Mountain peaks of the United States

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Mount McKinley (also known as Denali) in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the United States of America.

This article comprises three sortable tables of the major mountain peaks of the United States of America.

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. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation.

This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 ft) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1,500 meters (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence. There are 129 ultra-prominent summits in the United States.

All elevations in the 48 states of the contiguous United States include an elevation adjustment from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). For further information, please see this United States National Geodetic Survey note.

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[edit] Highest major summits

The following sortable table lists the 50 highest mountain peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. Of these 50 highest major peaks, 28 are located in Colorado, 14 in Alaska, 7 in California, and 1 in Washington.

The 50 highest mountain peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
1 Mount McKinley[1][2]
(Denali)
 Alaska Alaska Range !B9912687385534 20,320 feet
6194 m
!B9912759552540 20,174 feet
6149 m
!B9841762431953 4,629 miles
7,450 km
63°04′08″N 151°00′23″W / 63.0690°N 151.0063°W / 63.0690; -151.0063 (Mount McKinley)
2 Mount Saint Elias[3][4]  Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains !B9913895281454 18,008 feet
5489 m
!B9918599760475 11,250 feet
3429 m
!B9893740492125 26 miles
41 km
60°17′34″N 140°55′51″W / 60.2927°N 140.9307°W / 60.2927; -140.9307 (Mount Saint Elias)
3 Mount Foraker[5][6][7]  Alaska Alaska Range !B9914238739699 17,400 feet
5304 m
!B9922993427073 7,250 feet
2210 m
!B9899584911495 14 miles
23 km
62°57′38″N 151°23′57″W / 62.9605°N 151.3992°W / 62.9605; -151.3992 (Mount Foraker)
4 Mount Bona[8][9]  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains !B9914739580743 16,550 feet
5044 m
!B9923488227645 6,900 feet
2103 m
!B9887097182113 50 miles
80 km
61°23′04″N 141°45′10″W / 61.3845°N 141.7529°W / 61.3845; -141.7529 (Mount Bona)
5 Mount Blackburn[10][11]  Alaska Wrangell Mountains !B9914836727834 16,390 feet
4996 m
!B9918258967338 11,640 feet
3548 m
!B9885109574754 61 miles
98 km
61°43′50″N 143°24′11″W / 61.7305°N 143.4031°W / 61.7305; -143.4031 (Mount Blackburn)
6 Mount Sanford[12]  Alaska Wrangell Mountains !B9914930515067 16,237 feet
4949 m
!B9922408134150 7,687 feet
2343 m
!B9889210934505 40 miles
65 km
62°12′48″N 144°07′45″W / 62.2132°N 144.1292°W / 62.2132; -144.1292 (Mount Sanford)
7 Mount Fairweather[13][14]
(Fairweather Mountain)
 Alaska
 British Columbia
Saint Elias Mountains !B9915508586943 15,325 feet
4671 m
!B9917157482023 12,995 feet
3961 m
!B9877902839995 125 miles
201 km
58°54′23″N 137°31′35″W / 58.9064°N 137.5265°W / 58.9064; -137.5265 (Mount Fairweather)
8 Mount Hubbard[15]  Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains !B9915756328763 14,950 feet
4557 m
!B9921933036274 8,061 feet
2457 m
!B9895556427023 21 miles
34 km
60°19′10″N 139°04′21″W / 60.3194°N 139.0726°W / 60.3194; -139.0726 (Mount Hubbard)
9 Mount Bear[16]  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains !B9915836245471 14,831 feet
4520 m
!B9926604623045 5,052 feet
1540 m
!B9896156307000 20 miles
32 km
61°17′00″N 141°08′36″W / 61.2834°N 141.1433°W / 61.2834; -141.1433 (Mount Bear)
10 Mount Hunter[17][18]  Alaska Alaska Range !B9916011737646 14,573 feet
4442 m
!B9927439074389 4,648 feet
1417 m
!B9906880059742 7 miles
11 km
62°56′59″N 151°05′32″W / 62.9496°N 151.0921°W / 62.9496; -151.0921 (Mount Hunter)
11 Mount Whitney[19][20][21][22]  California Sierra Nevada !B9916058788061 14,505 feet
4421 m
!B9919699159057 10,079 feet
3072 m
!B9852101298220 1,646 miles
2,649 km
36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.5786°N 118.2920°W / 36.5786; -118.2920 (Mount Whitney)
12 Mount Alverstone[23]  Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains !B9916061955267 14,500 feet
4420 m
!B9936125148036 1,950 feet
594 m
!B9918057706951 2.2 miles
3.6 km
60°21′07″N 139°04′31″W / 60.3519°N 139.0752°W / 60.3519; -139.0752 (Mount Alverstone)
13 University Peak[24]  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains !B9916082666355 14,470 feet
4410 m
!B9931140732390 3,210 feet
978 m
!B9913054977936 3.7 miles
6.0 km
61°19′38″N 141°47′12″W / 61.3272°N 141.7867°W / 61.3272; -141.7867 (University Peak)
14 Mount Elbert[25][26][27][28]  Colorado Sawatch Range !B9916103674900 14,440 feet
4401 m
!B9920728560311 9,093 feet
2772 m
!B9861083064813 671 miles
1,079 km
39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W / 39.1178°N 106.4454°W / 39.1178; -106.4454 (Mount Elbert)
15 Mount Massive[29][30][31]  Colorado Sawatch Range !B9916111841916 14,428 feet
4398 m
!B9936063791461 1,962 feet
598 m
!B9909942267937 5.1 miles
8.2 km
39°11′15″N 106°28′33″W / 39.1875°N 106.4757°W / 39.1875; -106.4757 (Mount Massive)
16 Mount Harvard[32][33][34][35]  Colorado Collegiate Peaks !B9916112312638 14,427 feet
4397 m
!B9934357214317 2,327 feet
709 m
!B9899137743107 15 miles
24 km
38°55′28″N 106°19′15″W / 38.9244°N 106.3207°W / 38.9244; -106.3207 (Mount Harvard)
17 Mount Rainier[36][37][38][39]  Washington Cascade Range !B9916119166762 14,417 feet
4394 m
!B9916974037365 13,236 feet
4034 m
!B9860217585350 731 miles
1,177 km
46°51′08″N 121°45′28″W / 46.8521°N 121.7579°W / 46.8521; -121.7579 (Mount Rainier)
18 Mount Williamson[40][41]  California Sierra Nevada !B9916138710756 14,389 feet
4386 m
!B9937633369107 1,677 feet
511 m
!B9909289216953 5.4 miles
8.7 km
36°39′21″N 118°18′40″W / 36.6559°N 118.3111°W / 36.6559; -118.3111 (Mount Williamson)
19 La Plata Peak[42][43]  Colorado Collegiate Peaks !B9916153750080 14,368 feet
4379 m
!B9936592298459 1,861 feet
567 m
!B9907797092971 6 miles
10 km
39°01′46″N 106°28′22″W / 39.0294°N 106.4729°W / 39.0294; -106.4729 (La Plata Peak)
20 Blanca Peak[44][45][46]  Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range !B9916165414218 14,351 feet
4374 m
!B9926077435655 5,326 feet
1623 m
!B9879780906061 103 miles
166 km
37°34′39″N 105°29′09″W / 37.5775°N 105.4857°W / 37.5775; -105.4857 (Blanca Peak)
21 Uncompahgre Peak[47][48][49]  Colorado San Juan Mountains !B9916186265317 14,321 feet
4365 m
!B9928271150530 4,277 feet
1304 m
!B9881730670374 85 miles
137 km
38°04′18″N 107°27′44″W / 38.0717°N 107.4621°W / 38.0717; -107.4621 (Uncompahgre Peak)
22 Crestone Peak[50][51]  Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range !B9916201002402 14,300 feet
4359 m
!B9927643383526 4,554 feet
1388 m
!B9893064654421 27 miles
44 km
37°58′00″N 105°35′08″W / 37.9668°N 105.5855°W / 37.9668; -105.5855 (Crestone Peak)
23 Mount Lincoln[52][53][54]  Colorado Mosquito Range !B9916205757383 14,293 feet
4357 m
!B9929291909345 3,862 feet
1177 m
!B9895001515355 23 miles
36 km
39°21′05″N 106°06′42″W / 39.3515°N 106.1116°W / 39.3515; -106.1116 (Mount Lincoln)
24 Castle Peak[55][56][57]  Colorado Elk Mountains !B9916215632566 14,279 feet
4352 m
!B9934194995685 2,365 feet
721 m
!B9895744501917 21 miles
34 km
39°00′35″N 106°51′41″W / 39.0097°N 106.8614°W / 39.0097; -106.8614 (Castle Peak)
25 Grays Peak[58][59][60][61]  Colorado Front Range !B9916216092114 14,278 feet
4352 m
!B9932618475054 2,769 feet
844 m
!B9893966379461 25 miles
40 km
39°38′02″N 105°49′03″W / 39.6339°N 105.8176°W / 39.6339; -105.8176 (Grays Peak)
26 Mount Antero[62][63][64]  Colorado Sawatch Range !B9916217470886 14,276 feet
4351 m
!B9933628730389 2,503 feet
763 m
!B9897402375835 18 miles
29 km
38°40′27″N 106°14′46″W / 38.6741°N 106.2462°W / 38.6741; -106.2462 (Mount Antero)
27 Mount Evans[65][66][67]  Colorado Front Range !B9916225287517 14,265 feet
4348 m
!B9932618475054 2,769 feet
844 m
!B9903347696365 10 miles
16 km
39°35′18″N 105°38′38″W / 39.5883°N 105.6438°W / 39.5883; -105.6438 (Mount Evans)
28 Longs Peak[68][69][70]  Colorado Front Range !B9916229888391 14,259 feet
4346 m
!B9932020595870 2,940 feet
896 m
!B9888410388702 44 miles
70 km
40°15′18″N 105°36′54″W / 40.2550°N 105.6151°W / 40.2550; -105.6151 (Longs Peak)
29 Mount Wilson[71][72]  Colorado San Miguel Mountains !B9916234307223 14,252 feet
4344 m
!B9928880679064 4,024 feet
1227 m
!B9891179983724 33 miles
53 km
37°50′21″N 107°59′30″W / 37.8391°N 107.9916°W / 37.8391; -107.9916 (Mount Wilson)
30 White Mountain Peak[73][74][75]  California White Mountains !B9916234491383 14,252 feet
4344 m
!B9923068374620 7,196 feet
2193 m
!B9884050338246 67 miles
109 km
37°38′03″N 118°15′21″W / 37.6341°N 118.2557°W / 37.6341; -118.2557 (White Mountain Peak)
31 North Palisade[76][77][78]  California Sierra Nevada !B9916237187419 14,248 feet
4343 m
!B9932177047747 2,894 feet
882 m
!B9891456270708 32 miles
52 km
37°05′39″N 118°30′53″W / 37.0943°N 118.5147°W / 37.0943; -118.5147 (North Palisade)
32 Mount Princeton[79][80][81]  Colorado Collegiate Peaks !B9916268388548 14,204 feet
4329 m
!B9935023204416 2,177 feet
664 m
!B9909687862939 5.2 miles
8.4 km
38°44′57″N 106°14′33″W / 38.7492°N 106.2424°W / 38.7492; -106.2424 (Mount Princeton)
33 Mount Yale[82][83][84][85]  Colorado Collegiate Peaks !B9916269543536 14,202 feet
4329 m
!B9936405991566 1,896 feet
578 m
!B9909028283261 5.5 miles
8.9 km
38°50′39″N 106°18′50″W / 38.8442°N 106.3138°W / 38.8442; -106.3138 (Mount Yale)
34 Mount Shasta[86][87][88]  California Cascade Range !B9916285727388 14,179 feet
4322 m
!B9919946996683 9,832 feet
2997 m
!B9868031230184 335 miles
539 km
41°24′33″N 122°11′42″W / 41.4092°N 122.1949°W / 41.4092; -122.1949 (Mount Shasta)
35 Maroon Peak[89][90][91]  Colorado Elk Mountains !B9916296840044 14,163 feet
4317 m
!B9934319220885 2,336 feet
712 m
!B9905296057226 8 miles
13 km
39°04′15″N 106°59′20″W / 39.0708°N 106.9890°W / 39.0708; -106.9890 (Maroon Peak)
36 Mount Wrangell[92]  Alaska Wrangell Mountains !B9916297113386 14,163 feet
4317 m
!B9925552590740 5,613 feet
1711 m
!B9899221390605 15 miles
24 km
62°00′21″N 144°01′07″W / 62.0059°N 144.0187°W / 62.0059; -144.0187 (Mount Wrangell)
37 Mount Sneffels[93][94][95]  Colorado Sneffels Range !B9916300547008 14,158 feet
4315 m
!B9931652456139 3,050 feet
930 m
!B9898606501237 16 miles
25 km
38°00′14″N 107°47′32″W / 38.0038°N 107.7923°W / 38.0038; -107.7923 (Mount Sneffels)
38 Capitol Peak[96][97][98]  Colorado Elk Mountains !B9916315815646 14,137 feet
4309 m
!B9937207283882 1,750 feet
533 m
!B9906090061283 7 miles
12 km
39°09′01″N 107°04′58″W / 39.1503°N 107.0829°W / 39.1503; -107.0829 (Capitol Peak)
39 Pikes Peak[99][100][101]  Colorado Pikes Peak Massif !B9916330926332 14,115 feet
4302 m
!B9925701587337 5,530 feet
1686 m
!B9885091156659 61 miles
98 km
38°50′26″N 105°02′39″W / 38.8405°N 105.0442°W / 38.8405; -105.0442 (Pikes Peak)
40 Mount Eolus[102][103]  Colorado Needle Mountains !B9916349666381 14,089 feet
4294 m
!B9934991864187 2,184 feet
666 m
!B9920916128407 1.7 miles
2.7 km
37°37′18″N 107°37′22″W / 37.6218°N 107.6227°W / 37.6218; -107.6227 (Mount Eolus)
41 Mount Augusta[104]  Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains !B9916362993050 14,070 feet
4289 m
!B9926546351595 5,082 feet
1549 m
!B9899485235697 14 miles
23 km
60°18′27″N 140°27′30″W / 60.3074°N 140.4584°W / 60.3074; -140.4584 (Mount Augusta)
42 Handies Peak[105][106][107]  Colorado San Juan Mountains !B9916371708445 14,058 feet
4285 m
!B9936342170737 1,908 feet
582 m
!B9902018729631 11 miles
18 km
37°54′47″N 107°30′16″W / 37.9130°N 107.5044°W / 37.9130; -107.5044 (Handies Peak)
43 Culebra Peak[108][109]  Colorado Culebra Range !B9916375289183 14,053 feet
4283 m
!B9927061187476 4,827 feet
1471 m
!B9890479661364 35 miles
57 km
37°07′21″N 105°11′09″W / 37.1224°N 105.1858°W / 37.1224; -105.1858 (Culebra Peak)
44 San Luis Peak[110][111][112]  Colorado La Garita Mountains !B9916397413597 14,022 feet
4274 m
!B9931448019717 3,113 feet
949 m
!B9893215548917 27 miles
43 km
37°59′12″N 106°55′53″W / 37.9868°N 106.9313°W / 37.9868; -106.9313 (San Luis Peak)
45 Mount of the Holy Cross[113][114][115]  Colorado Sawatch Range !B9916405138046 14,011 feet
4271 m
!B9935332333851 2,111 feet
643 m
!B9896974008133 19 miles
30 km
39°28′00″N 106°28′54″W / 39.4668°N 106.4817°W / 39.4668; -106.4817 (Mount of the Holy Cross)
46 Grizzly Peak[116][117][118]  Colorado Collegiate Peaks !B9916416618700 13,995 feet
4266 m
!B9936237833863 1,928 feet
588 m
!B9907043997840 7 miles
11 km
39°02′33″N 106°35′51″W / 39.0425°N 106.5976°W / 39.0425; -106.5976 (Grizzly Peak)
47 Mount Humphreys[119][120][121]  California Sierra Nevada !B9916418552964 13,992 feet
4265 m
!B9933391662408 2,563 feet
781 m
!B9899280362974 15 miles
24 km
37°16′14″N 118°40′23″W / 37.2705°N 118.6730°W / 37.2705; -118.6730 (Mount Humphreys)
48 Mount Keith[122][123][124]  California Sierra Nevada !B9916425815069 13,982 feet
4262 m
!B9936197198484 1,936 feet
590 m
!B9914888248809 3.1 miles
5.0 km
36°42′00″N 118°20′37″W / 36.7001°N 118.3436°W / 36.7001; -118.3436 (Mount Keith)
49 Mount Ouray[125][126][127]  Colorado Sawatch Range !B9916440559563 13,961 feet
4255 m
!B9933023486588 2,659 feet
811 m
!B9900075862382 14 miles
22 km
38°25′22″N 106°13′29″W / 38.4227°N 106.2247°W / 38.4227; -106.2247 (Mount Ouray)
50 Vermilion Peak[128][129]  Colorado San Juan Mountains !B9916484555720 13,900 feet
4237 m
!B9935360287090 2,105 feet
642 m
!B9904112231923 9 miles
15 km
37°47′57″N 107°49′43″W / 37.7993°N 107.8285°W / 37.7993; -107.8285 (Vermilion Peak)

[edit] Most prominent summits

The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of the United States. Of these 50 most prominent summits, 27 are located in Alaska, 5 in Washington, 5 in California, 3 in Hawaiʻi, 3 in Wyoming, 2 in Nevada, 2 in Oregon, and one each in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona.

The 50 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of the United States
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
1 Mount McKinley[1][2]
(Denali)
 Alaska Alaska Range !B9912687385534 20,320 feet
6194 m
!B9912759552540 20,174 feet
6149 m
!B9841762431953 4,629 miles
7,450 km
63°04′08″N 151°00′23″W / 63.0690°N 151.0063°W / 63.0690; -151.0063 (Mount McKinley)
2 Mauna Kea[130][131][132]  Hawaii Island of Hawaiʻi !B9916554236092 13,803 feet
4207 m
!B9916559704275 13,796 feet
4205 m
!B9848114449743 2,453 miles
3,947 km
19°49′15″N 155°28′05″W / 19.8207°N 155.4681°W / 19.8207; -155.4681 (Mauna Kea)
3 Mount Rainier[36][37][38][39]  Washington Cascade Range !B9916119166762 14,417 feet
4394 m
!B9916974037365 13,236 feet
4034 m
!B9860217585350 731 miles
1,177 km
46°51′08″N 121°45′28″W / 46.8521°N 121.7579°W / 46.8521; -121.7579 (Mount Rainier)
4 Mount Fairweather[13][14]
(Fairweather Mountain)
 Alaska
 British Columbia
Saint Elias Mountains !B9915508586943 15,325 feet
4671 m
!B9917157482023 12,995 feet
3961 m
!B9877902839995 125 miles
201 km
58°54′23″N 137°31′35″W / 58.9064°N 137.5265°W / 58.9064; -137.5265 (Mount Fairweather)
5 Mount Blackburn[10][11]  Alaska Wrangell Mountains !B9914836727834 16,390 feet
4996 m
!B9918258967338 11,640 feet
3548 m
!B9885109574754 61 miles
98 km
61°43′50″N 143°24′11″W / 61.7305°N 143.4031°W / 61.7305; -143.4031 (Mount Blackburn)
6 Mount Hayes[133][134][135]  Alaska Alaska Range !B9916533593329 13,832 feet
4216 m
!B9918373885162 11,507 feet
3507 m
!B9877708457950 127 miles
205 km
63°37′12″N 146°43′03″W / 63.6199°N 146.7174°W / 63.6199; -146.7174 (Mount Hayes)
7 Mount Saint Elias[3][4]  Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains !B9913895281454 18,008 feet
5489 m
!B9918599760475 11,250 feet
3429 m
!B9893740492125 26 miles
41 km
60°17′34″N 140°55′51″W / 60.2927°N 140.9307°W / 60.2927; -140.9307 (Mount Saint Elias)
8 Mount Marcus Baker[136]  Alaska Chugach Mountains !B9917019471335 13,176 feet
4016 m
!B9919053453416 10,751 feet
3277 m
!B9877741737479 127 miles
204 km
61°26′15″N 147°45′09″W / 61.4374°N 147.7525°W / 61.4374; -147.7525 (Mount Marcus Baker)
9 Mount Whitney[19][20][21][22]  California Sierra Nevada !B9916058788061 14,505 feet
4421 m
!B9919699159057 10,079 feet
3072 m
!B9852101298220 1,646 miles
2,649 km
36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.5786°N 118.2920°W / 36.5786; -118.2920 (Mount Whitney)
10 Haleakalā[137][138]  Hawaii Island of Maui !B9919754618550 10,023 feet
3055 m
!B9919754618550 10,023 feet
3055 m
!B9882391993474 80 miles
128 km
20°42′35″N 156°15′12″W / 20.7097°N 156.2533°W / 20.7097; -156.2533 (Haleakalā)
11 Mount Shasta[86][87][88]  California Cascade Range !B9916285727388 14,179 feet
4322 m
!B9919946996683 9,832 feet
2997 m
!B9868031230184 335 miles
539 km
41°24′33″N 122°11′42″W / 41.4092°N 122.1949°W / 41.4092; -122.1949 (Mount Shasta)
12 Shishaldin Volcano[139][140]  Alaska Unimak Island !B9920381463029 9,414 feet
2869 m
!B9920381463029 9,414 feet
2869 m
!B9863152931296 545 miles
877 km
54°45′19″N 163°58′15″W / 54.7554°N 163.9709°W / 54.7554; -163.9709 (Shishaldin Volcano)
13 Redoubt Volcano[141][142]  Alaska Aleutian Range !B9919582504881 10,197 feet
3108 m
!B9920669180760 9,147 feet
2788 m
!B9885439623972 59 miles
94 km
60°29′06″N 152°44′38″W / 60.4851°N 152.7439°W / 60.4851; -152.7439 (Redoubt Volcano)
14 Mount Elbert[25][26][27][28]  Colorado Sawatch Range !B9916103674900 14,440 feet
4401 m
!B9920728560311 9,093 feet
2772 m
!B9861083064813 671 miles
1,079 km
39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W / 39.1178°N 106.4454°W / 39.1178; -106.4454 (Mount Elbert)
15 Mount Baker[143][144]  Washington Cascade Range !B9919021237113 10,786 feet
3287 m
!B9921004755279 8,845 feet
2696 m
!B9877372635073 132 miles
212 km
48°46′36″N 121°48′52″W / 48.7768°N 121.8145°W / 48.7768; -121.8145 (Mount Baker)
16 Mount Torbert[145]  Alaska Alaska Range !B9918455912346 11,413 feet
3479 m
!B9921184015640 8,688 feet
2648 m
!B9880339627734 98 miles
157 km
61°24′31″N 152°24′45″W / 61.4086°N 152.4125°W / 61.4086; -152.4125 (Mount Torbert)
17 San Jacinto Peak[146][147][148]  California San Jacinto Mountains !B9918976255256 10,834 feet
3302 m
!B9921594115725 8,339 feet
2542 m
!B9896054814510 20 miles
33 km
33°48′53″N 116°40′46″W / 33.8147°N 116.6794°W / 33.8147; -116.6794 (San Jacinto Peak)
18 San Gorgonio Mountain[149][150]  California San Bernardino Mountains !B9918377124614 11,503 feet
3506 m
!B9921648118934 8,294 feet
2528 m
!B9875258104375 162 miles
262 km
34°05′57″N 116°49′30″W / 34.0992°N 116.8249°W / 34.0992; -116.8249 (San Gorgonio Mountain)
19 Charleston Peak[151][152][153]
(Mount Charleston)
 Nevada Spring Mountains !B9918024887936 11,916 feet
3632 m
!B9921692962014 8,257 feet
2517 m
!B9877100458704 135 miles
218 km
36°16′18″N 115°41′44″W / 36.2716°N 115.6956°W / 36.2716; -115.6956 (Charleston Peak)
20 Pavlof Volcano[154][155]  Alaska Aleutian Range !B9921701309758 8,250 feet
2515 m
!B9921731658795 8,225 feet
2507 m
!B9880700102910 94 miles
152 km
55°25′03″N 161°53′36″W / 55.4175°N 161.8932°W / 55.4175; -161.8932 (Pavlof Volcano)
21 Mount Veniaminof[156][157]  Alaska Aleutian Range !B9921731658795 8,225 feet
2507 m
!B9921762100219 8,200 feet
2499 m
!B9872712423321 210 miles
337 km
56°13′09″N 159°17′53″W / 56.2191°N 159.2980°W / 56.2191; -159.2980 (Mount Veniaminof)
22 Mount Adams[158][159][160]  Washington Cascade Range !B9917722504316 12,281 feet
3743 m
!B9921840264842 8,136 feet
2480 m
!B9887931921696 46 miles
74 km
46°12′09″N 121°29′27″W / 46.2024°N 121.4909°W / 46.2024; -121.4909 (Mount Adams)
23 Mount Hubbard[15]  Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains !B9915756328763 14,950 feet
4557 m
!B9921933036274 8,061 feet
2457 m
!B9895556427023 21 miles
34 km
60°19′10″N 139°04′21″W / 60.3194°N 139.0726°W / 60.3194; -139.0726 (Mount Hubbard)
24 Mount Chamberlin[161][162]  Alaska Brooks Range !B9920808998421 9,020 feet
2749 m
!B9922078013761 7,945 feet
2422 m
!B9866371876771 395 miles
636 km
69°16′55″N 144°53′59″W / 69.2820°N 144.8996°W / 69.2820; -144.8996 (Mount Chamberlin)
25 Iliamna Volcano[163]  Alaska Aleutian Range !B9919761602963 10,016 feet
3053 m
!B9922177944187 7,866 feet
2398 m
!B9891023351769 34 miles
54 km
60°01′56″N 153°05′29″W / 60.0321°N 153.0915°W / 60.0321; -153.0915 (Iliamna Volcano)
26 Mount Olympus[164][165][166]  Washington Olympic Mountains !B9922034074092 7,980 feet
2432 m
!B9922213698526 7,838 feet
2389 m
!B9879346847921 108 miles
174 km
47°48′05″N 123°42′39″W / 47.8013°N 123.7108°W / 47.8013; -123.7108 (Mount Olympus)
27 Mount Cook[167]  Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains !B9916585783436 13,760 feet
4194 m
!B9922378259886 7,710 feet
2350 m
!B9899395086986 15 miles
23 km
60°10′54″N 139°58′52″W / 60.1816°N 139.9811°W / 60.1816; -139.9811 (Mount Cook)
28 Mount Hood[168][169][170][171]  Oregon Cascade Range !B9918600343752 11,249 feet
3429 m
!B9922383401615 7,706 feet
2349 m
!B9885678508450 57 miles
92 km
45°22′25″N 121°41′45″W / 45.3735°N 121.6959°W / 45.3735; -121.6959 (Mount Hood)
29 Mount Sanford[12]  Alaska Wrangell Mountains !B9914930515067 16,237 feet
4949 m
!B9922408134150 7,687 feet
2343 m
!B9889210934505 40 miles
65 km
62°12′48″N 144°07′45″W / 62.2132°N 144.1292°W / 62.2132; -144.1292 (Mount Sanford)
30 Mount Tom White[172][173]  Alaska Chugach Mountains !B9918652342337 11,191 feet
3411 m
!B9922468156056 7,641 feet
2329 m
!B9883253809460 73 miles
118 km
60°39′04″N 143°41′49″W / 60.6512°N 143.6970°W / 60.6512; -143.6970 (Mount Tom White)
31 Wheeler Peak[174][175][176]  Nevada Snake Range !B9917103851791 13,065 feet
3982 m
!B9922564267892 7,568 feet
2307 m
!B9871706126835 232 miles
373 km
38°59′09″N 114°18′50″W / 38.9858°N 114.3139°W / 38.9858; -114.3139 (Wheeler Peak)
32 Glacier Peak[177][178][179]  Washington Cascade Range !B9919247020072 10,545 feet
3214 m
!B9922630442056 7,518 feet
2291 m
!B9885902152939 56 miles
90 km
48°06′45″N 121°06′50″W / 48.1125°N 121.1138°W / 48.1125; -121.1138 (Glacier Peak)
33 Mount Kimball[180]  Alaska Alaska Range !B9919433576564 10,350 feet
3155 m
!B9922754914914 7,425 feet
2263 m
!B9885946597457 56 miles
90 km
63°14′20″N 144°38′31″W / 63.2390°N 144.6419°W / 63.2390; -144.6419 (Mount Kimball)
34 Mount Griggs[181]  Alaska Aleutian Range !B9922456385283 7,650 feet
2332 m
!B9922924698280 7,300 feet
2225 m
!B9877018952690 136 miles
219 km
58°21′12″N 155°05′45″W / 58.3534°N 155.0958°W / 58.3534; -155.0958 (Mount Griggs)
35 Mount Foraker[5][6][7]  Alaska Alaska Range !B9914238739699 17,400 feet
5304 m
!B9922993427073 7,250 feet
2210 m
!B9899584911495 14 miles
23 km
62°57′38″N 151°23′57″W / 62.9605°N 151.3992°W / 62.9605; -151.3992 (Mount Foraker)
36 White Mountain Peak[73][74][75]  California White Mountains !B9916234491383 14,252 feet
4344 m
!B9923068374620 7,196 feet
2193 m
!B9884050338246 67 miles
109 km
37°38′03″N 118°15′21″W / 37.6341°N 118.2557°W / 37.6341; -118.2557 (White Mountain Peak)
37 Mount Crillon[182][183]  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains !B9917366969798 12,726 feet
3879 m
!B9923096019599 7,176 feet
2187 m
!B9896451184074 20 miles
31 km
58°39′45″N 137°10′18″W / 58.6625°N 137.1716°W / 58.6625; -137.1716 (Mount Crillon)
38 Mauna Loa[184][185][186]  Hawaii Island of Hawaiʻi !B9916644812148 13,679 feet
4169 m
!B9923203903395 7,099 feet
2164 m
!B9893828276156 25 miles
41 km
19°28′29″N 155°36′21″W / 19.4747°N 155.6058°W / 19.4747; -155.6058 (Mauna Loa)
39 Cloud Peak[187][188][189]  Wyoming Bighorn Mountains !B9917026308754 13,167 feet
4013 m
!B9923234799939 7,077 feet
2157 m
!B9876395766946 145 miles
233 km
44°22′56″N 107°10′26″W / 44.3821°N 107.1739°W / 44.3821; -107.1739 (Cloud Peak)
40 Gannett Peak[190][191][192][193]  Wyoming Wind River Range !B9916549958728 13,809 feet
4209 m
!B9923236190792 7,076 feet
2157 m
!B9869453160712 290 miles
467 km
43°11′03″N 109°39′15″W / 43.1842°N 109.6542°W / 43.1842; -109.6542 (Gannett Peak)
41 Mount Vsevidof[194][195][196]  Alaska Umnak Island !B9923271746323 7,051 feet
2149 m
!B9923271746323 7,051 feet
2149 m
!B9872083653845 223 miles
359 km
53°07′30″N 168°41′41″W / 53.1251°N 168.6947°W / 53.1251; -168.6947 (Mount Vsevidof)
42 Mount Hesperus[197]  Alaska Alaska Range !B9919951088550 9,828 feet
2996 m
!B9923375820214 6,978 feet
2127 m
!B9885547111837 58 miles
93 km
61°48′13″N 154°08′49″W / 61.8036°N 154.1469°W / 61.8036; -154.1469 (Mount Hesperus)
43 Mount Bona[8][9]  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains !B9914739580743 16,550 feet
5044 m
!B9923488227645 6,900 feet
2103 m
!B9887097182113 50 miles
80 km
61°23′04″N 141°45′10″W / 61.3845°N 141.7529°W / 61.3845; -141.7529 (Mount Bona)
44 Mount Drum[198]  Alaska Wrangell Mountains !B9917946045400 12,010 feet
3661 m
!B9923693212861 6,760 feet
2060 m
!B9897409381089 18 miles
29 km
62°06′57″N 144°38′22″W / 62.1159°N 144.6394°W / 62.1159; -144.6394 (Mount Drum)
45 Mount Chiginagak[199]  Alaska Aleutian Range !B9923452061241 6,925 feet
2111 m
!B9923819749719 6,675 feet
2035 m
!B9880346622298 98 miles
157 km
57°07′52″N 156°59′01″W / 57.1312°N 156.9836°W / 57.1312; -156.9836 (Mount Chiginagak)
46 Grand Teton[200][201][202]  Wyoming Teton Range !B9916574697674 13,775 feet
4199 m
!B9924016507972 6,545 feet
1995 m
!B9883772340693 69 miles
112 km
43°44′28″N 110°48′09″W / 43.7412°N 110.8024°W / 43.7412; -110.8024 (Grand Teton)
47 Sacajawea Peak[203][204]  Oregon Wallowa Mountains !B9919935717675 9,843 feet
3000 m
!B9924276462030 6,377 feet
1944 m
!B9877840760384 126 miles
202 km
45°14′42″N 117°17′34″W / 45.2450°N 117.2929°W / 45.2450; -117.2929 (Sacajawea Peak)
48 Mount Neacola[205]  Alaska Aleutian Range !B9920368722780 9,426 feet
2873 m
!B9924278031317 6,376 feet
1943 m
!B9891830256429 31 miles
50 km
60°47′53″N 153°23′45″W / 60.7981°N 153.3959°W / 60.7981; -153.3959 (Mount Neacola)
49 Kings Peak[206][207][208][209]  Utah Uinta Mountains !B9916763187447 13,518 feet
4120 m
!B9924306398084 6,358 feet
1938 m
!B9875011084979 167 miles
268 km
40°45′57″N 110°22′40″W / 40.7659°N 110.3779°W / 40.7659; -110.3779 (Kings Peak)
50 Mount Graham[210][211][212]  Arizona Pinaleño Mountains !B9919078829623 10,724 feet
3269 m
!B9924334819673 6,340 feet
1932 m
!B9882038523933 82 miles
133 km
32°42′06″N 109°52′17″W / 32.7017°N 109.8714°W / 32.7017; -109.8714 (Mount Graham)

[edit] Most isolated major summits

The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. Of these 50 most isolated major summits, 19 are located in Alaska, 4 in California, 3 in Washington, 2 in Hawaiʻi, 2 in Colorado, 2 in Wyoming, 2 in Arizona, 2 in Nevada, 2 in Utah, 2 in New York, 2 in Oregon, and one each in North Carolina, New Hampshire, Arkansas, West Virginia, New Mexico, Maine, Idaho, and South Dakota.

The 50 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
1 Mount McKinley[1][2]
(Denali)
 Alaska Alaska Range !B9912687385534 20,320 feet
6194 m
!B9912759552540 20,174 feet
6149 m
!B9841762431953 4,629 miles
7,450 km
63.0690°N
151.0063°W
2 Mauna Kea[130][131][132]  Hawaii Island of Hawaiʻi !B9916554236092 13,803 feet
4207 m
!B9916559704275 13,796 feet
4205 m
!B9848114449743 2,453 miles
3,947 km
19.8207°N
155.4681°W
3 Mount Whitney[19][20][21][22]  California Sierra Nevada !B9916058788061 14,505 feet
4421 m
!B9919699159057 10,079 feet
3072 m
!B9852101298220 1,646 miles
2,649 km
36.5786°N
118.2920°W
4 Mount Mitchell[213][214][215]  North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains !B9923806153924 6,684 feet
2037 m
!B9924735317966 6,091 feet
1857 m
!B9855355658682 1,189 miles
1,913 km
35.7650°N
82.2652°W
5 Mount Washington[216][217][218][219]  New Hampshire White Mountains !B9924416606331 6,288 feet
1917 m
!B9924625912742 6,158 feet
1877 m
!B9859076534765 820 miles
1,319 km
44.2705°N
71.3032°W
6 Mount Rainier[36][37][38][39]  Washington Cascade Range !B9916119166762 14,417 feet
4394 m
!B9916974037365 13,236 feet
4034 m
!B9860217585350 731 miles
1,177 km
46.8521°N
121.7579°W
7 Mount Elbert[25][26][27][28]  Colorado Sawatch Range !B9916103674900 14,440 feet
4401 m
!B9920728560311 9,093 feet
2772 m
!B9861083064813 671 miles
1,079 km
39.1178°N
106.4454°W
8 Shishaldin Volcano[139][140]  Alaska Unimak Island !B9920381463029 9,414 feet
2869 m
!B9920381463029 9,414 feet
2869 m
!B9863152931296 545 miles
877 km
54.7554°N
163.9709°W
9 Tanaga Volcano[220][221]  Alaska Tanaga Island !B9925011634891 5,925 feet
1806 m
!B9925011634891 5,925 feet
1806 m
!B9866065413537 407 miles
656 km
51.8833°N
178.1333°W
10 Mount Chamberlin[161][162]  Alaska Brooks Range !B9920808998421 9,020 feet
2749 m
!B9922078013761 7,945 feet
2422 m
!B9866371876771 395 miles
636 km
69.2820°N
144.8996°W
11 Magazine Mountain[222][223][224][225]  Arkansas Ouachita Mountains !B9932677892935 2,753 feet
839 m
!B9935184228707 2,142 feet
653 m
!B9866739613544 381 miles
613 km
35.1670°N
93.6447°W
12 Mount Shasta[86][87][88]  California Cascade Range !B9916285727388 14,179 feet
4322 m
!B9919946996683 9,832 feet
2997 m
!B9868031230184 335 miles
539 km
41.4092°N
122.1949°W
13 Gannett Peak[190][191][192][193]  Wyoming Wind River Range !B9916549958728 13,809 feet
4209 m
!B9923236190792 7,076 feet
2157 m
!B9869453160712 290 miles
467 km
43.1842°N
109.6542°W
14 Mount Osborn[226][227][228]  Alaska Seward Peninsula !B9927298075108 4,714 feet
1437 m
!B9928155854267 4,326 feet
1319 m
!B9869732668536 282 miles
454 km
64.9922°N
165.3294°W
15 Mount Igikpak[229]  Alaska Brooks Range !B9921669843370 8,276 feet
2523 m
!B9924678020606 6,126 feet
1867 m
!B9869756464431 282 miles
453 km
67.4129°N
154.9656°W
16 Humphreys Peak[230][231][232][233]  Arizona San Francisco Peaks !B9917437041495 12,637 feet
3852 m
!B9924820987869 6,039 feet
1841 m
!B9871116894644 246 miles
396 km
35.3463°N
111.6779°W
17 Wheeler Peak[174][175][176]  Nevada Snake Range !B9917103851791 13,065 feet
3982 m
!B9922564267892 7,568 feet
2307 m
!B9871706126835 232 miles
373 km
38.9858°N
114.3139°W
18 Mount Vsevidof[194][195][196]  Alaska Umnak Island !B9923271746323 7,051 feet
2149 m
!B9923271746323 7,051 feet
2149 m
!B9872083653845 223 miles
359 km
53.1251°N
168.6947°W
19 Mount Veniaminof[156][157]  Alaska Aleutian Range !B9921731658795 8,225 feet
2507 m
!B9921762100219 8,200 feet
2499 m
!B9872712423321 210 miles
337 km
56.2191°N
159.2980°W
20 Kawaikini[234][235]  Hawaii Island of Kauaʻi !B9926234505728 5,243 feet
1598 m
!B9926234505728 5,243 feet
1598 m
!B9872984996728 204 miles
328 km
22.0586°N
159.4973°W
21 Dillingham High Point[236][237]  Alaska Kuskokwim Mountains !B9926221160995 5,250 feet
1600 m
!B9927818378244 4,475 feet
1364 m
!B9873523231997 193 miles
311 km
60.1159°N
159.3241°W
22 Hall Island High Point[238]  Alaska Hall Island !B9937705190527 1,665 feet
507 m
!B9937705190527 1,665 feet
507 m
!B9873539642059 193 miles
311 km
60.6647°N
173.0887°W
23 Tooth Benchmark[239][240]  Alaska Saint Lawrence Island !B9934887094542 2,207 feet
673 m
!B9934887094542 2,207 feet
673 m
!B9874328670403 178 miles
287 km
63.5920°N
170.3804°W
24 Spruce Knob[241][242][243][244]  West Virginia Allegheny Mountains !B9926988521941 4,862 feet
1482 m
!B9932535878714 2,792 feet
851 m
!B9874493098096 175 miles
282 km
38.7008°N
79.5319°W
25 Mount Roberts[245][246]  Alaska Nunivak Island !B9937645310109 1,675 feet
511 m
!B9937645310109 1,675 feet
511 m
!B9874588847106 174 miles
280 km
60.0280°N
166.2627°W
26 Kings Peak[206][207][208][209]  Utah Uinta Mountains !B9916763187447 13,518 feet
4120 m
!B9924306398084 6,358 feet
1938 m
!B9875011084979 167 miles
268 km
40.7659°N
110.3779°W
27 Sierra Blanca Peak[247][248][249]  New Mexico Sierra Blanca !B9917970245242 11,981 feet
3652 m
!B9925659789127 5,553 feet
1693 m
!B9875033120880 166 miles
267 km
33.3743°N
105.8087°W
28 San Gorgonio Mountain[149][150]  California San Bernardino Mountains !B9918377124614 11,503 feet
3506 m
!B9921648118934 8,294 feet
2528 m
!B9875258104375 162 miles
262 km
34.0992°N
116.8249°W
29 Mount Katahdin[250][251][252][253]  Maine Longfellow Mountains !B9926182490705 5,270 feet
1606 m
!B9928233632780 4,293 feet
1309 m
!B9875516873074 158 miles
255 km
45.9044°N
68.9213°W
30 Peak 4030[254]  Alaska Nulato Hills !B9928865778002 4,030 feet
1228 m
!B9937853919015 >1,640 feet
>500 m
!B9875526295925 158 miles
255 km
64.4535°N
159.4152°W
31 Mount Baldy[255][256][257]  Arizona White Mountains !B9918459598329 11,409 feet
3477 m
!B9927268380101 4,728 feet
1441 m
!B9875794613443 154 miles
248 km
33.9059°N
109.5626°W
32 Borah Peak[258][259][260][261]  Idaho Lost River Range !B9917412667050 12,668 feet
3861 m
!B9924882566767 6,002 feet
1829 m
!B9876007482876 151 miles
243 km
44.1374°N
113.7811°W
33 Cloud Peak[187][188][189]  Wyoming Bighorn Mountains !B9917026308754 13,167 feet
4013 m
!B9923234799939 7,077 feet
2157 m
!B9876395766946 145 miles
233 km
44.3821°N
107.1739°W
34 Harney Peak[262][263][264][265]  South Dakota Black Hills !B9923001575926 7,244 feet
2208 m
!B9932042942248 2,933 feet
894 m
!B9876733925528 140 miles
226 km
43.8658°N
103.5324°W
35 Slide Mountain[266][267][268]  New York Catskill Mountains !B9928500831638 4,180 feet
1274 m
!B9930882526997 3,294 feet
1004 m
!B9877008924885 136 miles
220 km
41.9992°N
74.3859°W
36 Mount Griggs[181]  Alaska Aleutian Range !B9922456385283 7,650 feet
2332 m
!B9922924698280 7,300 feet
2225 m
!B9877018952690 136 miles
219 km
58.3534°N
155.0958°W
37 Charleston Peak[151][152][153]
(Mount Charleston)
 Nevada Spring Mountains !B9918024887936 11,916 feet
3632 m
!B9921692962014 8,257 feet
2517 m
!B9877100458704 135 miles
218 km
36.2716°N
115.6956°W
38 Junipero Serra Peak[269][270][271]  California Santa Lucia Range !B9925127702849 5,857 feet
1785 m
!B9927881481072 4,447 feet
1355 m
!B9877350925687 132 miles
212 km
36.1456°N
121.4190°W
39 Mount Baker[143][144]  Washington Cascade Range !B9919021237113 10,786 feet
3287 m
!B9921004755279 8,845 feet
2696 m
!B9877372635073 132 miles
212 km
48.7768°N
121.8145°W
40 Mount Marcy[272][273][274][275]  New York Adirondack Mountains !B9926045423918 5,343 feet
1629 m
!B9926872397187 4,919 feet
1499 m
!B9877516344422 130 miles
209 km
44.1127°N
73.9237°W
41 Mount Hayes[133][134][135]  Alaska Alaska Range !B9916533593329 13,832 feet
4216 m
!B9918373885162 11,507 feet
3507 m
!B9877708457950 127 miles
205 km
63.6199°N
146.7174°W
42 Mount Marcus Baker[136]  Alaska Chugach Mountains !B9917019471335 13,176 feet
4016 m
!B9919053453416 10,751 feet
3277 m
!B9877741737479 127 miles
204 km
61.4374°N
147.7525°W
43 Sacajawea Peak[203][204]  Oregon Wallowa Mountains !B9919935717675 9,843 feet
3000 m
!B9924276462030 6,377 feet
1944 m
!B9877840760384 126 miles
202 km
45.2450°N
117.2929°W
44 Steens Mountain[276][277][278]  Oregon Steens Mountain !B9920056375394 9,725 feet
2964 m
!B9928026394990 4,383 feet
1336 m
!B9877901843681 125 miles
201 km
42.6378°N
118.5785°W
45 Mount Fairweather[13][14]
(Fairweather Mountain)
 Alaska
 British Columbia
Saint Elias Mountains !B9915508586943 15,325 feet
4671 m
!B9917157482023 12,995 feet
3961 m
!B9877902839995 125 miles
201 km
58.9064°N
137.5265°W
46 Delano Peak[279][280][281]  Utah Tushar Mountains !B9917810241829 12,174 feet
3711 m
!B9927308708344 4,709 feet
1435 m
!B9878966247527 112 miles
180 km
38.3692°N
112.3714°W
47 Black Mountain[282]  Alaska Brooks Range !B9926669142424 5,020 feet
1530 m
!B9937853919015 >1,640 feet
>500 m
!B9878994545506 112 miles
180 km
68.5598°N
160.3281°W
48 Mount Tozi[283][284]  Alaska Ray Mountains !B9925721476106 5,519 feet
1682 m
!B9928526681346 4,169 feet
1271 m
!B9879110793392 111 miles
178 km
65.6863°N
150.9496°W
49 Mount Olympus[164][165][166]  Washington Olympic Mountains !B9922034074092 7,980 feet
2432 m
!B9922213698526 7,838 feet
2389 m
!B9879346847921 108 miles
174 km
47.8013°N
123.7108°W
50 Blanca Peak[44][45][46] flag Sangre de Cristo Range

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37.5775°N
105.4857°W

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