Most isolated mountain peaks of North America
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following sortable table lists the 100 most topographically isolated mountain peaks on the continent of North America with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation. 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 55 of these most isolated peaks are located in the United States, 23 in Canada, 18 in México, 2 in Guatemala, 2 in Honduras, and 1 each in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Contents |
[edit] Most isolated major North American summits
Rank | Mountain Peak | PSEC | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] | Alaska Range | 20,320 feet |
6194 m20,174 feet |
6149 m4631.0 miles |
7450.7 km|
2 | Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[2] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 18,491 feet |
5636 m16,148 feet |
4922 m1669.6 miles |
2687.0 km|
3 | Mount Whitney[3] NGS | Sierra Nevada | 14,505 feet |
4421 m10,076 feet |
3071 m1647.0 miles |
2650.4 km|
4 | Mount Mitchell[4][5] | Blue Ridge Mountains | 6,684 feet |
2037 m6,091 feet |
1857 m1189.0 miles |
1913.5 km|
5 | Mount Washington[6] NGS | White Mountains | 6,288 feet |
1917 m6,158 feet |
1877 m819.6 miles |
1319.0 km|
6 | Mount Rainier[4][7] | Cascade Range | 14,417 feet |
4394 m13,231 feet |
4033 m731.0 miles |
1176.8 km|
7 | Mount Elbert[8] NGS | Sawatch Range | 14,440 feet |
4401 m9,093 feet |
2772 m670.6 miles |
1079.2 km|
8 | Cerro Chirripó[9] | Costa Rica | 12,530 feet |
3819 m12,224 feet |
3726 m536.8 miles |
863.8 km|
9 | Mount Caubvick[10] | Torngat Mountains | 5,420 feet |
1652 m4,485 feet |
1367 m503.1 miles |
809.7 km|
10 | Volcán Tajumulco[11] | Guatemala | 13,845 feet |
4220 m13,058 feet |
3980 m448.7 miles |
722.2 km|
11 | Mount Chamberlin PB | Brooks Range | 9,020 feet |
2749 m7,424 feet |
2263 m395.2 miles |
636.0 km|
12 | Cerro San Rafael[12] PB | Sierra Madre Oriental | 12,139 feet |
3700 m6,086 feet |
1855 m390.0 miles |
627.6 km|
13 | Mount Logan[13] | Saint Elias Mountains | 19,551 feet |
5959 m17,215 feet |
5247 m387.4 miles |
623.4 km|
14 | Magazine Mountain[4][14] | Ouachita Mountains | 2,753 feet |
839 m2,143 feet |
653 m381.1 miles |
613.4 km|
15 | Cerro el Potosí | Sierra Madre Oriental | 12,139 feet |
3700 m4,528 feet |
1380 m354.4 miles |
570.4 km|
16 | Keele Peak | Mackenzie Mountains | 9,751 feet |
2972 m7,156 feet |
2181 m354.2 miles |
570.0 km|
17 | Mount Waddington | Waddington Range | 13,186 feet |
4019 m10,791 feet |
3289 m349.5 miles |
562.4 km|
18 | Mount Shasta NGS | Cascade Range | 14,179 feet |
4322 m9,822 feet |
2994 m334.8 miles |
538.7 km|
19 | Mealy Mountains High Point PB | Mealy Mountains PB | 3,937 feet |
1200 m2,795 feet |
852 m320.8 miles |
516.3 km|
20 | Gannett Peak[15] NGS | Wind River Range | 13,809 feet |
4209 m7,076 feet |
2157 m290.6 miles |
467.6 km|
21 | Mount Igikpak PB | Brooks Range | 8,276 feet |
2523 m6,126 feet |
1867 m287.6 miles |
462.8 km|
22 | Mount Robson[16] | Northern Continental Ranges PB | 12,989 feet |
3959 m9,281 feet |
2829 m285.5 miles |
459.5 km|
23 | Volcán Las Tres Vírgenes PB | Baja California Sur | 6,365 feet |
1940 m5,315 feet |
1620 m284.1 miles |
457.3 km|
24 | Ulysses Mountain PB | Muskwa Ranges | 9,921 feet |
3024 m7,510 feet |
2289 m270.8 miles |
435.9 km|
25 | Cerro Gordo[17] PB | Sierra Madre Occidental | 10,958 feet |
3340 m4,462 feet |
1360 m261.5 miles |
420.9 km|
26 | Nevado de Colima[18] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 14,206 feet |
4330 m8,924 feet |
2720 m253.1 miles |
407.3 km|
27 | Mont Jacques-Cartier PB | Chic-Choc Mountains | 4,160 feet |
1268 m3,630 feet |
1106 m252.8 miles |
406.8 km|
28 | Humphreys Peak[4][19] | San Francisco Peaks | 12,637 feet |
3852 m6,039 feet |
1841 m245.9 miles |
395.7 km|
29 | Wheeler Peak NGS | Snake Range | 13,065 feet |
3982 m7,568 feet |
2307 m231.8 miles |
373.1 km|
30 | Sierra la Laguna High Point PB | Baja California Sur | 6,824 feet |
2080 m6,299 feet |
1920 m212.6 miles |
342.1 km|
31 | Mount Veniaminof | Alaska Peninsula | 8,225 feet |
2507 m8,200 feet |
2499 m209.7 miles |
337.5 km|
32 | Picacho del Diablo[20] | Sierra San Pedro Mártir | 10,171 feet |
3100 m7,021 feet |
2140 m207.9 miles |
334.6 km|
33 | Cerro Nube Flan[21] PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 12,303 feet |
3750 m6,988 feet |
2130 m205.3 miles |
330.4 km|
34 | Mount Ratz PB | Boundary Ranges | 10,138 feet |
3090 m7,972 feet |
2430 m193.4 miles |
311.3 km|
35 | Spruce Knob[22] NGS | Allegheny Mountains | 4,862 feet |
1482 m2,791 feet |
851 m178.1 miles |
286.6 km|
36 | Kings Peak[23] NGS | Uinta Range | 13,518 feet |
4120 m6,358 feet |
1938 m166.7 miles |
268.2 km|
37 | Sierra Blanca Peak NGS | Sacramento Mountains | 11,980 feet |
3652 m5,553 feet |
1693 m166.2 miles |
267.5 km|
38 | San Gorgonio Mountain[4] | San Bernardino Mountains | 11,503 feet |
3506 m8,294 feet |
2528 m162.8 miles |
262.0 km|
39 | Katahdin[24] NGS | Longfellow Mountains | 5,270 feet |
1606 m4,293 feet |
1309 m158.4 miles |
255.0 km|
40 | Howson Peak PB | Hazleton Mountains PB | 9,052 feet |
2759 m6,001 feet |
1829 m158.0 miles |
254.3 km|
41 | Mount Baldy NGS | White Mountains | 11,409 feet |
3477 m4,728 feet |
1441 m154.0 miles |
247.9 km|
42 | Borah Peak[4][25] | Lost River Range | 12,668 feet |
3861 m6,002 feet |
1829 m150.8 miles |
242.7 km|
43 | Cloud Peak NGS | Bighorn Mountains | 13,167 feet |
4013 m7,077 feet |
2157 m145.0 miles |
233.4 km|
44 | Fox Mountain PB | Pelly Mountains PB | 7,887 feet |
2404 m4,738 feet |
1444 m142.2 miles |
228.9 km|
45 | Harney Peak[26] NGS | Black Hills | 7,244 feet |
2208 m2,932 feet |
894 m142.2 miles |
228.9 km|
46 | Sierra la Madera High Point PB | Mexican Plateau | 9,908 feet |
3020 m6,250 feet |
1905 m140.9 miles |
226.8 km|
47 | Mount Nirvana[27] | Mackenzie Mountains | 9,098 feet |
2773 m5,456 feet |
1663 m136.7 miles |
219.9 km|
48 | Slide Mountain NGS | Catskill Mountains | 4,180 feet |
1274 m3,295 feet |
1004 m136.4 miles |
219.6 km|
49 | Mount Griggs | Alaska Peninsula | 7,600 feet |
2316 m7,300 feet |
2225 m136.3 miles |
219.3 km|
50 | Mount Charleston NGS | Spring Mountains | 11,916 feet |
3632 m8,257 feet |
2517 m135.3 miles |
217.7 km|
51 | Junípero Serra Peak[4] | Santa Lucia Range | 5,865 feet |
1788 m4,447 feet |
1355 m132.4 miles |
213.1 km|
52 | Mount Baker[4] | Cascade Range | 10,786 feet |
3287 m8,931 feet |
2722 m132.2 miles |
212.8 km|
53 | Sacajawea Peak[4] PB | Wallowa Mountains | 9,843 feet |
3000 m6,377 feet |
1944 m129.8 miles |
208.8 km|
54 | Mount Marcy[28] NGS | Adirondack Mountains | 5,343 feet |
1629 m4,912 feet |
1497 m129.7 miles |
208.7 km|
55 | Mount Marcus Baker | Chugach Mountains | 13,176 feet |
4016 m10,676 feet |
3254 m127.5 miles |
205.2 km|
56 | Mount Hayes | Alaska Range | 13,832 feet |
4216 m11,502 feet |
3506 m127.2 miles |
204.7 km|
57 | Mount Fairweather[29] | Saint Elias Mountains | 15,325 feet |
4671 m12,983 feet |
3957 m125.0 miles |
200.7 km|
58 | Mount Macdonald | Mackenzie Mountains | 9,055 feet |
2760 m5,102 feet |
1555 m116.5 miles |
187.5 km|
59 | Cerro Teotepec[30] PB | Sierra Madre del Sur | 11,614 feet |
3540 m7,152 feet |
2180 m115.8 miles |
186.3 km|
60 | Delano Peak NGS | Tushar Mountains | 12,174 feet |
3711 m4,709 feet |
1435 m112.5 miles |
181.1 km|
61 | Cerro Giganta PB | Baja California Sur | 5,512 feet |
1680 m4,528 feet |
1380 m112.5 miles |
181.1 km|
62 | Grey Hunter Peak PB | North Yukon Plateau Ranges PB | 7,264 feet |
2214 m4,984 feet |
1519 m111.6 miles |
179.6 km|
63 | Sierra de Santa Martha PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5,512 feet |
1680 m5,315 feet |
1620 m111.4 miles |
179.3 km|
64 | Mount Olympus NGS | Olympic Mountains | 7,980 feet |
2432 m7,838 feet |
2389 m108.0 miles |
173.8 km|
65 | Blanca Peak[4] | Sierra Blanca | 14,351 feet |
4374 m5,326 feet |
1623 m103.4 miles |
166.4 km|
66 | Cerro Zontehuitz PB | Chiapas | 9,514 feet |
2900 m4,462 feet |
1360 m101.7 miles |
163.7 km|
67 | Mount Jefferson NGS | Toquima Range | 11,949 feet |
3642 m5,871 feet |
1789 m99.5 miles |
160.1 km|
68 | Mount Cleveland NGS | Lewis Range | 10,479 feet |
3194 m5,246 feet |
1599 m99.5 miles |
160.1 km|
69 | Mount Columbia[31] | Columbia Icefield | 12,274 feet |
3741 m7,818 feet |
2383 m98.2 miles |
158.0 km|
70 | Mount Torbert | Alaska Range | 11,413 feet |
3479 m8,688 feet |
2648 m97.8 miles |
157.3 km|
71 | Mount Chiginagak | Alaska Peninsula | 6,900 feet |
2103 m6,675 feet |
2035 m97.7 miles |
157.2 km|
72 | Skihist Mountain | Lillooet Range PB | 9,738 feet |
2968 m8,081 feet |
2463 m97.6 miles |
157.1 km|
73 | Hualapai Peak NGS PB | Hualapai Mountains PB | 8,426 feet |
2568 m4,439 feet |
1353 m96.3 miles |
154.9 km|
74 | Baldy Peak NGS PB | Davis Mountains | 8,381 feet |
2555 m3,923 feet |
1196 m95.6 miles |
153.8 km|
75 | Pico Bonito PB | Honduras | 8,038 feet |
2450 m5,610 feet |
1710 m94.6 miles |
152.2 km|
76 | Mount Pavlof | Alaska Peninsula | 8,200 feet |
2499 m8,225 feet |
2507 m94.4 miles |
151.9 km|
77 | Mount Crysdale PB | Misinchinka Ranges PB | 7,969 feet |
2429 m5,098 feet |
1554 m91.5 miles |
147.3 km|
78 | Truuli Peak PB | Kenai Mountains | 6,612 feet |
2015 m6,062 feet |
1848 m88.9 miles |
143.1 km|
79 | Volcán Popocatépetl[32] | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,802 feet |
5426 m9,974 feet |
3040 m88.9 miles |
143.1 km|
80 | Mount Assiniboine | Southern Continental Ranges PB | 11,864 feet |
3616 m6,844 feet |
2086 m88.1 miles |
141.8 km|
81 | Eagle Peak NGS PB | Warner Mountains | 9,895 feet |
3016 m4,362 feet |
1330 m87.6 miles |
141.0 km|
82 | Mount Taylor NGS | San Mateo Mountains | 11,305 feet |
3446 m4,094 feet |
1248 m86.9 miles |
139.9 km|
83 | Granite Peak[33] NGS | Beartooth Mountains | 12,807 feet |
3904 m4,779 feet |
1457 m86.2 miles |
138.7 km|
84 | Devils Paw | Boundary Ranges | 8,507 feet |
2593 m5,643 feet |
1720 m85.9 miles |
138.2 km|
85 | Cerro Tancítaro[34] PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 12,598 feet |
3840 m5,463 feet |
1665 m85.7 miles |
137.9 km|
86 | Uncompahgre Peak NGS | San Juan Mountains | 14,321 feet |
4365 m4,277 feet |
1304 m85.1 miles |
136.9 km|
87 | West Butte[4] PB | Sweetgrass Hills PB | 6,986 feet |
2129 m3,638 feet |
1109 m84.4 miles |
135.8 km|
88 | Mount Carleton[35] | New Brunswick Highlands PB | 2,690 feet |
820 m2,051 feet |
625 m83.7 miles |
134.8 km|
89 | Volcán San Cristóbal PB | Nicaragua | 5,725 feet |
1745 m5,463 feet |
1665 m83.4 miles |
134.2 km|
90 | Mount Graham NGS | Pinaleno Mountains | 10,724 feet |
3269 m6,340 feet |
1932 m83.3 miles |
134.0 km|
91 | Snowshoe Peak[4] PB | Cabinet Mountains | 8,742 feet |
2665 m5,441 feet |
1658 m83.1 miles |
133.7 km|
92 | Mount Pinos NGS | San Emigdio Mountains | 8,849 feet |
2697 m4,800 feet |
1463 m83.0 miles |
133.6 km|
93 | Cerro la Sandía PB | Baja California | 5,906 feet |
1800 m4,528 feet |
1380 m82.4 miles |
132.7 km|
94 | Guadalupe Peak[4][36] | Guadalupe Mountains | 8,751 feet |
2667 m3,039 feet |
926 m80.8 miles |
130.1 km|
95 | Cerro las Minas[37] PB | Honduras | 9,347 feet |
2849 m6,788 feet |
2069 m80.7 miles |
129.9 km|
96 | McDonald Peak[4] PB | Mission Range | 9,824 feet |
2994 m5,642 feet |
1720 m79.5 miles |
127.9 km|
97 | Cerro Peña Nevada PB | Sierra Madre Oriental | 11,614 feet |
3540 m5,381 feet |
1640 m78.3 miles |
126.0 km|
98 | Volcán Acatenango | Guatemala | 13,041 feet |
3975 m6,020 feet |
1835 m77.8 miles |
125.1 km|
99 | Mount Jancowski PB | Boundary Ranges | 8,953 feet |
2729 m6,821 feet |
2079 m77.1 miles |
124.0 km|
100 | Hilgard Peak[4] PB | Madison Range PB | 11,321 feet |
3451 m4,063 feet |
1238 m76.4 miles |
123.0 km
[edit] Gallery
Mount McKinley, or Denali, in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of North America |
Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltépetl, on the boundary between Puebla and Veracruz is the highest mountain peak of México |
Mount Whitney in California is the highest mountain peak of the contiguous United States |
Mount Mitchell in North Carolina is the highest mountain peak of eastern North America |
Mount Washington is the highest mountain peak in the Northeastern United States |
Mount Rainier is a stratovolcano in the U.S. State of Washington |
Mount Elbert in Colorado is the highest mountain peak of the Rocky Mountains |
Cerro Chirripó is the highest mountain peak of Costa Rica |
[edit] See also
- Geography of North America
- Highest mountain peaks of North America
- Lists of mountains
- 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 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 Whitney is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 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 Mitchell is the highest point of the Appalachian Mountains, the State of North Carolina, and all of eastern North America.
- ^ The summit of Mount Washington is the highest point of the Northern Appalachian Mountains, the State of New Hampshire, and all of northeastern North America.
- ^ The summit of Mount Rainier is the highest point of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington.
- ^ The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Chirripó is the highest point of Costa Rica.
- ^ The summit of Mount Caubvick is the highest point of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and all of eastern Canada.
- ^ The summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of Guatemala.
- ^ The summit of Cerro San Rafael is the highest point of the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila.
- ^ The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, the Yukon Territory, and all of Canada.
- ^ The summit of Magazine Mountain is the highest point of the Ozark Mountains, the State of Arkansas, and the central United States.
- ^ The summit of Gannett Peak is the highest point of the Northern Rocky Mountains and the State of Wyoming.
- ^ The summit of Mount Robson is the highest point of the Canadian Rockies.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Gordo is the highest point of the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango.
- ^ The summit of Nevado de Colima is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco.
- ^ The summit of Humphreys Peak is the highest point of the State of Arizona.
- ^ The summit of Picacho del Diablo is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Nube Flan is the highest point of the Sierra Madre del Sur and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca.
- ^ The summit of Spruce Knob is the highest point of the Allegheny Mountains and the State of West Virginia.
- ^ The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Western Rocky Mountains and the State of Utah.
- ^ The summit of Katahdin is the highest point of the State of Maine.
- ^ The summit of Borah Peak is the highest point of the State of Idaho.
- ^ The summit of Harney Peak is the highest point of the Black Hills and the State of South Dakota.
- ^ The summit of Mount Nirvana is the highest point of the Northwest Territories.
- ^ The summit of Mount Marcy is the highest point of the Adirondack Mountains and the State of New York.
- ^ The summit of Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Teotepec is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero.
- ^ The summit of Mount Columbia on the border of the Province of British Columbia is the highest point of the Province of Alberta.
- ^ 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 Granite Peak is the highest point of the State of Montana.
- ^ The summit of Cerro Tancítaro is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo.
- ^ The summit of Mount Carleton is the highest point of the Province of New Brunswick.
- ^ The summit of Guadalupe Peak is the highest point of the State of Texas.
- ^ The summit of Cerro las Minas is the highest point of Honduras.
[edit] External links
- Natural Resources Canada (NRC)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI) de México
- National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia @ bivouac.com
- North America @ peakbagger.com
- World Mountain Encyclopedia @ peakware.com
- peaklist.org
- summitpost.org