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The following sortable table lists the 123 mountain peaks of North America with at least 4000 metres (13,123 feet) of topographic elevation and at least 500 metres (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.

This article defines North America as the northern portion of the continental landmass of the Americas extending from the Panama to Alaska plus the islands surrounding North America. This article defines the Islands of North America to include the coastal islands of North America, the islands of the Caribbean Sea, The Bahamas, the Bermuda Islands, Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) and its surrounding islands, the islands of Northern Canada, the islands of Alaska, and the islands of the northeastern Pacific Ocean.

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. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation.

This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with at least 500 metres (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra prominent peak is a summit with at least 1500 metres (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.

Of these 123 highest major summits, 102 are located in the United States, 17 in Canada, 9 in México, and 2 in Guatemala. Seven of these summits lie on an international border. Colorado is home to 55 of these peaks, Alaska 23, California 16, and the Yukon 15.

Only Mount McKinley rises above 6000 metres. Mount Logan and Pico de Orizaba are between 5500 and 6000 metres. Eight more peaks lie between 5000 and 5500 metres. Eleven peaks lie between 4500 and 5000 metres, and 101 lie between 4000 and 4500 metres.

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[edit] 4000 metre peaks

The 123 Mountain Peaks of North America with at least 4000 metres of Elevation and at least 500 metres of Prominence
Rank Mountain Peak Region Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] PB  Alaska Alaska Range 6194 m
20,320 feet
6149 m
20,174 feet
7450 km
4629 miles
2 Mount Logan[2] PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 5956 m
19,541 feet
5247 m
17,215 feet
623 km
387 miles
3 Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)[3] PB  Puebla
 Veracruz
Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636 m
18,491 feet
4922 m
16,148 feet
2687 km
1670 miles
4 Mount Saint Elias[4][5] PB  Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 5489 m
18,008 feet
3429 m
11,250 feet
41 km
26 miles
5 Volcán Popocatépetl[6] PB  México
 Morelos
 Puebla
Cordillera Neovolcanica 5410 m
17,749 feet
3040 m
9,974 feet
143 km
89 miles
6 Mount Foraker PB  Alaska Alaska Range 5304 m
17,400 feet
2210 m
7,250 feet
23 km
14 miles
7 Mount Lucania PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 5240 m
17,192 feet
3085 m
10,121 feet
43 km
27 miles
8 Volcán Iztaccíhuatl PB  México
 Puebla
Cordillera Neovolcanica 5230 m
17,159 feet
1560 m
5,118 feet
17 km
11 miles
9 King Peak PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 5173 m
16,972 feet
1073 m
3,520 feet
5 km
3 miles
10 Mount Bona PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 5044 m
16,550 feet
2103 m
6,900 feet
80 km
50 miles
11 Mount Steele PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 5020 m
16,470 feet
760 m
2,493 feet
10 km
6 miles
12 Mount Blackburn NGS PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4996 m
16,390 feet
3548 m
11,640 feet
98 km
61 miles
13 Mount Sanford PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4949 m
16,237 feet
2343 m
7,687 feet
65 km
40 miles
14 Mount Wood PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4860 m
15,945 feet
1180 m
3,871 feet
19 km
12 miles
15 Mount Vancouver PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4812 m
15,787 feet
2712 m
8,898 feet
44 km
27 miles
16 Mount Slaggard PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4742 m
15,558 feet
502 m
1,647 feet
8 km
5 miles
17 Nevado de Toluca PB  México Cordillera Neovolcanica 4690 m
15,387 feet
2225 m
7,300 feet
118 km
73 miles
18 Mount Fairweather (Fairweather Mountain)[7][5] PB  Alaska
 British Columbia
Saint Elias Mountains 4671 m
15,325 feet
3961 m
12,995 feet
201 km
125 miles
19 Sierra Negra PB  Puebla Cordillera Neovolcanica 4580 m
15,026 feet
500 m
1,640 feet
4 km
3 miles
20 Mount Hubbard[5] PB  Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 4557 m
14,950 feet
2457 m
8,061 feet
34 km
21 miles
21 Mount Bear PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 4520 m
14,831 feet
1540 m
5,052 feet
32 km
20 miles
22 Mount Walsh PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4506 m
14,783 feet
1646 m
5,400 feet
19 km
12 miles
23 Mount Hunter PB  Alaska Alaska Range 4442 m
14,573 feet
1417 m
4,648 feet
11 km
7 miles
24 Volcán la Malinche (Matlalcueitl)[8] PB  Puebla
 Tlaxcala
Cordillera Neovolcanica 4430 m
14,534 feet
1940 m
6,365 feet
64 km
39 miles
25 Mount Whitney[9] NGS PB  California Sierra Nevada 4421 m
14,505 feet
3072 m
10,080 feet
2650 km
1647 miles
26 Mount Alverstone[5] PB  Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 4420 m
14,500 feet
594 m
1,950 feet
4 km
2 miles
27 University Peak PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 4410 m
14,470 feet
978 m
3,210 feet
6 km
4 miles
28 Mount Elbert[10] NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4401 m
14,440 feet
2772 m
9,093 feet
1079 km
671 miles
29 Mount Massive[11] PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4398 m
14,428 feet
598 m
1,962 feet
8 km
5 miles
30 Mount Harvard NGS PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4397 m
14,427 feet
709 m
2,327 feet
24 km
15 miles
31 Mount Rainier[12][11] PB  Washington Cascade Range 4394 m
14,417 feet
4034 m
13,236 feet
1177 km
731 miles
32 Mount Williamson[11] GNIS PB  California Sierra Nevada 4386 m
14,389 feet
511 m
1,677 feet
9 km
5 miles
33 McArthur Peak PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4380 m
14,370 feet
960 m
3,150 feet
9 km
6 miles
34 La Plata Peak[11] PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4379 m
14,368 feet
567 m
1,861 feet
10 km
6 miles
35 Blanca Peak[11] PB  Colorado Sierra Blanca 4374 m
14,351 feet
1623 m
5,326 feet
166 km
103 miles
36 Uncompahgre Peak NGS PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4365 m
14,321 feet
1304 m
4,277 feet
137 km
85 miles
37 Crestone Peak[11] PB  Colorado Crestones 4359 m
14,300 feet
1388 m
4,554 feet
44 km
27 miles
38 Mount Lincoln NGS PB  Colorado Mosquito Range 4357 m
14,293 feet
1177 m
3,862 feet
36 km
23 miles
39 Castle Peak NGS PB  Colorado Elk Mountains 4352 m
14,279 feet
721 m
2,365 feet
34 km
21 miles
40 Grays Peak[13] NGS PB  Colorado Front Range 4352 m
14,278 feet
844 m
2,770 feet
40 km
25 miles
41 Mount Antero NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4351 m
14,276 feet
763 m
2,503 feet
29 km
18 miles
42 Mount Evans NGS PB  Colorado Front Range 4348 m
14,265 feet
844 m
2,769 feet
16 km
10 miles
43 Longs Peak NGS PB  Colorado Front Range 4346 m
14,259 feet
896 m
2,940 feet
70 km
44 miles
44 Mount Wilson[11] PB  Colorado San Miguel Mountains PB 4344 m
14,252 feet
1227 m
4,024 feet
53 km
33 miles
45 White Mountain Peak NGS PB  California White Mountains 4344 m
14,252 feet
2193 m
7,196 feet
109 km
68 miles
46 North Palisade[11] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4343 m
14,248 feet
882 m
2,894 feet
52 km
32 miles
47 Mount Princeton NGS PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4329 m
14,204 feet
664 m
2,177 feet
8 km
5 miles
48 Mount Yale NGS PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4329 m
14,202 feet
578 m
1,896 feet
9 km
6 miles
49 Mount Shasta NGS PB  California Cascade Range 4322 m
14,179 feet
2997 m
9,832 feet
539 km
335 miles
50 Maroon Peak NGS PB  Colorado Elk Mountains 4317 m
14,163 feet
712 m
2,336 feet
13 km
8 miles
51 Mount Wrangell PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4317 m
14,163 feet
1711 m
5,613 feet
24 km
15 miles
52 Mount Sneffels NGS PB  Colorado Sneffels Range PB 4315 m
14,158 feet
930 m
3,050 feet
25 km
16 miles
53 Capitol Peak[11] PB  Colorado Elk Mountains 4309 m
14,137 feet
533 m
1,750 feet
12 km
7 miles
54 Pikes Peak NGS PB  Colorado Pikes Peak Massif 4302 m
14,115 feet
1686 m
5,530 feet
98 km
61 miles
55 Mount Eolus[11] PB  Colorado Needle Mountains 4294 m
14,089 feet
665 m
2,183 feet
40 km
25 miles
56 Mount Augusta[5] PB  Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 4289 m
14,070 feet
1549 m
5,082 feet
23 km
14 miles
57 Handies Peak NGS PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4285 m
14,058 feet
582 m
1,908 feet
18 km
11 miles
58 Culebra Peak[11] PB  Colorado Culebra Range 4283 m
14,053 feet
1471 m
4,827 feet
57 km
35 miles
59 San Luis Peak NGS PB  Colorado La Garita Mountains 4274 m
14,022 feet
949 m
3,113 feet
43 km
27 miles
60 Mount of the Holy Cross NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4271 m
14,011 feet
643 m
2,111 feet
30 km
19 miles
61 Nevado de Colima[14] PB  Jalisco Cordillera Neovolcanica 4270 m
14,009 feet
2720 m
8,924 feet
407 km
253 miles
62 Grizzly Peak NGS PB  Colorado Collegiate Peaks 4266 m
13,995 feet
588 m
1,928 feet
11 km
7 miles
63 Mount Humphreys[11] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4265 m
13,992 feet
781 m
2,563 feet
24 km
15 miles
64 Mount Keith[11] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4262 m
13,982 feet
590 m
1,936 feet
5 km
3 miles
65 Mount Strickland PB  Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 4260 m
13,976 feet
780 m
2,559 feet
7 km
5 miles
66 Mount Ouray NGS PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4255 m
13,961 feet
810 m
2,659 feet
22 km
14 miles
67 Vermilion Peak[11] PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4237 m
13,900 feet
642 m
2,105 feet
15 km
9 miles
68 Atna Peaks PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4225 m
13,860 feet
674 m
2,210 feet
6 km
4 miles
69 Volcán Tajumulco[15] PB  Guatemala San Marcos 4220 m
13,845 feet
3980 m
13,058 feet
722 km
448 miles
70 Regal Mountain NGS PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4220 m
13,845 feet
1340 m
4,395 feet
20 km
12 miles
71 Mount Darwin[11] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4218 m
13,837 feet
576 m
1,891 feet
11 km
7 miles
72 Mount Hayes PB  Alaska Alaska Range 4216 m
13,832 feet
3507 m
11,507 feet
205 km
127 miles
73 Mount Silverheels NGS PB  Colorado Front Range 4215 m
13,829 feet
696 m
2,283 feet
9 km
5 miles
74 Rio Grande Pyramid NGS PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4214 m
13,827 feet
573 m
1,881 feet
17 km
11 miles
75 Gannett Peak[16] NGS PB  Wyoming Wind River Range 4209 m
13,809 feet
2157 m
7,076 feet
468 km
291 miles
76 Mount Kaweah[11] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4209 m
13,807 feet
618 m
2,027 feet
17 km
11 miles
77 Cerro Cofre de Perote PB  Veracruz Cordillera Neovolcanica 4200 m
13,780 feet
1320 m
4,331 feet
47 km
29 miles
78 Grand Teton NGS PB  Wyoming Teton Range 4199 m
13,776 feet
1995 m
6,545 feet
112 km
69 miles
79 Mount Cook[5] PB  Alaska
 Yukon
Saint Elias Mountains 4194 m
13,760 feet
2274 m
7,460 feet
23 km
15 miles
80 Mount Morgan NGS PB  California Sierra Nevada 4193 m
13,758 feet
807 m
2,648 feet
16 km
10 miles
81 Mount Gabb[11] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4190 m
13,747 feet
793 m
2,601 feet
7 km
4 miles
82 Bald Mountain[11] PB  Colorado Front Range 4173 m
13,690 feet
640 m
2,099 feet
12 km
8 miles
83 Mount Oso[11] PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4173 m
13,690 feet
507 m
1,664 feet
9 km
5 miles
84 Mount Jackson[11] PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4169 m
13,676 feet
552 m
1,810 feet
5 km
3 miles
85 Mount Tom[11] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4163 m
13,658 feet
607 m
1,992 feet
8 km
5 miles
86 Bard Peak[11] PB  Colorado Front Range 4159 m
13,647 feet
518 m
1,701 feet
9 km
5 miles
87 West Spanish Peak[11] PB  Colorado Spanish Peaks 4155 m
13,631 feet
1123 m
3,685 feet
33 km
20 miles
88 Mount Powell[11] PB  Colorado Gore Range 4141 m
13,586 feet
914 m
3,000 feet
35 km
22 miles
89 Hagues Peak NGS PB  Colorado Mummy Range 4137 m
13,573 feet
738 m
2,420 feet
26 km
16 miles
90 Mount Dubois[11] PB  California White Mountains 4135 m
13,565 feet
713 m
2,339 feet
16 km
10 miles
91 Tower Mountain[11] PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4132 m
13,558 feet
504 m
1,652 feet
8 km
5 miles
92 Treasure Mountain[11] PB  Colorado Elk Mountains 4125 m
13,535 feet
860 m
2,821 feet
11 km
7 miles
93 Kings Peak[17] NGS PB  Utah Uinta Range 4120 m
13,518 feet
1938 m
6,358 feet
268 km
167 miles
94 North Arapaho Peak[11] PB  Colorado Indian Peaks PB 4117 m
13,508 feet
507 m
1,665 feet
25 km
15 miles
95 Mount Pinchot[11] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4115 m
13,500 feet
643 m
2,110 feet
8 km
5 miles
96 Mount Natazhat PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 4095 m
13,435 feet
1824 m
5,985 feet
25 km
15 miles
97 Mount Jarvis PB  Alaska Wrangell Mountains 4091 m
13,421 feet
1454 m
4,771 feet
18 km
11 miles
98 Parry Peak[11] PB  Colorado Front Range 4083 m
13,397 feet
524 m
1,720 feet
15 km
9 miles
99 Williams Mountains High Point[11] PB  Colorado Williams Mountains PB 4081 m
13,389 feet
513 m
1,682 feet
6 km
4 miles
100 Sultan Mountain[11] PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4076 m
13,373 feet
569 m
1,868 feet
7 km
5 miles
101 Mount Herard[11] PB  Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range 4068 m
13,345 feet
622 m
2,040 feet
7 km
5 miles
102 Volcán Tacaná[18] PB  Chiapas
 Guatemala
Chiapas
San Marcos
4067 m
13,343 feet
2273 m
7,457 feet
24 km
15 miles
103 West Buffalo Peak[11] PB  Colorado Mosquito Range 4064 m
13,332 feet
605 m
1,986 feet
16 km
10 miles
104 Tressider Peak PB  Alaska Saint Elias Mountains 4058 m
13,315 feet
507 m
1,665 feet
5 km
3 miles
105 Summit Peak NGS PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4056 m
13,307 feet
841 m
2,760 feet
64 km
40 miles
106 Dolores Peak[11] PB  Colorado San Miguel Mountains PB 4053 m
13,296 feet
594 m
1,950 feet
8 km
5 miles
107 Antora Peak[11] PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4046 m
13,275 feet
734 m
2,409 feet
11 km
7 miles
108 Henry Mountain[11] PB  Colorado Sawatch Range 4042 m
13,261 feet
510 m
1,674 feet
19 km
12 miles
109 Lavender Peak[11] PB  Colorado La Plata Mountains 4037 m
13,245 feet
872 m
2,860 feet
40 km
25 miles
110 Mount Silverthrone PB  Alaska Alaska Range 4029 m
13,220 feet
988 m
3,240 feet
13 km
8 miles
111 Jacque Peak[11] PB  Colorado Gore Range 4027 m
13,211 feet
629 m
2,065 feet
7 km
5 miles
112 Bennett Peak[11] PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4026 m
13,209 feet
531 m
1,743 feet
28 km
17 miles
113 Wind River Peak NGS PB  Wyoming Wind River Range 4022 m
13,197 feet
784 m
2,572 feet
57 km
35 miles
114 Mount Waddington PB  British Columbia Waddington Range 4019 m
13,186 feet
3289 m
10,791 feet
562 km
349 miles
115 Conejos Peak NGS PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4017 m
13,179 feet
583 m
1,912 feet
13 km
8 miles
116 Mount Marcus Baker PB  Alaska Chugach Mountains 4016 m
13,176 feet
3254 m
10,676 feet
204 km
127 miles
117 Cloud Peak NGS PB  Wyoming Bighorn Mountains 4013 m
13,167 feet
2157 m
7,077 feet
233 km
145 miles
118 Wheeler Peak[19] NGS PB  New Mexico Taos Mountains 4013 m
13,167 feet
1039 m
3,409 feet
60 km
37 miles
119 Francs Peak NGS PB  Wyoming Absaroka Range 4012 m
13,164 feet
1236 m
4,056 feet
76 km
47 miles
120 Twilight Peak[11] PB  Colorado West Needle Mountains PB 4012 m
13,163 feet
713 m
2,338 feet
8 km
5 miles
121 Red Slate Mountain[11] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4010 m
13,156 feet
529 m
1,736 feet
13 km
8 miles
122 South River Peak[11] PB  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4009 m
13,154 feet
746 m
2,448 feet
35 km
22 miles
123 Mount Ritter[11] PB  California Sierra Nevada 4008 m
13,149 feet
1216 m
3,990 feet
48 km
30 miles

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  1. ^ The summit of Mount McKinley (Denali) is the highest point of the Alaska Range, the State of Alaska, the United States of America, and all of North America.
  2. ^ The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, the Yukon Territory, and all of Canada.
  3. ^ The summit of Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl) is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla and Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, and all of México.
  4. ^ The summit of Mount Saint Elias on the international border between Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest mountain peak of both Canada and the United States.
  5. ^ a b c d e f This summit lies on the international border between Canada and the United States.
  6. ^ The summit of Volcán Popocatépetl on the border of Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of both Estado Libre y Soberano de México and Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos.
  7. ^ The summit of Fairweather Mountain (Mount Fairweather) on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
  8. ^ The summit of Volcán_la_Malinche (Matlalcueitl) on the border of Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala.
  9. ^ The summit of Mount Whitney is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.
  10. ^ The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar The 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
  12. ^ The summit of Mount Rainier is the highest point of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington.
  13. ^ The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America.
  14. ^ The summit of Nevado de Colima is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco.
  15. ^ The summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of the Republic of Guatemala and all of Central America.
  16. ^ The summit of Gannett Peak is the highest point of the Central Rocky Mountains and the State of Wyoming.
  17. ^ The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Western Rocky Mountains and the State of Utah.
  18. ^ The summit of Volcán Tacaná on the international border with Guatemala is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas.
  19. ^ The summit of Wheeler Peak is the highest point of the State of New Mexico.

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