 m
00008.93 = 5.5 miles
8.9 km
34 Mount Shasta NGS CA0632    Cascade Range 4321.800 = 14,179 feet
4322 m
2993.746 = 9,822 feet
2994 m
00538.74 = 334.8 miles
538.7 km
35 Maroon Peak NGS CO0403    Elk Mountains 4317.000 = 14,163 feet
4317 m
0712.013 = 2,336 feet
712 m
00012.97 = 8.1 miles
13.0 km
36 Mount Wrangell AK0682    Wrangell Mountains 4316.882 = 14,163 feet
4317 m
1695.602 = 5,563 feet
1696 m
00023.81 = 14.8 miles
23.8 km
37 Mount Sneffels NGS CO0643    Sneffels Range PB 4315.400 = 14,158 feet
4315 m
0929.640 = 3,050 feet
930 m
00025.32 = 15.7 miles
25.3 km
38 Capitol Peak[6] CO0092    Elk Mountains 4308.816 = 14,137 feet
4309 m
0527.304 = 1,730 feet
527 m
00011.98 = 7.4 miles
12.0 km
39 Pikes Peak NGS CO0771    Pikes Peak Massif 4302.310 = 14,115 feet
4302 m
1685.544 = 5,530 feet
1686 m
00097.82 = 60.8 miles
97.8 km
40 Mount Eolus[6] CO0501    Needle Mountains 4294.255 = 14,089 feet
4294 m
0665.378 = 2,183 feet
665 m
00040.48 = 25.2 miles
40.5 km
41 Mount Augusta AKYT0448   
   
Saint Elias Mountains 4288.536 = 14,070 feet
4289 m
1533.144 = 5,030 feet
1533 m
00026.17 = 16.3 miles
26.2 km
42 Handies Peak NGS CO0285    San Juan Mountains 4284.800 = 14,058 feet
4285 m
0575.462 = 1,888 feet
575 m
00018.00 = 11.2 miles
18.0 km
43 Culebra Peak[6] CO0182    Culebra Range 4283.266 = 14,053 feet
4283 m
1471.270 = 4,827 feet
1471 m
00057.07 = 35.5 miles
57.1 km
44 San Luis Peak NGS CO0835    La Garita Mountains PB 4273.800 = 14,022 feet
4274 m
0948.842 = 3,113 feet
949 m
00043.41 = 27.0 miles
43.4 km
45 Mount of the Holy Cross NGS CO0593    Sawatch Range 4270.510 = 14,011 feet
4271 m
0643.433 = 2,111 feet
643 m
00029.81 = 18.5 miles
29.8 km
46 Grizzly Peak NGS CO0275    Collegiate Peaks 4265.600 = 13,995 feet
4266 m
0581.558 = 1,908 feet
582 m
00010.89 = 6.8 miles
10.9 km
47 Mount Humphreys[6] CA0537    Sierra Nevada 4264.775 = 13,992 feet
4265 m
0781.202 = 2,563 feet
781 m
00023.67 = 14.7 miles
23.7 km
48 Mount Keith[6] PB CA0552    Sierra Nevada 4261.679 = 13,982 feet
4262 m
0590.093 = 1,936 feet
590 m
00004.97 = 33.0 miles
5.0 km
49 Mount Ouray NGS CO0599    Sawatch Range 4255.400 = 13,961 feet
4255 m
0810.463 = 2,659 feet
810 m
00021.86 = 13.6 miles
21.9 km
50 Vermilion Peak[6] PB CO0986    San Juan Mountains 4236.719 = 13,900 feet
4237 m
0641.604 = 2,105 feet
642 m
00014.60 = 9.1 miles
14.6 km

[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.

The 50 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[9] 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[6][7] WA0616    Cascade Range 4394.387 = 14,417 feet
4394 m
4032.809 = 13,231 feet
4033 m
01176.77 = 731.0 miles
1176.8 km
4 Mount Fairweather[3] AKBC0506   
   
Saint Elias Mountains 4671.000 = 15,325 feet
4671 m
3957.218 = 12,983 feet
3957 m
00200.73 = 125.0 miles
200.7 km
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[2] AKYT0626   
   
Saint Elias Mountains 5488.838 = 18,008 feet
5489 m
3429.000 = 11,250 feet
3429 m
00041.40 = 26.0 miles
41.4 km
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[4] NGS CA0675    Sierra Nevada 4421.000 = 14,505 feet
4421 m
3071.165 = 10,076 feet
3071 m
02650.35 = 1647.0 miles
2650.4 km
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[5] NGS CO0498    Sawatch Range 4401.200 = 14,440 feet
4401 m
2771.546 = 9,093 feet
2772 m
01079.22 = 670.6 miles
1079.2 km
15 Mount Baker[6] 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[6] 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[10] 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[6] 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[11] HI0410    Island of Hawaiʻi 4169.359 = 13,679 feet
4169 m
2163.775 = 7,099 feet
2164 m
00040.83 = 25.4 miles
40.8 km
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[12] 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[6] 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[13] 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

[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.

The 50 Most Topographically Isolated Mountain Peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters of Prominence
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] AK0573    Alaska Range 6193.536 = 20,320 feet
6194 m
6149.000 = 20,174 feet
6149 m
07450.65 = 4631.0 miles
7450.7 km
2 Mauna Kea[9] 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 Whitney[4] NGS CA0675    Sierra Nevada 4421.000 = 14,505 feet
4421 m
3071.165 = 10,076 feet
3071 m
02650.35 = 1647.0 miles
2650.4 km
4 Mount Mitchell[6][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
5 Mount Washington[15] NGS NH0674    White Mountains 1916.660 = 6,288 feet
1917 m
1876.958 = 6,158 feet
1877 m
01319.98 = 819.6 miles
1319.0 km
6 Mount Rainier[6][7] WA0616    Cascade Range 4394.387 = 14,417 feet
4394 m
4032.809 = 13,231 feet
4033 m
01176.77 = 731.0 miles
1176.8 km
7 Mount Elbert[5] NGS CO0498    Sawatch Range 4401.200 = 14,440 feet
4401 m
2771.546 = 9,093 feet
2772 m
01079.22 = 670.6 miles
1079.2 km
8 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
9 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
10 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
11 Magazine Mountain[6][16] AR0396    Ouachita Mountains 0839.189 = 2,753 feet
839 m
0653.186 = 2,143 feet
653 m
00613.38 = 381.1 miles
613.4 km
12 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
13 Gannett Peak[12] 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
14 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
15 Humphreys Peak[6][17] 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
16 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
17 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
18 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
19 Kawaikini PB HI0348    Island of Kauaʻi 1598.066 = 5,243 feet
1598 m
1598.066 = 5,243 feet
1598 m
00328.24 = 204.0 miles
328.2 km
20 Atuk Mountain PB AK0027    Saint Lawrence Island 0612.648 = 2,010 feet
613 m
0612.648 = 2,010 feet
613 m
00291.79 = 181.3 miles
291.8 km
21 Spruce Knob[18] NGS WV0903    Allegheny Mountains 1482.000 = 4,862 feet
1482 m
0850.697 = 2,791 feet
851 m
00286.62 = 178.1 miles
286.6 km
22 Kings Peak[13] 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
23 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
24 San Gorgonio Mountain[6] 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
25 Katahdin[19] NGS ME0347    Longfellow Mountains 1606.400 = 5,270 feet
1606 m
1308.506 = 4,293 feet
1309 m
00254.96 = 158.4 miles
255.0 km
26 Mount Baldy NGS AZ0451    White Mountains 3477.400 = 11,409 feet
3477 m
1441.094 = 4,728 feet
1441 m
00247.91 = 154.0 miles
247.9 km
27 Borah Peak[6][20] 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
28 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
29 Harney Peak[21] NGS SD0289    Black Hills 2208.000 = 7,244 feet
2208 m
0893.674 = 2,932 feet
894 m
00228.88 = 142.2 miles
228.9 km
30 Slide Mountain NGS NY0882    Catskill Mountains 1274.000 = 4,180 feet
1274 m
1004.316 = 3,295 feet
1004 m
00219.59 = 136.4 miles
219.6 km
31 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
32 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
33 Junípero Serra Peak[6] CA0342    Santa Lucia Range 1787.709 = 5,865 feet
1788 m
1355.446 = 4,447 feet
1355 m
00213.12 = 132.4 miles
213.1 km
34 Mount Baker[6] 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
35 Sacajawea Peak[6] 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
36 Mount Marcy[22] NGS NY0568    Adirondack Mountains 1628.570 = 5,343 feet
1629 m
1497.178 = 4,912 feet
1497 m
00208.68 = 129.7 miles
208.7 km
37 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
38 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
39 Mount Fairweather[3] AKBC0506   
   
Saint Elias Mountains 4671.000 = 15,325 feet
4671 m
3957.218 = 12,983 feet
3957 m
00200.73 = 125.0 miles
200.7 km
40 Delano Peak NGS UT0189    Tushar Mountains 3710.700 = 12,174 feet
3711 m
1435.303 = 4,709 feet
1435 m
00181.12 = 112.5 miles
181.1 km
41 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
42 Blanca Peak[6] CO0067    Sierra Blanca 4374.111 = 14,351 feet
4374 m
1623.365 = 5,326 feet
1623 m
00166.43 = 103.4 miles
166.4 km
43 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
44 Mount Cleveland NGS MT0475    Lewis Range 3194.000 = 10,479 feet
3194 m
1598.981 = 5,246 feet
1599 m
00160.06 = 99.5 miles
160.1 km
45 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
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 Hualapai Peak NGS PB AZ0314    Hualapai Mountains PB 2568.200 = 8,426 feet
2568 m
1353.007 = 4,439 feet
1353 m
00154.94 = 96.3 miles
154.9 km
48 Baldy Peak NGS PB TX0036    Davis Mountains 2554.500 = 8,381 feet
2555 m
1195.730 = 3,923 feet
1196 m
00153.84 = 95.6 miles
153.8 km
49 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
50 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

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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 The summit of Mount Saint Elias on the border of Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest mountain peak of both Canada and the United States of America.
  3. ^ a b c The summit of Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac The elevation of this summit has been converted from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). National Geodetic Survey
  7. ^ a b c The summit of Mount Rainier is the highest point of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington.
  8. ^ The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America.
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ The summit of Mount Hood is the highest point of the State of Oregon.
  11. ^ The shield volcano Mauna Loa is the most voluminous mountain on Earth with an estimated volume of 74,000 km³ (17,800 cubic miles), or enough material to fill the Grand Canyon more than 18 times.
  12. ^ a b The summit of Gannett Peak is the highest point of the Northern Rocky Mountains and the State of Wyoming.
  13. ^ a b The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Western Rocky Mountains and the State of Utah.
  14. ^ The summit of Mount Mitchell is the highest point of the Appalachian Mountains, the State of North Carolina, and all of eastern North America.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ The summit of Magazine Mountain is the highest point of the Ozark Mountains, the State of Arkansas, and the central United States.
  17. ^ The summit of Humphreys Peak is the highest point of the State of Arizona.
  18. ^ The summit of Spruce Knob is the highest point of the Allegheny Mountains and the State of West Virginia.
  19. ^ The summit of Katahdin is the highest point of the State of Maine.
  20. ^ The summit of Borah Peak is the highest point of the State of Idaho.
  21. ^ The summit of Harney Peak is the highest point of the Black Hills and the State of South Dakota.
  22. ^ The summit of Mount Marcy is the highest point of the Adirondack Mountains and the State of New York.

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