The following sortable table comprises the 477 mountain peaks of the United States with at least of topographic elevation and at least of topographic prominence.This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least of topographic prominence. The

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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.All elevations in the 48 states of the

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include an elevation adjustment from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 ( NGVD 29) to the

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If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the

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is shown. #The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, away. #The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.The topographic isolation of a summit is the

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to its nearest point of equal elevation. In the United States, only Denali exceeds elevation. Four major summits exceed , nine exceed , 104 exceed , 246 exceed , and the following 477 major summits exceed elevation. __TOC__

Major 3000-meter summits

A total of 477 mountain summits in the United States meet both criteria for the definition of "major summit" used here: at least of topographic elevation and at least of topographic prominence. Of these 477 summits, 117 are located in Colorado, 67 in Alaska, 51 in California, 43 in Wyoming, 42 in Montana, 40 in Utah, 38 in Nevada, 36 in Idaho, 26 in New Mexico, five in Arizona, five in Oregon, four in Washington, and three in Hawaii. Five of these summits are located on the international border between Alaska and the Yukon, and three are located on the international border between Alaska and British Columbia. The ten highest major summits of the United States are all located in Alaska. The northernmost summit with at least 3000 metres elevation and 500 metres prominence is

Hess Mountain Hess Mountain, also known as Mount Hess, is an elevation glaciated summit located on the crest of the Alaska Range, in Alaska, United States. It is the seventh-highest peak in the Hayes Range, a subset of the Alaska Range. This remote peak is s ...

in central Alaska; the southernmost is Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaii; the westernmost is Haleakalā on the Island of Maui; and the easternmost is

East Spanish Peak East Spanish Peak is a prominent mountain summit that is the lower of the two Spanish Peaks in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The peak is located in the Spanish Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, southeast by south ( bear ...

in south-central Colorado. In the contiguous United States (i.e. excluding Alaska and Hawaii), the northernmost, southernmost, westernmost, and easternmost major summits are Kintla Peak in Montana, Mount Graham in Arizona, Mount Shasta in California, and East Spanish Peak in Colorado, respectively.

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Denali Mt McKinley.jpg , 1. Denali in Alaska is the highest summit of the United States and all of North America. Mt Saint Elias.jpg , 2. Mount Saint Elias is the second highest summit of both Canada and the United States. MountForaker.jpg , 3.

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is the second highest major summit of the Alaska Range. Mt. Bona, Alaska.jpg , 4. Mount Bona in Alaska is the highest volcano in the United States. MtBlackburn-KennicottGlacier.jpg , 5. Mount Blackburn in Alaska is the highest summit of the Wrangell Mountains. Wrangells1.jpg , 6. Mount Sanford in Alaska is the third highest volcano in the United States. Fairweather.jpg , 7. Mount Fairweather lies on the Alaska-British Columbia international border. Mt. Hunter from NW (Kahilta Base Camp).jpg , 10. Mount Hunter is the third highest major summit of the Alaska Range. Mount Whitney 2003-03-25.jpg , 11.

Mount Whitney Mount Whitney (Paiute: Tumanguya; ''Too-man-i-goo-yah'') is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States and the Sierra Nevada, with an elevation of . It is in East–Central California, on the boundary between California's Inyo and Tu ...

highest summit of the

Sierra Nevada The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...

and California. Mt. Elbert.jpg , 14. Mount Elbert is the highest summit of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains. Mt Massive from Elbert.JPG , 15. Mount Massive is the second-highest summit of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains. Mount Rainier 5917s.JPG , 17.

Mount Rainier Mount Rainier (), indigenously known as Tahoma, Tacoma, Tacobet, or təqʷubəʔ, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, located in Mount Rainier National Park about south-southeast of Seattle. With a s ...

is the highest summit of Washington and the

Cascade Range The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, ...

. Mount Williamson east aspect.jpg , 18. Mount Williamson is the second-highest summit of the

and the state of California. Blanca Peak catches first snow - panoramio.jpg, 19. Blanca Peak in Colorado is the highest summit of the

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and is higher than any point in the United States east of its longitude. 2007-06-24-plata-eve-close2.jpg , 20. La Plata Peak is the fifth-highest summit of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains. Uncompahgre peak.jpg , 21. Uncompahgre Peak is the highest summit of the San Juan Mountains and the sixth-highest in Colorado. Crestone peak 2.jpg , 22. Crestone Peak Mount Lincoln Colorado July 2016.jpg , 23.

Mount Lincoln Mount Lincoln may refer to one of several mountains located in the United States: {{Mountainindex, Lincoln ...

is the highest summit of Colorado's Mosquito Range and of the entire Missouri River drainage basin. Castle Peak CO Full.JPG , 24. Castle Peak is the highest summit of Colorado's Elk Mountains. Grays and Torreys Peaks 2006-08-06.jpg , 25. Grays Peak in Colorado is the highest point on the

Continental Divide A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not ...

in North America. White Mountain Peak, California (4 344 m).jpg, 30. The summit of White Mountain Peak is the highest point in California's White Mountains and the third-highest point in the state of California. Mtprinceton.JPG , 32. Mount Princeton in Colorado's Sawatch Range MtShasta aerial.JPG , 34. Mount Shasta in California is the highest summit of the southern

. Northeast Ridge of Capitol Peak.jpg , 38. Capitol Peak in Colorado's Elk Mountains Pikes Peak CO.jpg , 39. Pikes Peak in Colorado was the inspiration for '' America the Beautiful''. San Luis Peak, San Juan Mountains, Saguache County, Colorado, USA 01.jpg , 44. The summit of

San Luis Peak San Luis Peak is the highest summit of the La Garita Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent fourteener is located in the Gunnison National Forest portion of the La Garita Wilderness in Saguache County approxi ...

is the highest point in Colorado's

La Garita Mountains The La Garita Mountains are a high mountain range in the San Juan Mountains, a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains. The mountains are located in Saguache and Mineral counties in southwestern Colorado and are almost entirely managed as public land ...

. Mount Ouray, Colorado.jpg , 49. Mount Ouray Vermilion Peak, San Juan Mountains, San Juan and San Miguel Counties, Colorado, USA 01.jpg , 50. Vermilion Peak RegalMtn-RegalGlacier.jpg , 52. Regal Mountain is the 16th highest major summit in Alaska. Mount Hayes.jpg , 54. Mount Hayes is the highest summit of the eastern Alaska Range. Gannet Peak with Gannett Glacier.jpg , 57.

Gannett Peak Gannett Peak is the highest mountain peak in the U.S. state of Wyoming at . It lies in the Wind River Range within the Bridger Wilderness of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Straddling the Continental Divide along the boundary between Frem ...

is the highest summit of the Wind River Range and Wyoming. KeckObservatory.jpg , 59.

Mauna Kea Mauna Kea ( or ; ; abbreviation for ''Mauna a Wākea''); is a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii. Its peak is above sea level, making it the highest point in the state of Hawaii and second-highest peak of an island on Earth. The peak is ...

on the Island of Hawaii is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit. Grand Teton in Winter-NPS.jpg , 60. Grand Teton in Wyoming is the highest summit of the Teton Range. Mt Morgan.jpg , 62. Mount Morgan Aa channel flow from Mauna Loa.jpg , 66. Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaii is the most voluminous mountain on Earth. West-spanish-peak02.jpg , 70. The summit of

West Spanish Peak West Spanish Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit that is the higher of the two Spanish Peaks in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent peak is located in the Spanish Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, ...

is the highest point in Las Animas County, Colorado. Kings Peak Close Up.jpg , 76. Kings Peak is the highest summit of the

Uinta Range The Uinta Mountains ( ) are an east-west trending chain of mountains in northeastern Utah extending slightly into southern Wyoming in the United States. As a subrange of the Rocky Mountains, they are unusual for being the highest range in the c ...

and Utah. ParryPeakCO.jpg , 81.

Parry Peak Parry Peak, elevation , is a summit in the Front Range of central Colorado. The peak is on the continental divide southeast of Winter Park in the Arapahoe National Forest. The name honors Charles Christopher Parry, a botanist who made extensiv ...

in Colorado's Front Range Henry Mountain, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA.jpg , 90. Henry Mountain in Gunnison County, Colorado Conejos Peak.JPG , 96.

Conejos Peak Conejos Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit in the southern San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The thirteener is located in the South San Juan Wilderness of Rio Grande National Forest, north-northwest ( bea ...

is the highest summit of Conejos County in the state of Colorado. Mount Marcus Baker and College Fiord.jpg, 97.

Mount Marcus Baker Mount Marcus Baker (Ahtna: ''Ts'itonhna Dghilaaye’''; Dena'ina: ''Ch'atanhtnu Dghelaya'') is the highest peak of the Chugach Mountains of Alaska. It is located approximately east of Anchorage. This peak is very prominent because of its proxim ...

is the highest summit of Alaska's Chugach Mountains and the eighth most prominent summit in the United States. Wheeler Peak 2006.jpg , 99. Wheeler Peak is the highest summit of New Mexico. Red Slate Mtn from Lake Dorothy.jpg , 104. Red Slate Mountain in California's

Mt Lyell from Donahue shoulder.jpg , 105. The summit of Mount Lyell is the highest point in Yosemite National Park. Mount Moffit.jpg , 111. Mount Moffit in the Alaska Range Granite Peak Montana 2.jpg , 118.

Granite Peak Mountains named Granite Peak or variations. Canada In Canada, according tNRCan CGNDB United States In the United States, according tUSGS GNIS {{Mountainindex See also *Granite Mountain (disambigu ...

is the highest summit of the Beartooth Range and Montana. Mount Peale north face.jpg , 122. Mount Peale is the highest summit of Utah's

La Sal Mountains The La Sal Mountains or La Sal Range are a mountain range located in Grand and San Juan counties in the U.S. state of Utah, along the border with Colorado. The range rises above and southeast of Moab and north of the town of La Sal. This range ...

. BorahPeakID.jpg , 127. Borah Peak is the highest summit of the Lost River Range and Idaho. Mount Conness, north aspect.jpg , 130. Mount Conness in California's

Humphreys Peak KPW.jpg , 131. Humphreys Peak is the highest summit of the

San Francisco Peaks The San Francisco Peaks (Navajo: , es, Sierra de San Francisco, Hopi: ''Nuva'tukya'ovi'', Western Apache: ''Dził Tso'', Keres: ''Tsii Bina'', Southern Paiute: ''Nuvaxatuh'', Havasupai-Hualapai: ''Hvehasahpatch''/''Huassapatch''/''Wik'hanbaja'', ...

and Arizona. Mount Gothic.jpg , 133.

Gothic Mountain Gothic Mountain is a prominent mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The peak is located in Gunnison National Forest, west by south ( bearing 260°) of the ghost town of Gothic in Gunnison Co ...

in Colorado's Elk Mountains Mount Moran, April 2021.jpg , 136. Mount Moran in Wyoming's Teton Range Whetstone Mountain, CO.jpg , 142.

Whetstone Mountain Whetstone Mountain, elevation , is a summit in the Gunnison National Forest of western Colorado. The mountain is located south of Crested Butte in Gunnison County. Whetstone Mountain is one of several prominent laccoliths found in the West Elk ...

in Colorado's West Elk Mountains Mt Watson - panoramio.jpg , 145.

Mount Watson Mount Watson is a mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The nearest higher peak is The Marshall, to the southeast. History The mountain was named in 1924 after S ...

in the Fairweather Range of Alaska's Saint Elias Mountains Greenhorn Mountain 2019.JPG , 157. The summit of Greenhorn Mountain is the highest point in Colorado's Wet Mountains. Mount Deborah.jpg , 159.

Mount Deborah Mount Deborah is a mountain in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is one of the major peaks of the eastern Alaska Range. Despite its low absolute elevation (compared to other major peaks in North America), it is a particularly large and steep peak in ...

in the eastern Alaska Range Mount Warren, California.jpg , 160.

Mount Warren Mount Warren () is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is the third peak in the range and the fourth tallest in Wyoming. The summit is located in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest and rises ...

in Mono County, California Mount Huntington aerial.jpg , 168. Mount Huntington in the central Alaska Range Diamond-peak-from-birch-cr-campground-6- 26-2010-roger-peterson.jpg , 171. Diamond Peak is the highest summit of Idaho's Lemhi Range. Mount crested butte 1988.jpg , 177. Crested Butte Ibapah Peak.JPG , 184.

Ibapah Peak Ibapah Peak is a summit in Juab County, Utah in the United States. It is the highest point of the Deep Creek Range and is located less than east of the Utah-Nevada border, and about northwest of the town of Trout Creek, Utah. With a topographi ...

is the highest summit of Utah's Deep Creek Range. Carbon Peak, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA.jpg , 185.

Carbon Peak Carbon Peak, elevation , is a summit in the West Elk Mountains of Colorado. The peak is southwest of Crested Butte, Colorado, Crested Butte in the Gunnison National Forest. Carbon Peak is one of several prominent Laccolith, laccoliths found in th ...

in Gunnison County, Colorado Hyndman Peak and Lupine Field.JPG , 193. The summit of

Hyndman Peak Hyndman Peak, at an elevation of above sea level, is the ninth List of mountain peaks of Idaho, highest peak in Idaho and the highest point in the Pioneer Mountains (Idaho), Pioneer Mountains, Sawtooth National Forest, and Blaine County, Idaho, Bl ...

is the highest point in Idaho's Pioneer Mountains. Glenn Highway and Mount Drum.jpg , 196. Mount Drum in Alaska's Wrangell Mountains Mount Nebo Utah.jpg , 206. Mount Nebo is the highest summit of Utah's Wasatch Range. Castle Peak ID.jpg , 217. Castle Peak is the highest summit of Idaho's White Cloud Mountains. Scenic143 (25191452338).jpg , 226. Pilot Peak is near the northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Tomichi Dome 2020.JPG , 249.

Tomichi Dome Tomichi Dome rises north of U.S. Highway 50 west of Hot Springs Creek and south of Waunita Hot Springs Reservoir in the southeast quarter of Gunnison County, Colorado. It is situated within the Gunnison National Forest. Geology Tomichi Dome is a ...

in Gunnison County, Colorado 2015-04-26 14 51 54 View east from Grindstone Mountain, Nevada towards Ruby Dome-enhanced 2.jpg , 260.

Ruby Dome Ruby Dome is the highest mountain in both the Ruby Mountains and Elko County, in Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to ...

is the highest summit of Nevada's Ruby Mountains. Eagle Peak Yellowstone National Park.jpg, 261. The summit of

Eagle Peak Eagle Peak is the name of 44 mountain peaks of the United States including: * Eagle Peak (Alaska) * Eagle Peak (Admiralty Island), in Alaska *Eagle Peak (Washington), a summit in Mount Rainier National Park *Eagle Peak (Mariposa County, California), ...

is the highest point in Yellowstone National Park. 2014-06-11 15 27 42 View west towards Hole in the Mountain Peak from Nevada State Route 232 (Clover Valley Road) 6.1 miles north of the southern terminus in Clover Valley, Nevada-cropped.jpg , 272.

Hole in the Mountain Peak Hole in the Mountain Peak is the highest mountain in the East Humboldt Range in Elko County, Nevada, Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is the thirty-fifth highest mountain in the state, and also ranks as the eleventh-most topographic promine ...

is the highest summit of Nevada's East Humboldt Range. Mount Hood reflected in Mirror Lake, Oregon.jpg , 284.

Mount Hood Mount Hood is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It was formed by a subduction zone on the Pacific coast and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located about east-southeast of Portlan ...

is the highest summit of Oregon. TelescopePeak031411.jpg , 308. Telescope Peak is the highest summit of California's Panamint Range and

Death Valley National Park Death Valley National Park is an American national park that straddles the California–Nevada border, east of the Sierra Nevada. The park boundaries include Death Valley, the northern section of Panamint Valley, the southern section of Eureka ...

. Mount Hoffmann (cropped).jpg , 336. Mount Hoffmann in California's Yosemite National Park Thompson Peak3.JPG , 349. The summit of Thompson Peak is the highest point in Idaho's Sawtooth Range. Saddle Mountain and Pollux Peak.jpg , 358. Saddle Mountain in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park N2 Glacier Peak.jpg , 373. Glacier Peak is one of five major stratovolcanoes in the state of Washington. Mt. Jefferson from Three Fingered Jack.JPG , 376. Mount Jefferson is the second-highest summit in Oregon. Round Top.jpg , 387.

Round Top Round Top is an extinct volcano in the Berkeley Hills, just east of Oakland, California. The peak lies entirely within the bounds of Contra Costa County. In 1936, the area surrounding the peak was established as Round Top Regional Park, one of ...

is the 16th most prominent summit in the state of California. Mooses Tooth from Barrille summit.jpg , 398. The Moose's Tooth in Alaska's Denali National Park Mt. Redoubt2009.jpg , 422. Redoubt Volcano is the highest summit of the Aleutian Range. Mount Regan with a glimpse of Sawtooth Lake.jpg , 424. Mount Regan in Idaho's Sawtooth Range TrapperPeakMTfromRt93.jpg , 430. The summit of Trapper Peak is the highest point in Montana's Bitterroot Mountains. Hawkins Peak, California.jpg , 444. Hawkins Peak in Alpine County, California Utemountain.JPG , 454.

Ute Peak Ute or UTE may refer to: * Ute (band), an Australian jazz group * Ute (given name) * ''Ute'' (sponge), a sponge genus * Ute (vehicle), an Australian and New Zealand term for certain utility vehicles * Ute, Iowa, a city in Monona County along the ...

on the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Reservation in southwest Colorado Eagle Peak CA.jpg , 471.

is the highest summit of California's Warner Mountains and Modoc County.

Notes

References

External links

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Geographic Names Information System @ USGSUnited States National Geodetic Survey (NGS)

Geodetic Glossary @ NGS

NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 online elevation converter @ NGS

Survey Marks and Datasheets @ NGSBivouac.comPeakbagger.comPeaklist.orgSummitpost.org
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