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Cold Bay Volcano. Columbia Peak. Cope Mountain. Copter Peak. De Long Mountains High Point PB. Debauch Mountain PB. Denali (Mount McKinley) PB, highest summit of the Alaska Range, the State of Alaska, the United States of America, and all of North America. Devils Paw PB. Devils Prongs.
Of the 50 most isolated major summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds 4000 kilometers (2485 miles) of topographic isolation, Mauna Kea exceeds 3000 kilometers (1864 miles), Mount Whitney exceeds 2000 kilometers (1243 miles), seven peaks exceed 1000 kilometers (621.4 miles), 12 peaks exceed 500 kilometers (310.7 miles), 44 peaks exceed ...
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Mesozoic. Type of rock. batholith and igneous. The Sierra Nevada (/ siˌɛrənɪˈvædə, - ˈvɑːd -/ see-ERR-ə nih-VA (H)D-ə) [ 6 ][ a ] is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range ...
Denali (/ dəˈnɑːli /; [ 5 ][ 6 ] also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) [ 7 ] is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level. It is the tallest mountain in the world from base-to-peak on land, measuring 18,000 ft (5,500 m), [ 8 ] With a topographic prominence ...
The Appalachian Mountains, [ b ] often called the Appalachians, are a mountain range in eastern to northeastern North America. The term "Appalachian" refers to several different regions associated with the mountain range, and its surrounding terrain. The general definition used is one followed by the United States Geological Survey and the ...
The 477 summits of the United States with at least 3000 meters (9,843 feet) of topographic elevation and 500 meters (1,640 feet) of topographic prominence; Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Denali [a] (Mount McKinley) Alaska: Alaska Range: 20,310 ft 6190.5 m: 20,146 ft 6141 m: 4,629 mi 7,450 km
rock/ice climb via Disappointment Cleaver. Mount Rainier (/ reɪˈnɪər / ray-NEER), also known as Tahoma, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest in the United States. The mountain is located in Mount Rainier National Park about 59 miles (95 km) south-southeast of Seattle. [ 5 ]