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In the mountaineering Jargon, parlance of the Western United States, a fourteener is a Summit, mountain peak with an elevation of at least . The 96 fourteeners in the United States are all west of the Mississippi River. Colorado has the most (53) of any single state; Alaska is second with 29. Many peak bagging, peak baggers try to climb all fourteeners in the contiguous United States, one particular state, or another region.
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If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown. #Topographic prominence is how high the summit rises above its surroundings.The topographic prominence of a summit is the Elevation, topographic elevation difference between the summit and its Topographic prominence#Definitions, 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. #Topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) is how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation. Not all summits over 14,000 feet qualify as fourteeners. Summits that qualify are those considered by mountaineering, mountaineers to be independent. Objective standards for independence include topographic prominence and isolation (distance from a higher summit), or a combination of the two. However, fourteener lists do not always use such objective rules consistently. A rule commonly used by mountaineers in the contiguous United States is that a peak must have at least of prominence to qualify. By this rule, Colorado has 53 fourteeners, California has 12, and Washington has two. According to the Mountaineering Club of Alaska, the standard in Alaska uses a prominence rule rather than a rule. By this rule, Alaska has at least 21 peaks over and its 12 highest peaks exceed .
Mt Saint Elias.jpg, Mount Saint Elias, Alaska
Mount foraker.jpg, Mount Foraker, Alaska
MtBlackburn-KennicottGlacier.jpg, Mount Blackburn, Alaska
MountSanford.jpg, Mount Sanford (Alaska), Mount Sanford and Mount Wrangell, Alaska
Elbert.JPG, Mount Elbert, Colorado
Mount Williamson.jpg, Mount Williamson, California
White Mountain CA.JPG, White Mountain Peak, California
Longs.JPG, Longs Peak, Colorado
Mount Shasta 1.jpg, Mount Shasta, California
Maroon Bells (11553)a.jpg, Maroon Bells (Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak), Colorado
Pikes Peak by David Shankbone.jpg, Pikes Peak, Colorado
BLANCA.JPG, Blanca Peak, Colorado
San Miguel Mountains.jpg, Wilson Peak, Colorado
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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In the mountaineering Jargon, parlance of the Western United States, a fourteener is a Summit, mountain peak with an elevation of at least . The 96 fourteeners in the United States are all west of the Mississippi River. Colorado has the most (53) of any single state; Alaska is second with 29. Many peak bagging, peak baggers try to climb all fourteeners in the contiguous United States, one particular state, or another region.
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Qualification criteria
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: #Elevation, Topographic elevation is the height of the summit above a Geoid, geodetic sea level.All elevations in the 48 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
If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown. #Topographic prominence is how high the summit rises above its surroundings.The topographic prominence of a summit is the Elevation, topographic elevation difference between the summit and its Topographic prominence#Definitions, 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. #Topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) is how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation. Not all summits over 14,000 feet qualify as fourteeners. Summits that qualify are those considered by mountaineering, mountaineers to be independent. Objective standards for independence include topographic prominence and isolation (distance from a higher summit), or a combination of the two. However, fourteener lists do not always use such objective rules consistently. A rule commonly used by mountaineers in the contiguous United States is that a peak must have at least of prominence to qualify. By this rule, Colorado has 53 fourteeners, California has 12, and Washington has two. According to the Mountaineering Club of Alaska, the standard in Alaska uses a prominence rule rather than a rule. By this rule, Alaska has at least 21 peaks over and its 12 highest peaks exceed .
Fourteeners
The following table lists the 96 mountain peaks of the United States with at least of Elevation, topographic elevation and at least of topographic prominence]. Of these, 53 rise in Colorado, 29 in Alaska, 12 in California, and one in Washington (Liberty Cap is part of the crater atop Mt Rainier). The 22 highest fourteeners all rise in Alaska.Topographic prominence
The table above uses a minimum topographic prominence criterion of and includes 96 peaks. The number of peaks included depends upon the minimum topographic prominence criterion. A criterion of includes 90 peaks, includes 77 peaks, includes 63 peaks, and includes 46 peaks. The following U.S. summits have 14,000 ft of elevation, but have less than 300 ft of topographic prominence: * Denali, Browne Tower, 14,530, Alaska: Prominence = . Why this became included on some fourteener lists is unclear. * Mount Cameron, Colorado, Mount Cameron, 14,238, Colorado: Prominence = 118 feet. * El Diente Peak, 14,159, Colorado: Prominence = 239 feet. On many fourteener lists. * Mount Rainier#Subsidiary peaks, Point Success, 14,158, Washington: Prominence = 118 feet. * North Palisade, Polemonium Peak, 14,080+, California: Prominence = 160–240 feet. * North Palisade, Starlight Peak, 14,080, California: Prominence = 80–160 feet. * North Castle Peak (Colorado), Conundrum Peak, 14,040+, Colorado: Prominence = 200–280 feet. * North Eolus, 14,039, Colorado: Prominence = 159–199 feet. * North Maroon Peak, 14,014, Colorado: Prominence = 234 feet. On many fourteener lists. * North Palisade, Thunderbolt Peak, 14,003, California: Prominence = 223 feet. * Sunlight Spire, 14,001, Colorado: Prominence = 195–235 feet.Gallery
See also
*List of mountain peaks of North America **List of mountain peaks of Greenland **Mountain peaks of Canada, 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 major 4000-meter summits of the United States ****List of the major 3000-meter summits of the United States ***List of the most prominent summits of the United States ****List of the ultra-prominent summits of the United States ***List of the most isolated major summits of the United States ****List of the major 100-kilometer 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 Hawaii, List of mountain peaks of Hawaii ***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 Mexico, List of mountain peaks of México **List of mountain peaks of Central America **List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean *United States, United States of America **Geography of the United States **Geology of the United States ***:Mountains of the United States ****commons:Mountains of the United States *Physical geography *Eight-thousander, peak with at least 8,000 m. elevationNotes
References
External links
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Geographic Names Information System @ USGS
Geodetic Glossary @ NGS
NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 online elevation converter @ NGS
Survey Marks and Datasheets @ NGS
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