This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis 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. of the U.S.

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

North American Vertical Datum of 1988 The North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) is the vertical datum for orthometric heights established for vertical control surveying in the United States of America based upon the General Adjustment of the North American Datum of 1988. ...

( NAVD 88). For further information, please see this United States National Geodetic Surveybr>note
If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the

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is shown. The first table below ranks the 20 highest major summits of Arizona by elevation. #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 second table below ranks the 20 most prominent summits of Arizona. #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. The third table below ranks the 20 most isolated major summits of Arizona. __TOC__

Highest major summits

Of the highest major summits of Arizona, Humphreys Peak exceeds of elevation, five peaks exceed , and 14 peaks exceed of elevation.

Most prominent summits

Of the most prominent summits of Arizona, five peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than of topographic prominence and 18 peaks exceed of topographic prominence.

Most isolated major summits

Of the most isolated major summits of Arizona, Humphreys Peak and Baldy Peak exceed of topographic isolation and seven peaks exceed of topographic isolation.

Gallery

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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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