List of extreme summits of the United States facts for kids
This article comprises four sortable tables of mountain summits of the United States that are higher than any other point north or south of their latitude or east or west of their longitude in the U.S.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
- The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
- The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.
Contents
Northernmost high summits
Rank | Mountain peak | State | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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6 | Mount Chamberlin | Alaska | Brooks Range | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
8,901 ft1265 m |
4,151 ft43.9 km |
27.2 mi69°16′39″N 144°54′39″W / 69.2775°N 144.9107°W |
5 | Mount Isto | Alaska | Brooks Range | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
8,976 ft2408 m |
7,901 ft634 km |
394 mi69°12′09″N 143°48′07″W / 69.2025°N 143.8020°W |
4 | Hess Mountain | Alaska | Alaska Range | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
11,940 ft759 m |
2,490 ft4.47 km |
2.78 mi63°38′18″N 147°08′54″W / 63.6382°N 147.1482°W |
3 | Mount Deborah | Alaska | Alaska Range | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
12,339 ft1582 m |
5,189 ft25.9 km |
16.08 mi63°38′16″N 147°14′18″W / 63.6377°N 147.2384°W |
2 | Mount Hayes | Alaska | Alaska Range | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,832 ft3507 m |
11,507 ft202 km |
125.5 mi63°37′13″N 146°43′04″W / 63.6203°N 146.7178°W |
1 | Denali (Mount McKinley) |
Alaska | Alaska Range | 6190.5 m |
20,310 ft6141 m |
20,146 ft7,450 km |
4,629 mi63°04′08″N 151°00′23″W / 63.0690°N 151.0063°W |
Southernmost high summits
Rank | Mountain peak | State | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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7 | Mauna Loa | Hawaii | Island of Hawaiʻi | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,679 ft2164 m |
7,099 ft40.8 km |
25.4 mi19°28′32″N 155°36′19″W / 19.4756°N 155.6054°W |
6 | Mauna Kea | Hawaii | Island of Hawaiʻi | 4207.3 m |
13,803 ft4207 m |
13,803 ft3,947 km |
2,453 mi19°49′15″N 155°28′05″W / 19.8207°N 155.4681°W |
5 | Mount Kaweah | California | Sierra Nevada | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,807 ft618 m |
2,027 ft17.27 km |
10.73 mi36°31′34″N 118°28′43″W / 36.5261°N 118.4785°W |
4 | Mount Whitney | California | Sierra Nevada | 4421.0 m |
14,505 ft3072 m |
10,080 ft2,649 km |
1,646 mi36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.5786°N 118.2920°W |
3 | Mount Fairweather (Fairweather Mountain) |
Alaska British Columbia |
Saint Elias Mountains | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
15,325 ft3961 m |
12,995 ft200 km |
124.4 mi58°54′23″N 137°31′35″W / 58.9064°N 137.5265°W |
2 | Mount Saint Elias | Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
18,009 ft3429 m |
11,250 ft41.3 km |
25.6 mi60°17′34″N 140°55′51″W / 60.2927°N 140.9307°W |
1 | Denali (Mount McKinley) |
Alaska | Alaska Range | 6190.5 m |
20,310 ft6141 m |
20,146 ft7,450 km |
4,629 mi63°04′08″N 151°00′23″W / 63.0690°N 151.0063°W |
Easternmost high summits
Rank | Mountain peak | State | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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18 | Katahdin | Maine | Longfellow Mountains | 1606.4 m |
5,270 ft1309 m |
4,293 ft255 km |
158.3 mi45°54′16″N 68°55′17″W / 45.9044°N 68.9213°W |
17 | Mount Washington | New Hampshire | White Mountains | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
6,288 ft1877 m |
6,158 ft1,319 km |
820 mi44°16′14″N 71°18′12″W / 44.2705°N 71.3032°W |
16 | Mount Mitchell | North Carolina | Blue Ridge Mountains | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
6,684 ft1857 m |
6,092 ft1,913 km |
1,189 mi35°45′54″N 82°15′54″W / 35.7649°N 82.2651°W |
15 | Emory Peak | Texas | Chisos Mountains | 2381 m |
7,812 ft1370 m |
4,495 ft74.3 km |
46.2 mi29°14′46″N 103°18′19″W / 29.2460°N 103.3053°W |
14 | Baldy Peak | Texas | Davis Mountains | 2554.5 m |
8,381 ft1196 m |
3,923 ft153.6 km |
95.4 mi30°38′08″N 104°10′25″W / 30.6356°N 104.1737°W |
13 | Fishers Peak | Colorado | Raton Mesa | 2936.2 m |
9,633 ft563 m |
1,847 ft49.9 km |
31.0 mi37°05′54″N 104°27′46″W / 37.0982°N 104.4628°W |
12 | East Spanish Peak | Colorado | Spanish Peaks | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
12,688 ft726 m |
2,383 ft6.78 km |
4.21 mi37°23′36″N 104°55′12″W / 37.3934°N 104.9201°W |
11 | West Spanish Peak | Colorado | Spanish Peaks | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,631 ft1123 m |
3,686 ft32.0 km |
19.87 mi37°22′32″N 104°59′36″W / 37.3756°N 104.9934°W |
10 | Pikes Peak | Colorado | Front Range | 4302.31 m |
14,115 ft1686 m |
5,530 ft97.6 km |
60.6 mi38°50′26″N 105°02′39″W / 38.8405°N 105.0442°W |
9 | Blanca Peak | Colorado | Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
14,351 ft1623 m |
5,326 ft166.4 km |
103.4 mi37°34′39″N 105°29′08″W / 37.5775°N 105.4856°W |
8 | Mount Harvard | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 4395.6 m |
14,421 ft719 m |
2,360 ft24.0 km |
14.92 mi38°55′28″N 106°19′15″W / 38.9244°N 106.3207°W |
7 | Mount Elbert | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 4401.2 m |
14,440 ft2772 m |
9,093 ft1,079 km |
671 mi39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W / 39.1178°N 106.4454°W |
6 | Mount Whitney | California | Sierra Nevada | 4421.0 m |
14,505 ft3072 m |
10,080 ft2,649 km |
1,646 mi36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.5786°N 118.2920°W |
5 | Mount Fairweather (Fairweather Mountain) |
Alaska British Columbia |
Saint Elias Mountains | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
15,325 ft3961 m |
12,995 ft200 km |
124.4 mi58°54′23″N 137°31′35″W / 58.9064°N 137.5265°W |
4 | Mount Saint Elias | Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
18,009 ft3429 m |
11,250 ft41.3 km |
25.6 mi60°17′34″N 140°55′51″W / 60.2927°N 140.9307°W |
3 | Mount Moffit | Alaska | Alaska Range | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,020 ft1210 m |
3,970 ft16.41 km |
10.20 mi63°34′06″N 146°23′54″W / 63.5683°N 146.3982°W |
2 | Mount Hayes | Alaska | Alaska Range | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,832 ft3507 m |
11,507 ft202 km |
125.5 mi63°37′13″N 146°43′04″W / 63.6203°N 146.7178°W |
1 | Denali (Mount McKinley) |
Alaska | Alaska Range | 6190.5 m |
20,310 ft6141 m |
20,146 ft7,450 km |
4,629 mi63°04′08″N 151°00′23″W / 63.0690°N 151.0063°W |
Westernmost high summits
Rank | Mountain peak | State | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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12 | Buldir Volcano | Alaska | Buldir Island | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
2,152 ft656 m |
2,152 ft118.7 km |
73.8 mi52°20′54″N 175°54′38″E / 52.3482°N 175.9105°E |
11 | Kiska Volcano | Alaska | Kiska Island | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
4,004 ft1220 m |
4,004 ft137.7 km |
85.6 mi52°06′10″N 177°36′11″E / 52.1027°N 177.6030°E |
10 | Anvil Peak | Alaska | Semisopochnoi Island | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
4,007 ft1221 m |
4,007 ft112.6 km |
70.0 mi51°59′09″N 179°36′08″E / 51.9859°N 179.6021°E |
9 | Gareloi Volcano | Alaska | Gareloi Island | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
5,160 ft1573 m |
5,160 ft46.1 km |
28.6 mi51°47′17″N 178°47′38″W / 51.7880°N 178.7940°W |
8 | Tanaga Volcano | Alaska | Tanaga Island | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
5,925 ft1806 m |
5,925 ft656 km |
407 mi51°53′02″N 178°08′34″W / 51.8838°N 178.1429°W |
7 | Mount Vsevidof | Alaska | Umnak Island | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
7,051 ft2149 m |
7,051 ft358 km |
223 mi53°07′32″N 168°41′38″W / 53.1256°N 168.6938°W |
6 | Shishaldin Volcano | Alaska | Unimak Island | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
9,414 ft2869 m |
9,414 ft877 km |
545 mi54°45′19″N 163°58′15″W / 54.7554°N 163.9709°W |
5 | Haleakalā | Hawaii | Island of Maui | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
10,023 ft3055 m |
10,023 ft122.9 km |
76.3 mi20°42′35″N 156°15′12″W / 20.7097°N 156.2533°W |
4 | Mauna Loa | Hawaii | Island of Hawaiʻi | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,679 ft2164 m |
7,099 ft40.8 km |
25.4 mi19°28′32″N 155°36′19″W / 19.4756°N 155.6054°W |
3 | Mauna Kea | Hawaii | Island of Hawaiʻi | 4207.3 m |
13,803 ft4207 m |
13,803 ft3,947 km |
2,453 mi19°49′15″N 155°28′05″W / 19.8207°N 155.4681°W |
2 | Mount Foraker | Alaska | Alaska Range | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
17,400 ft2210 m |
7,250 ft23.0 km |
14.27 mi62°57′37″N 151°23′59″W / 62.9604°N 151.3998°W |
1 | Denali (Mount McKinley) |
Alaska | Alaska Range | 6190.5 m |
20,310 ft6141 m |
20,146 ft7,450 km |
4,629 mi63°04′08″N 151°00′23″W / 63.0690°N 151.0063°W |
Gallery
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Denali in Alaska is the highest summit of the United States and all of North America.
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Mount Saint Elias is the second highest summit of both Canada and the United States.
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Mount Foraker is the second highest major summit of the Alaska Range.
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Mount Fairweather lies on the Alaska-British Columbia international border.
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Mount Whitney highest summit of the Sierra Nevada and California.
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Mount Elbert is the highest summit of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains.
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Pikes Peak in Colorado was the inspiration for America the Beautiful.
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Mount Hayes is the highest summit of the eastern Alaska Range.
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Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit.
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Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the most voluminous mountain on Earth.
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Haleakalā is the highest summit of the Island of Maui.
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Mount Shishaldin on Unimak Island in Alaska is the highest summit of the Aleutian Islands.
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Mount Vsevidof is the highest summit of Umnak Island and the Fox Islands in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
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Mount Mitchell is the highest summit of North Carolina and the Appalachian Mountains.
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Mount Washington is the highest summit of the White Mountains and New Hampshire.
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Tanaga Volcano is the highest summit of Tanaga Island and the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
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Katahdin is the highest summit of the Longfellow Mountains and the U.S. State of Maine.
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Gareloi Volcano is the apex of Gareloi Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
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Kiska Volcano is the apex of Kiska Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
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Buldir Volcano is the apex of Buldir Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
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 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 extreme summits of the United States
- List of mountain peaks of Alaska
- List of mountain peaks of California
- List of mountain peaks of Colorado
- List of mountain peaks of Hawaiʻi
- List of mountain peaks of Montana
- List of mountain peaks of Nevada
- List of mountain peaks of Utah
- List of mountain peaks of Washington (state)
- List of mountain peaks of Wyoming
- List of the highest major summits of the United States
- 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
- Physical geography
- Topography
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- Topographic prominence
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