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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. For state high points that are not mountains, see List of U.S. states and territories by elevation.
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [a] of the United States of America. 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.
Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of North America. Denali is the third most topographically prominent and third most topographically isolated summit on Earth after Mount Everest and Aconcagua. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of greater North America. [2]
A total of 477 mountain summits in the United States meet both criteria for the definition of "major summit" used here: at least 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 metres (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence.
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
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 following sortable table comprises the 209 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of the United States of America (including its territories) with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. [1] [a] The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
C. List of California 14,000-foot summits; List of mountain peaks of California; List of mountain ranges of California; List of Cascade Range topics; List of mountain ranges of the Lower Colorado River Valley