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The ten highest major summits of the United States are all located in Alaska. The northernmost summit with at least 3000 metres elevation and 500 metres prominence is Hess Mountain in central Alaska; the southernmost is Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaii; the westernmost is Haleakalā on the Island of Maui; and the easternmost is East Spanish ...
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 ...
1. Denali in Alaska is the highest summit of the United States and all of North America. 2. Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit. 3. Mount Rainier is the highest summit of Washington and the Cascade Range.
1. Denali in Alaska is the highest summit of the United States and North America. 2. Mount Logan in Yukon is the highest summit of Canada. 3. Pico de Orizaba is the highest summit of México. 4. Mount Saint Elias is the second highest summit of both Canada and the United States. 5.
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. Dike Mountain. Dillingham High Point PB. Dillon Mountain. Divide Mountain. Donoho Peak. Double Mountain.
Of the 100 highest major summits of greater North America, only Denali exceeds 6000 meters (19,685 feet) elevation, 11 peaks exceed 5000 meters (16,404 feet), and all 100 peaks exceed 4076 meters (13,373 feet) elevation. Of these 100 peaks, 81 are located in the United States, 17 in Canada, seven in México, and one in Guatemala.
Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America. With an elevation of 14,440 feet (4401.2 m), it is also the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado and the second-highest summit in the contiguous United States after Mount Whitney, which is slightly taller.
Fourteener. Coordinates: 63.0690°N 151.0063°W. Denali (Mt. McKinley), at 20,310 ft (6,190 m), is the tallest mountain in the United States. In the mountaineering parlance of the Western United States, a fourteener (also spelled 14er) is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000 ft (4267 m). The 96 fourteeners in the United States ...