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Aconcagua is the highest mountain peak in South America. The Altiplano Plate and the North Andes Plate, both of which share geological processes with the South American continent, have their own highest mountain peaks: [11] South America – Aconcagua (6,961 m or 22,838 ft) Altiplano Plate – presumably Nevado Sajama (6,542 m or 21,463 ft)
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.
Of the 403 major 3000-meter summits of greater North America, 299 are located in the United States (excluding three in Hawaiʻi), 67 in Canada, 30 in México, and eight in Guatemala, four in Greenland, two in Costa Rica, and one each in Panamá and the Dominican Republic.
The parent is the peak whose territory peak A resides in. The encirclement parent is found by tracing the contour below peak A's key col and picking the highest mountain in that region. This is easier to determine than the prominence parent; however, it tends to give non-intuitive results for peaks with very low cols such as Jabal Shams which ...
Rank Country Highest point Elevation 23 Antigua and Barbuda Boggy Peak [1]: 402 m (1,319 ft) 25 Bahamas Mount Alvernia [2]: 63 m (207 ft) 24 Barbados Mount Hillaby [3]: 340 m (1,115 ft)
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 ...
The highest peak in each state, district or territory is noted in bold. For state high points that are not mountains, see List of U.S. states and territories by elevation . Significant mountain peaks and high points
Within its 2.02 km 2 territory, there is a difference of 140 m between its highest and lowest points, giving a ratio of 69 m for every km 2. In Australia 's 7,686,850 square kilometres (2,967,910 sq mi) area, there is only a 2,244 metres (7,362 ft) difference between the highest and lowest points, which gives a ratio of 292 micrometres (0.0115 ...