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Of the 200 most prominent summits of the United States, 84 are located in Alaska, 17 in California, 17 in Nevada, 14 in Washington, 12 in Montana, 11 in Utah, nine in Arizona, seven in Hawaii, six in Colorado, six in Oregon, four in Wyoming, four in Idaho, four in New Mexico, two in North Carolina, and one each in New Hampshire, New York, Tennessee, Texas and Maine.
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
Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the United States and North America.Denali is the third most topographically prominent and third most topographically isolated summit on Earth after Mount Everest and Aconcagua.
The following sortable table comprises the 403 mountain peaks of greater North America [1] with at least 3000 meters (9843 feet) of elevation and at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. [2] The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The first table below ranks the 100 highest major summits of greater North America by elevation.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three main ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the tip of a mountain above a geodetic sea level. [b] [c] The first table below ranks the 100 highest major summits of the United States by elevation.
Chart showing the relationship between the 100 peaks with highest prominence in the world. (In the SVG version, hover over a peak to highlight its parent(s) and click it to view its article.)
Table of the most isolated major summits of the United States; Mountain peaks of Alaska; Mountain peaks of California; Mountain peaks of Colorado; Mountain peaks of Hawaii; Fourteener; Geography of the United States; Geology of the United States; Lists of mountains by region; List of Ultras of the United States; Category:Mountains of the United ...