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The Basin and Range Province is a vast physiographic region covering much of the inland Western United States and northwestern Mexico. It is defined by unique basin and range topography , characterized by abrupt changes in elevation, alternating between narrow faulted mountain chains and flat arid valleys or basins.
The 100 highest summits of the United States with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence; Rank Mountain peak State Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Denali [1] [2] [f] Alaska: Alaska Range: 20,310 ft 6190.5 m: 20,146 ft 6141 m: 7,450.24
The 477 summits of the United States with at least 3000 meters (9,843 feet) of topographic elevation and 500 meters (1,640 feet) of topographic prominence; Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Denali [a] (Mount McKinley) Alaska: Alaska Range: 20,310 ft 6190.5 m: 20,146 ft 6141 m: 4,629 mi 7,450 km
The United States Range is one of the northernmost mountain ranges [1] of the Arctic Cordillera and in the world, surpassed only by the Challenger Mountains to the northwest. [2] The range is located in the northeastern region of Ellesmere Island in Nunavut , Canada , and is part of the Innuitian Mountains .
Mountain ranges that exist in multiple states are included directly in this category, as well as in the 'by state' category. If you are looking for a map, try looking it up in Google images. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mountain ranges of the United States .
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Pacific Mountain System – the coastal mountain ranges and features in the west coast of the United States. Denali , previously known as Mount McKinley, in Alaska , is the tallest mountain in North America, at 20,310 ft (6,190.5 m).
The United States Board on Geographic Names is the official authority for all United States geographic names. The United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System provides Internet access to these geographic names.