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Denali Mt McKinley
Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the United States and North America. Denali is the third most topographically prominent and third most topographically isolated summit on Earth after Mount Everest and Aconcagua.

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:

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
  3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.

Northernmost high summits

The northernmost summits of their elevation in the United States

Rank Mountain peak State Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
6 Mount Chamberlin  Alaska Brooks Range &100000000000027130300008,901 ft
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&100000000000012652270004,151 ft
1265 m
&1000000000004385000000027.2 mi
43.9 km
69°16′39″N 144°54′39″W / 69.2775°N 144.9107°W / 69.2775; -144.9107 (Mount Chamberlin)
5 Mount Isto  Alaska Brooks Range &100000000000027358899998,976 ft
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&100000000000024082300007,901 ft
2408 m
&10000000000633500000000394 mi
634 km
69°12′09″N 143°48′07″W / 69.2025°N 143.8020°W / 69.2025; -143.8020 (Mount Isto)
4 Hess Mountain  Alaska Alaska Range &1000000000000363931899911,940 ft
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&100000000000007589539992,490 ft
759 m
&100000000000044700000002.78 mi
4.47 km
63°38′18″N 147°08′54″W / 63.6382°N 147.1482°W / 63.6382; -147.1482 (Hess Mountain)
3 Mount Deborah  Alaska Alaska Range &1000000000000376093499912,339 ft
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&100000000000015816099995,189 ft
1582 m
&1000000000002588000000016.08 mi
25.9 km
63°38′16″N 147°14′18″W / 63.6377°N 147.2384°W / 63.6377; -147.2384 (Mount Deborah)
2 Mount Hayes  Alaska Alaska Range &1000000000000421600200013,832 ft
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&1000000000000350734099911,507 ft
3507 m
&10000000000202000000000125.5 mi
202 km
63°37′13″N 146°43′04″W / 63.6203°N 146.7178°W / 63.6203; -146.7178 (Mount Hayes)
1 Denali
(Mount McKinley)
 Alaska Alaska Range &1000000000000619050000020,310 ft
6190.5 m
&1000000000000614050000020,146 ft
6141 m
&100000000074502400000004,629 mi
7,450 km
63°04′08″N 151°00′23″W / 63.0690°N 151.0063°W / 63.0690; -151.0063 (Denali)

Southernmost high summits

The southernmost summits of their elevation in the United States

Rank Mountain peak State Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
7 Mauna Loa  Hawaii Island of Hawaiʻi &1000000000000416936800013,679 ft
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&100000000000021637800007,099 ft
2164 m
&1000000000004083000000025.4 mi
40.8 km
19°28′32″N 155°36′19″W / 19.4756°N 155.6054°W / 19.4756; -155.6054 (Mauna Loa)
6 Mauna Kea  Hawaii Island of Hawaiʻi &1000000000000420730000013,803 ft
4207.3 m
&1000000000000420730000013,803 ft
4207 m
&100000000039470000000002,453 mi
3,947 km
19°49′15″N 155°28′05″W / 19.8207°N 155.4681°W / 19.8207; -155.4681 (Mauna Kea)
5 Mount Kaweah  California Sierra Nevada &1000000000000420851000013,807 ft
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&100000000000006178310002,027 ft
618 m
&1000000000001727000000010.73 mi
17.27 km
36°31′34″N 118°28′43″W / 36.5261°N 118.4785°W / 36.5261; -118.4785 (Mount Kaweah)
4 Mount Whitney  California Sierra Nevada &1000000000000442100000014,505 ft
4421.0 m
&1000000000000307238999910,080 ft
3072 m
&100000000026494700000001,646 mi
2,649 km
36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.5786°N 118.2920°W / 36.5786; -118.2920 (Mount Whitney)
3 Mount Fairweather
(Fairweather Mountain)
 Alaska
 British Columbia
Saint Elias Mountains &1000000000000467100000015,325 ft
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&1000000000000396100000012,995 ft
3961 m
&10000000000200280000000124.4 mi
200 km
58°54′23″N 137°31′35″W / 58.9064°N 137.5265°W / 58.9064; -137.5265 (Mount Fairweather)
2 Mount Saint Elias  Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains &1000000000000548900000018,009 ft
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&1000000000000342900000011,250 ft
3429 m
&1000000000004125000000025.6 mi
41.3 km
60°17′34″N 140°55′51″W / 60.2927°N 140.9307°W / 60.2927; -140.9307 (Mount Saint Elias)
1 Denali
(Mount McKinley)
 Alaska Alaska Range &1000000000000619050000020,310 ft
6190.5 m
&1000000000000614050000020,146 ft
6141 m
&100000000074502400000004,629 mi
7,450 km
63°04′08″N 151°00′23″W / 63.0690°N 151.0063°W / 63.0690; -151.0063 (Denali)

Easternmost high summits

The easternmost summits of their elevation in the United States

Rank Mountain peak State Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
18 Katahdin  Maine Longfellow Mountains &100000000000016064000005,270 ft
1606.4 m
&100000000000013085090004,293 ft
1309 m
&10000000000254820000000158.3 mi
255 km
45°54′16″N 68°55′17″W / 45.9044°N 68.9213°W / 45.9044; -68.9213 (Katahdin)
17 Mount Washington  New Hampshire White Mountains &100000000000019166059996,288 ft
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&100000000000018769619996,158 ft
1877 m
&10000000001318950000000820 mi
1,319 km
44°16′14″N 71°18′12″W / 44.2705°N 71.3032°W / 44.2705; -71.3032 (Mount Washington)
16 Mount Mitchell  North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains &100000000000020373119996,684 ft
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&100000000000018566929996,092 ft
1857 m
&100000000019134900000001,189 mi
1,913 km
35°45′54″N 82°15′54″W / 35.7649°N 82.2651°W / 35.7649; -82.2651 (Mount Mitchell)
15 Emory Peak  Texas Chisos Mountains &100000000000023810000007,812 ft
2381 m
&100000000000013700789994,495 ft
1370 m
&1000000000007432000000046.2 mi
74.3 km
29°14′46″N 103°18′19″W / 29.2460°N 103.3053°W / 29.2460; -103.3053 (Emory Peak)
14 Baldy Peak  Texas Davis Mountains &100000000000025545000008,381 ft
2554.5 m
&100000000000011957329993,923 ft
1196 m
&1000000000015355000000095.4 mi
153.6 km
30°38′08″N 104°10′25″W / 30.6356°N 104.1737°W / 30.6356; -104.1737 (Baldy Peak)
13 Fishers Peak  Colorado Raton Mesa &100000000000029361999999,633 ft
2936.2 m
&100000000000005629669991,847 ft
563 m
&1000000000004985000000031.0 mi
49.9 km
37°05′54″N 104°27′46″W / 37.0982°N 104.4628°W / 37.0982; -104.4628 (Fishers Peak)
12 East Spanish Peak  Colorado Spanish Peaks &1000000000000386715799912,688 ft
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&100000000000007263400002,383 ft
726 m
&100000000000067800000004.21 mi
6.78 km
37°23′36″N 104°55′12″W / 37.3934°N 104.9201°W / 37.3934; -104.9201 (East Spanish Peak)
11 West Spanish Peak  Colorado Spanish Peaks &1000000000000415468099913,631 ft
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&100000000000011234949993,686 ft
1123 m
&1000000000003198000000019.87 mi
32.0 km
37°22′32″N 104°59′36″W / 37.3756°N 104.9934°W / 37.3756; -104.9934 (West Spanish Peak)
10 Pikes Peak  Colorado Front Range &1000000000000430231000014,115 ft
4302.31 m
&100000000000016855470005,530 ft
1686 m
&1000000000009756000000060.6 mi
97.6 km
38°50′26″N 105°02′39″W / 38.8405°N 105.0442°W / 38.8405; -105.0442 (Pikes Peak)
9 Blanca Peak  Colorado Sangre de Cristo Mountains &1000000000000437411999914,351 ft
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&100000000000016233679995,326 ft
1623 m
&10000000000166360000000103.4 mi
166.4 km
37°34′39″N 105°29′08″W / 37.5775°N 105.4856°W / 37.5775; -105.4856 (Blanca Peak)
8 Mount Harvard  Colorado Sawatch Range &1000000000000439560000014,421 ft
4395.6 m
&100000000000007193289992,360 ft
719 m
&1000000000002401000000014.92 mi
24.0 km
38°55′28″N 106°19′15″W / 38.9244°N 106.3207°W / 38.9244; -106.3207 (Mount Harvard)
7 Mount Elbert  Colorado Sawatch Range &1000000000000440119999914,440 ft
4401.2 m
&100000000000027715520009,093 ft
2772 m
&10000000001079150000000671 mi
1,079 km
39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W / 39.1178°N 106.4454°W / 39.1178; -106.4454 (Mount Elbert)
6 Mount Whitney  California Sierra Nevada &1000000000000442100000014,505 ft
4421.0 m
&1000000000000307238999910,080 ft
3072 m
&100000000026494700000001,646 mi
2,649 km
36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.5786°N 118.2920°W / 36.5786; -118.2920 (Mount Whitney)
5 Mount Fairweather
(Fairweather Mountain)
 Alaska
 British Columbia
Saint Elias Mountains &1000000000000467100000015,325 ft
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&1000000000000396100000012,995 ft
3961 m
&10000000000200280000000124.4 mi
200 km
58°54′23″N 137°31′35″W / 58.9064°N 137.5265°W / 58.9064; -137.5265 (Mount Fairweather)
4 Mount Saint Elias  Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains &1000000000000548900000018,009 ft
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&1000000000000342900000011,250 ft
3429 m
&1000000000004125000000025.6 mi
41.3 km
60°17′34″N 140°55′51″W / 60.2927°N 140.9307°W / 60.2927; -140.9307 (Mount Saint Elias)
3 Mount Moffit  Alaska Alaska Range &1000000000000396850399913,020 ft
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&100000000000012100579993,970 ft
1210 m
&1000000000001641000000010.20 mi
16.41 km
63°34′06″N 146°23′54″W / 63.5683°N 146.3982°W / 63.5683; -146.3982 (Mount Moffit)
2 Mount Hayes  Alaska Alaska Range &1000000000000421600200013,832 ft
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&1000000000000350734099911,507 ft
3507 m
&10000000000202000000000125.5 mi
202 km
63°37′13″N 146°43′04″W / 63.6203°N 146.7178°W / 63.6203; -146.7178 (Mount Hayes)
1 Denali
(Mount McKinley)
 Alaska Alaska Range &1000000000000619050000020,310 ft
6190.5 m
&1000000000000614050000020,146 ft
6141 m
&100000000074502400000004,629 mi
7,450 km
63°04′08″N 151°00′23″W / 63.0690°N 151.0063°W / 63.0690; -151.0063 (Denali)

Westernmost high summits

The westernmost summits of their elevation in the United States

Rank Mountain peak State Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
12 Buldir Volcano  Alaska Buldir Island &100000000000006559310002,152 ft
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&100000000000006559310002,152 ft
656 m
&1000000000011871000000073.8 mi
118.7 km
52°20′54″N 175°54′38″E / 52.3482°N 175.9105°E / 52.3482; 175.9105 (Buldir Volcano)
11 Kiska Volcano  Alaska Kiska Island &100000000000012204220004,004 ft
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&100000000000012204220004,004 ft
1220 m
&1000000000013774000000085.6 mi
137.7 km
52°06′10″N 177°36′11″E / 52.1027°N 177.6030°E / 52.1027; 177.6030 (Kiska Volcano)
10 Anvil Peak  Alaska Semisopochnoi Island &100000000000012213360004,007 ft
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&100000000000012213360004,007 ft
1221 m
&1000000000011263000000070.0 mi
112.6 km
51°59′09″N 179°36′08″E / 51.9859°N 179.6021°E / 51.9859; 179.6021 (Anvil Peak)
9 Gareloi Volcano  Alaska Gareloi Island &100000000000015727709995,160 ft
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&100000000000015727709995,160 ft
1573 m
&1000000000004609000000028.6 mi
46.1 km
51°47′17″N 178°47′38″W / 51.7880°N 178.7940°W / 51.7880; -178.7940 (Gareloi Volcano)
8 Tanaga Volcano  Alaska Tanaga Island &100000000000018059439995,925 ft
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&100000000000018059439995,925 ft
1806 m
&10000000000655530000000407 mi
656 km
51°53′02″N 178°08′34″W / 51.8838°N 178.1429°W / 51.8838; -178.1429 (Tanaga Volcano)
7 Mount Vsevidof  Alaska Umnak Island &100000000000021491489997,051 ft
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&100000000000021491489997,051 ft
2149 m
&10000000000358110000000223 mi
358 km
53°07′32″N 168°41′38″W / 53.1256°N 168.6938°W / 53.1256; -168.6938 (Mount Vsevidof)
6 Shishaldin Volcano  Alaska Unimak Island &100000000000028693930009,414 ft
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&100000000000028693930009,414 ft
2869 m
&10000000000876970000000545 mi
877 km
54°45′19″N 163°58′15″W / 54.7554°N 163.9709°W / 54.7554; -163.9709 (Shishaldin Volcano)
5 Haleakalā  Hawaii Island of Maui &1000000000000305501699910,023 ft
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&1000000000000305501699910,023 ft
3055 m
&1000000000012286000000076.3 mi
122.9 km
20°42′35″N 156°15′12″W / 20.7097°N 156.2533°W / 20.7097; -156.2533 (Haleakalā)
4 Mauna Loa  Hawaii Island of Hawaiʻi &1000000000000416936800013,679 ft
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&100000000000021637800007,099 ft
2164 m
&1000000000004083000000025.4 mi
40.8 km
19°28′32″N 155°36′19″W / 19.4756°N 155.6054°W / 19.4756; -155.6054 (Mauna Loa)
3 Mauna Kea  Hawaii Island of Hawaiʻi &1000000000000420730000013,803 ft
4207.3 m
&1000000000000420730000013,803 ft
4207 m
&100000000039470000000002,453 mi
3,947 km
19°49′15″N 155°28′05″W / 19.8207°N 155.4681°W / 19.8207; -155.4681 (Mauna Kea)
2 Mount Foraker  Alaska Alaska Range &1000000000000530353099917,400 ft
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&100000000000022098040007,250 ft
2210 m
&1000000000002296000000014.27 mi
23.0 km
62°57′37″N 151°23′59″W / 62.9604°N 151.3998°W / 62.9604; -151.3998 (Mount Foraker)
1 Denali
(Mount McKinley)
 Alaska Alaska Range &1000000000000619050000020,310 ft
6190.5 m
&1000000000000614050000020,146 ft
6141 m
&100000000074502400000004,629 mi
7,450 km
63°04′08″N 151°00′23″W / 63.0690°N 151.0063°W / 63.0690; -151.0063 (Denali)

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