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Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of North America.Federally designated as Mount McKinley, it is the third most topographically prominent and third most topographically isolated summit on Earth after Mount Everest and Aconcagua.
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.
Denali has a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level, making it the highest peak in North America and the northernmost mountain above 19,685 feet (6,000 m) elevation in the world. [1] Measured from base to peak at some 18,000 ft (5,500 m), it is among the largest mountains situated entirely above sea level.
Topographic map of North America. This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of North America defined ... Boggy Peak [1 ...
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 ...
Its best-known geologic feature is Denali, federally designated as Mount McKinley. Its elevation of 20,310 ft (6,190.5 m) makes it the highest mountain in North America. Its vertical relief (distance from base to peak) of 18,000 ft (5,500 m) is the highest of any mountain in the world.
Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the United States and North America.Federally designated as Mount McKinley, it is the third most topographically prominent and third most topographically isolated summit on Earth after Mount Everest and Aconcagua.
This is a list of the extreme points of North America: the points that are highest and lowest, ... Highest peak is Pico Duarte at 10,417 ft (3,175 m).