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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.
This list includes significant mountain peaks located in the United States arranged alphabetically by state, district, or territory. The highest peak in each state, district or territory is noted in bold.
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
The 209 most topographically isolated summits of the United States with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence [6] Rank Mountain Peak State or territory Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Denali [7] [8] [b] Alaska: Alaska Range: 20,310 ft 6190.5 m: 20,146 ft 6141 m: 4,629.37 mi 7,450.24 km
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.
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Mountain ranges that exist in multiple states are included directly in this category, as well as in the 'by state' category. If you are looking for a map, try looking it up in Google images. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mountain ranges of the United States .