Mountain Peaks of North America - Most Prominent Summits

Most Prominent Summits

Main article: Table of the most prominent summits of North America See also: Table of the ultra-prominent summits of North America

The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of greater North America. Of these 50 most prominent summits, 27 are located in the United States, 19 in Canada, 3 in Mexico, and one each in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Greenland, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. Four of these peaks lie on the international border between Canada and the United States.

The 50 most topographically prominent summits of greater North America
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 Rainier Washington Cascade Range !B9916119166762 4394 m
14,417 ft		 !B9916974037365 4034 m
13,236 ft		 !B9860217585350 1,177 km
731 mi		 46°51′08″N 121°45′28″W / 46.8521°N 121.7579°W / 46.8521; -121.7579 (Mount Rainier)
5 Volcán Tajumulco Guatemala San Marcos !B9916524095929 4220 m
13,845 ft		 !B9917109629017 3980 m
13,058 ft		 !B9865106767503 722 km
448 mi		 15°02′40″N 91°54′13″W / 15.0445°N 91.9035°W / 15.0445; -91.9035 (Volcán Tajumulco)
6 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)
7 Chirripó Grande
(Cerro Chirripó)		 Costa Rica Cordillera de Talamanca !B9917522561127 3819 m
12,530 ft		 !B9917769094488 3726 m
12,224 ft		 !B9863305446455 864 km
537 mi		 9°29′03″N 83°29′19″W / 9.4841°N 83.4887°W / 9.4841; -83.4887 (Chirripó Grande)
8 Gunnbjørn Fjeld Greenland Watkins Range !B9917855348392 3694 m
12,119 ft		 !B9917855348392 3694 m
12,119 ft		 !B9850045675562 3,254 km
2,022 mi		 68°55′07″N 29°53′55″W / 68.9186°N 29.8986°W / 68.9186; -29.8986 (Gunnbjørn Fjeld)
9 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)
10 Mount Hayes Alaska Alaska Range !B9916533593329 4216 m
13,832 ft		 !B9918373885162 3507 m
11,507 ft		 !B9877708457950 205 km
127 mi		 63°37′12″N 146°43′03″W / 63.6199°N 146.7174°W / 63.6199; -146.7174 (Mount Hayes)
11 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)
12 Mount Waddington British Columbia Coast Mountains !B9917012116055 4019 m
13,186 ft		 !B9919016611538 3289 m
10,791 ft		 !B9867599780391 562 km
349 mi		 51°22′25″N 125°15′49″W / 51.3737°N 125.2636°W / 51.3737; -125.2636 (Mount Waddington)
13 Mount Marcus Baker Alaska Chugach Mountains !B9917019471335 4016 m
13,176 ft		 !B9919053453416 3277 m
10,751 ft		 !B9877741737479 204 km
127 mi		 61°26′15″N 147°45′09″W / 61.4374°N 147.7525°W / 61.4374; -147.7525 (Mount Marcus Baker)
14 Pico Duarte Dominican Republic Island of Hispaniola !B9919614879790 3098 m
10,164 ft		 !B9919614879790 3098 m
10,164 ft		 !B9862458224396 941 km
584 mi		 19°01′23″N 70°59′53″W / 19.0230°N 70.9981°W / 19.0230; -70.9981 (Pico Duarte)
15 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)
16 Mount Whitney California Sierra Nevada !B9916058788061 4421 m
14,505 ft		 !B9919699159057 3072 m
10,079 ft		 !B9852101298220 2,649 km
1,646 mi		 36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.5786°N 118.2920°W / 36.5786; -118.2920 (Mount Whitney)
17 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)
18 Mount Shasta California Cascade Range !B9916285727388 4322 m
14,179 ft		 !B9919946996683 2997 m
9,832 ft		 !B9868031230184 539 km
335 mi		 41°24′33″N 122°11′42″W / 41.4092°N 122.1949°W / 41.4092; -122.1949 (Mount Shasta)
19 Monarch Mountain British Columbia Coast Mountains !B9918238896577 3555 m
11,663 ft		 !B9920189502403 2925 m
9,596 ft		 !B9888238068054 71 km
44 mi		 51°53′58″N 125°52′34″W / 51.8995°N 125.8760°W / 51.8995; -125.8760 (Monarch Mountain)
20 Shishaldin Volcano Alaska Unimak Island !B9920381463029 2869 m
9,414 ft		 !B9920381463029 2869 m
9,414 ft		 !B9863152931296 877 km
545 mi		 54°45′19″N 163°58′15″W / 54.7554°N 163.9709°W / 54.7554; -163.9709 (Shishaldin Volcano)
21 Mount Robson British Columbia Canadian Rockies !B9917162532528 3959 m
12,989 ft		 !B9920523214286 2829 m
9,281 ft		 !B9869620187318 460 km
286 mi		 53°06′38″N 119°09′24″W / 53.1105°N 119.1566°W / 53.1105; -119.1566 (Mount Robson)
22 Redoubt Volcano Alaska Aleutian Range !B9919582504881 3108 m
10,197 ft		 !B9920669180760 2788 m
9,147 ft		 !B9885439623972 94 km
59 mi		 60°29′06″N 152°44′38″W / 60.4851°N 152.7439°W / 60.4851; -152.7439 (Redoubt Volcano)
23 Mount Elbert Colorado Sawatch Range !B9916103674900 4401 m
14,440 ft		 !B9920728560311 2772 m
9,093 ft		 !B9861083064813 1,079 km
671 mi		 39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W / 39.1178°N 106.4454°W / 39.1178; -106.4454 (Mount Elbert)
24 Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier British Columbia Columbia Mountains !B9918349207411 3516 m
11,535 ft		 !B9920886759810 2728 m
8,950 ft		 !B9891462068370 52 km
32 mi		 52°48′05″N 119°43′53″W / 52.8015°N 119.7315°W / 52.8015; -119.7315 (Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier)
25 Nevado de Colima Jalisco Cordillera Neovolcanica !B9916406308937 4270 m
14,009 ft		 !B9920916128407 2720 m
8,924 ft		 !B9870839476392 407 km
253 mi		 19°33′46″N 103°36′30″W / 19.5629°N 103.6083°W / 19.5629; -103.6083 (Nevado de Colima)
26 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)
27 Mount Sir Sandford British Columbia Columbia Mountains !B9918340678626 3519 m
11,545 ft		 !B9920978824537 2703 m
8,868 ft		 !B9889654329686 62 km
39 mi		 51°39′24″N 117°52′03″W / 51.6566°N 117.8676°W / 51.6566; -117.8676 (Mount Sir Sandford)
28 Mount Baker Washington Cascade Range !B9919021237113 3287 m
10,786 ft		 !B9921004755279 2696 m
8,845 ft		 !B9877372635073 212 km
132 mi		 48°46′36″N 121°48′52″W / 48.7768°N 121.8145°W / 48.7768; -121.8145 (Mount Baker)
29 Pic la Selle Haiti Island of Hispaniola !B9921064279264 2680 m
8,793 ft		 !B9921176850810 2650 m
8,694 ft		 !B9882512912033 127 km
79 mi		 18°21′36″N 71°58′35″W / 18.3601°N 71.9764°W / 18.3601; -71.9764 (Pic la Selle)
30 Mount Torbert Alaska Alaska Range !B9918455912346 3479 m
11,413 ft		 !B9921184015640 2648 m
8,688 ft		 !B9880339627734 157 km
98 mi		 61°24′31″N 152°24′45″W / 61.4086°N 152.4125°W / 61.4086; -152.4125 (Mount Torbert)
31 Barbeau Peak Nunavut Ellesmere Island !B9921305982874 2616 m
8,583 ft		 !B9921305982874 2616 m
8,583 ft		 !B9864126832243 796 km
495 mi		 81°54′50″N 75°00′42″W / 81.9138°N 75.0116°W / 81.9138; -75.0116 (Barbeau Peak)
32 San Jacinto Peak California San Jacinto Mountains !B9918976255256 3302 m
10,834 ft		 !B9921594115725 2542 m
8,339 ft		 !B9896054814510 33 km
20 mi		 33°48′53″N 116°40′46″W / 33.8147°N 116.6794°W / 33.8147; -116.6794 (San Jacinto Peak)
33 San Gorgonio Mountain California San Bernardino Mountains !B9918377124614 3506 m
11,503 ft		 !B9921648118934 2528 m
8,294 ft		 !B9875258104375 262 km
162 mi		 34°05′57″N 116°49′30″W / 34.0992°N 116.8249°W / 34.0992; -116.8249 (San Gorgonio Mountain)
34 Charleston Peak
(Mount Charleston)		 Nevada Spring Mountains !B9918024887936 3632 m
11,916 ft		 !B9921692962014 2517 m
8,257 ft		 !B9877100458704 218 km
135 mi		 36°16′18″N 115°41′44″W / 36.2716°N 115.6956°W / 36.2716; -115.6956 (Charleston Peak)
35 Pavlof Volcano Alaska Aleutian Range !B9921701309758 2515 m
8,250 ft		 !B9921731658795 2507 m
8,225 ft		 !B9880700102910 152 km
94 mi		 55°25′03″N 161°53′36″W / 55.4175°N 161.8932°W / 55.4175; -161.8932 (Pavlof Volcano)
36 Mount Veniaminof Alaska Aleutian Range !B9921731658795 2507 m
8,225 ft		 !B9921762100219 2499 m
8,200 ft		 !B9872712423321 337 km
210 mi		 56°13′09″N 159°17′53″W / 56.2191°N 159.2980°W / 56.2191; -159.2980 (Mount Veniaminof)
37 Mount Adams Washington Cascade Range !B9917722504316 3743 m
12,281 ft		 !B9921840264842 2480 m
8,136 ft		 !B9887931921696 74 km
46 mi		 46°12′09″N 121°29′27″W / 46.2024°N 121.4909°W / 46.2024; -121.4909 (Mount Adams)
38 Skihist Mountain British Columbia Coast Mountains !B9920043563957 2968 m
9,738 ft		 !B9921928967098 2458 m
8,064 ft		 !B9880355531551 157 km
98 mi		 50°11′16″N 121°54′12″W / 50.1878°N 121.9032°W / 50.1878; -121.9032 (Skihist Mountain)
39 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)
40 Mount Ratz British Columbia Coast Mountains !B9919640736301 3090 m
10,138 ft		 !B9922043534636 2430 m
7,972 ft		 !B9873514876435 311 km
193 mi		 57°23′35″N 132°18′11″W / 57.3930°N 132.3031°W / 57.3930; -132.3031 (Mount Ratz)
41 Mount Chamberlin Alaska Brooks Range !B9920808998421 2749 m
9,020 ft		 !B9922078013761 2422 m
7,945 ft		 !B9866371876771 636 km
395 mi		 69°16′55″N 144°53′59″W / 69.2820°N 144.8996°W / 69.2820; -144.8996 (Mount Chamberlin)
42 Mount Odin British Columbia Columbia Mountains !B9920033461245 2971 m
9,747 ft		 !B9922130329973 2409 m
7,904 ft		 !B9889111110287 65 km
41 mi		 50°33′06″N 118°07′45″W / 50.5518°N 118.1293°W / 50.5518; -118.1293 (Mount Odin)
43 Mount Monashee British Columbia Columbia Mountains !B9919062322420 3274 m
10,741 ft		 !B9922151107043 2404 m
7,887 ft		 !B9891442755888 52 km
32 mi		 52°23′07″N 118°56′24″W / 52.3853°N 118.9399°W / 52.3853; -118.9399 (Mount Monashee)
44 Iliamna Volcano Alaska Aleutian Range !B9919761602963 3053 m
10,016 ft		 !B9922177944187 2398 m
7,866 ft		 !B9891023351769 54 km
34 mi		 60°01′56″N 153°05′29″W / 60.0321°N 153.0915°W / 60.0321; -153.0915 (Iliamna Volcano)
45 Mount Olympus Washington Olympic Mountains !B9922034074092 2432 m
7,980 ft		 !B9922213698526 2389 m
7,838 ft		 !B9879346847921 174 km
108 mi		 47°48′05″N 123°42′39″W / 47.8013°N 123.7108°W / 47.8013; -123.7108 (Mount Olympus)
46 Mount Columbia Alberta
British Columbia		 Canadian Rockies !B9917728917656 3741 m
12,274 ft		 !B9922289329139 2371 m
7,779 ft		 !B9880295231137 158 km
98 mi		 52°08′50″N 117°26′30″W / 52.1473°N 117.4416°W / 52.1473; -117.4416 (Mount Columbia)
47 Mount Queen Bess British Columbia Coast Mountains !B9918989284968 3298 m
10,820 ft		 !B9922357039935 2355 m
7,726 ft		 !B9892745323950 46 km
28 mi		 51°16′17″N 124°34′06″W / 51.2714°N 124.5682°W / 51.2714; -124.5682 (Mount Queen Bess)
48 Mount Cook Alaska
Yukon		 Saint Elias Mountains !B9916585783436 4194 m
13,760 ft		 !B9922378259886 2350 m
7,710 ft		 !B9899395086986 23 km
15 mi		 60°10′54″N 139°58′52″W / 60.1816°N 139.9811°W / 60.1816; -139.9811 (Mount Cook)
49 Mount Hood Oregon Cascade Range !B9918600343752 3429 m
11,249 ft		 !B9922383401615 2349 m
7,706 ft		 !B9885678508450 92 km
57 mi		 45°22′25″N 121°41′45″W / 45.3735°N 121.6959°W / 45.3735; -121.6959 (Mount Hood)
50 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)

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