Highest Major Summits
Main article: Table of the highest major summits of North America See also: Table of the major 4000 metre summits of North AmericaThe following sortable table lists the 20 highest mountain peaks of greater North America with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence.
| Rank | Mountain Peak | Region | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount McKinley (Denali) |
Alaska | Alaska Range | !B9912687385534 6194 m 20,320 ft |
!B9912759552540 6149 m 20,174 ft |
!B9841762431953 7,450 km 4,629 mi |
63°04′08″N 151°00′23″W / 63.0690°N 151.0063°W / 63.0690; -151.0063 (Mount McKinley) |
| 2 | Mount Logan | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9913078456061 5956 m 19,541 ft |
!B9914345882363 5247 m 17,215 ft |
!B9866581156248 623 km 387 mi |
60°34′00″N 140°24′26″W / 60.5666°N 140.4072°W / 60.5666; -140.4072 (Mount Logan) |
| 3 | Volcán Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) |
Puebla Veracruz |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | !B9913630701269 5636 m 18,491 ft |
!B9914985297690 4922 m 16,148 ft |
!B9851948478817 2,690 km 1,672 mi |
19°01′50″N 97°16′11″W / 19.0305°N 97.2698°W / 19.0305; -97.2698 (Volcán Citlaltépetl) |
| 4 | Mount Saint Elias | Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | !B9913895281454 5489 m 18,008 ft |
!B9918599760475 3429 m 11,250 ft |
!B9893740492125 41 km 26 mi |
60°17′34″N 140°55′51″W / 60.2927°N 140.9307°W / 60.2927; -140.9307 (Mount Saint Elias) |
| 5 | Volcán Popocatépetl | México Morelos Puebla |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | !B9914039956281 5410 m 17,749 ft |
!B9919803872055 3040 m 9,974 ft |
!B9881296798501 143 km 89 mi |
19°01′21″N 98°37′40″W / 19.0225°N 98.6278°W / 19.0225; -98.6278 (Volcán Popocatépetl) |
| 6 | Mount Foraker | Alaska | Alaska Range | !B9914238739699 5304 m 17,400 ft |
!B9922993427073 2210 m 7,250 ft |
!B9899584911495 23 km 14 mi |
62°57′38″N 151°23′57″W / 62.9605°N 151.3992°W / 62.9605; -151.3992 (Mount Foraker) |
| 7 | Mount Lucania | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9914321136942 5260 m 17,257 ft |
!B9919673151240 3080 m 10,105 ft |
!B9893308120742 43 km 27 mi |
61°01′17″N 140°27′58″W / 61.0215°N 140.4661°W / 61.0215; -140.4661 (Mount Lucania) |
| 8 | Volcán Iztaccíhuatl | México Puebla |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | !B9914378334429 5230 m 17,159 ft |
!B9926475588997 1560 m 5,118 ft |
!B9902351999672 17 km 11 mi |
19°10′45″N 98°38′31″W / 19.1792°N 98.6419°W / 19.1792; -98.6419 (Volcán Iztaccíhuatl) |
| 9 | King Peak | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9914487919299 5173 m 16,972 ft |
!B9930217862573 1073 m 3,520 ft |
!B9915383195185 4.7 km 2.9 mi |
60°35′00″N 140°39′22″W / 60.5834°N 140.6561°W / 60.5834; -140.6561 (King Peak) |
| 10 | Mount Bona | Alaska | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9914739580743 5044 m 16,550 ft |
!B9923488227645 2103 m 6,900 ft |
!B9887097182113 80 km 50 mi |
61°23′04″N 141°45′10″W / 61.3845°N 141.7529°W / 61.3845; -141.7529 (Mount Bona) |
| 11 | Mount Steele | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9914788147873 5020 m 16,470 ft |
!B9933666815667 760 m 2,493 ft |
!B9908378000033 9.5 km 5.9 mi |
61°05′34″N 140°18′42″W / 61.0929°N 140.3118°W / 61.0929; -140.3118 (Mount Steele) |
| 12 | Mount Blackburn | Alaska | Wrangell Mountains | !B9914836727834 4996 m 16,390 ft |
!B9918258967338 3548 m 11,640 ft |
!B9885109574754 98 km 61 mi |
61°43′50″N 143°24′11″W / 61.7305°N 143.4031°W / 61.7305; -143.4031 (Mount Blackburn) |
| 13 | Mount Sanford | Alaska | Wrangell Mountains | !B9914930515067 4949 m 16,237 ft |
!B9922408134150 2343 m 7,687 ft |
!B9889210934505 65 km 40 mi |
62°12′48″N 144°07′45″W / 62.2132°N 144.1292°W / 62.2132; -144.1292 (Mount Sanford) |
| 14 | Mount Wood | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9915112062831 4860 m 15,945 ft |
!B9929099231642 1200 m 3,937 ft |
!B9901493859370 19 km 12 mi |
61°13′56″N 140°30′50″W / 61.2323°N 140.5139°W / 61.2323; -140.5139 (Mount Wood) |
| 15 | Mount Vancouver | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9915211319229 4812 m 15,787 ft |
!B9920945583509 2712 m 8,898 ft |
!B9893064654421 44 km 27 mi |
60°21′32″N 139°41′53″W / 60.3589°N 139.6980°W / 60.3589; -139.6980 (Mount Vancouver) |
| 16 | Mount Slaggard | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9915357857333 4742 m 15,558 ft |
!B9937423324121 522 m 1,713 ft |
!B9910445518776 7.8 km 4.8 mi |
61°10′20″N 140°35′13″W / 61.1723°N 140.5869°W / 61.1723; -140.5869 (Mount Slaggard) |
| 17 | Nevado de Toluca (Volcán Xinantécatl) |
México | Cordillera Neovolcanica | !B9915468121385 4690 m 15,387 ft |
!B9922924878053 2225 m 7,300 ft |
!B9883184294090 118 km 74 mi |
19°06′07″N 99°46′03″W / 19.1020°N 99.7676°W / 19.1020; -99.7676 (Nevado de Toluca) |
| 18 | Mount Fairweather (Fairweather Mountain) |
Alaska British Columbia |
Saint Elias Mountains | !B9915508586943 4671 m 15,325 ft |
!B9917157482023 3961 m 12,995 ft |
!B9877902839995 201 km 125 mi |
58°54′23″N 137°31′35″W / 58.9064°N 137.5265°W / 58.9064; -137.5265 (Mount Fairweather) |
| 19 | Mount Hubbard | Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | !B9915756328763 4557 m 14,950 ft |
!B9921933036274 2457 m 8,061 ft |
!B9895556427023 34 km 21 mi |
60°19′10″N 139°04′21″W / 60.3194°N 139.0726°W / 60.3194; -139.0726 (Mount Hubbard) |
| 20 | Mount Bear | Alaska | Saint Elias Mountains | !B9915836245471 4520 m 14,831 ft |
!B9926604623045 1540 m 5,052 ft |
!B9896156307000 32 km 20 mi |
61°17′00″N 141°08′36″W / 61.2834°N 141.1433°W / 61.2834; -141.1433 (Mount Bear) |
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