Most isolated mountain peaks of the United States

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The following sortable table lists the 100 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of the United States 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. A total of 28 of these most isolated peaks are located in Alaska, 11 in California, 8 in Arizona, 8 in Montana, 6 in Utah, 5 in Wyoming, 5 in Nevada, 4 in Hawaiʻi, 4 in Colorado, 4 in Oregon, 3 in Washington, 2 in North Carolina, 2 in New Mexico, 2 in New York, 2 in Texas, and 1 each in New Hampshire, Arkansas, West Virginia, Maine, Idaho, South Dakota, and Tennessee.

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[edit] Most isolated major summits

The 100 Most Topographically Isolated Mountain Peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters of Prominence
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] AK0573    Alaska Range 6193.536 = 20,320 feet
6194 m
6149.000 = 20,174 feet
6149 m
07450.65 = 4,631.0 miles
7450.7 km
2 Mauna Kea[2] HI0409    Island of Hawaiʻi 4205.021 = 13,796 feet
4205 m
4205.021 = 13,796 feet
4205 m
03947.35 = 2,452.8 miles
3947.4 km
3 Mount Whitney[3] NGS CA0675    Sierra Nevada 4421.000 = 14,505 feet
4421 m
3071.165 = 10,076 feet
3071 m
02650.35 = 1,647.0 miles
2650.4 km
4 Mount Mitchell[4][5] NC0579    Blue Ridge Mountains 2037.308 = 6,684 feet
2037 m
1856.537 = 6,091 feet
1857 m
01913.49 = 1,189.0 miles
1913.5 km
5 Mount Washington[6] NGS NH0674    White Mountains 1916.660 = 6,288 feet
1917 m
1876.958 = 6,158 feet
1877 m
01319.98 = 819.6 miles
1319.0 km
6 Mount Rainier[4][7] WA0616    Cascade Range 4394.387 = 14,417 feet
4394 m
4032.809 = 13,231 feet
4033 m
01176.77 = 731.0 miles
1176.8 km
7 Mount Elbert[8] NGS CO0498    Sawatch Range 4401.200 = 14,440 feet
4401 m
2771.546 = 9,093 feet
2772 m
01079.22 = 670.6 miles
1079.2 km
8 Mount Shishaldin AK0636    Unimak Island 2856.586 = 9,372 feet
2857 m
2856.586 = 9,372 feet
2857 m
00877.64 = 545.3 miles
877.6 km
9 Tanaga Volcano PB AK0925    Tanaga Island 1805.940 = 5,925 feet
1806 m
1805.940 = 5,925 feet
1806 m
00656.34 = 407.8 miles
656.3 km
10 Mount Chamberlin PB AK0469    Brooks Range 2749.296 = 9,020 feet
2749 m
2262.835 = 7,424 feet
2263 m
00636.00 = 395.2 miles
636.0 km
11 Magazine Mountain[4][9] AR0396    Ouachita Mountains 0839.189 = 2,753 feet
839 m
0653.186 = 2,143 feet
653 m
00613.38 = 381.1 miles
613.4 km
12 Mount Shasta NGS CA0632    Cascade Range 4321.800 = 14,179 feet
4322 m
2993.746 = 9,822 feet
2994 m
00538.74 = 334.8 miles
538.7 km
13 Gannett Peak[10] NGS WY0247    Wind River Range 4209.100 = 13,809 feet
4209 m
2156.765 = 7,076 feet
2157 m
00467.64 = 290.6 miles
467.6 km
14 Mount Igikpak PB AK0540    Brooks Range 2522.525 = 8,276 feet
2523 m
1867.205 = 6,126 feet
1867 m
00462.78 = 287.6 miles
462.8 km
15 Humphreys Peak[4][11] AZ0319    San Francisco Peaks 3851.883 = 12,637 feet
3852 m
1840.687 = 6,039 feet
1841 m
00395.69 = 245.9 miles
395.7 km
16 Wheeler Peak NGS NV1021    Snake Range 3982.300 = 13,065 feet
3982 m
2306.726 = 7,568 feet
2307 m
00373.06 = 231.8 miles
373.1 km
17 Mount Vsevidof AK0670    Umnak Island 2109.216 = 6,920 feet
2109 m
2109.216 = 6,920 feet
2109 m
00358.19 = 222.6 miles
358.2 km
18 Mount Veniaminof AK0669    Alaska Peninsula 2506.980 = 8,225 feet
2507 m
2499.360 = 8,200 feet
2499 m
00337.46 = 209.7 miles
337.5 km
19 Kawaikini PB HI0348    Island of Kauaʻi 1598.066 = 5,243 feet
1598 m
1598.066 = 5,243 feet
1598 m
00328.24 = 204.0 miles
328.2 km
20 Atuk Mountain PB AK0027    Saint Lawrence Island 0612.648 = 2,010 feet
613 m
0612.648 = 2,010 feet
613 m
00291.79 = 181.3 miles
291.8 km
21 Spruce Knob[12] NGS WV0903    Allegheny Mountains 1482.000 = 4,862 feet
1482 m
0850.697 = 2,791 feet
851 m
00286.62 = 178.1 miles
286.6 km
22 Kings Peak[13] NGS UT0361    Uinta Range 4120.300 = 13,518 feet
4120 m
1937.918 = 6,358 feet
1938 m
00268.23 = 166.7 miles
268.2 km
23 Sierra Blanca Peak NGS NM0863    Sacramento Mountains 3651.648 = 11,980 feet
3652 m
1692.554 = 5,553 feet
1693 m
00267.45 = 166.2 miles
267.5 km
24 San Gorgonio Mountain[4] CA0833    San Bernardino Mountains 3506.198 = 11,503 feet
3506 m
2528.011 = 8,294 feet
2528 m
00262.04 = 162.8 miles
262.0 km
25 Katahdin[14] NGS ME0347    Longfellow Mountains 1606.400 = 5,270 feet
1606 m
1308.506 = 4,293 feet
1309 m
00254.96 = 158.4 miles
255.0 km
26 Mount Baldy NGS AZ0451    White Mountains 3477.400 = 11,409 feet
3477 m
1441.094 = 4,728 feet
1441 m
00247.91 = 154.0 miles
247.9 km
27 Borah Peak[4][15] ID0071    Lost River Range 3861.060 = 12,668 feet
3861 m
1829.410 = 6,002 feet
1829 m
00242.71 = 150.8 miles
242.7 km
28 Cloud Peak NGS WY0156    Bighorn Mountains 4013.300 = 13,167 feet
4013 m
2157.070 = 7,077 feet
2157 m
00233.41 = 145.0 miles
233.4 km
29 Harney Peak[16] NGS SD0289    Black Hills 2208.000 = 7,244 feet
2208 m
0893.674 = 2,932 feet
894 m
00228.88 = 142.2 miles
228.9 km
30 Slide Mountain NGS NY0882    Catskill Mountains 1274.000 = 4,180 feet
1274 m
1004.316 = 3,295 feet
1004 m
00219.59 = 136.4 miles
219.6 km
31 Mount Griggs AK0520    Alaska Peninsula 2316.480 = 7,600 feet
2316 m
2225.040 = 7,300 feet
2225 m
00219.28 = 136.3 miles
219.3 km
32 Mount Charleston NGS NV0470    Spring Mountains 3631.900 = 11,916 feet
3632 m
2516.734 = 8,257 feet
2517 m
00217.69 = 135.3 miles
217.7 km
33 Junípero Serra Peak[4] CA0342    Santa Lucia Range 1787.709 = 5,865 feet
1788 m
1355.446 = 4,447 feet
1355 m
00213.12 = 132.4 miles
213.1 km
34 Mount Baker[4] WA0450    Cascade Range 3287.479 = 10,786 feet
3287 m
2722.169 = 8,931 feet
2722 m
00212.81 = 132.2 miles
212.8 km
35 Sacajawea Peak[4] PB OR0827    Wallowa Mountains 3000.182 = 9,843 feet
3000 m
1943.710 = 6,377 feet
1944 m
00208.84 = 129.8 miles
208.8 km
36 Mount Marcy[17] NGS NY0568    Adirondack Mountains 1628.570 = 5,343 feet
1629 m
1497.178 = 4,912 feet
1497 m
00208.68 = 129.7 miles
208.7 km
37 Mount Marcus Baker AK0567    Chugach Mountains 4016.045 = 13,176 feet
4016 m
3254.000 = 10,676 feet
3254 m
00205.18 = 127.5 miles
205.2 km
38 Mount Hayes AK0526    Alaska Range 4215.994 = 13,832 feet
4216 m
3505.810 = 11,502 feet
3506 m
00204.67 = 127.2 miles
204.7 km
39 Mount Fairweather[18] AKBC0506   
   
Saint Elias Mountains 4671.000 = 15,325 feet
4671 m
3957.218 = 12,983 feet
3957 m
00200.73 = 125.0 miles
200.7 km
40 Delano Peak NGS UT0189    Tushar Mountains 3710.700 = 12,174 feet
3711 m
1435.303 = 4,709 feet
1435 m
00181.12 = 112.5 miles
181.1 km
41 Mount Olympus NGS WA0596    Olympic Mountains 2432.300 = 7,980 feet
2432 m
2389.022 = 7,838 feet
2389 m
00173.77 = 108.0 miles
173.8 km
42 Blanca Peak[4] CO0067    Sierra Blanca 4374.111 = 14,351 feet
4374 m
1623.365 = 5,326 feet
1623 m
00166.43 = 103.4 miles
166.4 km
43 Mount Jefferson NGS NV0546    Toquima Range 3642.000 = 11,949 feet
3642 m
1789.481 = 5,871 feet
1789 m
00160.12 = 99.5 miles
160.1 km
44 Mount Cleveland NGS MT0475    Lewis Range 3194.000 = 10,479 feet
3194 m
1598.981 = 5,246 feet
1599 m
00160.06 = 99.5 miles
160.1 km
45 Mount Torbert AK0662    Alaska Range 3478.682 = 11,413 feet
3479 m
2648.102 = 8,688 feet
2648 m
00157.32 = 97.8 miles
157.3 km
46 Mount Chiginagak AK0471    Alaska Peninsula 2103.120 = 6,900 feet
2103 m
2034.540 = 6,675 feet
2035 m
00157.21 = 97.7 miles
157.2 km
47 Hualapai Peak NGS PB AZ0314    Hualapai Mountains PB 2568.200 = 8,426 feet
2568 m
1353.007 = 4,439 feet
1353 m
00154.94 = 96.3 miles
154.9 km
48 Baldy Peak NGS PB TX0036    Davis Mountains 2554.500 = 8,381 feet
2555 m
1195.730 = 3,923 feet
1196 m
00153.84 = 95.6 miles
153.8 km
49 Mount Pavlof AK0605    Alaska Peninsula 2499.360 = 8,200 feet
2499 m
2506.980 = 8,225 feet
2507 m
00151.89 = 94.4 miles
151.9 km
50 Makushin Volcano AK0397    Unalaska Island 2036.064 = 6,680 feet
2036 m
2036.064 = 6,680 feet
2036 m
00143.48 = 89.2 miles
143.5 km
51 Truuli Peak PB AK0959    Kenai Mountains 2015.338 = 6,612 feet
2015 m
1847.698 = 6,062 feet
1848 m
00143.08 = 88.9 miles
143.1 km
52 Eagle Peak NGS PB CA0211    Warner Mountains 3016.000 = 9,895 feet
3016 m
1329.538 = 4,362 feet
1330 m
00140.99 = 87.6 miles
141.0 km
53 Great Sitkin Volcano PB AK0269    Great Sitkin Island 1740.408 = 5,710 feet
1740 m
1740.408 = 5,710 feet
1740 m
00139.92 = 86.9 miles
139.9 km
54 Mount Taylor NGS NM0653    San Mateo Mountains 3445.900 = 11,305 feet
3446 m
1247.851 = 4,094 feet
1248 m
00139.87 = 86.9 miles
139.9 km
55 Granite Peak[19] NGS MT0266    Beartooth Mountains 3903.500 = 12,807 feet
3904 m
1456.639 = 4,779 feet
1457 m
00138.67 = 86.2 miles
138.7 km
56 Korovin Volcano AK0373    Atka Island 1533.144 = 5,030 feet
1533 m
1533.144 = 5,030 feet
1533 m
00138.28 = 85.9 miles
138.3 km
57 Devils Paw AKBC0193   
   
Boundary Ranges 2592.934 = 8,507 feet
2593 m
1720.000 = 5,643 feet
1720 m
00138.18 = 85.9 miles
138.2 km
58 Uncompahgre Peak NGS CO0977    San Juan Mountains 4365.000 = 14,321 feet
4365 m
1303.630 = 4,277 feet
1304 m
00136.89 = 85.1 miles
136.9 km
59 Kaʻala PB HI0344    Island of Oʻahu 1224.300 = 4,017 feet
1224 m
1224.300 = 4,017 feet
1224 m
00135.81 = 84.4 miles
135.8 km
60 West Butte[4] PB MT1015    Sweetgrass Hills PB 2129.479 = 6,986 feet
2129 m
1108.862 = 3,638 feet
1109 m
00135.76 = 84.4 miles
135.8 km
61 Mount Graham NGS AZ0519    Pinaleno Mountains 3268.600 = 10,724 feet
3269 m
1932.432 = 6,340 feet
1932 m
00133.99 = 83.3 miles
134.0 km
62 Snowshoe Peak[4] PB MT0889    Cabinet Mountains 2664.709 = 8,742 feet
2665 m
1658.417 = 5,441 feet
1658 m
00133.73 = 83.1 miles
133.7 km
63 Mount Pinos NGS CA0610    San Emigdio Mountains 2697.200 = 8,849 feet
2697 m
1463.040 = 4,800 feet
1463 m
00133.60 = 83.0 miles
133.6 km
64 Guadalupe Peak[4][20] TX0278    Guadalupe Mountains 2667.376 = 8,751 feet
2667 m
0926.287 = 3,039 feet
926 m
00130.08 = 80.8 miles
130.1 km
65 Baranof Island High Point PB AK0038    Baranof Island 1642.872 = 5,390 feet
1643 m
1642.872 = 5,390 feet
1643 m
00128.27 = 79.7 miles
128.3 km
66 Haleakala HI0282    Island of Maui 3055.010 = 10,023 feet
3055 m
3055.010 = 10,023 feet
3055 m
00128.13 = 79.6 miles
128.1 km
67 McDonald Peak[4] PB MT0412    Mission Range 2994.454 = 9,824 feet
2994 m
1719.682 = 5,642 feet
1720 m
00127.92 = 79.5 miles
127.9 km
68 Hilgard Peak[4] PB MT0300    Madison Range PB 3450.607 = 11,321 feet
3451 m
1238.402 = 4,063 feet
1238 m
00122.96 = 76.4 miles
123.0 km
69 Mount Nebo NGS UT0588    Wasatch Range 3619.600 = 11,875 feet
3620 m
1678.838 = 5,508 feet
1679 m
00121.65 = 75.6 miles
121.7 km
70 Tweedy Mountain[4] PB MT0967    Pioneer Mountains PB 3401.337 = 11,159 feet
3401 m
1162.507 = 3,814 feet
1163 m
00120.76 = 75.0 miles
120.8 km
71 Mount Harper PB AK0523    East Central Alaska PB 1994.306 = 6,543 feet
1994 m
0580.000 = 1,903 feet
580 m
00118.01 = 73.3 miles
118.0 km
72 Mount Peale NGS UT0606    La Sal Mountains 3879.000 = 12,726 feet
3879 m
1883.969 = 6,181 feet
1884 m
00117.77 = 73.2 miles
117.8 km
73 Mount Tom White PB AK0661    Chugach Mountains 3411.017 = 11,191 feet
3411 m
2328.977 = 7,641 feet
2329 m
00117.55 = 73.0 miles
117.6 km
74 Mount McLoughlin[4] OR0574    Cascade Range 2895.382 = 9,499 feet
2895 m
1363.980 = 4,475 feet
1364 m
00115.26 = 71.6 miles
115.3 km
75 Lassen Peak NGS CA0379    Cascade Range 3188.700 = 10,462 feet
3189 m
1593.799 = 5,229 feet
1594 m
00115.25 = 71.6 miles
115.3 km
76 Laramie Peak NGS PB WY0378    Laramie Mountains 3132.000 = 10,276 feet
3132 m
1007.364 = 3,305 feet
1007 m
00114.19 = 71.0 miles
114.2 km
77 Clingmans Dome[4][21] TNNC0153   
   
Great Smoky Mountains 2024.848 = 6,643 feet
2025 m
1375.562 = 4,513 feet
1376 m
00113.91 = 70.8 miles
113.9 km
78 Kaibab Plateau High Point[4] PB AZ0345    Kaibab Plateau 2805.461 = 9,204 feet
2805 m
1100.328 = 3,610 feet
1100 m
00112.89 = 70.1 miles
112.9 km
79 Anvil Peak PB AK0018    Semisopochnoi Island 1221.334 = 4,007 feet
1221 m
1221.334 = 4,007 feet
1221 m
00112.42 = 69.9 miles
112.4 km
80 Grand Teton NGS WY0263    Teton Range 4198.802 = 13,776 feet
4199 m
1994.916 = 6,545 feet
1995 m
00111.62 = 69.4 miles
111.6 km
81 Star Peak NGS PB NV0907    Humboldt Range PB 2999.100 = 9,840 feet
2999 m
1645.920 = 5,400 feet
1646 m
00111.19 = 69.1 miles
111.2 km
82 White Mountain Peak NGS CA1025    White Mountains 4344.000 = 14,252 feet
4344 m
2193.341 = 7,196 feet
2193 m
00108.67 = 67.5 miles
108.7 km
83 Chiricahua Peak[4] AZ0146    Chiricahua Mountains 2975.716 = 9,763 feet
2976 m
1569.415 = 5,149 feet
1569 m
00108.30 = 67.3 miles
108.3 km
84 Miller Peak[4] AZ0423    Huachuca Mountains PB 2886.304 = 9,470 feet
2886 m
1527.353 = 5,011 feet
1527 m
00107.56 = 66.8 miles
107.6 km
85 Baldy Mountain[4] PB MT0033    Bearpaw Mountains PB 2108.884 = 6,919 feet
2109 m
1288.694 = 4,228 feet
1289 m
00107.55 = 66.8 miles
107.6 km
86 Copernicus Peak[4] CA0166    Diablo Range 1329.852 = 4,360 feet
1330 m
0950.976 = 3,120 feet
951 m
00105.21 = 65.4 miles
105.2 km
87 Naomi Peak NGS PB UT0686    Bear River Mountains 3043.000 = 9,984 feet
3043 m
0965.911 = 3,169 feet
966 m
00103.87 = 64.5 miles
103.9 km
88 Marys Peak NGS OR0404    Oregon Coast Range 1253.048 = 4,111 feet
1253 m
1026.262 = 3,367 feet
1026 m
00099.71 = 62.0 miles
99.7 km
89 South Yolla Bolly Mountain[4] PB CA0898    Northern California Coast Range 2468.199 = 8,098 feet
2468 m
1479.499 = 4,854 feet
1479 m
00098.96 = 61.5 miles
99.0 km
90 Ibapah Peak[4] PB UT0323    Deep Creek Range 3685.635 = 12,092 feet
3686 m
1605.382 = 5,267 feet
1605 m
00098.71 = 61.3 miles
98.7 km
91 Pikes Peak NGS CO0771    Pikes Peak Massif 4302.310 = 14,115 feet
4302 m
1685.544 = 5,530 feet
1686 m
00097.82 = 60.8 miles
97.8 km
92 Matterhorn[4] PB NV0407    Jarbidge Mountains 3304.851 = 10,843 feet
3305 m
1428.902 = 4,688 feet
1429 m
00097.80 = 60.8 miles
97.8 km
93 Mount Blackburn AK0457    Wrangell Mountains 4995.672 = 16,390 feet
4996 m
3547.872 = 11,640 feet
3548 m
00097.64 = 61.0 miles
97.6 km
94 Navajo Mountain NGS AZ0687    Colorado Plateau 3154.200 = 10,348 feet
3154 m
1291.133 = 4,236 feet
1291 m
00095.90 = 59.6 miles
95.9 km
95 Mount Redoubt AK0618    Chigmit Mountains 3108.046 = 10,197 feet
3108 m
2788.006 = 9,147 feet
2788 m
00094.47 = 58.7 miles
94.5 km
96 Mount Hesperus AK0530    Alaska Range 2995.574 = 9,828 feet
2996 m
2126.894 = 6,978 feet
2127 m
00093.62 = 58.2 miles
93.6 km
97 Telescope Peak NGS CA0928    Panamint Range 3366.000 = 11,043 feet
3366 m
1886.102 = 6,188 feet
1886 m
00093.13 = 57.9 miles
93.1 km
98 Mount Hood[22] NGS OR0533    Cascade Range 3428.800 = 11,249 feet
3429 m
2348.789 = 7,706 feet
2349 m
00092.76 = 57.6 miles
92.8 km
99 Mount Cleveland AK0474    Chuginadak Island 1729.740 = 5,675 feet
1730 m
1729.740 = 5,675 feet
1730 m
00091.45 = 56.8 miles
91.5 km
100 Ferris Mountain NGS PB WY0229    Ferris Mountains PB 3069.600 = 10,071 feet
3070 m
1000.354 = 3,282 feet
1000 m
00091.07 = 56.6 miles
91.1 km

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ The summit of Mauna Kea is the highest point of the Island of Hawaiʻi, the State of Hawaiʻi, and the entire North Pacific Ocean. Mauna Kea is also the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit. The shield volcano sits on the ocean floor at a depth of 5,998 meters (19,678 ft) for a total height of 10,203 meters (33,474 ft).
  3. ^ The summit of Mount Whitney is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.
  4. ^ 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 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
  5. ^ The summit of Mount Mitchell is the highest point of the Appalachian Mountains, the State of North Carolina, and all of eastern North America.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ The summit of Mount Rainier is the highest point of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington.
  8. ^ The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
  9. ^ The summit of Magazine Mountain is the highest point of the Ozark Mountains, the State of Arkansas, and the central United States.
  10. ^ The summit of Gannett Peak is the highest point of the Northern Rocky Mountains and the State of Wyoming.
  11. ^ The summit of Humphreys Peak is the highest point of the State of Arizona.
  12. ^ The summit of Spruce Knob is the highest point of the Allegheny Mountains and the State of West Virginia.
  13. ^ The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Western Rocky Mountains and the State of Utah.
  14. ^ The summit of Katahdin is the highest point of the State of Maine.
  15. ^ The summit of Borah Peak is the highest point of the State of Idaho.
  16. ^ The summit of Harney Peak is the highest point of the Black Hills and the State of South Dakota.
  17. ^ The summit of Mount Marcy is the highest point of the Adirondack Mountains and the State of New York.
  18. ^ The summit of Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
  19. ^ The summit of Granite Peak is the highest point of the State of Montana.
  20. ^ The summit of Guadalupe Peak is the highest point of the State of Texas.
  21. ^ The summit of Clingmans Dome on the border of the State of North Carolina is the highest point of the State of Tennessee.
  22. ^ The summit of Mount Hood is the highest point of the State of Oregon.

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