List of mountain peaks of the United States

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the United States of America.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three main ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the tip of a mountain above a geodetic sea level. The first table below ranks the 100 highest major summits of the United States by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. The second table below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of the United States. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. The third table below ranks the 50 most isolated major summits of the United States.

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Highest major summits

Of the 100 highest major summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds elevation, four peaks exceed , and all 100 peaks exceed elevation.

Of these 100 summits, 53 are located in Colorado, 23 in Alaska, 14 in California, five in Wyoming, two in Hawaii, and one each in Washington, Utah, and New Mexico. Five of these summits are located on the international border between Alaska and Yukon, and one is located on the international border between Alaska and British Columbia. The ten highest major summits of the United States are all located in Alaska.

+The 100 highest summits of the United States with at least 500 meters of topographic prominenceRankMountain peakStateMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Alaska Range2Saint Elias Mountains3Alaska Range4Saint Elias Mountains5Wrangell Mountains6Wrangell Mountains7Saint Elias Mountains8Saint Elias Mountains9Saint Elias Mountains10Alaska Range11Sierra Nevada12Saint Elias Mountains13Saint Elias Mountains14Sawatch Range15Sawatch Range16Sawatch Range17Cascade Range18Sierra Nevada19Sangre de Cristo Mountains20Sawatch Range21San Juan Mountains22Sangre de Cristo Range23Mosquito Range24Elk Mountains25Front Range26Sawatch Range27Front Range28Front Range29San Miguel Mountains30White Mountains31Sierra Nevada32Sawatch Range33Sawatch Range34Cascade Range35Elk Mountains36Wrangell Mountains37Sneffels Range38Elk Mountains39Front Range40Needle Mountains41Saint Elias Mountains42San Juan Mountains43Culebra Range44La Garita Mountains45Sawatch Range46Sawatch Range47Sierra Nevada48Sierra Nevada49Sawatch Range50San Juan Mountains51Wrangell Mountains52Wrangell Mountains53Sierra Nevada54Alaska Range55Front Range56San Juan Mountains57Wind River Range58Sierra Nevada59Island of Hawaii60Teton Range61Saint Elias Mountains62Sierra Nevada63Wind River Range64Sierra Nevada65Front Range66San Juan Mountains67Island of Hawaii68Sawatch Range69Sierra Nevada70Front Range71Spanish Peaks72Gore Range73Mummy Range74White Mountains75San Juan Mountains76Elk Mountains77Uinta Mountains78Front Range79Sierra Nevada80Saint Elias Mountains81Wrangell Mountains82Front Range83Williams Mountains84San Juan Mountains85Sangre de Cristo Mountains86Mosquito Range87Saint Elias Mountains88San Juan Mountains89San Miguel Mountains90Sawatch Range91Sawatch Range92La Plata Mountains93Alaska Range94Gore Range95San Juan Mountains96Wind River Range97San Juan Mountains98Chugach Mountains99Bighorn MountainsTaos Mountains

Most prominent summits

Of the 50 most prominent summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds of topographic prominence, three peaks exceed , ten peaks exceed , 45 peaks exceed , and all 50 peaks exceed of topographic prominence. All of these peaks are ultra-prominent summits.

Of these 50 peaks, 27 are located in Alaska, five in Washington, five in California, three in Hawaii, three in Wyoming, two in Nevada, two in Oregon, and one each in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Three of these summits lie on the international border between Alaska and Yukon, and one lies on the international border between Alaska and British Columbia.

+The 50 most topographically prominent summits of the United StatesRankMountain peakStateMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Alaska Range2Island of Hawaii3Cascade Range4Saint Elias Mountains5Wrangell Mountains6Alaska Range7Saint Elias Mountains8Chugach Mountains9Sierra Nevada10Island of Maui11Cascade Range12Unimak Island13Chigmit Mountains14Sawatch Range15Skagit Range16Alaska Range17San Jacinto Mountains18San Bernardino Mountains19Spring Mountains20Alaska PeninsulaAlaska Peninsula22Cascade Range23Saint Elias Mountains24Brooks Range25Chigmit Mountains26Olympic Mountains27Saint Elias Mountains28Cascade Range29Wrangell Mountains30Chugach Mountains31Snake Range32Cascade Range33Alaska Range34Alaska Peninsula35Alaska Range36White Mountains37Saint Elias Mountains38Island of Hawaii39Bighorn Mountains40Wind River Range41Umnak Island42Alaska Range43Saint Elias Mountains44Wrangell Mountains45Aleutian Range46Teton Range47Wallowa Mountains48Aleutian Range49Uinta Mountains50Pinaleño Mountains

Most isolated major summits

Of the 50 most isolated major summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds of topographic isolation, Mauna Kea exceeds , Mount Whitney exceeds , seven peaks exceed , 12 peaks exceed , 44 peaks exceed , and all 50 peaks exceed of topographic isolation.

Of these 50 peaks, 18 are located in Alaska, four in California, three in Washington, two in Hawaii, two in Colorado, two in Wyoming, two in Arizona, two in Nevada, two in Utah, two in New York, two in Oregon, and one each in North Carolina, New Hampshire, Arkansas, West Virginia, New Mexico, Maine, Idaho, South Dakota, and Montana. One of these summits lies on the international border between Alaska and British Columbia.

+The 50 most topographically isolated summits of the United States with at least 500 meters of topographic prominenceRankMountain peakStateMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Alaska Range2Island of Hawaii3Sierra Nevada4Blue Ridge Mountains5White Mountains6Cascade Range7Sawatch Range8Unimak Island9Tanaga Island10Brooks Range11Ouachita Mountains12Cascade Range13Wind River Range14Seward Peninsula15Brooks Range16San Francisco Peaks17Snake Range18Umnak Island19Alaska Peninsula20Island of Kauai21Hall Island22Kuskokwim Mountains23Allegheny Mountains24Uinta Mountains25Sacramento Mountains26San Bernardino Mountains27Longfellow Mountains28Nulato Hills29White Mountains30Lost River Range31Bighorn Mountains32Black Hills33Catskill Mountains34Alaska Peninsula35Spring Mountains36Santa Lucia Range37Skagit Range38Adirondack Mountains39Chugach Mountains40Alaska Range41Wallowa Mountains42Steens Mountain43Saint Elias Mountains44Saint Lawrence Island45Tushar Mountains46Olympic Mountains47Brooks Range48Sangre de Cristo Mountains49Ray Mountains50Lewis Range

See also

List of mountain peaks of North America List of mountain peaks of Greenland List of mountain peaks of Canada List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains

List of mountains of the United States List of the highest major summits of the United States List of the major 4000-meter summits of the United States List of the major 3000-meter summits of the United States List of United States fourteeners List of the most prominent summits of the United States List of the ultra-prominent summits of the United States List of the most isolated major summits of the United States List of the major 100-kilometer summits of the United States List of extreme summits of the United States List of mountain peaks of Alaska List of mountain peaks of Arizona List of mountain peaks of California List of mountain peaks of Colorado List of mountain peaks of Hawaii List of mountain peaks of Idaho List of mountain peaks of Montana List of mountain peaks of Nevada List of mountain peaks of New Mexico List of mountain peaks of Oregon List of mountain peaks of Utah List of mountain peaks of Washington (state) List of mountain peaks of Wyoming List of mountain peaks of México List of mountain peaks of Central America List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean United States of America Geography of the United States Geology of the United States :Category:Mountains of the United States commons:Category:Mountains of the United States Physical geography Topography Topographic elevation Topographic prominence Topographic isolation

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References

External links

United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System @ USGS United States National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Geodetic Glossary @ NGS NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 online elevation converter @ NGS Survey Marks and Datasheets @ NGS Bivouac.com Peakbagger.com Peaklist.org Peakware.com Summitpost.org