Table of the highest major summits of North America
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The following sortable table lists the 200 highest mountain peaks
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...

 of greater North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

 with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...

.

This article defines greater North America as the portion of the continental landmass of the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

 extending northward from Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

 plus the islands surrounding that landmass. This article defines the islands of North America to include the coastal islands of North America, the islands of the Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

, the Lucayan Archipelago
Lucayan archipelago
The Lucayan Archipelago, as defined by Julian Granberry, consists of the islands of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and of the Turks and Caicos Islands...

, the Bermuda Islands, the Islands of Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), the islands of Northern Canada
Northern Canada
Northern Canada, colloquially the North, is the vast northernmost region of Canada variously defined by geography and politics. Politically, the term refers to the three territories of Canada: Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut...

, the islands of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

, and the islands of the northeastern Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...

. The Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and undersea seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll...

 are not included because they are considered part of Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

.

Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid
Geoid
The geoid is that equipotential surface which would coincide exactly with the mean ocean surface of the Earth, if the oceans were in equilibrium, at rest , and extended through the continents . According to C.F...

, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...

 as an equipotential
Equipotential
Equipotential or isopotential in mathematics and physics refers to a region in space where every point in it is at the same potential. This usually refers to a scalar potential , although it can also be applied to vector potentials...

 gravitational surface. Topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...

 is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation
Topographic isolation
The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...

 is the minimum great circle
Great circle
A great circle, also known as a Riemannian circle, of a sphere is the intersection of the sphere and a plane which passes through the center point of the sphere, as opposed to a general circle of a sphere where the plane is not required to pass through the center...

 distance to a point of higher elevation.

This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence. There are 356 ultra-prominent summits of North America.

All elevations in the 48 states
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of the contiguous United States
Contiguous United States
The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....

 include an elevation adjustment from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988
North American Vertical Datum of 1988
The North American Vertical Datum of 1988 is the vertical control datum of orthometric height 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 Survey note.

Of these 200 highest major summits, 159 are located in the United States, 31 in Canada, 10 in Mexico, 7 in Guatemala, and 1 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

. Eight of these peaks lie on an international border.

In North America, only Mount McKinley
Mount McKinley
Mount McKinley or Denali in Alaska, United States is the highest mountain peak in North America and the United States, with a summit elevation of above sea level. It is the centerpiece of Denali National Park and Preserve.- Geology and features :Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton...

 exceeds 6000 meters (19,685 feet) elevation. Eleven major summits exceed 5000 meters (16,404.2 feet), and 124 exceed 4000 meters (13,123.4 feet) elevation.

Table

The 200 highest mountain peaks of greater North America
with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence


Rank
Ranking
A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either 'ranked higher than', 'ranked lower than' or 'ranked equal to' the second....

Mountain Peak
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...

Region
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...

Mountain Range
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...

Elevation Prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...

Isolation
Topographic isolation
The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...

Location
Geographic coordinate system
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position...

1
 Alaska

63.0690°N
151.0063°W
2
 Yukon

60.5666°N
140.4072°W
3
 Puebla
 Veracruz

19.0305°N
97.2698°W
4
 Alaska
 Yukon

60.2927°N
140.9307°W
5

 Morelos
 Puebla

19.0225°N
98.6278°W
6
 Alaska

62.9605°N
151.3992°W
7
 Yukon

61.0215°N
140.4661°W
8

 Puebla

19.1792°N
98.6419°W
9
 Yukon

60.5834°N
140.6561°W
10
 Alaska

61.3845°N
141.7529°W
11
 Yukon

61.0929°N
140.3118°W
12
 Alaska

61.7305°N
143.4031°W
13
 Alaska

62.2132°N
144.1292°W
14
 Yukon

61.2323°N
140.5139°W
15
 Yukon

60.3589°N
139.6980°W
16
 Yukon

61.1723°N
140.5869°W
17


19.1020°N
99.7676°W
18
 Alaska
 British Columbia

58.9064°N
137.5265°W
19
 Alaska
 Yukon

60.3194°N
139.0726°W
20
 Alaska

61.2834°N
141.1433°W
21
 Yukon

61.0034°N
140.0172°W
22
 Alaska

62.9496°N
151.0921°W
23
 Puebla
 Tlaxcala

19.2500°N
98.0333°W
24
 California

36.5786°N
118.2920°W
25
 Alaska
 Yukon

60.3519°N
139.0752°W
26
 Alaska

61.3272°N
141.7867°W
27
 Colorado

39.1178°N
106.4454°W
28
 Colorado

39.1875°N
106.4757°W
29
 Colorado

38.9244°N
106.3207°W
30
 Washington

46.8521°N
121.7579°W
31
 California

36.6559°N
118.3111°W
32
 Yukon

60.6061°N
140.2160°W
33
 Colorado

39.0294°N
106.4729°W
34
 Colorado

37.5775°N
105.4857°W
35
 Colorado

38.0717°N
107.4621°W
36
 Colorado

37.9668°N
105.5855°W
37
 Colorado

39.3515°N
106.1116°W
38
 Colorado

39.0097°N
106.8614°W
39
 Colorado

39.6339°N
105.8176°W
40
 Colorado

38.6741°N
106.2462°W
41
 Colorado

39.5883°N
105.6438°W
42
 Colorado

40.2550°N
105.6151°W
43
 Colorado

37.8391°N
107.9916°W
44
 California

37.6341°N
118.2557°W
45
 California

37.0943°N
118.5147°W
46
 Colorado

38.7492°N
106.2424°W
47
 Colorado

38.8442°N
106.3138°W
48
 California

41.4092°N
122.1949°W
49
 Colorado

39.0708°N
106.9890°W
50
 Alaska

62.0059°N
144.0187°W
51
 Colorado

38.0038°N
107.7923°W
52
 Colorado

39.1503°N
107.0829°W
53
 Colorado

38.8405°N
105.0442°W
54
 Colorado

37.6218°N
107.6227°W
55
 Alaska
 Yukon

60.3074°N
140.4584°W
56
 Colorado

37.9130°N
107.5044°W
57
 Colorado

37.1224°N
105.1858°W
58
 Colorado

37.9868°N
106.9313°W
59
 Colorado

39.4668°N
106.4817°W
60
 Jalisco

19.5629°N
103.6083°W
61
 Colorado

39.0425°N
106.5976°W
62
 California

37.2705°N
118.6730°W
63
 California

36.7001°N
118.3436°W
64
 Yukon

61.2355°N
140.6763°W
65
 Colorado

38.4227°N
106.2247°W
66
 Colorado

37.7993°N
107.8285°W
67
 Yukon

61.2401°N
140.7597°W
68
 Alaska

61.7495°N
143.2414°W
69


15.0445°N
91.9035°W
70
 Alaska

61.7438°N
142.8675°W
71
 California

37.1669°N
118.6721°W
72
 Alaska

63.6199°N
146.7174°W
73
 Colorado

39.3394°N
106.0054°W
74
 Colorado

37.6797°N
107.3924°W
75
 Wyoming

43.1842°N
109.6542°W
76
 California

36.5261°N
118.4785°W
77
 Veracruz

19.4833°N
97.1667°W
78
 Wyoming

43.7412°N
110.8024°W
79
 Alaska
 Yukon

60.1816°N
139.9811°W
80
 California

37.4053°N
118.7329°W
81
 California

37.3769°N
118.8025°W
82
 Colorado

39.4448°N
105.9705°W
83
 Colorado

37.6070°N
107.4936°W
84
 Colorado

39.4852°N
106.5367°W
85
 California

37.3385°N
118.6570°W
86
 Colorado

39.7204°N
105.8044°W
87
 Colorado

37.3756°N
104.9934°W
88
 Colorado

39.7601°N
106.3407°W
89
 Colorado

40.4845°N
105.6464°W
90
 California

37.7834°N
118.3432°W
91
 Colorado

37.8573°N
107.6230°W
92
 Colorado

39.0244°N
107.1228°W
93
 Utah

40.7659°N
110.3779°W
94
 Colorado

40.0265°N
105.6504°W
95
 California

36.9473°N
118.4054°W
96
 Alaska

61.5217°N
141.1030°W
97
 Alaska

62.0234°N
143.6198°W
98
 Colorado

39.8381°N
105.7132°W
99
 Colorado

39.1806°N
106.6102°W
100
 Colorado

37.7859°N
107.7039°W
101
 Colorado

37.8492°N
105.4949°W
102
 Chiapas


15.1333°N
92.1167°W
103
 Colorado

38.9917°N
106.1249°W
104
 Yukon

61.2636°N
140.8792°W
105
 Alaska

61.3590°N
141.6664°W
106
 Colorado

37.3506°N
106.6968°W
107
 Colorado

37.8403°N
108.0965°W
108
 Colorado

38.3250°N
106.2184°W
109
 Colorado

38.6856°N
106.6211°W
110
 Colorado

37.4451°N
108.0890°W
111
 Alaska

63.1157°N
150.6755°W
112
 Colorado

39.4549°N
106.1970°W
113
 Colorado

37.4833°N
106.4343°W
114
 Wyoming

42.7085°N
109.1284°W
115
 British Columbia

51.3737°N
125.2636°W
116
 Colorado

37.2887°N
106.5709°W
117
 Alaska

61.4374°N
147.7525°W
118
 Wyoming

44.3821°N
107.1739°W
119
 New Mexico

36.5569°N
105.4169°W
120
 Wyoming

43.9613°N
109.3392°W
121
 Colorado

37.6630°N
107.7270°W
122
 California

37.5075°N
118.8693°W
123
 Colorado

37.5741°N
106.9815°W
124
 California

37.6891°N
119.1996°W
125
 California

37.7394°N
119.2716°W
126
 Colorado

38.3412°N
105.8892°W
127
 New Mexico

35.9625°N
105.6450°W
128
 Nevada

38.9858°N
114.3139°W
129
 California

37.8998°N
119.2212°W
130
 Yukon

61.0408°N
139.9328°W
131
 Colorado

38.7179°N
107.1994°W
132


14.5000°N
90.8667°W
133
 Alaska

63.5683°N
146.3982°W
134
 Colorado

37.6062°N
107.2446°W
135
 British Columbia

53.1105°N
119.1566°W
136
 Colorado

40.6068°N
105.9300°W
137
 Colorado

40.4695°N
105.8945°W
138
 Yukon

61.0781°N
140.1019°W
139
 Yukon

60.6286°N
139.7247°W
140
 Alaska
 British Columbia

58.9854°N
137.5001°W
141
 Wyoming

42.7901°N
109.1978°W
142
 Montana

45.1634°N
109.8075°W
143
 New Mexico

36.7917°N
105.4933°W
144
 Colorado

39.0581°N
107.2822°W
145
 Utah

38.4385°N
109.2292°W
146
 Alaska

58.6625°N
137.1716°W
147
 Colorado

38.8121°N
107.0493°W
148
 Colorado

37.3935°N
104.9202°W
149
 Idaho

44.1374°N
113.7811°W
150
 Montana

45.2749°N
109.8075°W
151
 Alaska

61.2282°N
141.3140°W
152
 California

37.9670°N
119.3213°W
153
 Arizona

35.3463°N
111.6779°W
154
 New Mexico

35.8322°N
105.7581°W
155
 Colorado

38.9562°N
107.0107°W
156
 Montana

45.0989°N
109.6305°W
157
 Colorado

37.8880°N
108.2556°W
158
 Wyoming

43.8350°N
110.7765°W
159
 Alaska

58.8931°N
137.3938°W
160
 Michoacán

19.4167°N
102.3000°W
161
 British Columbia

51.3940°N
125.2366°W
162


15.5167°N
91.5333°W
163
 New Mexico

36.8335°N
105.2229°W
164
 Alaska

63.1521°N
150.8616°W
165
 California

36.4544°N
118.5372°W
166
 Colorado

37.4972°N
107.3761°W
167
 Yukon

60.9470°N
140.7217°W
168


09.4841°N
83.4887°W
169
 Colorado

38.8223°N
106.9799°W
170
 Alaska

63.0550°N
151.2394°W
171
 Alaska

61.4854°N
147.1460°W
172
 Alaska

59.0088°N
137.5541°W
173
 Colorado

40.4449°N
105.8081°W
174
 New Mexico

36.6299°N
105.2134°W
175
 Colorado

38.8464°N
107.2233°W
176
 Wyoming

42.6165°N
109.0013°W
177
 Colorado

39.3681°N
105.6050°W
178
 Colorado

39.2384°N
105.4978°W
179
 Colorado

38.8145°N
107.1445°W
180
 Colorado

38.8340°N
106.6451°W
181
 Yukon

60.3182°N
140.5719°W
182


14.7500°N
91.5500°W
183
 Colorado

40.0147°N
107.0833°W
184
 Wyoming

42.6418°N
109.0939°W
185
 Colorado

37.8815°N
105.0133°W
186


14.4833°N
90.8833°W
187
 Colorado

37.7344°N
108.0580°W
188


14.4667°N
90.7333°W
189
 Alaska

63.6379°N
147.2382°W
190
 California

38.0836°N
119.3588°W
191
 Wyoming

44.1972°N
109.4112°W
192
 Oaxaca

16.2145°N
96.1823°W
193
 Colorado

40.3303°N
106.1363°W
194
 Washington

46.2024°N
121.4909°W
195
 Alberta
 British Columbia

52.1473°N
117.4416°W
196
 Yukon

60.5314°N
139.7841°W
197
 Yukon

60.6832°N
140.6823°W
198
 Wyoming

44.6012°N
109.5253°W
199
 Alberta

52.2238°N
117.4345°W
200
 Alaska

62.9677°N
150.8996°W

See also

  • Lists of mountains
  • Mountain peaks of North America
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      • The 124 major 4000 metre summits of North America
    • The 200 most prominent summits of North America
      • The 356 ultra-prominent summits of North America
    • The 200 most isolated major summits of North America
      • The 234 major 100 km summits of North America
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    • Mountain peaks of the United States
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      • Mountain peaks of Alaska
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      • Mountain peaks of California
        Mountain peaks of California
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      • Mountain peaks of Colorado
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    • Mountain peaks of México
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    • Mountain peaks of Central America
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    • Mountain peaks of the Caribbean
      Mountain peaks of the Caribbean
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  • North America
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    • Geography of North America
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      North America is the third largest continent, or a portion of the second largest if North and South America are combined into the Americas and Africa, Europe and Asia are considered to be part of one supercontinent called Afro-Eurasia...

      • :Category:Mountains of North America
        • commons:Category:Mountains of North America
  • Physical geography
    Physical geography
    Physical geography is one of the two major subfields of geography. Physical geography is that branch of natural science which deals with the study of processes and patterns in the natural environment like the atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere, as opposed to the cultural or built environment, the...

    • Topography
      Topography
      Topography is the study of Earth's surface shape and features or those ofplanets, moons, and asteroids...

      • Topographic elevation
      • Topographic isolation
        Topographic isolation
        The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...

      • Topographic prominence
        Topographic prominence
        In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...

      • Topographic summit

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