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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
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 three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [a] of the United States of America.
Of the 200 most prominent summits of the United States, 84 are located in Alaska, 17 in California, 17 in Nevada, 14 in Washington, 12 in Montana, 11 in Utah, nine in Arizona, seven in Hawaii, six in Colorado, six in Oregon, four in Wyoming, four in Idaho, four in New Mexico, two in North Carolina, and one each in New Hampshire, New York, Tennessee, Texas and Maine.
Grays Peak 14,278' – highest summit of the Front Range and highest point on the Continental Divide of North America Graystone Peak 13,489' Green Knoll 12,297'
Eight of these peaks lie on the Canada-United States border and one lies on the México-Guatemala border. Additional references and maps for the 200 highest of these major summits can be found on the List of the highest major summits of North America.
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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.
Grays Peak, [7] Colorado – highest point on the Continental Divide of North America at 14,270 feet Mauna Kea , [ 8 ] Hawaiʻi 19°49′14″N 155°28′5″W / 19.82056°N 155.46806°W / 19.82056; -155.46806 ( Mauna Kea ) – highest island summit in all U.S. territory and the entire Pacific Ocean at 13,796 feet (