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
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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1 | Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] | Alaska Range | 6194 m |
20,320 feet6149 m |
20,174 feet7450.7 km |
4,631.0 miles|
2 | Mauna Kea[2] | Island of Hawaiʻi | 4205 m |
13,796 feet4205 m |
13,796 feet3947.4 km |
2,452.8 miles|
3 | Mount Whitney[3] NGS | Sierra Nevada | 4421 m |
14,505 feet3071 m |
10,076 feet2650.4 km |
1,647.0 miles|
4 | Mount Mitchell[4][5] | Blue Ridge Mountains | 2037 m |
6,684 feet1857 m |
6,091 feet1913.5 km |
1,189.0 miles|
5 | Mount Washington[6] NGS | White Mountains | 1917 m |
6,288 feet1877 m |
6,158 feet1319.0 km |
819.6 miles|
6 | Mount Rainier[4][7] | Cascade Range | 4394 m |
14,417 feet4033 m |
13,231 feet1176.8 km |
731.0 miles|
7 | Mount Elbert[8] NGS | Sawatch Range | 4401 m |
14,440 feet2772 m |
9,093 feet1079.2 km |
670.6 miles|
8 | Mount Shishaldin | Unimak Island | 2857 m |
9,372 feet2857 m |
9,372 feet877.6 km |
545.3 miles|
9 | Tanaga Volcano PB | Tanaga Island | 1806 m |
5,925 feet1806 m |
5,925 feet656.3 km |
407.8 miles|
10 | Mount Chamberlin PB | Brooks Range | 2749 m |
9,020 feet2263 m |
7,424 feet636.0 km |
395.2 miles|
11 | Magazine Mountain[4][9] | Ouachita Mountains | 839 m |
2,753 feet653 m |
2,143 feet613.4 km |
381.1 miles|
12 | Mount Shasta NGS | Cascade Range | 4322 m |
14,179 feet2994 m |
9,822 feet538.7 km |
334.8 miles|
13 | Gannett Peak[10] NGS | Wind River Range | 4209 m |
13,809 feet2157 m |
7,076 feet467.6 km |
290.6 miles|
14 | Mount Igikpak PB | Brooks Range | 2523 m |
8,276 feet1867 m |
6,126 feet462.8 km |
287.6 miles|
15 | Humphreys Peak[4][11] | San Francisco Peaks | 3852 m |
12,637 feet1841 m |
6,039 feet395.7 km |
245.9 miles|
16 | Wheeler Peak NGS | Snake Range | 3982 m |
13,065 feet2307 m |
7,568 feet373.1 km |
231.8 miles|
17 | Mount Vsevidof | Umnak Island | 2109 m |
6,920 feet2109 m |
6,920 feet358.2 km |
222.6 miles|
18 | Mount Veniaminof | Alaska Peninsula | 2507 m |
8,225 feet2499 m |
8,200 feet337.5 km |
209.7 miles|
19 | Kawaikini PB | Island of Kauaʻi | 1598 m |
5,243 feet1598 m |
5,243 feet328.2 km |
204.0 miles|
20 | Atuk Mountain PB | Saint Lawrence Island | 613 m |
2,010 feet613 m |
2,010 feet291.8 km |
181.3 miles|
21 | Spruce Knob[12] NGS | Allegheny Mountains | 1482 m |
4,862 feet851 m |
2,791 feet286.6 km |
178.1 miles|
22 | Kings Peak[13] NGS | Uinta Range | 4120 m |
13,518 feet1938 m |
6,358 feet268.2 km |
166.7 miles|
23 | Sierra Blanca Peak NGS | Sacramento Mountains | 3652 m |
11,980 feet1693 m |
5,553 feet267.5 km |
166.2 miles|
24 | San Gorgonio Mountain[4] | San Bernardino Mountains | 3506 m |
11,503 feet2528 m |
8,294 feet262.0 km |
162.8 miles|
25 | Katahdin[14] NGS | Longfellow Mountains | 1606 m |
5,270 feet1309 m |
4,293 feet255.0 km |
158.4 miles|
26 | Mount Baldy NGS | White Mountains | 3477 m |
11,409 feet1441 m |
4,728 feet247.9 km |
154.0 miles|
27 | Borah Peak[4][15] | Lost River Range | 3861 m |
12,668 feet1829 m |
6,002 feet242.7 km |
150.8 miles|
28 | Cloud Peak NGS | Bighorn Mountains | 4013 m |
13,167 feet2157 m |
7,077 feet233.4 km |
145.0 miles|
29 | Harney Peak[16] NGS | Black Hills | 2208 m |
7,244 feet894 m |
2,932 feet228.9 km |
142.2 miles|
30 | Slide Mountain NGS | Catskill Mountains | 1274 m |
4,180 feet1004 m |
3,295 feet219.6 km |
136.4 miles|
31 | Mount Griggs | Alaska Peninsula | 2316 m |
7,600 feet2225 m |
7,300 feet219.3 km |
136.3 miles|
32 | Mount Charleston NGS | Spring Mountains | 3632 m |
11,916 feet2517 m |
8,257 feet217.7 km |
135.3 miles|
33 | Junípero Serra Peak[4] | Santa Lucia Range | 1788 m |
5,865 feet1355 m |
4,447 feet213.1 km |
132.4 miles|
34 | Mount Baker[4] | Cascade Range | 3287 m |
10,786 feet2722 m |
8,931 feet212.8 km |
132.2 miles|
35 | Sacajawea Peak[4] PB | Wallowa Mountains | 3000 m |
9,843 feet1944 m |
6,377 feet208.8 km |
129.8 miles|
36 | Mount Marcy[17] NGS | Adirondack Mountains | 1629 m |
5,343 feet1497 m |
4,912 feet208.7 km |
129.7 miles|
37 | Mount Marcus Baker | Chugach Mountains | 4016 m |
13,176 feet3254 m |
10,676 feet205.2 km |
127.5 miles|
38 | Mount Hayes | Alaska Range | 4216 m |
13,832 feet3506 m |
11,502 feet204.7 km |
127.2 miles|
39 | Mount Fairweather[18] | Saint Elias Mountains | 4671 m |
15,325 feet3957 m |
12,983 feet200.7 km |
125.0 miles|
40 | Delano Peak NGS | Tushar Mountains | 3711 m |
12,174 feet1435 m |
4,709 feet181.1 km |
112.5 miles|
41 | Mount Olympus NGS | Olympic Mountains | 2432 m |
7,980 feet2389 m |
7,838 feet173.8 km |
108.0 miles|
42 | Blanca Peak[4] | Sierra Blanca | 4374 m |
14,351 feet1623 m |
5,326 feet166.4 km |
103.4 miles|
43 | Mount Jefferson NGS | Toquima Range | 3642 m |
11,949 feet1789 m |
5,871 feet160.1 km |
99.5 miles|
44 | Mount Cleveland NGS | Lewis Range | 3194 m |
10,479 feet1599 m |
5,246 feet160.1 km |
99.5 miles|
45 | Mount Torbert | Alaska Range | 3479 m |
11,413 feet2648 m |
8,688 feet157.3 km |
97.8 miles|
46 | Mount Chiginagak | Alaska Peninsula | 2103 m |
6,900 feet2035 m |
6,675 feet157.2 km |
97.7 miles|
47 | Hualapai Peak NGS PB | Hualapai Mountains PB | 2568 m |
8,426 feet1353 m |
4,439 feet154.9 km |
96.3 miles|
48 | Baldy Peak NGS PB | Davis Mountains | 2555 m |
8,381 feet1196 m |
3,923 feet153.8 km |
95.6 miles|
49 | Mount Pavlof | Alaska Peninsula | 2499 m |
8,200 feet2507 m |
8,225 feet151.9 km |
94.4 miles|
50 | Makushin Volcano | Unalaska Island | 2036 m |
6,680 feet2036 m |
6,680 feet143.5 km |
89.2 miles|
51 | Truuli Peak PB | Kenai Mountains | 2015 m |
6,612 feet1848 m |
6,062 feet143.1 km |
88.9 miles|
52 | Eagle Peak NGS PB | Warner Mountains | 3016 m |
9,895 feet1330 m |
4,362 feet141.0 km |
87.6 miles|
53 | Great Sitkin Volcano PB | Great Sitkin Island | 1740 m |
5,710 feet1740 m |
5,710 feet139.9 km |
86.9 miles|
54 | Mount Taylor NGS | San Mateo Mountains | 3446 m |
11,305 feet1248 m |
4,094 feet139.9 km |
86.9 miles|
55 | Granite Peak[19] NGS | Beartooth Mountains | 3904 m |
12,807 feet1457 m |
4,779 feet138.7 km |
86.2 miles|
56 | Korovin Volcano | Atka Island | 1533 m |
5,030 feet1533 m |
5,030 feet138.3 km |
85.9 miles|
57 | Devils Paw | Boundary Ranges | 2593 m |
8,507 feet1720 m |
5,643 feet138.2 km |
85.9 miles|
58 | Uncompahgre Peak NGS | San Juan Mountains | 4365 m |
14,321 feet1304 m |
4,277 feet136.9 km |
85.1 miles|
59 | Kaʻala PB | Island of Oʻahu | 1224 m |
4,017 feet1224 m |
4,017 feet135.8 km |
84.4 miles|
60 | West Butte[4] PB | Sweetgrass Hills PB | 2129 m |
6,986 feet1109 m |
3,638 feet135.8 km |
84.4 miles|
61 | Mount Graham NGS | Pinaleno Mountains | 3269 m |
10,724 feet1932 m |
6,340 feet134.0 km |
83.3 miles|
62 | Snowshoe Peak[4] PB | Cabinet Mountains | 2665 m |
8,742 feet1658 m |
5,441 feet133.7 km |
83.1 miles|
63 | Mount Pinos NGS | San Emigdio Mountains | 2697 m |
8,849 feet1463 m |
4,800 feet133.6 km |
83.0 miles|
64 | Guadalupe Peak[4][20] | Guadalupe Mountains | 2667 m |
8,751 feet926 m |
3,039 feet130.1 km |
80.8 miles|
65 | Baranof Island High Point PB | Baranof Island | 1643 m |
5,390 feet1643 m |
5,390 feet128.3 km |
79.7 miles|
66 | Haleakala | Island of Maui | 3055 m |
10,023 feet3055 m |
10,023 feet128.1 km |
79.6 miles|
67 | McDonald Peak[4] PB | Mission Range | 2994 m |
9,824 feet1720 m |
5,642 feet127.9 km |
79.5 miles|
68 | Hilgard Peak[4] PB | Madison Range PB | 3451 m |
11,321 feet1238 m |
4,063 feet123.0 km |
76.4 miles|
69 | Mount Nebo NGS | Wasatch Range | 3620 m |
11,875 feet1679 m |
5,508 feet121.7 km |
75.6 miles|
70 | Tweedy Mountain[4] PB | Pioneer Mountains PB | 3401 m |
11,159 feet1163 m |
3,814 feet120.8 km |
75.0 miles|
71 | Mount Harper PB | East Central Alaska PB | 1994 m |
6,543 feet580 m |
1,903 feet118.0 km |
73.3 miles|
72 | Mount Peale NGS | La Sal Mountains | 3879 m |
12,726 feet1884 m |
6,181 feet117.8 km |
73.2 miles|
73 | Mount Tom White PB | Chugach Mountains | 3411 m |
11,191 feet2329 m |
7,641 feet117.6 km |
73.0 miles|
74 | Mount McLoughlin[4] | Cascade Range | 2895 m |
9,499 feet1364 m |
4,475 feet115.3 km |
71.6 miles|
75 | Lassen Peak NGS | Cascade Range | 3189 m |
10,462 feet1594 m |
5,229 feet115.3 km |
71.6 miles|
76 | Laramie Peak NGS PB | Laramie Mountains | 3132 m |
10,276 feet1007 m |
3,305 feet114.2 km |
71.0 miles|
77 | Clingmans Dome[4][21] | Great Smoky Mountains | 2025 m |
6,643 feet1376 m |
4,513 feet113.9 km |
70.8 miles|
78 | Kaibab Plateau High Point[4] PB | Kaibab Plateau | 2805 m |
9,204 feet1100 m |
3,610 feet112.9 km |
70.1 miles|
79 | Anvil Peak PB | Semisopochnoi Island | 1221 m |
4,007 feet1221 m |
4,007 feet112.4 km |
69.9 miles|
80 | Grand Teton NGS | Teton Range | 4199 m |
13,776 feet1995 m |
6,545 feet111.6 km |
69.4 miles|
81 | Star Peak NGS PB | Humboldt Range PB | 2999 m |
9,840 feet1646 m |
5,400 feet111.2 km |
69.1 miles|
82 | White Mountain Peak NGS | White Mountains | 4344 m |
14,252 feet2193 m |
7,196 feet108.7 km |
67.5 miles|
83 | Chiricahua Peak[4] | Chiricahua Mountains | 2976 m |
9,763 feet1569 m |
5,149 feet108.3 km |
67.3 miles|
84 | Miller Peak[4] | Huachuca Mountains PB | 2886 m |
9,470 feet1527 m |
5,011 feet107.6 km |
66.8 miles|
85 | Baldy Mountain[4] PB | Bearpaw Mountains PB | 2109 m |
6,919 feet1289 m |
4,228 feet107.6 km |
66.8 miles|
86 | Copernicus Peak[4] | Diablo Range | 1330 m |
4,360 feet951 m |
3,120 feet105.2 km |
65.4 miles|
87 | Naomi Peak NGS PB | Bear River Mountains | 3043 m |
9,984 feet966 m |
3,169 feet103.9 km |
64.5 miles|
88 | Marys Peak NGS | Oregon Coast Range | 1253 m |
4,111 feet1026 m |
3,367 feet99.7 km |
62.0 miles|
89 | South Yolla Bolly Mountain[4] PB | Northern California Coast Range | 2468 m |
8,098 feet1479 m |
4,854 feet99.0 km |
61.5 miles|
90 | Ibapah Peak[4] PB | Deep Creek Range | 3686 m |
12,092 feet1605 m |
5,267 feet98.7 km |
61.3 miles|
91 | Pikes Peak NGS | Pikes Peak Massif | 4302 m |
14,115 feet1686 m |
5,530 feet97.8 km |
60.8 miles|
92 | Matterhorn[4] PB | Jarbidge Mountains | 3305 m |
10,843 feet1429 m |
4,688 feet97.8 km |
60.8 miles|
93 | Mount Blackburn | Wrangell Mountains | 4996 m |
16,390 feet3548 m |
11,640 feet97.6 km |
61.0 miles|
94 | Navajo Mountain NGS | Colorado Plateau | 3154 m |
10,348 feet1291 m |
4,236 feet95.9 km |
59.6 miles|
95 | Mount Redoubt | Chigmit Mountains | 3108 m |
10,197 feet2788 m |
9,147 feet94.5 km |
58.7 miles|
96 | Mount Hesperus | Alaska Range | 2996 m |
9,828 feet2127 m |
6,978 feet93.6 km |
58.2 miles|
97 | Telescope Peak NGS | Panamint Range | 3366 m |
11,043 feet1886 m |
6,188 feet93.1 km |
57.9 miles|
98 | Mount Hood[22] NGS | Cascade Range | 3429 m |
11,249 feet2349 m |
7,706 feet92.8 km |
57.6 miles|
99 | Mount Cleveland | Chuginadak Island | 1730 m |
5,675 feet1730 m |
5,675 feet91.5 km |
56.8 miles|
100 | Ferris Mountain NGS PB | Ferris Mountains PB | 3070 m |
10,071 feet1000 m |
3,282 feet91.1 km |
56.6 miles
[edit] Gallery
Mount McKinley, or Denali, in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the United States and North America |
Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit |
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 the Eastern United States |
Mount Rainier in Washington is the third most prominent mountain peak of the U.S. |
Mount Elbert in Colorado is the highest mountain peak of the Rocky Mountains |
Mount Washington is the highest mountain peak in the Northeastern United States |
[edit] See also
- Geography of the United States
- Geology of the United States of America
- Highest mountain peaks of the United States
- Lists of mountains
- Most prominent mountain peaks of the United States
- Mountain peaks of Alaska
- Mountain peaks of California
- Mountain peaks of Canada
- Mountain peaks of Colorado
- Mountain peaks of Mexico
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- physical geography
- summit (topography)
- topographic elevation
- topographic isolation
- topographic prominence
- topography
- United States
[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 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).
- ^ 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 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
- ^ 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 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 Humphreys Peak is the highest point of the State of Arizona.
- ^ 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 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 Granite Peak is the highest point of the State of Montana.
- ^ The summit of Guadalupe Peak is the highest point of the State of Texas.
- ^ The summit of Clingmans Dome on the border of the State of North Carolina is the highest point of the State of Tennessee.
- ^ The summit of Mount Hood is the highest point of the State of Oregon.
[edit] External links
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- World Mountain Encyclopedia @ peakware.com