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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 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. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. [d] [c] The second table ...
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.
Foot trail in White River National Forest (Highest named pass in the Rocky Mountains: Elk Park Pass [5] Montana: 1936 m 6,352 ft Great Northern Railway 1888-1972) Elk Pass [5] Alberta British Columbia: 1905 m 6,250 ft
The 403 summits of greater North America with at least 3000 meters of topographic elevation and 500 meters of topographic prominence; Rank Mountain peak Region Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Denali [a] (Mount McKinley) Alaska: Alaska Range: 6190.5 m 20,310 ft: 6141 m 20,146 ft: 7,450 km/4,629 mi
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.
Toggle North America subsection. 5.1 Alaska. ... Col de l'Iseran (elevation 2770 m) – highest paved mountain pass in the Alps; Col de la Joux Verte – France;
Mount Washington, highest summit of the White Mountains, the State of New Hampshire, and the northeastern United States See also: Category:Mountains of New Hampshire and commons:Category:Mountains of New Hampshire