The following sortable table lists the 123 mountain peaks of greater North America with at least 4000 meters (13,123 feet) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.
This article defines greater North America as the northern portion of the continental landmass of the Americas extending from the Panama to Alaska plus the islands surrounding North America. This article defines the Islands of North America to include the coastal islands of North America, the islands of the Caribbean Sea, the Bahamas, the Bermuda Islands, Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) and its surrounding islands, the islands of Northern Canada, the islands of Alaska, and the islands of the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation.
This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra prominent peak is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
Of these 123 highest major summits, 102 are located in the United States, 17 in Canada, 9 in México, and 2 in Guatemala. Seven of these summits lie on an international border. Colorado is home to 55 of these peaks, Alaska 23, California 16, and the Yukon 15.
In North America, only Mount McKinley rises above 6000 meters. Mount Logan and Pico de Orizaba are between 5500 and 6000 meters. Eight more peaks lie between 5000 and 5500 meters. Eleven peaks lie between 4500 and 5000 meters, and 101 lie between 4000 and 4500 meters.
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| Rank | Mountain Peak | Region | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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| 1 | Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] PB | Alaska Range | 6194 m 20,320 feet |
6149 m 20,174 feet |
7,450 km 4,629 miles |
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| 2 | Mount Logan[2] PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 5956 m 19,541 feet |
5247 m 17,215 feet |
623 km 387 miles |
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| 3 | Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[3] PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5636 m 18,491 feet |
4922 m 16,148 feet |
2,687 km 1,670 miles |
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| 4 | Mount Saint Elias[4][5] PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 5489 m 18,008 feet |
3429 m 11,250 feet |
41 km 26 miles |
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| 5 | Volcán Popocatépetl[6] PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5410 m 17,749 feet |
3040 m 9,974 feet |
143 km 89 miles |
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| 6 | Mount Foraker PB | Alaska Range | 5304 m 17,400 feet |
2210 m 7,250 feet |
23 km 14 miles |
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| 7 | Mount Lucania PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 5240 m 17,192 feet |
3085 m 10,121 feet |
43 km 27 miles |
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| 8 | Volcán Iztaccíhuatl PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 5230 m 17,159 feet |
1560 m 5,118 feet |
17 km 11 miles |
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| 9 | King Peak PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 5173 m 16,972 feet |
1073 m 3,520 feet |
5 km 3 miles |
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| 10 | Mount Bona PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 5044 m 16,550 feet |
2103 m 6,900 feet |
80 km 50 miles |
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| 11 | Mount Steele PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 5020 m 16,470 feet |
760 m 2,493 feet |
10 km 6 miles |
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| 12 | Mount Blackburn NGS PB | Wrangell Mountains | 4996 m 16,390 feet |
3548 m 11,640 feet |
98 km 61 miles |
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| 13 | Mount Sanford PB | Wrangell Mountains | 4949 m 16,237 feet |
2343 m 7,687 feet |
65 km 40 miles |
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| 14 | Mount Wood PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4860 m 15,945 feet |
1180 m 3,871 feet |
19 km 12 miles |
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| 15 | Mount Vancouver PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4812 m 15,787 feet |
2712 m 8,898 feet |
44 km 27 miles |
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| 16 | Mount Slaggard PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4742 m 15,558 feet |
502 m 1,647 feet |
8 km 5 miles |
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| 17 | Nevado de Toluca PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 4690 m 15,387 feet |
2225 m 7,300 feet |
118 km 73 miles |
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| 18 | Mount Fairweather (Fairweather Mountain)[5][7] PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4671 m 15,325 feet |
3961 m 12,995 feet |
201 km 125 miles |
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| 19 | Sierra Negra PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 4580 m 15,026 feet |
500 m 1,640 feet |
4 km 3 miles |
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| 20 | Mount Hubbard[5] PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4557 m 14,950 feet |
2457 m 8,061 feet |
34 km 21 miles |
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| 21 | Mount Bear PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4520 m 14,831 feet |
1540 m 5,052 feet |
32 km 20 miles |
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| 22 | Mount Walsh PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4506 m 14,783 feet |
1646 m 5,400 feet |
19 km 12 miles |
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| 23 | Mount Hunter PB | Alaska Range | 4442 m 14,573 feet |
1417 m 4,648 feet |
11 km 7 miles |
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| 24 | Volcán la Malinche (Matlalcueitl)[8] PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 4430 m 14,534 feet |
1940 m 6,365 feet |
64 km 39 miles |
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| 25 | Mount Whitney[9] NGS PB | Sierra Nevada | 4421 m 14,505 feet |
3072 m 10,080 feet |
2,650 km 1,647 miles |
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| 26 | Mount Alverstone[5] PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4420 m 14,500 feet |
594 m 1,950 feet |
4 km 2 miles |
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| 27 | University Peak PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4410 m 14,470 feet |
978 m 3,210 feet |
6 km 4 miles |
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| 28 | Mount Elbert[10] NGS PB | Sawatch Range | 4401 m 14,440 feet |
2772 m 9,093 feet |
1,079 km 671 miles |
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| 29 | Mount Massive[11] PB | Sawatch Range | 4398 m 14,428 feet |
598 m 1,962 feet |
8 km 5 miles |
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| 30 | Mount Harvard NGS PB | Collegiate Peaks | 4397 m 14,427 feet |
709 m 2,327 feet |
24 km 15 miles |
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| 31 | Mount Rainier[11][12] PB | Cascade Range | 4394 m 14,417 feet |
4034 m 13,236 feet |
1,177 km 731 miles |
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| 32 | Mount Williamson[11] GNIS PB | Sierra Nevada | 4386 m 14,389 feet |
511 m 1,677 feet |
9 km 5 miles |
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| 33 | McArthur Peak PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4380 m 14,370 feet |
960 m 3,150 feet |
9 km 6 miles |
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| 34 | La Plata Peak[11] PB | Collegiate Peaks | 4379 m 14,368 feet |
567 m 1,861 feet |
10 km 6 miles |
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| 35 | Blanca Peak[11] PB | Sierra Blanca | 4374 m 14,351 feet |
1623 m 5,326 feet |
166 km 103 miles |
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| 36 | Uncompahgre Peak NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 4365 m 14,321 feet |
1304 m 4,277 feet |
137 km 85 miles |
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| 37 | Crestone Peak[11] PB | Crestones | 4359 m 14,300 feet |
1388 m 4,554 feet |
44 km 27 miles |
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| 38 | Mount Lincoln NGS PB | Mosquito Range | 4357 m 14,293 feet |
1177 m 3,862 feet |
36 km 23 miles |
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| 39 | Castle Peak NGS PB | Elk Mountains | 4352 m 14,279 feet |
721 m 2,365 feet |
34 km 21 miles |
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| 40 | Grays Peak[13] NGS PB | Front Range | 4352 m 14,278 feet |
844 m 2,770 feet |
40 km 25 miles |
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| 41 | Mount Antero NGS PB | Sawatch Range | 4351 m 14,276 feet |
763 m 2,503 feet |
29 km 18 miles |
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| 42 | Mount Evans NGS PB | Front Range | 4348 m 14,265 feet |
844 m 2,769 feet |
16 km 10 miles |
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| 43 | Longs Peak NGS PB | Front Range | 4346 m 14,259 feet |
896 m 2,940 feet |
70 km 44 miles |
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| 44 | Mount Wilson[11] PB | San Miguel Mountains PB | 4344 m 14,252 feet |
1227 m 4,024 feet |
53 km 33 miles |
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| 45 | White Mountain Peak NGS PB | White Mountains | 4344 m 14,252 feet |
2193 m 7,196 feet |
109 km 68 miles |
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| 46 | North Palisade[11] PB | Sierra Nevada | 4343 m 14,248 feet |
882 m 2,894 feet |
52 km 32 miles |
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| 47 | Mount Princeton NGS PB | Collegiate Peaks | 4329 m 14,204 feet |
664 m 2,177 feet |
8 km 5 miles |
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| 48 | Mount Yale NGS PB | Collegiate Peaks | 4329 m 14,202 feet |
578 m 1,896 feet |
9 km 6 miles |
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| 49 | Mount Shasta NGS PB | Cascade Range | 4322 m 14,179 feet |
2997 m 9,832 feet |
539 km 335 miles |
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| 50 | Maroon Peak NGS PB | Elk Mountains | 4317 m 14,163 feet |
712 m 2,336 feet |
13 km 8 miles |
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| 51 | Mount Wrangell PB | Wrangell Mountains | 4317 m 14,163 feet |
1711 m 5,613 feet |
24 km 15 miles |
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| 52 | Mount Sneffels NGS PB | Sneffels Range PB | 4315 m 14,158 feet |
930 m 3,050 feet |
25 km 16 miles |
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| 53 | Capitol Peak[11] PB | Elk Mountains | 4309 m 14,137 feet |
533 m 1,750 feet |
12 km 7 miles |
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| 54 | Pikes Peak NGS PB | Pikes Peak Massif | 4302 m 14,115 feet |
1686 m 5,530 feet |
98 km 61 miles |
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| 55 | Mount Eolus[11] PB | Needle Mountains | 4294 m 14,089 feet |
665 m 2,183 feet |
40 km 25 miles |
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| 56 | Mount Augusta[5] PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4289 m 14,070 feet |
1549 m 5,082 feet |
23 km 14 miles |
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| 57 | Handies Peak NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 4285 m 14,058 feet |
582 m 1,908 feet |
18 km 11 miles |
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| 58 | Culebra Peak[11] PB | Culebra Range | 4283 m 14,053 feet |
1471 m 4,827 feet |
57 km 35 miles |
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| 59 | San Luis Peak NGS PB | La Garita Mountains | 4274 m 14,022 feet |
949 m 3,113 feet |
43 km 27 miles |
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| 60 | Mount of the Holy Cross NGS PB | Sawatch Range | 4271 m 14,011 feet |
643 m 2,111 feet |
30 km 19 miles |
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| 61 | Nevado de Colima[14] PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 4270 m 14,009 feet |
2720 m 8,924 feet |
407 km 253 miles |
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| 62 | Grizzly Peak NGS PB | Collegiate Peaks | 4266 m 13,995 feet |
588 m 1,928 feet |
11 km 7 miles |
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| 63 | Mount Humphreys[11] PB | Sierra Nevada | 4265 m 13,992 feet |
781 m 2,563 feet |
24 km 15 miles |
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| 64 | Mount Keith[11] PB | Sierra Nevada | 4262 m 13,982 feet |
590 m 1,936 feet |
5 km 3 miles |
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| 65 | Mount Strickland PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4260 m 13,976 feet |
780 m 2,559 feet |
7 km 5 miles |
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| 66 | Mount Ouray NGS PB | Sawatch Range | 4255 m 13,961 feet |
810 m 2,659 feet |
22 km 14 miles |
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| 67 | Vermilion Peak[11] PB | San Juan Mountains | 4237 m 13,900 feet |
642 m 2,105 feet |
15 km 9 miles |
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| 68 | Atna Peaks PB | Wrangell Mountains | 4225 m 13,860 feet |
674 m 2,210 feet |
6 km 4 miles |
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| 69 | Volcán Tajumulco[15] PB | San Marcos | 4220 m 13,845 feet |
3980 m 13,058 feet |
722 km 448 miles |
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| 70 | Regal Mountain NGS PB | Wrangell Mountains | 4220 m 13,845 feet |
1340 m 4,395 feet |
20 km 12 miles |
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| 71 | Mount Darwin[11] PB | Sierra Nevada | 4218 m 13,837 feet |
576 m 1,891 feet |
11 km 7 miles |
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| 72 | Mount Hayes PB | Alaska Range | 4216 m 13,832 feet |
3507 m 11,507 feet |
205 km 127 miles |
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| 73 | Mount Silverheels NGS PB | Front Range | 4215 m 13,829 feet |
696 m 2,283 feet |
9 km 5 miles |
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| 74 | Rio Grande Pyramid NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 4214 m 13,827 feet |
573 m 1,881 feet |
17 km 11 miles |
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| 75 | Gannett Peak[16] NGS PB | Wind River Range | 4209 m 13,809 feet |
2157 m 7,076 feet |
468 km 291 miles |
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| 76 | Mount Kaweah[11] PB | Sierra Nevada | 4209 m 13,807 feet |
618 m 2,027 feet |
17 km 11 miles |
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| 77 | Cerro Cofre de Perote PB | Cordillera Neovolcanica | 4200 m 13,780 feet |
1320 m 4,331 feet |
47 km 29 miles |
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| 78 | Grand Teton NGS PB | Teton Range | 4199 m 13,776 feet |
1995 m 6,545 feet |
112 km 69 miles |
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| 79 | Mount Cook[5] PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4194 m 13,760 feet |
2274 m 7,460 feet |
23 km 15 miles |
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| 80 | Mount Morgan NGS PB | Sierra Nevada | 4193 m 13,758 feet |
807 m 2,648 feet |
16 km 10 miles |
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| 81 | Mount Gabb[11] PB | Sierra Nevada | 4190 m 13,747 feet |
793 m 2,601 feet |
7 km 4 miles |
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| 82 | Bald Mountain[11] PB | Front Range | 4173 m 13,690 feet |
640 m 2,099 feet |
12 km 8 miles |
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| 83 | Mount Oso[11] PB | San Juan Mountains | 4173 m 13,690 feet |
507 m 1,664 feet |
9 km 5 miles |
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| 84 | Mount Jackson[11] PB | Sawatch Range | 4169 m 13,676 feet |
552 m 1,810 feet |
5 km 3 miles |
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| 85 | Mount Tom[11] PB | Sierra Nevada | 4163 m 13,658 feet |
607 m 1,992 feet |
8 km 5 miles |
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| 86 | Bard Peak[11] PB | Front Range | 4159 m 13,647 feet |
518 m 1,701 feet |
9 km 5 miles |
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| 87 | West Spanish Peak[11] PB | Spanish Peaks | 4155 m 13,631 feet |
1123 m 3,685 feet |
33 km 20 miles |
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| 88 | Mount Powell[11] PB | Gore Range | 4141 m 13,586 feet |
914 m 3,000 feet |
35 km 22 miles |
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| 89 | Hagues Peak NGS PB | Mummy Range | 4137 m 13,573 feet |
738 m 2,420 feet |
26 km 16 miles |
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| 90 | Mount Dubois[11] PB | White Mountains | 4135 m 13,565 feet |
713 m 2,339 feet |
16 km 10 miles |
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| 91 | Tower Mountain[11] PB | San Juan Mountains | 4132 m 13,558 feet |
504 m 1,652 feet |
8 km 5 miles |
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| 92 | Treasure Mountain[11] PB | Elk Mountains | 4125 m 13,535 feet |
860 m 2,821 feet |
11 km 7 miles |
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| 93 | Kings Peak[17] NGS PB | Uinta Range | 4120 m 13,518 feet |
1938 m 6,358 feet |
268 km 167 miles |
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| 94 | North Arapaho Peak[11] PB | Indian Peaks PB | 4117 m 13,508 feet |
507 m 1,665 feet |
25 km 15 miles |
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| 95 | Mount Pinchot[11] PB | Sierra Nevada | 4115 m 13,500 feet |
643 m 2,110 feet |
8 km 5 miles |
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| 96 | Mount Natazhat PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4095 m 13,435 feet |
1824 m 5,985 feet |
25 km 15 miles |
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| 97 | Mount Jarvis PB | Wrangell Mountains | 4091 m 13,421 feet |
1454 m 4,771 feet |
18 km 11 miles |
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| 98 | Parry Peak[11] PB | Front Range | 4083 m 13,397 feet |
524 m 1,720 feet |
15 km 9 miles |
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| 99 | Williams Mountains High Point[11] PB | Williams Mountains PB | 4081 m 13,389 feet |
513 m 1,682 feet |
6 km 4 miles |
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| 100 | Sultan Mountain[11] PB | San Juan Mountains | 4076 m 13,373 feet |
569 m 1,868 feet |
7 km 5 miles |
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| 101 | Mount Herard[11] PB | Sangre de Cristo Range | 4068 m 13,345 feet |
622 m 2,040 feet |
7 km 5 miles |
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| 102 | Volcán Tacaná[18] PB | Chiapas San Marcos |
4067 m 13,343 feet |
2273 m 7,457 feet |
24 km 15 miles |
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| 103 | West Buffalo Peak[11] PB | Mosquito Range | 4064 m 13,332 feet |
605 m 1,986 feet |
16 km 10 miles |
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| 104 | Tressider Peak PB | Saint Elias Mountains | 4058 m 13,315 feet |
507 m 1,665 feet |
5 km 3 miles |
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| 105 | Summit Peak NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 4056 m 13,307 feet |
841 m 2,760 feet |
64 km 40 miles |
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| 106 | Dolores Peak[11] PB | San Miguel Mountains PB | 4053 m 13,296 feet |
594 m 1,950 feet |
8 km 5 miles |
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| 107 | Antora Peak[11] PB | Sawatch Range | 4046 m 13,275 feet |
734 m 2,409 feet |
11 km 7 miles |
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| 108 | Henry Mountain[11] PB | Sawatch Range | 4042 m 13,261 feet |
510 m 1,674 feet |
19 km 12 miles |
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| 109 | Lavender Peak[11] PB | La Plata Mountains | 4037 m 13,245 feet |
872 m 2,860 feet |
40 km 25 miles |
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| 110 | Mount Silverthrone PB | Alaska Range | 4029 m 13,220 feet |
988 m 3,240 feet |
13 km 8 miles |
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| 111 | Jacque Peak[11] PB | Gore Range | 4027 m 13,211 feet |
629 m 2,065 feet |
7 km 5 miles |
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| 112 | Bennett Peak[11] PB | San Juan Mountains | 4026 m 13,209 feet |
531 m 1,743 feet |
28 km 17 miles |
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| 113 | Wind River Peak NGS PB | Wind River Range | 4022 m 13,197 feet |
784 m 2,572 feet |
57 km 35 miles |
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| 114 | Mount Waddington PB | Waddington Range | 4019 m 13,186 feet |
3289 m 10,791 feet |
562 km 349 miles |
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| 115 | Conejos Peak NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 4017 m 13,179 feet |
583 m 1,912 feet |
13 km 8 miles |
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| 116 | Mount Marcus Baker PB | Chugach Mountains | 4016 m 13,176 feet |
3254 m 10,676 feet |
204 km 127 miles |
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| 117 | Cloud Peak NGS PB | Bighorn Mountains | 4013 m 13,167 feet |
2157 m 7,077 feet |
233 km 145 miles |
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| 118 | Wheeler Peak[19] NGS PB | Taos Mountains | 4013 m 13,167 feet |
1039 m 3,409 feet |
60 km 37 miles |
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| 119 | Francs Peak NGS PB | Absaroka Range | 4012 m 13,164 feet |
1236 m 4,056 feet |
76 km 47 miles |
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| 120 | Twilight Peak[11] PB | West Needle Mountains PB | 4012 m 13,163 feet |
713 m 2,338 feet |
8 km 5 miles |
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| 121 | Red Slate Mountain[11] PB | Sierra Nevada | 4010 m 13,156 feet |
529 m 1,736 feet |
13 km 8 miles |
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| 122 | South River Peak[11] PB | San Juan Mountains | 4009 m 13,154 feet |
746 m 2,448 feet |
35 km 22 miles |
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| 123 | Mount Ritter[11] PB | Sierra Nevada | 4008 m 13,149 feet |
1216 m 3,990 feet |
48 km 30 miles |
![]() Mount McKinley, or Denali, is the highest summit of the Alaska Range, the United States, and North America |
![]() Mount Logan is the highest summit of the Saint Elias Mountains and Canada |
![]() Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltépetl, is the highest summit of México. |
![]() Mount Saint Elias is the second highest summit of both Canada and the United States |
![]() Volcán Popocatépetl is the second highest summit of México |
![]() Mount Foraker is the second highest summit of the Alaska Range |
![]() Iztaccíhuatl is the third highest summit of Mexico |
![]() Mount Blackburn is the highest summit of the Wrangell Mountains |
![]() Mount Whitney is the highest summit of the Sierra Nevada |
![]() Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains |
![]() Mount Rainier is the highest summit of the Cascade Range |
![]() Mount Waddington is the highest summit of the Coast Mountains |
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