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Mountain peaks of North America 

Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska is the highest peak of North America.
Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska is the highest peak of North America.
Main article: Geography of North America

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks located on the continent of North America. This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. For this article, North America is defined as the continental landmass of the Americas extending north from the Isthmus of Panama.

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Highest major summits

Main article: Highest mountain peaks of North America

The following sortable table lists the 50 highest mountain peaks of North America with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. 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. A total of 34 of these highest major peaks are located in the United States, 13 in Canada, and 7 in México.

The 50 Highest Mountain Peaks of North America with at least 500 meters of Topographic Prominence
Rank Mountain Peak PSEC Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] AK0573    Alaska Range 6193.536 = 6194 m
20,320 feet		 6149.000 = 6149 m
20,174 feet		 07450.65 = 7450.7 km
4631.0 miles
2 Mount Logan[2] YT0561    Saint Elias Mountains 5959.000 = 5959 m
19,551 feet		 5247.000 = 5247 m
17,215 feet		 00623.39 = 623.4 km
387.4 miles
3 Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[3] PUEVER0767       Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636.000 = 5636 m
18,491 feet		 4922.000 = 4922 m
16,148 feet		 02686.96 = 2687.0 km
1669.6 miles
4 Mount Saint Elias[4] AKYT0626   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 5488.838 = 5489 m
18,008 feet		 3429.000 = 3429 m
11,250 feet		 00041.40 = 41.4 km
26.0 miles
5 Volcán Popocatépetl[5] MEXMORPUE1003          Cordillera Neovolcanica 5426.000 = 5426 m
17,802 feet		 3040.000 = 3040 m
9,974 feet		 00143.06 = 143.1 km
88.9 miles
6 Mount Foraker AK0509    Alaska Range 5303.520 = 5304 m
17,400 feet		 2209.800 = 2210 m
7,250 feet		 00023.32 = 23.3 km
14.5 miles
7 Mount Lucania YT0563    Saint Elias Mountains 5226.000 = 5226 m
17,146 feet		 3051.000 = 3051 m
10,010 feet		 00042.98 = 43.0 km
26.7 miles
8 Volcán Iztaccíhuatl MEX1000       Cordillera Neovolcanica 5220.000 = 5220 m
17,126 feet		 1560.000 = 1560 m
5,118 feet		 00017.41 = 17.4 km
10.8 miles
9 King Peak YT0360    Saint Elias Mountains 5173.000 = 5173 m
16,972 feet		 1053.000 = 1053 m
3,455 feet		 00004.94 = 4.9 km
3.1 miles
10 Mount Bona AK0458    Saint Elias Mountains 5029.200 = 5029 m
16,500 feet		 2103.120 = 2103 m
6,900 feet		 00080.07 = 80.1 km
49.8 miles
11 Mount Steele YT0645    Saint Elias Mountains 5000.000 = 5000 m
16,404 feet		 0720.000 = 720 m
2,362 feet		 00009.21 = 9.2 km
5.7 miles
12 Mount Blackburn AK0457    Wrangell Mountains 4995.672 = 4996 m
16,390 feet		 3547.872 = 3548 m
11,640 feet		 00097.64 = 97.6 km
61.0 miles
13 Mount Sanford AK0628    Wrangell Mountains 4949.038 = 4949 m
16,237 feet		 2342.998 = 2343 m
7,687 feet		 00064.79 = 64.8 km
40.3 miles
14 Mount Wood YT0680    Saint Elias Mountains 4840.000 = 4840 m
15,879 feet		 1160.000 = 1160 m
3,806 feet		 00018.55 = 18.6 km
11.5 miles
15 Mount Vancouver YT0668    Saint Elias Mountains 4812.000 = 4812 m
15,787 feet		 2712.000 = 2712 m
8,898 feet		 00043.93 = 43.9 km
27.3 miles
16 Mount Slaggard YT0642    Saint Elias Mountains 4742.000 = 4742 m
15,558 feet		 0502.000 = 502 m
1,647 feet		 00007.20 = 7.2 km
4.5 miles
17 Nevado de Toluca MEX0689    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4680.000 = 4680 m
15,354 feet		 2225.000 = 2225 m
7,300 feet		 00117.58 = 117.6 km
73.1 miles
18 Mount Fairweather[6] AKBC0506   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4671.000 = 4671 m
15,325 feet		 3957.218 = 3957 m
12,983 feet		 00200.73 = 200.7 km
125.0 miles
19 Sierra Negra PUE0872    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4580.000 = 4580 m
15,026 feet		 0500.000 = 500 m
1,640 feet		 00004.35 = 4.4 km
2.7 miles
20 Mount Hubbard AKYT0536   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4556.760 = 4557 m
14,950 feet		 2456.993 = 2457 m
8,061 feet		 00034.35 = 34.4 km
21.3 miles
21 Mount Bear AK0454    Saint Elias Mountains 4520.489 = 4520 m
14,831 feet		 1539.850 = 1540 m
5,052 feet		 00032.36 = 32.4 km
20.1 miles
22 Mount Walsh YT0672    Saint Elias Mountains 4506.000 = 4506 m
14,783 feet		 1646.000 = 1646 m
5,400 feet		 00019.30 = 19.3 km
12.0 miles
23 Volcán la Malinche (Matlalcueitl)[7] PUETLA0406       Cordillera Neovolcanica 4462.000 = 4462 m
14,639 feet		 1940.000 = 1940 m
6,365 feet		 00063.50 = 63.5 km
39.5 miles
24 Mount Hunter AK0538    Alaska Range 4441.850 = 4442 m
14,573 feet		 1409.090 = 1409 m
4,623 feet		 00011.07 = 11.1 km
6.9 miles
25 Mount Whitney[8] NGS CA0675    Sierra Nevada 4421.000 = 4421 m
14,505 feet		 3071.165 = 3071 m
10,076 feet		 02650.35 = 2650.4 km
1647.0 miles
26 Mount Alverstone AKYT0442   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4419.600 = 4420 m
14,500 feet		 0594.360 = 594 m
1,950 feet		 00003.62 = 3.6 km
2.0 miles
27 University Peak AK0978    Saint Elias Mountains 4410.456 = 4410 m
14,470 feet		 0978.408 = 978 m
3,210 feet		 00005.97 = 6.0 km
4.0 miles
28 Mount Elbert[9] NGS CO0498    Sawatch Range 4401.200 = 4401 m
14,440 feet		 2771.546 = 2772 m
9,093 feet		 01079.22 = 1079.2 km
670.6 miles
29 Mount Massive[10] CO0570    Sawatch Range 4397.607 = 4398 m
14,428 feet		 0591.617 = 592 m
1,941 feet		 00008.15 = 8.2 km
5.1 miles
30 Mount Harvard NGS CO0525    Collegiate Peaks 4397.429 = 4397 m
14,427 feet		 0709.270 = 709 m
2,327 feet		 00024.01 = 24.0 km
14.9 miles
31 Mount Rainier[10][11] WA0616    Cascade Range 4394.387 = 4394 m
14,411 feet		 4032.809 = 4033 m
13,231 feet		 01176.77 = 1176.8 km
731.0 miles
32 Mount Williamson[10] GNIS CA0676    Sierra Nevada 4385.807 = 4386 m
14,389 feet		 0511.150 = 511 m
1,677 feet		 00008.75 = 8.8 km
5.0 miles
33 La Plata Peak[10] CO0375    Collegiate Peaks 4379.216 = 4379 m
14,368 feet		 0561.137 = 561 m
1,841 feet		 00010.10 = 10.1 km
6.3 miles
34 Blanca Peak[10] CO0067    Sierra Blanca 4374.111 = 4374 m
14,351 feet		 1623.365 = 1623 m
5,326 feet		 00166.43 = 166.4 km
103.4 miles
35 Uncompahgre Peak NGS CO0977    San Juan Mountains 4365.000 = 4365 m
14,321 feet		 1303.630 = 1304 m
4,277 feet		 00136.89 = 136.9 km
85.1 miles
36 McArthur Peak YT0411    Saint Elias Mountains 4360.000 = 4360 m
14,304 feet		 0920.000 = 920 m
3,018 feet		 00009.29 = 9.3 km
5.8 miles
37 Crestone Peak[10] CO0178    Crestones 4358.572 = 4359 m
14,300 feet		 1388.059 = 1388 m
4,554 feet		 00044.07 = 44.1 km
27.4 miles
38 Mount Lincoln NGS CO0559    Mosquito Range 4356.500 = 4357 m
14,293 feet		 1177.138 = 1177 m
3,862 feet		 00036.31 = 36.3 km
22.6 miles
39 Castle Peak NGS CO0099    Elk Mountains 4352.200 = 4352 m
14,279 feet		 0720.852 = 721 m
2,365 feet		 00033.71 = 33.7 km
20.9 miles
40 Grays Peak[12] NGS CO0268    Front Range 4352.000 = 4352 m
14,278 feet		 0844.296 = 844 m
2,770 feet		 00040.27 = 40.3 km
25.0 miles
41 Mount Antero NGS CO0443    Sawatch Range 4351.400 = 4351 m
14,276 feet		 0762.914 = 763 m
2,503 feet		 00028.56 = 28.6 km
17.7 miles
42 Mount Evans NGS CO0504    Front Range 4348.000 = 4348 m
14,265 feet		 0843.991 = 844 m
2,769 feet		 00015.76 = 15.8 km
9.8 miles
43 Longs Peak NGS CO0395    Front Range 4346.000 = 4346 m
14,259 feet		 0896.112 = 896 m
2,940 feet		 00070.19 = 70.2 km
43.6 miles
44 Mount Wilson[10] CO0677    San Miguel Mountains PB 4344.080 = 4344 m
14,252 feet		 1226.515 = 1227 m
4,024 feet		 00053.21 = 53.2 km
33.1 miles
45 White Mountain Peak NGS CA1025    White Mountains 4344.000 = 4344 m
14,252 feet		 2193.341 = 2193 m
7,196 feet		 00108.67 = 108.7 km
67.5 miles
46 North Palisade[10] CA0701    Sierra Nevada 4342.829 = 4343 m
14,248 feet		 0882.091 = 882 m
2,894 feet		 00051.91 = 51.9 km
32.0 miles
47 Nevado de Colima[13] JAL0688    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4330.000 = 4330 m
14,206 feet		 2720.000 = 2720 m
8,924 feet		 00407.33 = 407.3 km
253.1 miles
48 Mount Princeton NGS CO0614    Collegiate Peaks 4329.300 = 4329 m
14,204 feet		 0663.550 = 664 m
2,177 feet		 00008.36 = 8.4 km
5.2 miles
49 Mount Yale NGS CO0683    Collegiate Peaks 4328.810 = 4329 m
14,202 feet		 0571.805 = 572 m
1,876 feet		 00008.93 = 8.9 km
5.5 miles
50 Mount Shasta NGS CA0632    Cascade Range 4321.800 = 4322 m
14,179 feet		 2993.746 = 2994 m
9,822 feet		 00538.74 = 538.7 km
334.8 miles

Most prominent summits

Main article: Most prominent mountain peaks of North America

The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of North America. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. A total of 28 of these most prominent peaks are located in the United States, 20 in Canada, 4 in México, 2 in Guatemala, and 1 in Costa Rica.

The 50 Most Topographically Prominent Mountain Peaks of North America
Rank Mountain Peak PSEC Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] AK0573    Alaska Range 6193.536 = 6194 m
20,320 feet		 6149.000 = 6149 m
20,174 feet		 07450.65 = 7450.7 km
4631.0 miles
2 Mount Logan[2] YT0561    Saint Elias Mountains 5959.000 = 5959 m
19,551 feet		 5247.000 = 5247 m
17,215 feet		 00623.39 = 623.4 km
387.4 miles
3 Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[3] PUEVER0767       Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636.000 = 5636 m
18,491 feet		 4922.000 = 4922 m
16,148 feet		 02686.96 = 2687.0 km
1669.6 miles
4 Mount Rainier[10][11] WA0616    Cascade Range 4394.387 = 4394 m
14,411 feet		 4032.809 = 4033 m
13,231 feet		 01176.77 = 1176.8 km
731.0 miles
5 Volcán Tajumulco[14] GT1007    Guatemala 4220.000 = 4220 m
13,845 feet		 3980.000 = 3980 m
13,058 feet		 00722.16 = 722.2 km
448.7 miles
6 Mount Fairweather[6] AKBC0506   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 4671.000 = 4671 m
15,325 feet		 3957.218 = 3957 m
12,983 feet		 00200.73 = 200.7 km
125.0 miles
7 Cerro Chirripó[15] CR0107    Costa Rica 3819.000 = 3819 m
12,530 feet		 3726.000 = 3726 m
12,224 feet		 00863.83 = 863.8 km
536.8 miles
8 Mount Blackburn AK0457    Wrangell Mountains 4995.672 = 4996 m
16,390 feet		 3547.872 = 3548 m
11,640 feet		 00097.64 = 97.6 km
61.0 miles
9 Mount Hayes AK0526    Alaska Range 4215.994 = 4216 m
13,832 feet		 3505.810 = 3506 m
11,502 feet		 00204.67 = 204.7 km
127.2 miles
10 Mount Saint Elias[4] AKYT0626   
   		 Saint Elias Mountains 5488.838 = 5489 m
18,008 feet		 3429.000 = 3429 m
11,250 feet		 00041.40 = 41.4 km
26.0 miles
11 Mount Waddington BC0671    Waddington Range 4019.000 = 4019 m
13,186 feet		 3289.000 = 3289 m
10,791 feet		 00562.43 = 562.4 km
349.5 miles
12 Mount Marcus Baker AK0567    Chugach Mountains 4016.045 = 4016 m
13,176 feet		 3254.000 = 3254 m
10,676 feet		 00205.18 = 205.2 km
127.5 miles
13 Mount Whitney[8] NGS CA0675    Sierra Nevada 4421.000 = 4421 m
14,505 feet		 3071.165 = 3071 m
10,076 feet		 02650.35 = 2650.4 km
1647.0 miles
14 Mount Lucania YT0563    Saint Elias Mountains 5226.000 = 5226 m
17,146 feet		 3051.000 = 3051 m
10,010 feet		 00042.98 = 43.0 km
26.7 miles
15 Volcán Popocatépetl[16] MEXMORPUE1003          Cordillera Neovolcanica 5426.000 = 5426 m
17,802 feet		 3040.000 = 3040 m
9,974 feet		 00143.06 = 143.1 km
88.9 miles
16 Mount Shasta NGS CA0632    Cascade Range 4321.800 = 4322 m
14,179 feet		 2993.746 = 2994 m
9,822 feet		 00538.74 = 538.7 km
334.8 miles
17 Monarch Mountain BC0426    Monarch Icefield PB 3555.000 = 3555 m
11,663 feet		 2915.000 = 2915 m
9,564 feet		 00071.41 = 71.4 km
44.4 miles
18 Mount Robson[17] BC0622    Northern Continental Ranges PB 3959.000 = 3959 m
12,989 feet		 2829.000 = 2829 m
9,281 feet		 00459.54 = 459.5 km
285.5 miles
19 Mount Redoubt AK0618    Chigmit Mountains 3108.046 = 3108 m
10,197 feet		 2788.006 = 2788 m
9,147 feet		 00094.47 = 94.5 km
58.7 miles
20 Mount Elbert[9] NGS CO0498    Sawatch Range 4401.200 = 4401 m
14,440 feet		 2771.546 = 2772 m
9,093 feet		 01079.22 = 1079.2 km
670.6 miles
21 Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier BC0641    Cariboo Mountains 3516.000 = 3516 m
11,535 feet		 2728.000 = 2728 m
8,950 feet		 00051.73 = 51.7 km
32.1 miles
22 Mount Baker[10] WA0450    Cascade Range 3287.479 = 3287 m
10,786 feet		 2722.169 = 2722 m
8,931 feet		 00212.81 = 212.8 km
132.2 miles
23 Nevado de Colima[13] JAL0688    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4330.000 = 4330 m
14,206 feet		 2720.000 = 2720 m
8,924 feet		 00407.33 = 407.3 km
253.1 miles
24 Mount Vancouver YT0668    Saint Elias Mountains 4812.000 = 4812 m
15,787 feet		 2712.000 = 2712 m
8,898 feet		 00043.93 = 43.9 km
27.3 miles
25 Mount Sir Sandford BC0640    Selkirk Mountains 3519.000 = 3519 m
11,545 feet		 2707.000 = 2707 m
8,881 feet		 00061.98 = 62.0 km
38.5 miles
26 Mount Torbert AK0662    Alaska Range 3478.682 = 3479 m
11,413 feet		 2648.102 = 2648 m
8,688 feet		 00157.32 = 157.3 km
97.8 miles
27 San Jacinto Peak NGS CA0834    San Jacinto Mountains 3302.300 = 3302 m
10,834 feet		 2541.727 = 2542 m
8,339 feet		 00033.19 = 33.2 km
20.6 miles
28 San Gorgonio Mountain[10] CA0833    San Bernardino Mountains 3506.198 = 3506 m
11,503 feet		 2528.011 = 2528 m
8,294 feet		 00262.04 = 262.0 km
162.8 miles
29 Mount Charleston NGS NV0470    Spring Mountains 3631.900 = 3632 m
11,916 feet		 2516.734 = 2517 m
8,257 feet		 00217.69 = 217.7 km
135.3 miles
30 Mount Pavlof AK0605    Alaska Peninsula 2499.360 = 2499 m
8,200 feet		 2506.980 = 2507 m
8,225 feet		 00151.89 = 151.9 km
94.4 miles
31 Mount Veniaminof AK0669