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There are 14 mountains over 8,000 metres (26,247 ft), which are often referred to as the Eight-thousanders. (Some people have claimed there are six more 8,000m peaks in Nepal, making for a total of 20. [1])
Of the 100 highest major summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds 6000 meters (19,685 feet) elevation, four peaks exceed 5000 meters (16,404 feet), and all 100 peaks exceed 4012 meters (13,163 feet) elevation.
The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The first table below ranks the 50 highest major summits of Montana by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
Mt kilotonne of TNT ... °F K (F K) °F °C (F C) °F °R (F R) Celsius change: ... km/L, L/100 km and L/km variants work within combinations also (making 36 ...
Hindu Kush – 800 km (500 mi) (section of the Hindu Kush-Greater Himalayas region) Precordillera – 800 km (500 mi) (considered section of the Southern Andes, American Cordillera) Dzhugdzhur Mountains – 700 km (430 mi) Stanovoy Highlands – 700 km (430 mi) (section of the East Siberian System of mountains) Aravalli Range – 692 km (430 mi)
Denali is the third most topographically prominent and third most topographically isolated summit on Earth after Mount Everest and Aconcagua. The following sortable table comprises the 403 mountain peaks of greater North America [ 1 ] with at least 3000 meters (9843 feet) of elevation and at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence .
Denali is the third most topographically prominent and third most topographically isolated summit on Earth after Mount Everest and Aconcagua. The following sortable table comprises the 230 mountain peaks of greater North America [ 1 ] with at least 100 kilometers (62.14 miles) of topographic isolation and at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of ...
Of the most prominent summits of California, only Mount Whitney exceeds 3000 meters (9843 feet) of topographic prominence. Five peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), nine peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500 meters (4921 feet), and 35 peaks exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) of topographic prominence.