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:

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.

Highest major summits

Of the 100 highest major summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds 6000 meters (19,685 feet) elevation, four peaks exceed 5000 meters (16,404 feet), and all 100 peaks exceed 4012 meters (13,163 feet) 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.

Most prominent summits

Of the 50 most prominent summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds 5000 meters (16,404 feet) of topographic prominence, three peaks exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet), ten peaks exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet), 45 peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), and all 50 peaks exceed 1932 meters (6339 feet) 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.

Most isolated major summits

Of the 50 most isolated major summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds 4000 kilometers (2485 miles) of topographic isolation, Mauna Kea exceeds 3000 kilometers (1864 miles), Mount Whitney exceeds 2000 kilometers (1243 miles), seven peaks exceed 1000 kilometers (621.4 miles), 12 peaks exceed 500 kilometers (310.7 miles), 44 peaks exceed 200 kilometers (124.3 miles), and all 50 peaks exceed 160 kilometers (99.42 miles) 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.

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 mountain peaks of the United States
    • 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 Hawaiʻi
    • 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

Notes

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