Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the United States of America.
Main article: Geography of the United States
See also: Mountain peaks of North America

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

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 (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. An ultra prominent peak is a summit with at least 1,500 meters (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence.

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Highest major summits

Main article: Highest mountain peaks of the United States

The following sortable table lists the 50 highest mountain peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. A total of 28 of these highest peaks are located in Colorado, 14 in Alaska, 7 in California, and 1 in Washington. Five of these summits lie on the international border between the United States and Canada: four between Alaska and the Yukon and one between Alaska and British Columbia.

See the Highest mountain peaks of the United States for a table of all summits with at least 4,000 meters (13,123 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence.

The 50 Highest Mountain Peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters of Topographic Prominence
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] PB  Alaska Alaska Range 6193.5366194 m
20,320 feet		 6149.0006149 m
20,174 feet		 07450.397450 km
4629 miles
2 Mount Saint Elias[2][3] PB  Alaska
 Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains 5488.8385489 m
18,008 feet		 3429.0003429 m
11,250 feet		 00041.1941 km
26 miles
3 Mount Foraker PB  Alaska Alaska Range 5303.5205304 m
17,400 feet		 2209.8002210 m
7,250 feet		 00022.9623 km
14 miles
4 Mount Bona PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 5044.4405044 m
16,550 feet		 2103.1202103 m
6,900 feet		 00079.9980 km
50 miles
5 Mount Blackburn NGS PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4995.6724996 m
16,390 feet		 3547.8723548 m
11,640 feet		 00097.6498 km
61 miles
6 Mount Sanford PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4949.0384949 m
16,237 feet		 2342.9982343 m
7,687 feet		 00064.7965 km
40 miles
7 Mount Fairweather (Fairweather Mountain)[4][3] PB  Alaska
 British Columbia		 Saint Elias Mountains 4671.0604671 m
15,325 feet		 3961.0003961 m
12,995 feet		 00200.73201 km
125 miles
8 Mount Hubbard[3] PB  Alaska
 Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains 4556.7604557 m
14,950 feet		 2457.0002457 m
8,061 feet		 00034.3534 km
21 miles
9 Mount Bear PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 4520.4894520 m
14,831 feet		 1540.0001540 m
5,052 feet		 00032.3532 km
20 miles
10 Mount Hunter PB  Alaska Alaska Range 4441.8504442 m
14,573 feet		 1416.7101417 m
4,648 feet		 00011.0711 km
7 miles
11 Mount Whitney[5] NGS PB  California Sierra Nevada 4421.0004421 m
14,505 feet		 3072.3843072 m
10,080 feet		 02650.352650 km
1647 miles
12 Mount Alverstone[3] PB  Alaska
 Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains 4419.6004420 m
14,500 feet		 0594.360594 m
1,950 feet		 00003.624 km
2 miles
13 University Peak PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 4410.4564410 m
14,470 feet		 0978.408978 m
3,210 feet		 00005.976 km
4 miles
14 Mount Elbert[6] NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4401.2004401 m
14,440 feet		 2771.5462772 m
9,093 feet		 01079.221079 km
671 miles
15 Mount Massive[7] PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4397.6074398 m
14,428 feet		 0598.018598 m
1,962 feet		 00008.158 km
5 miles
16 Mount Harvard NGS PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4397.4294397 m
14,427 feet		 0709.270709 m
2,327 feet		 00024.0124 km
15 miles
17 Mount Rainier[8][7] PB  Washington Cascade Range 4394.3874394 m
14,417 feet		 4034.3334034 m
13,236 feet		 01176.771177 km
731 miles
18 Mount Williamson[7] GNIS PB  California Sierra Nevada 4385.8074386 m
14,389 feet		 0511.150511 m
1,677 feet		 00008.759 km
5 miles
19 La Plata Peak[7] PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4379.2164379 m
14,368 feet		 0567.233567 m
1,861 feet		 00010.1010 km
6 miles
20 Blanca Peak[7] PB  Colorado Sierra Blanca 4374.1114374 m
14,351 feet		 1623.3651623 m
5,326 feet		 00166.43166 km
103 miles
21 Uncompahgre Peak NGS PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4365.0004365 m
14,321 feet		 1303.6301304 m
4,277 feet		 00136.89137 km
85 miles
22 Crestone Peak[7] PB  Colorado Crestones 4358.5724359 m
14,300 feet		 1388.0591388 m
4,554 feet		 00044.0744 km
27 miles
23 Mount Lincoln NGS PB  Colorado Mosquito Range 4356.5004357 m
14,293 feet		 1177.1381177 m
3,862 feet		 00036.3136 km
23 miles
24 Castle Peak NGS PB  Colorado Elk Mountains 4352.2004352 m
14,279 feet		 0720.852721 m
2,365 feet		 00033.7134 km
21 miles
25 Grays Peak[9] NGS PB  Colorado Front Range 4352.0004352 m
14,278 feet		 0844.296844 m
2,770 feet		 00040.2740 km
25 miles
26 Mount Antero NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4351.4004351 m
14,276 feet		 0762.914763 m
2,503 feet		 00028.5629 km
18 miles
27 Mount Evans NGS PB  Colorado Front Range 4348.0004348 m
14,265 feet		 0843.991844 m
2,769 feet		 00015.7616 km
10 miles
28 Longs Peak NGS PB  Colorado Front Range 4346.0004346 m
14,259 feet		 0896.112896 m
2,940 feet		 00070.1970 km
44 miles
29 Mount Wilson[7] PB  Colorado San Miguel Mountains PB 4344.0804344 m
14,252 feet		 1226.5151227 m
4,024 feet		 00053.2153 km
33 miles
30 White Mountain Peak NGS PB  California White Mountains 4344.0004344 m
14,252 feet		 2193.3412193 m
7,196 feet		 00108.67109 km
68 miles
31 North Palisade[7] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4342.8294343 m
14,248 feet		 0882.091882 m
2,894 feet		 00051.9152 km
32 miles
32 Mount Princeton NGS PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4329.3004329 m
14,204 feet		 0663.550664 m
2,177 feet		 00008.368 km
5 miles
33 Mount Yale NGS PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4328.8104329 m
14,202 feet		 0577.901578 m
1,896 feet		 00008.939 km
6 miles
34 Mount Shasta NGS PB  California Cascade Range 4321.8004322 m
14,179 feet		 2996.7942997 m
9,832 feet		 00538.74539 km
335 miles
35 Maroon Peak NGS PB  Colorado Elk Mountains 4317.0004317 m
14,163 feet		 0712.013712 m
2,336 feet		 00012.9713 km
8 miles
36 Mount Wrangell PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4316.8824317 m
14,163 feet		 1710.8421711 m
5,613 feet		 00023.8124 km
15 miles
37 Mount Sneffels NGS PB  Colorado Sneffels Range PB 4315.4004315 m
14,158 feet		 0929.640930 m
3,050 feet		 00025.3225 km
16 miles
38 Capitol Peak[7] PB  Colorado Elk Mountains 4308.8164309 m
14,137 feet		 0533.400533 m
1,750 feet		 00011.9812 km
7 miles
39 Pikes Peak NGS PB  Colorado Pikes Peak Massif 4302.3104302 m
14,115 feet		 1685.5441686 m
5,530 feet		 00097.8298 km
61 miles
40 Mount Eolus[7] PB  Colorado Needle Mountains 4294.2554294 m
14,089 feet		 0665.378665 m
2,183 feet		 00040.4840 km
25 miles
41 Mount Augusta[3] PB  Alaska
 Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains 4288.5364289 m
14,070 feet		 1549.0001549 m
5,082 feet		 00023.1923 km
14 miles
42 Handies Peak NGS PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4284.8004285 m
14,058 feet		 0581.558582 m
1,908 feet		 00018.0018 km
11 miles
43 Culebra Peak[7] PB  Colorado Culebra Range 4283.2664283 m
14,053 feet		 1471.2701471 m
4,827 feet		 00057.0757 km
35 miles
44 San Luis Peak NGS PB  Colorado La Garita Mountains 4273.8004274 m
14,022 feet		 0948.842949 m
3,113 feet		 00043.4143 km
27 miles
45 Mount of the Holy Cross NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4270.5104271 m
14,011 feet		 0643.433643 m
2,111 feet		 00029.8130 km
19 miles
46 Grizzly Peak NGS PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4265.6004266 m
13,995 feet		 0587.654588 m
1,928 feet		 00010.8911 km
7 miles
47 Mount Humphreys[7] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4264.7754265 m
13,992 feet		 0781.202781 m
2,563 feet		 00023.6724 km
15 miles
48 Mount Keith[7] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4261.6794262 m
13,982 feet		 0590.093590 m
1,936 feet		 00004.975 km
3 miles
49 Mount Ouray NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4255.4004255 m
13,961 feet		 0810.463810 m
2,659 feet		 00021.8622 km
14 miles
50 Vermilion Peak[7] PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4236.7194237 m
13,900 feet		 0641.604642 m
2,105 feet		 00014.6015 km
9 miles

Most prominent summits

Main article: Most prominent mountain peaks of the United States

The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of the United States. All 50 of these peaks are ultra prominent summits with at least 1,500 meters (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence. Of these 50 most prominent summits, 28 are located in Alaska, 5 in Washington, 5 in California, 3 in Hawaiʻi, 3 in Wyoming, 2 in Nevada, 2 in Oregon, and 1 each in Colorado and Utah. Four of these summits lie on the international border between the United States and Canada: three between Alaska and the Yukon and one between Alaska and British Columbia.

See the Most prominent mountain peaks of the United States for a table of all summits with at least 1,500 meters (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence.

The 50 Most Topographically Prominent Mountain Peaks of the United States
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] PB  Alaska Alaska Range 6193.5366194 m
20,320 feet		 6149.0006149 m
20,174 feet		 07450.397450 km
4629 miles
2 Mauna Kea[10] PB  Hawaii Island of Hawaiʻi 4205.0214205 m
13,796 feet		 4205.0214205 m
13,796 feet		 03947.353947 km
2453 miles
3 Mount Rainier[8][7] PB  Washington Cascade Range 4394.3874394 m
14,417 feet		 4034.3334034 m
13,236 feet		 01176.771177 km
731 miles
4 Mount Fairweather (Fairweather Mountain)[4][3] PB  Alaska
 British Columbia		 Saint Elias Mountains 4671.0604671 m
15,325 feet		 3961.0003961 m
12,995 feet		 00200.73201 km
125 miles
5 Mount Blackburn NGS PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4995.6724996 m
16,390 feet		 3547.8723548 m
11,640 feet		 00097.6498 km
61 miles
6 Mount Hayes PB  Alaska Alaska Range 4215.9944216 m
13,832 feet		 3507.3343507 m
11,507 feet		 00204.67205 km
127 miles
7 Mount Saint Elias[2][3] PB  Alaska
 Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains 5488.8385489 m
18,008 feet		 3429.0003429 m
11,250 feet		 00041.1941 km
26 miles
8 Mount Marcus Baker PB  Alaska Chugach Mountains 4016.0454016 m
13,176 feet		 3254.0453254 m
10,676 feet		 00203.99204 km
127 miles
9 Mount Whitney[5] NGS PB  California Sierra Nevada 4421.0004421 m
14,505 feet		 3072.3843072 m
10,080 feet		 02650.352650 km
1647 miles
10 Haleakalā PB  Hawaii Island of Maui 3055.0103055 m
10,023 feet		 3055.0103055 m
10,023 feet		 00128.13128 km
80 miles
11 Mount Shasta NGS PB  California Cascade Range 4321.8004322 m
14,179 feet		 2996.7942997 m
9,832 feet		 00538.74539 km
335 miles
12 Shishaldin Volcano[11] PB  Alaska Unimak Island 2856.5862857 m
9,372 feet		 2856.5862857 m
9,372 feet		 00877.64878 km
545 miles
13 Mount Redoubt NGS PB  Alaska Chigmit Mountains 3108.0463108 m
10,197 feet		 2788.0062788 m
9,147 feet		 00094.4794 km
59 miles
14 Mount Elbert[6] NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4401.2004401 m
14,440 feet		 2771.5462772 m
9,093 feet		 01079.221079 km
671 miles
15 Mount Baker[7] PB  Washington Cascade Range 3287.4793287 m
10,786 feet		 2696.0002696 m
8,845 feet		 00212.81213 km
132 miles
16 Mount Torbert PB  Alaska Alaska Range 3478.6823479 m
11,413 feet		 2648.1022648 m
8,688 feet		 00157.32157 km
98 miles
17 San Jacinto Peak NGS PB  California San Jacinto Mountains 3302.3003302 m
10,834 feet		 2541.7272542 m
8,339 feet		 00033.1933 km
21 miles
18 San Gorgonio Mountain[7] PB  California San Bernardino Mountains 3506.1983506 m
11,503 feet		 2528.0112528 m
8,294 feet		 00262.04262 km
163 miles
19 Mount Charleston NGS PB  Nevada Spring Mountains 3631.9003632 m
11,916 feet		 2516.7342517 m
8,257 feet		 00217.69218 km
135 miles
20 Mount Pavlof PB  Alaska Alaska Peninsula 2514.6002515 m
8,250 feet		 2506.9802507 m
8,225 feet		 00151.89152 km
94 miles
21 Mount Veniaminof PB  Alaska Alaska Peninsula 2506.9802507 m
8,225 feet		 2499.3602499 m
8,200 feet		 00337.46337 km
210 miles
22 Mount Adams NGS PB  Washington Cascade Range 3743.4003743 m
12,281 feet		 2479.8532480 m
8,136 feet		 00074.5975 km
46 miles
23 Mount Hubbard[3] PB  Alaska
 Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains 4556.7604557 m
14,950 feet		 2457.0002457 m
8,061 feet		 00034.3534 km
21 miles
24 Iliamna Volcano PB  Alaska Chigmit Mountains 3052.8773053 m
10,016 feet		 2397.5572398 m
7,866 feet		 00054.0554 km
34 miles
25 Mount Olympus NGS PB  Washington Olympic Mountains 2432.3002432 m
7,980 feet		 2389.0222389 m
7,838 feet		 00173.77174 km
108 miles
26 Mount Hood[12] NGS PB  Oregon Cascade Range 3428.8003429 m
11,249 feet		 2348.7892349 m
7,706 feet		 00092.7693 km
58 miles
27 Mount Sanford PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4949.0384949 m
16,237 feet		 2342.9982343 m
7,687 feet		 00064.7965 km
40 miles
28 Mount Tom White PB  Alaska Chugach Mountains 3411.0173411 m
11,191 feet		 2328.9772329 m
7,641 feet		 00117.55118 km
73 miles
29 Wheeler Peak NGS PB  Nevada Snake Range 3982.3003982 m
13,065 feet		 2306.7262307 m
7,568 feet		 00373.06373 km
232 miles
30 Glacier Peak[7] PB  Washington Cascade Range 3214.0853214 m
10,545 feet		 2291.4862291 m
7,518 feet		 00090.2990 km
56 miles
31 Mount Cook[3] PB  Alaska
 Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains 4194.0484194 m
13,760 feet		 2273.8082274 m
7,460 feet		 00023.4023 km
15 miles
32 Mount Kimball PB  Alaska Alaska Range 3154.6803155 m
10,350 feet		 2263.1402263 m
7,425 feet		 00089.8090 km
56 miles
33 Mount Chamberlin PB  Alaska Brooks Range 2749.2962749 m
9,020 feet		 2262.8352263 m
7,424 feet		 00635.91636 km
395 miles
34 Mount Griggs PB  Alaska Alaska Peninsula 2331.7202332 m
7,650 feet		 2225.0402225 m
7,300 feet		 00219.28219 km
136 miles
35 Mount Foraker PB  Alaska Alaska Range 5303.5205304 m
17,400 feet		 2209.8002210 m
7,250 feet		 00022.9623 km
14 miles
36 White Mountain Peak NGS PB  California White Mountains 4344.0004344 m
14,252 feet		 2193.3412193 m
7,196 feet		 00108.67109 km
68 miles
37 Mount Crillon PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 3878.8853879 m
12,726 feet		 2187.2452187 m
7,176 feet		 00031.3831 km
19 miles
38 Mauna Loa[13] PB  Hawaii Island of Hawaiʻi 4169.3594169 m
13,679 feet		 2163.7752164 m
7,099 feet		 00040.8341 km
25 miles
39 Cloud Peak NGS PB  Wyoming Bighorn Mountains 4013.3004013 m
13,167 feet		 2157.0702157 m
7,077 feet		 00233.41233 km
145 miles
40 Gannett Peak[14] NGS PB  Wyoming Wind River Range 4209.1004209 m
13,809 feet		 2156.7652157 m
7,076 feet		 00467.64468 km
291 miles
41 Mount Hesperus PB  Alaska Alaska Range 2995.5742996 m
9,828 feet		 2126.8942127 m
6,978 feet		 00093.6294 km
58 miles
42 Mount Vsevidof[15] PB  Alaska Umnak Island 2109.2162109 m
6,920 feet		 2109.2162109 m
6,920 feet		 00358.19358 km
223 miles
43 Mount Bona PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 5044.4405044 m
16,550 feet		 2103.1202103 m
6,900 feet		 00079.9980 km
50 miles
44 Mount Drum PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 3660.6483661 m
12,010 feet		 2060.4482060 m
6,760 feet		 00028.5429 km
18 miles
45 Makushin Volcano[16] PB