Mountain peaks of North America - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This article comprises three sortable tables of major 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
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This article defines greater North America as the portion of the continental landmass of the Americas

Americas

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extending northward from Panama

Panama

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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

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, the Lucayan Archipelago

Lucayan archipelago

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, the Bermuda Islands, the Islands of Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), the islands of Northern Canada

Northern Canada

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, the islands of Alaska

Alaska

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, and the islands of the northeastern Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

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. The Hawaiian Islands

Hawaiian Islands

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are not included because they are considered part of Oceania

Oceania

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Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid

Geoid

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, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level

Sea level

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as an equipotential

Equipotential

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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

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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 in greater North America.

All elevations in the 48 states

U.S. state

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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. If a summit elevation or prominence has a range of values, the arithmetic mean is cited.

Highest major summits

The following sortable table lists the 20 highest mountain peaks of greater North America with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence.

The 20 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...
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

Most prominent summits

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 mountain peaks of greater North America
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...
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	Washington	46.8521°N 121.7579°W
5		15.0445°N 91.9035°W
6	Alaska British Columbia	58.9064°N 137.5265°W
7		9.4841°N 83.4887°W
8		68.9186°N 29.8986°W
9	Alaska	61.7305°N 143.4031°W
10	Alaska	63.6199°N 146.7174°W
11	Alaska Yukon	60.2927°N 140.9307°W
12	British Columbia	51.3737°N 125.2636°W
13	Alaska	61.4374°N 147.7525°W
14		19.0230°N 70.9981°W
15	Yukon	61.0215°N 140.4661°W
16	California	36.5786°N 118.2920°W
17	Morelos Puebla	19.0225°N 98.6278°W
18	California	41.4092°N 122.1949°W
19	British Columbia	51.8995°N 125.8760°W
20	Alaska	54.7554°N 163.9709°W
21	British Columbia	53.1105°N 119.1566°W
22	Alaska	60.4851°N 152.7439°W
23	Colorado	39.1178°N 106.4454°W
24	British Columbia	52.8015°N 119.7315°W
25	Jalisco	19.5629°N 103.6083°W
26	Yukon	60.3589°N 139.6980°W
27	British Columbia	51.6566°N 117.8676°W
28	Washington	48.7768°N 121.8145°W
29		18.3601°N 71.9764°W
30	Alaska	61.4086°N 152.4125°W
31	Nunavut	81.9138°N 75.0116°W
32	California	33.8147°N 116.6794°W
33	California	34.0992°N 116.8249°W
34	Nevada	36.2716°N 115.6956°W
35	Alaska	55.4175°N 161.8932°W
36	Alaska	56.2191°N 159.2980°W
37	Washington	46.2024°N 121.4909°W
38	British Columbia	50.1878°N 121.9032°W
39	Alaska Yukon	60.3194°N 139.0726°W
40	British Columbia	57.3930°N 132.3031°W
41	Alaska	69.2820°N 144.8996°W
42	British Columbia	50.5518°N 118.1293°W
43	British Columbia	52.3853°N 118.9399°W
44	Alaska	60.0321°N 153.0915°W
45	Washington	47.8013°N 123.7108°W
46	Alberta British Columbia	52.1473°N 117.4416°W
47	British Columbia	51.2714°N 124.5682°W
48	Alaska Yukon	60.1816°N 139.9811°W
49	Oregon	45.3735°N 121.6959°W
50	Alaska	62.2132°N 144.1292°W

Most isolated major summits

The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of greater North America with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence. Of these 50 most isolated major summits, 16 are located in Canada, 15 in the United States, 8 in Greenland, 5 in Mexico, and one each in the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.

The 50 most topographically isolated 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 Mountain peak A mountain peak is the highest part of a mountain; a mountaintop; the summit.Mountain Peak may also refer to:* Blue Mountain Peak, Jamaica* Hole in the Mountain Peak, Nevada, USA...	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...
1	Alaska	63.0690°N 151.0063°W
2		68.9186°N 29.8986°W
3	Puebla Veracruz	19.0305°N 97.2698°W
4	California	36.5786°N 118.2920°W
5	North Carolina	35.7650°N 82.2652°W
6	New Hampshire	44.2705°N 71.3032°W
7	Washington	46.8521°N 121.7579°W
8	Colorado	39.1178°N 106.4454°W
9		19.0230°N 70.9981°W
10	Alaska	54.7554°N 163.9709°W
11		9.4841°N 83.4887°W
12	Newfoundland and Labrador	58.8878°N 63.7098°W
13	Nunavut	81.9138°N 75.0116°W
14	Nunavut	72.1806°N 75.9111°W
15		15.0445°N 91.9035°W
16	Nunavut	75.3694°N 115.0827°W
17		16.0446°N 61.6642°W
18	Alaska	51.8833°N 178.1333°W
19	Alaska	69.2820°N 144.8996°W
20		77.5000°N 47.6167°W
21	Nunavut	64.7403°N 83.1573°W
22	Yukon	60.5666°N 140.4072°W
23	Arkansas	35.1670°N 93.6447°W
24	Nunavut	66.5468°N 65.4289°W
25	Nuevo León	24.8719°N 100.2327°W
26	British Columbia	51.3737°N 125.2636°W
27	Yukon	63.4314°N 130.3243°W
28	California	41.4092°N 122.1949°W
29		63.4333°N 44.6667°W
30		71.4000°N 51.9667°W
31	Newfoundland and Labrador	53.6465°N 58.5536°W
32	Newfoundland and Labrador	48.8331°N 58.4843°W
33		83.3000°N 35.3333°W
34	Colima	18.8000°N 110.9833°W
35	Quebec	52.3223°N 70.4451°W
36		72.4667°N 37.1000°W
37		66.2000°N 52.3500°W
38	Wyoming	43.1842°N 109.6542°W
39	British Columbia	53.1105°N 119.1566°W
40	Alaska	64.9922°N 165.3294°W
41	Alaska	67.4129°N 154.9656°W
42	British Columbia	57.3464°N 124.0928°W
43		18.1722°N 66.5919°W
44	Durango	23.2500°N 104.9500°W
45		21.9853°N 80.1327°W
46	Jalisco	19.5629°N 103.6083°W
47	Quebec	48.9884°N 65.9483°W
48	Arizona	35.3463°N 111.6779°W
49		76.4333°N 62.3000°W
50	Nunavut	71.8528°N 112.6073°W

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Highest major summits

Most prominent summits

Most isolated major summits

See also

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