List of mountain peaks of the United States explained

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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

See main article: List of the highest major summits of the United States.

See also: List of the major 4000-meter summits of the United States and List of the major 3000-meter summits of the United States. Of the 100 highest major summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds 6000m (20,000feet) elevation, four peaks exceed 5000m (16,000feet), and all 100 peaks exceed 4012m (13,163feet) elevation.

Of these 100 summits, 53 are located in Colorado, 23 in Alaska, 14 in California, five in Wyoming, two in Hawaiʻi, 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 prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!State!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Alaska Range63.069°N -151.0063°W
2
Saint Elias Mountains60.2927°N -140.9307°W
3Alaska Range62.9604°N -151.3998°W
4Saint Elias Mountains61.3856°N -141.7495°W
5Wrangell Mountains61.7305°N -143.4031°W
6Wrangell Mountains62.2132°N -144.1292°W
7
Saint Elias Mountains58.9064°N -137.5265°W
8
Saint Elias Mountains60.3194°N -139.0726°W
9Saint Elias Mountains61.2834°N -141.1433°W
10Alaska Range62.9504°N -151.0915°W
11Sierra Nevada36.5786°N -118.292°W
12
Saint Elias Mountains60.3518°N -139.0749°W
13Saint Elias Mountains61.3272°N -141.7867°W
14Sawatch Range39.1178°N -106.4454°W
15Sawatch Range39.1875°N -106.4757°W
16Sawatch Range38.9244°N -106.3207°W
17Cascade Range46.8529°N -121.7604°W
18Sierra Nevada36.6559°N -118.3111°W
19Sangre de Cristo Mountains37.5775°N -105.4856°W
20Sawatch Range39.0294°N -106.4729°W
21San Juan Mountains38.0717°N -107.4621°W
22Sangre de Cristo Range37.9669°N -105.5855°W
23Mosquito Range39.3515°N -106.1116°W
24Elk Mountains39.0097°N -106.8614°W
25Front Range39.6339°N -105.8176°W
26Sawatch Range38.6741°N -106.2462°W
27Front Range39.5883°N -105.6438°W
28Front Range40.255°N -105.6151°W
29San Miguel Mountains37.8391°N -107.9916°W
30White Mountains37.6341°N -118.2557°W
31Sierra Nevada37.0943°N -118.5145°W
32Sawatch Range38.7492°N -106.2424°W
33Sawatch Range38.8442°N -106.3138°W
34Cascade Range41.4092°N -122.1949°W
35Elk Mountains39.0708°N -106.989°W
36Wrangell Mountains62.0059°N -144.0187°W
37Sneffels Range38.0038°N -107.7923°W
38Elk Mountains39.1503°N -107.0829°W
39Front Range38.8405°N -105.0442°W
40Needle Mountains37.6212°N -107.5919°W
41
Saint Elias Mountains60.3074°N -140.4584°W
42San Juan Mountains37.913°N -107.5044°W
43Culebra Range37.1224°N -105.1858°W
44La Garita Mountains37.9868°N -106.9313°W
45Sawatch Range39.4668°N -106.4817°W
46San Juan Mountains37.9228°N -107.4256°W
46Sawatch Range39.0425°N -106.5976°W
47Sierra Nevada37.2705°N -118.673°W
48Sierra Nevada36.7001°N -118.3436°W
49Sawatch Range38.4227°N -106.2247°W
50San Juan Mountains37.7993°N -107.8285°W
51Wrangell Mountains61.7495°N -143.2414°W
52Wrangell Mountains61.7438°N -142.8675°W
53Sierra Nevada37.1669°N -118.6721°W
54Alaska Range63.6203°N -146.7178°W
55Front Range39.3394°N -106.0054°W
56San Juan Mountains37.6797°N -107.3924°W
57Wind River Range43.1842°N -109.6542°W
58Sierra Nevada36.5261°N -118.4785°W
59Island of Hawaiʻi19.8207°N -155.4681°W
60Teton Range43.7412°N -110.8024°W
61
Saint Elias Mountains60.1816°N -139.9811°W
62Sierra Nevada37.4053°N -118.7329°W
63[1] [2] Wind River Range43.1247°N -109.6179°W
64Sierra Nevada37.3769°N -118.8025°W
65Front Range39.4448°N -105.9705°W
66San Juan Mountains37.607°N -107.4936°W
67Island of Hawaiʻi19.4756°N -155.6054°W
68Sawatch Range39.4853°N -106.5367°W
69Sierra Nevada37.3762°N -119.1789°W
70Front Range39.7204°N -105.8044°W
71Spanish Peaks37.3756°N -104.9934°W
72Gore Range39.7601°N -106.3407°W
73Mummy Range40.4845°N -105.6464°W
74White Mountains37.7834°N -118.3432°W
75San Juan Mountains37.8573°N -107.623°W
76Elk Mountains39.0244°N -107.1228°W
77Uinta Mountains40.7763°N -110.3729°W
78Front Range40.0265°N -105.6504°W
79Sierra Nevada36.9473°N -118.4054°W
80Saint Elias Mountains61.5217°N -141.103°W
81Wrangell Mountains62.0234°N -143.6198°W
82Front Range39.8381°N -105.7132°W
83Williams Mountains39.1806°N -106.6102°W
84San Juan Mountains37.7859°N -107.7038°W
85Sangre de Cristo Mountains37.8492°N -105.4949°W
86Mosquito Range38.9917°N -106.1249°W
87Saint Elias Mountains61.359°N -141.6664°W
88San Juan Mountains37.3506°N -106.6968°W
89San Miguel Mountains37.8536°N -108.1082°W
90Sawatch Range38.325°N -106.218°W
91Sawatch Range38.6856°N -106.6211°W
92La Plata Mountains37.4451°N -108.089°W
93Alaska Range63.1157°N -150.6755°W
94Gore Range39.4549°N -106.197°W
95San Juan Mountains37.4833°N -106.4343°W
96Wind River Range42.7085°N -109.1284°W
97San Juan Mountains37.2887°N -106.5709°W
98Chugach Mountains61.4374°N -147.7525°W
align=center rowspan=299Bighorn Mountains44.3821°N -107.1739°W
100? -->Taos Mountains36.5569°N -105.4169°W
100Absaroka Range43.9613°N -109.3392°W

Most prominent summits

See main article: List of the most prominent summits of the United States.

See also: List of the ultra-prominent summits of the United States. Of the 50 most prominent summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds 5000m (16,000feet) of topographic prominence, three peaks exceed 4000m (13,000feet), ten peaks exceed 3000m (10,000feet), 45 peaks exceed 2000m (7,000feet), and all 50 peaks exceed 1932m (6,339feet) 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 Hawaiʻi, 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 States

!Rank!Mountain peak!State!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Alaska Range63.069°N -151.0063°W
2Island of Hawaiʻi19.8207°N -155.4681°W
3Cascade Range46.8529°N -121.7604°W
4
Saint Elias Mountains58.9064°N -137.5265°W
5Wrangell Mountains61.7305°N -143.4031°W
6Alaska Range63.6203°N -146.7178°W
7
Saint Elias Mountains60.2927°N -140.9307°W
8Chugach Mountains61.4374°N -147.7525°W
9Sierra Nevada36.5786°N -118.292°W
10Island of Maui20.7097°N -156.2533°W
11Cascade Range41.4092°N -122.1949°W
12Unimak Island54.7554°N -163.9709°W
13Chigmit Mountains60.4854°N -152.7442°W
14Sawatch Range39.1178°N -106.4454°W
15Skagit Range48.7768°N -121.8145°W
16Alaska Range61.4086°N -152.4125°W
17San Jacinto Mountains33.8147°N -116.6794°W
18San Bernardino Mountains34.0992°N -116.8249°W
19Spring Mountains36.2716°N -115.6956°W
align=center rowspan=220Alaska Peninsula55.4173°N -161.8932°W
20 -->Alaska Peninsula56.2194°N -159.2975°W
22Cascade Range46.2024°N -121.4909°W
23
Saint Elias Mountains60.3194°N -139.0726°W
24Brooks Range69.2025°N -143.802°W
25Chigmit Mountains60.0321°N -153.0915°W
26Olympic Mountains47.8013°N -123.7108°W
27
Saint Elias Mountains60.1816°N -139.9811°W
28Cascade Range45.3735°N -121.6959°W
29Wrangell Mountains62.2132°N -144.1292°W
30Chugach Mountains60.6518°N -143.6972°W
31Snake Range38.9858°N -114.3139°W
32Cascade Range48.1125°N -121.1138°W
33Alaska Range63.239°N -144.6419°W
34Alaska Peninsula58.3534°N -155.0958°W
35Alaska Range62.9604°N -151.3998°W
36White Mountains37.6341°N -118.2557°W
37Saint Elias Mountains58.6625°N -137.1712°W
38Island of Hawaiʻi19.4756°N -155.6054°W
39Bighorn Mountains44.3821°N -107.1739°W
40Wind River Range43.1842°N -109.6542°W
41Umnak Island53.1256°N -168.6938°W
42Alaska Range61.8036°N -154.1469°W
43Saint Elias Mountains61.3856°N -141.7495°W
44Wrangell Mountains62.1159°N -144.6394°W
45Aleutian Range57.1334°N -156.9912°W
46Teton Range43.7412°N -110.8024°W
47Wallowa Mountains45.245°N -117.2929°W
48Aleutian Range60.7981°N -153.3959°W
49Uinta Mountains40.7763°N -110.3729°W
50Pinaleño Mountains32.7017°N -109.8714°W

Most isolated major summits

See main article: List of the most isolated major summits of the United States.

See also: List of the major 100-kilometer summits of the United States. Of the 50 most isolated major summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds 4000km (2,000miles) of topographic isolation, Mauna Kea exceeds 3000km (2,000miles), Mount Whitney exceeds 2000km (1,000miles), seven peaks exceed 1000km (1,000miles), 12 peaks exceed 500km (300miles), 44 peaks exceed 200km (100miles), and all 50 peaks exceed 160km (100miles) of topographic isolation.

Of these 50 peaks, 18 are located in Alaska, four in California, three in Washington, two in Hawaiʻi, 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 prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!State!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Alaska Range63.069°N -151.0063°W
2Island of Hawaiʻi19.8207°N -155.4681°W
3Sierra Nevada36.5786°N -118.292°W
4Blue Ridge Mountains35.7649°N -82.2651°W
5White Mountains44.2705°N -71.3032°W
6Cascade Range46.8529°N -121.7604°W
7Sawatch Range39.1178°N -106.4454°W
8Unimak Island54.7554°N -163.9709°W
9Tanaga Island51.8838°N -178.1429°W
10Brooks Range69.2025°N -143.802°W
11Ouachita Mountains35.1671°N -93.6447°W
12Cascade Range41.4092°N -122.1949°W
13Wind River Range43.1842°N -109.6542°W
14Seward Peninsula64.9922°N -165.3294°W
15Brooks Range67.4129°N -154.9656°W
16San Francisco Peaks35.3464°N -111.678°W
17Snake Range38.9858°N -114.3139°W
18Umnak Island53.1256°N -168.6938°W
19Alaska Peninsula56.2194°N -159.2975°W
20Island of Kauaʻi22.0586°N -159.4973°W
21Hall Island60.6647°N -173.0887°W
22Kuskokwim Mountains60.1159°N -159.3241°W
23Allegheny Mountains38.6999°N -79.5328°W
24Uinta Mountains40.7763°N -110.3729°W
25Sacramento Mountains33.3743°N -105.8087°W
26San Bernardino Mountains34.0992°N -116.8249°W
27Longfellow Mountains45.9044°N -68.9213°W
28Nulato Hills64.4535°N -159.4152°W
29White Mountains33.9059°N -109.5626°W
30Lost River Range44.1374°N -113.7811°W
31Bighorn Mountains44.3821°N -107.1739°W
32Black Hills43.8658°N -103.5324°W
33Catskill Mountains41.9992°N -74.3859°W
34Alaska Peninsula58.3534°N -155.0958°W
35Spring Mountains36.2716°N -115.6956°W
36Santa Lucia Range36.1457°N -121.4191°W
37Skagit Range48.7768°N -121.8145°W
38Adirondack Mountains44.1127°N -73.9237°W
39Chugach Mountains61.4374°N -147.7525°W
40Alaska Range63.6203°N -146.7178°W
41Wallowa Mountains45.245°N -117.2929°W
42Steens Mountain42.6364°N -118.5767°W
43
Saint Elias Mountains58.9064°N -137.5265°W
44Saint Lawrence Island63.592°N -170.3804°W
45Tushar Mountains38.3692°N -112.3714°W
46Olympic Mountains47.8013°N -123.7108°W
47Brooks Range68.5598°N -160.3281°W
48Sangre de Cristo Mountains37.5775°N -105.4856°W
49Ray Mountains65.6865°N -150.9498°W
50Lewis Range48.9249°N -113.8482°W

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. 5387. Fremont Peak, Wyoming. May 23, 2013.
  2. 1599856. Fremont Peak. May 23, 2013.