List of extreme summits of the United States
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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:
- The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[1][2]
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3][4][2]
- The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[5]
| Rank | Mountain peak | State | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Mount Chamberlin[6][7][a][b] |  Alaska |
Brooks Range | 8,901 ft 2713 m | 4,151 ft 1265 m | 27.2 mi 43.9 km |
69°16′39″N 144°54′39″W / 69.2775°N 144.9107°W |
| 5 | Mount Isto[8][9][c][d] | Alaska |
Brooks Range | 8,976 ft 2736 m | 7,901 ft 2408 m | 394 mi 634 km |
69°12′09″N 143°48′07″W / 69.2025°N 143.8020°W |
| 4 | Hess Mountain[10][11][e] | Alaska |
Alaska Range | 11,940 ft 3639 m | 2,490 ft 759 m | 2.78 mi 4.47 km |
63°38′18″N 147°08′54″W / 63.6382°N 147.1482°W |
| 3 | Mount Deborah[12][13][f] | Alaska |
Alaska Range | 12,339 ft 3761 m | 5,189 ft 1582 m | 16.08 mi 25.9 km |
63°38′16″N 147°14′18″W / 63.6377°N 147.2384°W |
| 2 | Mount Hayes[14][15][g][h] | Alaska |
Alaska Range | 13,832 ft 4216 m | 11,507 ft 3507 m | 125.5 mi 202 km |
63°37′13″N 146°43′04″W / 63.6203°N 146.7178°W |
| 1 | Denali[16][17][i] (Mount McKinley) |
Alaska |
Alaska Range | 20,310 ft 6190.5 m | 20,146 ft 6141 m | 7,450.24 | 63°04′08″N 151°00′23″W / 63.0690°N 151.0063°W |
Southernmost high summits
Easternmost high summits
Westernmost high summits
Gallery
Denali in Alaska is the highest summit of the United States and all of North America.
Mount Saint Elias is the second highest summit of both Canada and the United States.
Mount Foraker is the second highest major summit of the Alaska Range.
Mount Fairweather lies on the Alaska-British Columbia international border.
Mount Whitney highest summit of the Sierra Nevada and California.
Mount Elbert is the highest summit of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains.
Pikes Peak in Colorado was the inspiration for America the Beautiful.
Mount Hayes is the highest summit of the eastern Alaska Range.
Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit.
Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the most voluminous mountain on Earth.
Haleakalā is the highest summit of the Island of Maui.
Mount Vsevidof is the highest summit of Umnak Island and the Fox Islands in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
Mount Mitchell is the highest summit of North Carolina and the Appalachian Mountains.
Mount Washington is the highest summit of the White Mountains and New Hampshire.
Tanaga Volcano is the highest summit of Tanaga Island and the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
See also
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- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of mountain peaks of Greenland
- List of mountain peaks of Canada
- List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- List of mountain peaks of the United States
- List of the highest major summits of the United States
- List of the most prominent summits of the United States
- List of the most isolated major summits of the United States
- List of extreme summits of the United States
- List of mountain peaks of Alaska
- List of mountain peaks of California
- List of mountain peaks of Colorado
- List of mountain peaks of Hawaiʻi
- List of mountain peaks of Montana
- List of mountain peaks of Nevada
- List of mountain peaks of Utah
- List of mountain peaks of Washington (state)
- List of mountain peaks of Wyoming
- List of mountain peaks of México
- List of mountain peaks of Central America
- List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
- United States of America
- Physical geography
