Highest mountain peaks of North America
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The following sortable table lists all 120 mountain peaks on the continent of North America with at least 4,000 meters (13,123 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. For this article, North America is defined as the continental landmass of the Americas extending north from the Isthmus of Panamá. A total of 99 of these highest peaks are located in the United States, 17 in Canada, 9 in México, and 2 in Guatemala.
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[edit] Highest major North American summits
Rank | Mountain Peak | PSEC | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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1 | Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] | Alaska Range | 20,320 feet |
6194 m20,174 feet |
6149 m4631.0 miles |
7450.7 km|
2 | Mount Logan[2] | Saint Elias Mountains | 19,551 feet |
5959 m17,215 feet |
5247 m387.4 miles |
623.4 km|
3 | Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[3] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 18,491 feet |
5636 m16,148 feet |
4922 m1669.6 miles |
2687.0 km|
4 | Mount Saint Elias[4] | Saint Elias Mountains | 18,008 feet |
5489 m11,250 feet |
3429 m26.0 miles |
41.4 km|
5 | Volcán Popocatépetl[5] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,802 feet |
5426 m9,974 feet |
3040 m88.9 miles |
143.1 km|
6 | Mount Foraker | Alaska Range | 17,400 feet |
5304 m7,250 feet |
2210 m14.5 miles |
23.3 km|
7 | Mount Lucania | Saint Elias Mountains | 17,146 feet |
5226 m10,010 feet |
3051 m26.7 miles |
43.0 km|
8 | Volcán Iztaccíhuatl | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,126 feet |
5220 m5,118 feet |
1560 m10.8 miles |
17.4 km|
9 | King Peak | Saint Elias Mountains | 16,972 feet |
5173 m3,455 feet |
1053 m3.1 miles |
4.9 km|
10 | Mount Bona | Saint Elias Mountains | 16,500 feet |
5029 m6,900 feet |
2103 m49.8 miles |
80.1 km|
11 | Mount Steele | Saint Elias Mountains | 16,404 feet |
5000 m2,362 feet |
720 m5.7 miles |
9.2 km|
12 | Mount Blackburn | Wrangell Mountains | 16,390 feet |
4996 m11,640 feet |
3548 m61.0 miles |
97.6 km|
13 | Mount Sanford | Wrangell Mountains | 16,237 feet |
4949 m7,687 feet |
2343 m40.3 miles |
64.8 km|
14 | Mount Wood | Saint Elias Mountains | 15,879 feet |
4840 m3,806 feet |
1160 m11.5 miles |
18.6 km|
15 | Mount Vancouver | Saint Elias Mountains | 15,787 feet |
4812 m8,898 feet |
2712 m27.3 miles |
43.9 km|
16 | Mount Slaggard | Saint Elias Mountains | 15,558 feet |
4742 m1,647 feet |
502 m4.5 miles |
7.2 km|
17 | Nevado de Toluca | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 15,354 feet |
4680 m7,300 feet |
2225 m73.1 miles |
117.6 km|
18 | Mount Fairweather[6] | Saint Elias Mountains | 15,325 feet |
4671 m12,983 feet |
3957 m125.0 miles |
200.7 km|
19 | Sierra Negra | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 15,026 feet |
4580 m1,640 feet |
500 m2.7 miles |
4.4 km|
20 | Mount Hubbard | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,950 feet |
4557 m8,061 feet |
2457 m21.3 miles |
34.4 km|
21 | Mount Bear | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,831 feet |
4520 m5,052 feet |
1540 m20.1 miles |
32.4 km|
22 | Mount Walsh | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,783 feet |
4506 m5,400 feet |
1646 m12.0 miles |
19.3 km|
23 | Volcán la Malinche (Matlalcueitl)[7] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 14,639 feet |
4462 m6,365 feet |
1940 m39.5 miles |
63.5 km|
24 | Mount Hunter | Alaska Range | 14,573 feet |
4442 m4,623 feet |
1409 m6.9 miles |
11.1 km|
25 | Mount Whitney[8] NGS | Sierra Nevada | 14,505 feet |
4421 m10,076 feet |
3071 m1647.0 miles |
2650.4 km|
26 | Mount Alverstone | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,500 feet |
4420 m1,950 feet |
594 m2.0 miles |
3.6 km|
27 | University Peak | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,470 feet |
4410 m3,210 feet |
978 m4.0 miles |
6.0 km|
28 | Mount Elbert[9] NGS | Sawatch Range | 14,440 feet |
4401 m9,093 feet |
2772 m670.6 miles |
1079.2 km|
29 | Mount Massive[10] | Sawatch Range | 14,428 feet |
4398 m1,941 feet |
592 m5.1 miles |
8.2 km|
30 | Mount Harvard NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 14,427 feet |
4397 m2,327 feet |
709 m14.9 miles |
24.0 km|
31 | Mount Rainier[10][11] | Cascade Range | 14,417 feet |
4394 m13,231 feet |
4033 m731.0 miles |
1176.8 km|
32 | Mount Williamson[10] GNIS | Sierra Nevada | 14,389 feet |
4386 m1,677 feet |
511 m5.0 miles |
8.8 km|
33 | La Plata Peak[10] | Collegiate Peaks | 14,368 feet |
4379 m1,841 feet |
561 m6.3 miles |
10.1 km|
34 | Blanca Peak[10] | Sierra Blanca | 14,351 feet |
4374 m5,326 feet |
1623 m103.4 miles |
166.4 km|
35 | Uncompahgre Peak NGS | San Juan Mountains | 14,321 feet |
4365 m4,277 feet |
1304 m85.1 miles |
136.9 km|
36 | McArthur Peak | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,304 feet |
4360 m3,018 feet |
920 m5.8 miles |
9.3 km|
37 | Crestone Peak[10] | Crestones | 14,300 feet |
4359 m4,554 feet |
1388 m27.4 miles |
44.1 km|
38 | Mount Lincoln NGS | Mosquito Range | 14,293 feet |
4357 m3,862 feet |
1177 m22.6 miles |
36.3 km|
39 | Castle Peak NGS | Elk Mountains | 14,279 feet |
4352 m2,365 feet |
721 m20.9 miles |
33.7 km|
40 | Grays Peak[12] NGS | Front Range | 14,278 feet |
4352 m2,770 feet |
844 m25.0 miles |
40.3 km|
41 | Mount Antero NGS | Sawatch Range | 14,276 feet |
4351 m2,503 feet |
763 m17.7 miles |
28.6 km|
42 | Mount Evans NGS | Front Range | 14,265 feet |
4348 m2,769 feet |
844 m9.8 miles |
15.8 km|
43 | Longs Peak NGS | Front Range | 14,259 feet |
4346 m2,940 feet |
896 m43.6 miles |
70.2 km|
44 | Mount Wilson[10] | San Miguel Mountains PB | 14,252 feet |
4344 m4,024 feet |
1227 m33.1 miles |
53.2 km|
45 | White Mountain Peak NGS | White Mountains | 14,252 feet |
4344 m7,196 feet |
2193 m67.5 miles |
108.7 km|
46 | North Palisade[10] | Sierra Nevada | 14,248 feet |
4343 m2,894 feet |
882 m32.0 miles |
51.9 km|
47 | Nevado de Colima[13] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 14,206 feet |
4330 m8,924 feet |
2720 m253.1 miles |
407.3 km|
48 | Mount Princeton NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 14,204 feet |
4329 m2,177 feet |
664 m5.2 miles |
8.4 km|
49 | Mount Yale NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 14,202 feet |
4329 m1,876 feet |
572 m5.5 miles |
8.9 km|
50 | Mount Shasta NGS | Cascade Range | 14,179 feet |
4322 m9,822 feet |
2994 m334.8 miles |
538.7 km|
51 | Maroon Peak NGS | Elk Mountains | 14,163 feet |
4317 m2,336 feet |
712 m8.1 miles |
13.0 km|
52 | Mount Wrangell | Wrangell Mountains | 14,163 feet |
4317 m5,563 feet |
1696 m14.8 miles |
23.8 km|
53 | Mount Sneffels NGS | Sneffels Range PB | 14,158 feet |
4315 m3,050 feet |
930 m15.7 miles |
25.3 km|
54 | Capitol Peak[10] | Elk Mountains | 14,137 feet |
4309 m1,730 feet |
527 m7.4 miles |
12.0 km|
55 | Pikes Peak NGS | Pikes Peak Massif | 14,115 feet |
4302 m5,530 feet |
1686 m60.8 miles |
97.8 km|
56 | Mount Eolus[10] | Needle Mountains | 14,089 feet |
4294 m2,183 feet |
665 m25.2 miles |
40.5 km|
57 | Mount Augusta | Saint Elias Mountains | 14,070 feet |
4289 m5,030 feet |
1533 m16.3 miles |
26.2 km|
58 | Handies Peak NGS | San Juan Mountains | 14,058 feet |
4285 m1,888 feet |
575 m11.2 miles |
18.0 km|
59 | Culebra Peak[10] | Culebra Range | 14,053 feet |
4283 m4,827 feet |
1471 m35.5 miles |
57.1 km|
60 | San Luis Peak NGS | La Garita Mountains PB | 14,022 feet |
4274 m3,113 feet |
949 m27.0 miles |
43.4 km|
61 | Mount of the Holy Cross NGS | Sawatch Range | 14,011 feet |
4271 m2,111 feet |
643 m18.5 miles |
29.8 km|
62 | Grizzly Peak NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 13,995 feet |
4266 m1,908 feet |
582 m6.8 miles |
10.9 km|
63 | Mount Humphreys[10] | Sierra Nevada | 13,992 feet |
4265 m2,563 feet |
781 m14.7 miles |
23.7 km|
64 | Mount Keith[10] PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,982 feet |
4262 m1,936 feet |
590 m33.0 miles |
5.0 km|
65 | Mount Ouray NGS | Sawatch Range | 13,961 feet |
4255 m2,659 feet |
810 m13.6 miles |
21.9 km|
66 | Mount Strickland PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 13,911 feet |
4240 m2,493 feet |
760 m4.7 miles |
7.5 km|
67 | Vermilion Peak[10] PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,900 feet |
4237 m2,105 feet |
642 m9.1 miles |
14.6 km|
68 | Atna Peaks | Wrangell Mountains | 13,860 feet |
4225 m2,210 feet |
674 m5.2 miles |
8.4 km|
69 | Volcán Tajumulco[14] | Guatemala | 13,845 feet |
4220 m13,058 feet |
3980 m448.7 miles |
722.2 km|
70 | Regal Mountain | Wrangell Mountains | 13,845 feet |
4220 m4,415 feet |
1346 m12.3 miles |
19.7 km|
71 | Mount Darwin[10] | Sierra Nevada | 13,837 feet |
4218 m1,891 feet |
576 m7.1 miles |
11.5 km|
72 | Mount Hayes | Alaska Range | 13,832 feet |
4216 m11,502 feet |
3506 m127.2 miles |
204.7 km|
73 | Mount Silverheels NGS PB | Front Range | 13,829 feet |
4215 m2,283 feet |
696 m5.5 miles |
8.8 km|
74 | Rio Grande Pyramid NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,827 feet |
4214 m1,861 feet |
567 m10.8 miles |
17.3 km|
75 | Gannett Peak[15] NGS | Wind River Range | 13,809 feet |
4209 m7,076 feet |
2157 m290.6 miles |
467.6 km|
76 | Mount Kaweah[10] | Sierra Nevada | 13,807 feet |
4209 m2,027 feet |
618 m33.0 miles |
17.3 km|
77 | Cerro Cofre de Perote | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 13,780 feet |
4200 m4,331 feet |
1320 m29.0 miles |
46.6 km|
78 | Grand Teton NGS | Teton Range | 13,776 feet |
4199 m6,545 feet |
1995 m69.4 miles |
111.6 km|
79 | Mount Cook | Saint Elias Mountains | 13,760 feet |
4194 m7,460 feet |
2274 m14.5 miles |
23.4 km|
80 | Mount Morgan NGS PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,758 feet |
4193 m2,648 feet |
807 m9.9 miles |
15.9 km|
81 | Mount Gabb[10] PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,747 feet |
4190 m2,601 feet |
793 m4.3 miles |
6.9 km|
82 | Bald Mountain[10] PB | Front Range | 13,690 feet |
4173 m2,099 feet |
640 m7.5 miles |
12.1 km|
83 | Mount Oso[10] | San Juan Mountains | 13,690 feet |
4173 m1,664 feet |
507 m5.5 miles |
8.8 km|
84 | Mount Jackson[10] PB | Sawatch Range | 13,676 feet |
4169 m1,810 feet |
552 m3.2 miles |
5.2 km|
85 | Mount Tom[10] | Sierra Nevada | 13,658 feet |
4163 m1,992 feet |
607 m4.8 miles |
7.7 km|
86 | Bard Peak[10] PB | Front Range | 13,647 feet |
4159 m1,701 feet |
518 m5.4 miles |
8.7 km|
87 | Peak 10[10] PB | Tenmile Range | 13,640 feet |
4157 m1,759 feet |
536 m0.9 miles |
1.4 km|
88 | West Spanish Peak[10] | Spanish Peaks | 13,631 feet |
4155 m3,685 feet |
1123 m20.4 miles |
32.9 km|
89 | Hagues Peak NGS PB | Mummy Range | 13,573 feet |
4137 m2,420 feet |
738 m15.9 miles |
25.6 km|
90 | Mount Powell[10] PB | Gore Range | 13,566 feet |
4135 m3,000 feet |
914 m21.5 miles |
34.6 km|
91 | Mount Dubois[10] PB | White Mountains | 13,565 feet |
4135 m2,339 feet |
713 m9.6 miles |
15.5 km|
92 | Tower Mountain[10] PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,558 feet |
4132 m1,652 feet |
504 m5.4 miles |
8.6 km|
93 | Treasure Mountain[10] PB | Elk Mountains | 13,535 feet |
4125 m2,821 feet |
860 m6.9 miles |
11.1 km|
94 | Kings Peak[16] NGS | Uinta Range | 13,518 feet |
4120 m6,358 feet |
1938 m166.7 miles |
268.2 km|
95 | North Arapaho Peak[10] PB | Indian Peaks PB | 13,508 feet |
4117 m1,665 feet |
507 m15.4 miles |
24.8 km|
96 | Mount Pinchot[10] PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,500 feet |
4115 m2,110 feet |
643 m33.0 miles |
7.6 km|
97 | Mount Natazhat | Saint Elias Mountains | 13,435 feet |
4095 m5,985 feet |
1824 m16.6 miles |
26.6 km|
98 | Volcán Tacaná[17] | Chiapas and Guatemala | 13,425 feet |
4092 m7,457 feet |
2273 m15.4 miles |
24.7 km|
99 | Parry Peak[10] | Front Range | 13,397 feet |
4083 m1,731 feet |
528 m9.5 miles |
15.2 km|
100 | Williams Mountains High Point[10] PB | Williams Mountains PB | 13,389 feet |
4081 m1,682 feet |
513 m4.0 miles |
6.5 km|
101 | Sultan Mountain[10] PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,373 feet |
4076 m1,868 feet |
569 m4.6 miles |
7.4 km|
102 | West Buffalo Peak[10] PB | Mosquito Range | 13,332 feet |
4064 m1,986 feet |
605 m10.2 miles |
16.4 km|
103 | Mount Herard[10] PB | Sangre de Cristo Range | 13,325 feet |
4062 m2,040 feet |
622 m4.6 miles |
7.5 km|
104 | Summit Peak NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,307 feet |
4056 m2,760 feet |
841 m39.9 miles |
64.2 km|
105 | Dolores Peak[10] PB | San Miguel Mountains PB | 13,296 feet |
4053 m1,950 feet |
594 m5.0 miles |
8.0 km|
106 | Antora Peak[10] PB | Sawatch Range | 13,275 feet |
4046 m2,409 feet |
734 m6.7 miles |
10.9 km|
107 | Henry Mountain[10] PB | Sawatch Range | 13,261 feet |
4042 m1,674 feet |
510 m11.5 miles |
18.6 km|
108 | Lavender Peak[10] PB | La Plata Mountains | 13,245 feet |
4037 m2,860 feet |
872 m24.8 miles |
39.9 km|
109 | Jacque Peak[10] PB | Gore Range | 13,211 feet |
4027 m2,065 feet |
629 m4.5 miles |
7.3 km|
110 | Bennett Peak[10] PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,209 feet |
4026 m1,743 feet |
531 m17.1 miles |
27.5 km|
111 | Wind River Peak NGS | Wind River Range | 13,197 feet |
4022 m2,572 feet |
784 m35.2 miles |
56.6 km|
112 | Mount Waddington | Waddington Range | 13,186 feet |
4019 m10,791 feet |
3289 m349.5 miles |
562.4 km|
113 | Conejos Peak NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,179 feet |
4017 m1,912 feet |
583 m8.2 miles |
13.1 km|
114 | Mount Marcus Baker | Chugach Mountains | 13,176 feet |
4016 m10,676 feet |
3254 m127.5 miles |
205.2 km|
115 | Cloud Peak NGS | Bighorn Mountains | 13,167 feet |
4013 m7,077 feet |
2157 m145.0 miles |
233.4 km|
116 | Wheeler Peak[18] NGS | Taos Mountains | 13,167 feet |
4013 m3,409 feet |
1039 m37.4 miles |
60.1 km|
117 | Francs Peak NGS | Absaroka Range | 13,164 feet |
4012 m4,056 feet |
1236 m47.3 miles |
76.1 km|
118 | Twilight Peak[10] | West Needle Mountains PB | 13,163 feet |
4012 m2,338 feet |
713 m4.9 miles |
7.9 km|
119 | South River Peak[10] PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,154 feet |
4009 m2,448 feet |
746 m22.0 miles |
35.3 km|
120 | Mount Ritter[10] | Sierra Nevada | 13,149 feet |
4008 m3,990 feet |
1216 m30.0 miles |
48.2 km
[edit] Gallery
Mount McKinley, or Denali, in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of North America |
Mount Logan in the Yukon is the highest mountain peak of Canada |
Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltépetl, on the boundary between Puebla and Veracruz is the highest mountain peak of México. |
Mount Saint Elias on the border of Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest mountain peak of both Canada and the United States |
Volcán Popocatépetl is the second highest mountain peak of México |
Mount Foraker is the second highest mountain peak of the Alaska Range |
Iztaccíhuatl is the third highest mountain peak of Mexico |
Mount Blackburn is the highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska |
[edit] See also
- Geography of North America
- Lists of mountains
- Most isolated mountain peaks of North America
- Most prominent mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of Canada
- Mountain peaks of México
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Mountain peaks of the United States
- North America
- physical geography
- summit (topography)
- topographic elevation
- topographic isolation
- topographic prominence
- topography
[edit] References
- ^ The summit of Mount McKinley (Denali) is the highest point of the Alaska Range, the State of Alaska, the United States of America, and North America.
- ^ The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, the Yukon Territory, and all of Canada.
- ^ The summit of Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl) is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla, the Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, and all of México.
- ^ The summit of Mount Saint Elias on the border of Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest mountain peak of both Canada and the United States of America.
- ^ The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of both the Estado Libre y Soberano de México and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos.
- ^ The summit of Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
- ^ The summit of Volcán_la_Malinche (Matlalcueitl) on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala.
- ^ The summit of Mount Whitney is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.
- ^ The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar The elevation of this summit has been converted from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). National Geodetic Survey
- ^ The summit of Mount Rainier is the highest point of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington.
- ^ The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America.
- ^ The summit of Nevado de Colima is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco.
- ^ The summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of Guatemala.
- ^ The summit of Gannett Peak is the highest point of the Northern Rocky Mountains and the State of Wyoming.
- ^ The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Western Rocky Mountains and the State of Utah.
- ^ The summit of Volcán Tacaná on the border of México and Guatemala is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas.
- ^ The summit of Wheeler Peak is the highest point of the State of New Mexico.
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