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Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska is the highest peak of North America.

Main article: Geography of North America

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks located on the continent of North America. This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. For this article, North America is defined as the continental landmass of the Americas extending north from the Isthmus of Panama.

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Highest major summits

Main article: Highest mountain peaks of North America

The following sortable table lists the 50 highest mountain peaks of North America with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. 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. A total of 34 of these highest major peaks are located in the United States, 13 in Canada, and 7 in México.

The 50 Highest Mountain Peaks of North America with at least 500 meters of Topographic Prominence
Rank Mountain Peak PSEC Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)The summit of Mount McKinley (Denali) is the highest point of the Alaska Range, the State of Alaska, the United States of America, and North America. AK0573    Alaska Range 6193.536 = 6194 m
20,320 feet 		6149.000 = 6149 m
20,174 feet 		07450.65 = 7450.7 km
4631.0 miles
2 Mount LoganThe summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, the Yukon Territory, and all of Canada. YT0561    Saint Elias Mountains 5959.000 = 5959 m
19,551 feet 		5247.000 = 5247 m
17,215 feet 		00623.39 = 623.4 km
387.4 miles
3 Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)The summit of Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl) is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla, the Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, and all of México. PUEVER0767       Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636.000 = 5636 m
18,491 feet 		4922.000 = 4922 m
16,148 feet 		02686.96 = 2687.0 km
1669.6 miles
4 Mount Saint EliasThe summit of Mount Saint Elias on the border of Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest mountain peak of both Canada and the United States of America. AKYT0626   
    		Saint Elias Mountains 5488.838 = 5489 m
18,008 feet 		3429.000 = 3429 m
11,250 feet 		00041.40 = 41.4 km
26.0 miles
5 Volcán PopocatépetlThe summit of Volcán Popocatépetl on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of both the Estado Libre y Soberano de México and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos. MEXMORPUE1003          Cordillera Neovolcanica 5426.000 = 5426 m
17,802 feet 		3040.000 = 3040 m
9,974 feet 		00143.06 = 143.1 km
88.9 miles
6 Mount Foraker AK0509    Alaska Range 5303.520 = 5304 m
17,400 feet 		2209.800 = 2210 m
7,250 feet 		00023.32 = 23.3 km
14.5 miles
7 Mount Lucania YT0563    Saint Elias Mountains 5226.000 = 5226 m
17,146 feet 		3051.000 = 3051 m
10,010 feet 		00042.98 = 43.0 km
26.7 miles
8 Volcán Iztaccíhuatl MEX1000    Cordillera Neovolcanica 5220.000 = 5220 m
17,126 feet 		1560.000 = 1560 m
5,118 feet 		00017.41 = 17.4 km
10.8 miles
9 King Peak YT0360    Saint Elias Mountains 5173.000 = 5173 m
16,972 feet 		1053.000 = 1053 m
3,455 feet 		00004.94 = 4.9 km
3.1 miles
10 Mount Bona AK0458    Saint Elias Mountains 5029.200 = 5029 m
16,500 feet 		2103.120 = 2103 m
6,900 feet 		00080.07 = 80.1 km
49.8 miles
11 Mount Steele YT0645    Saint Elias Mountains 5000.000 = 5000 m
16,404 feet 		0720.000 = 720 m
2,362 feet 		00009.21 = 9.2 km
5.7 miles
12 Mount Blackburn AK0457    Wrangell Mountains 4995.672 = 4996 m
16,390 feet 		3547.872 = 3548 m
11,640 feet 		00097.64 = 97.6 km
61.0 miles
13 Mount Sanford AK0628    Wrangell Mountains 4949.038 = 4949 m
16,237 feet 		2342.998 = 2343 m
7,687 feet 		00064.79 = 64.8 km
40.3 miles
14 Mount Wood YT0680    Saint Elias Mountains 4840.000 = 4840 m
15,879 feet 		1160.000 = 1160 m
3,806 feet 		00018.55 = 18.6 km
11.5 miles
15 Mount Vancouver YT0668    Saint Elias Mountains 4812.000 = 4812 m
15,787 feet 		2712.000 = 2712 m
8,898 feet 		00043.93 = 43.9 km
27.3 miles
16 Mount Slaggard YT0642    Saint Elias Mountains 4742.000 = 4742 m
15,558 feet 		0502.000 = 502 m
1,647 feet 		00007.20 = 7.2 km
4.5 miles
17 Nevado de Toluca MEX0689    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4680.000 = 4680 m
15,354 feet 		2225.000 = 2225 m
7,300 feet 		00117.58 = 117.6 km
73.1 miles
18 Mount FairweatherThe summit of Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia. AKBC0506   
    		Saint Elias Mountains 4671.000 = 4671 m
15,325 feet 		3957.218 = 3957 m
12,983 feet 		00200.73 = 200.7 km
125.0 miles
19 Sierra Negra PUE0872    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4580.000 = 4580 m
15,026 feet 		0500.000 = 500 m
1,640 feet 		00004.35 = 4.4 km
2.7 miles
20 Mount Hubbard AKYT0536   
    		Saint Elias Mountains 4556.760 = 4557 m
14,950 feet 		2456.993 = 2457 m
8,061 feet 		00034.35 = 34.4 km
21.3 miles
21 Mount Bear AK0454    Saint Elias Mountains 4520.489 = 4520 m
14,831 feet 		1539.850 = 1540 m
5,052 feet 		00032.36 = 32.4 km
20.1 miles
22 Mount Walsh YT0672    Saint Elias Mountains 4506.000 = 4506 m
14,783 feet 		1646.000 = 1646 m
5,400 feet 		00019.30 = 19.3 km
12.0 miles
23 Volcán la Malinche (Matlalcueitl)The summit of Volcán_la_Malinche (Matlalcueitl) on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala. PUETLA0406       Cordillera Neovolcanica 4462.000 = 4462 m
14,639 feet 		1940.000 = 1940 m
6,365 feet 		00063.50 = 63.5 km
39.5 miles
24 Mount Hunter AK0538    Alaska Range 4441.850 = 4442 m
14,573 feet 		1409.090 = 1409 m
4,623 feet 		00011.07 = 11.1 km
6.9 miles
25 Mount WhitneyThe summit of Mount Whitney is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States. NGS CA0675    Sierra Nevada 4421.000 = 4421 m
14,505 feet 		3071.165 = 3071 m
10,076 feet 		02650.35 = 2650.4 km
1647.0 miles
26 Mount Alverstone AKYT0442   
    		Saint Elias Mountains 4419.600 = 4420 m
14,500 feet 		0594.360 = 594 m
1,950 feet 		00003.62 = 3.6 km
2.0 miles
27 University Peak AK0978    Saint Elias Mountains 4410.456 = 4410 m
14,470 feet 		0978.408 = 978 m
3,210 feet 		00005.97 = 6.0 km
4.0 miles
28 Mount ElbertThe summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado. NGS CO0498    Sawatch Range 4401.200 = 4401 m
14,440 feet 		2771.546 = 2772 m
9,093 feet 		01079.22 = 1079.2 km
670.6 miles
29 Mount MassiveThe elevation of this summit has been converted from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). National Geodetic Survey CO0570    Sawatch Range 4397.607 = 4398 m
14,428 feet 		0591.617 = 592 m
1,941 feet 		00008.15 = 8.2 km
5.1 miles
30 Mount Harvard NGS CO0525    Collegiate Peaks 4397.429 = 4397 m
14,427 feet 		0709.270 = 709 m
2,327 feet 		00024.01 = 24.0 km
14.9 miles
31 Mount RainierThe summit of Mount Rainier is the highest point of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington. WA0616    Cascade Range 4394.387 = 4394 m
14,417 feet 		4032.809 = 4033 m
13,231 feet 		01176.77 = 1176.8 km
731.0 miles
32 Mount Williamson GNIS CA0676    Sierra Nevada 4385.807 = 4386 m
14,389 feet 		0511.150 = 511 m
1,677 feet 		00008.75 = 8.8 km
5.0 miles
33 La Plata Peak CO0375    Collegiate Peaks 4379.216 = 4379 m
14,368 feet 		0561.137 = 561 m
1,841 feet 		00010.10 = 10.1 km
6.3 miles
34 Blanca Peak CO0067    Sierra Blanca 4374.111 = 4374 m
14,351 feet 		1623.365 = 1623 m
5,326 feet 		00166.43 = 166.4 km
103.4 miles
35 Uncompahgre Peak NGS CO0977    San Juan Mountains 4365.000 = 4365 m
14,321 feet 		1303.630 = 1304 m
4,277 feet 		00136.89 = 136.9 km
85.1 miles
36 McArthur Peak YT0411    Saint Elias Mountains 4360.000 = 4360 m
14,304 feet 		0920.000 = 920 m
3,018 feet 		00009.29 = 9.3 km
5.8 miles
37 Crestone Peak CO0178    Crestones 4358.572 = 4359 m
14,300 feet 		1388.059 = 1388 m
4,554 feet 		00044.07 = 44.1 km
27.4 miles
38 Mount Lincoln NGS CO0559    Mosquito Range 4356.500 = 4357 m
14,293 feet 		1177.138 = 1177 m
3,862 feet 		00036.31 = 36.3 km
22.6 miles
39 Castle Peak NGS CO0099    Elk Mountains 4352.200 = 4352 m
14,279 feet 		0720.852 = 721 m
2,365 feet 		00033.71 = 33.7 km
20.9 miles
40 Grays PeakThe summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America. NGS CO0268    Front Range 4352.000 = 4352 m
14,278 feet 		0844.296 = 844 m
2,770 feet 		00040.27 = 40.3 km
25.0 miles
41 Mount Antero NGS CO0443    Sawatch Range 4351.400 = 4351 m
14,276 feet 		0762.914 = 763 m
2,503 feet 		00028.56 = 28.6 km
17.7 miles
42 Mount Evans NGS CO0504    Front Range 4348.000 = 4348 m
14,265 feet 		0843.991 = 844 m
2,769 feet 		00015.76 = 15.8 km
9.8 miles
43 Longs Peak NGS CO0395    Front Range 4346.000 = 4346 m
14,259 feet 		0896.112 = 896 m
2,940 feet 		00070.19 = 70.2 km
43.6 miles
44 Mount Wilson CO0677    San Miguel Mountains PB 4344.080 = 4344 m
14,252 feet 		1226.515 = 1227 m
4,024 feet 		00053.21 = 53.2 km
33.1 miles
45 White Mountain Peak NGS CA1025    White Mountains 4344.000 = 4344 m
14,252 feet 		2193.341 = 2193 m
7,196 feet 		00108.67 = 108.7 km
67.5 miles
46 North Palisade CA0701    Sierra Nevada 4342.829 = 4343 m
14,248 feet 		0882.091 = 882 m
2,894 feet 		00051.91 = 51.9 km
32.0 miles
47 Nevado de ColimaThe summit of Nevado de Colima is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco. JAL0688    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4330.000 = 4330 m
14,206 feet 		2720.000 = 2720 m
8,924 feet 		00407.33 = 407.3 km
253.1 miles
48 Mount Princeton NGS CO0614    Collegiate Peaks 4329.300 = 4329 m
14,204 feet 		0663.550 = 664 m
2,177 feet 		00008.36 = 8.4 km
5.2 miles
49 Mount Yale NGS CO0683    Collegiate Peaks 4328.810 = 4329 m
14,202 feet 		0571.805 = 572 m
1,876 feet 		00008.93 = 8.9 km
5.5 miles
50 Mount Shasta NGS CA0632    Cascade Range 4321.800 = 4322 m
14,179 feet 		2993.746 = 2994 m
9,822 feet 		00538.74 = 538.7 km
334.8 miles

Most prominent summits

Main article: Most prominent mountain peaks of North America

The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of North America. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. A total of 28 of these most prominent peaks are located in the United States, 20 in Canada, 4 in México, 2 in Guatemala, and 1 in Costa Rica.

The 50 Most Topographically Prominent Mountain Peaks of North America
Rank Mountain Peak PSEC Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)The summit of Mount McKinley (Denali) is the highest point of the Alaska Range, the State of Alaska, the United States of America, and North America. AK0573    Alaska Range 6193.536 = 6194 m
20,320 feet 		6149.000 = 6149 m
20,174 feet 		07450.65 = 7450.7 km
4631.0 miles
2 Mount LoganThe summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, the Yukon Territory, and all of Canada. YT0561    Saint Elias Mountains 5959.000 = 5959 m
19,551 feet 		5247.000 = 5247 m
17,215 feet 		00623.39 = 623.4 km
387.4 miles
3 Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)The summit of Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl) is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla, the Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, and all of México. PUEVER0767       Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636.000 = 5636 m
18,491 feet 		4922.000 = 4922 m
16,148 feet 		02686.96 = 2687.0 km
1669.6 miles
4 Mount RainierThe summit of Mount Rainier is the highest point of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington. WA0616    Cascade Range 4394.387 = 4394 m
14,417 feet 		4032.809 = 4033 m
13,231 feet 		01176.77 = 1176.8 km
731.0 miles
5 Volcán TajumulcoThe summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of Guatemala. GT1007    Guatemala 4220.000 = 4220 m
13,845 feet 		3980.000 = 3980 m
13,058 feet 		00722.16 = 722.2 km
448.7 miles
6 Mount FairweatherThe summit of Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia. AKBC0506   
    		Saint Elias Mountains 4671.000 = 4671 m
15,325 feet 		3957.218 = 3957 m
12,983 feet 		00200.73 = 200.7 km
125.0 miles
7 Cerro ChirripóThe summit of Cerro Chirripó is the highest point of Costa Rica. CR0107    Costa Rica 3819.000 = 3819 m
12,530 feet 		3726.000 = 3726 m
12,224 feet 		00863.83 = 863.8 km
536.8 miles
8 Mount Blackburn AK0457    Wrangell Mountains 4995.672 = 4996 m
16,390 feet 		3547.872 = 3548 m
11,640 feet 		00097.64 = 97.6 km
61.0 miles
9 Mount Hayes AK0526    Alaska Range 4215.994 = 4216 m
13,832 feet 		3505.810 = 3506 m
11,502 feet 		00204.67 = 204.7 km
127.2 miles
10 Mount Saint EliasThe summit of Mount Saint Elias on the border of Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest mountain peak of both Canada and the United States of America. AKYT0626   
    		Saint Elias Mountains 5488.838 = 5489 m
18,008 feet 		3429.000 = 3429 m
11,250 feet 		00041.40 = 41.4 km
26.0 miles
11 Mount Waddington BC0671    Waddington Range 4019.000 = 4019 m
13,186 feet 		3289.000 = 3289 m
10,791 feet 		00562.43 = 562.4 km
349.5 miles
12 Mount Marcus Baker AK0567    Chugach Mountains 4016.045 = 4016 m
13,176 feet 		3254.000 = 3254 m
10,676 feet 		00205.18 = 205.2 km
127.5 miles
13 Mount WhitneyThe summit of Mount Whitney is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States. NGS CA0675    Sierra Nevada 4421.000 = 4421 m
14,505 feet 		3071.165 = 3071 m
10,076 feet 		02650.35 = 2650.4 km
1647.0 miles
14 Mount Lucania YT0563    Saint Elias Mountains 5226.000 = 5226 m
17,146 feet 		3051.000 = 3051 m
10,010 feet 		00042.98 = 43.0 km
26.7 miles
15 Volcán PopocatépetlThe summit of Volcán Popocatépetl on the border of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of both the Estado Libre y Soberano de México and the Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos. MEXMORPUE1003          Cordillera Neovolcanica 5426.000 = 5426 m
17,802 feet 		3040.000 = 3040 m
9,974 feet 		00143.06 = 143.1 km
88.9 miles
16 Mount Shasta NGS CA0632    Cascade Range 4321.800 = 4322 m
14,179 feet 		2993.746 = 2994 m
9,822 feet 		00538.74 = 538.7 km
334.8 miles
17 Monarch Mountain BC0426    Monarch Icefield PB 3555.000 = 3555 m
11,663 feet 		2915.000 = 2915 m
9,564 feet 		00071.41 = 71.4 km
44.4 miles
18 Mount RobsonThe summit of Mount Robson is the highest point of the Canadian Rockies. BC0622    Northern Continental Ranges PB 3959.000 = 3959 m
12,989 feet 		2829.000 = 2829 m
9,281 feet 		00459.54 = 459.5 km
285.5 miles
19 Mount Redoubt AK0618    Chigmit Mountains 3108.046 = 3108 m
10,197 feet 		2788.006 = 2788 m
9,147 feet 		00094.47 = 94.5 km
58.7 miles
20 Mount ElbertThe summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado. NGS CO0498    Sawatch Range 4401.200 = 4401 m
14,440 feet 		2771.546 = 2772 m
9,093 feet 		01079.22 = 1079.2 km
670.6 miles
21 Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier BC0641    Cariboo Mountains 3516.000 = 3516 m
11,535 feet 		2728.000 = 2728 m
8,950 feet 		00051.73 = 51.7 km
32.1 miles
22 Mount Baker WA0450    Cascade Range 3287.479 = 3287 m
10,786 feet 		2722.169 = 2722 m
8,931 feet 		00212.81 = 212.8 km
132.2 miles
23 Nevado de ColimaThe summit of Nevado de Colima is the highest point of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco. JAL0688    Cordillera Neovolcanica 4330.000 = 4330 m
14,206 feet 		2720.000 = 2720 m
8,924 feet 		00407.33 = 407.3 km
253.1 miles
24 Mount Vancouver YT0668