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This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the United States of America . This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. An ultra prominent peak is a summit with at least 1,500 meters (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit.

Highest major summits

The following sortable table lists the 50 highest mountain peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. 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. A total of 28 of these highest peaks are located in Colorado, 14 in Alaska, 7 in California, and 1 in Washington.

Most prominent summits

The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of the United States. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. A total of 28 of these most prominent peaks are located in Alaska, 5 in Washington, 5 in California, 3 in Hawaiʻi, 3 in Wyoming, 2 in Nevada, 2 in Oregon, and 1 each in Colorado and Utah.

Most isolated major summits

The following sortable table lists the 50 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of the United States with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. A total of 16 of these most isolated peaks are located in Alaska, 4 in California, 3 in Washington, 3 in Arizona, 3 in Nevada, 2 in Hawaiʻi, 2. in Colorado, 2 in Wyoming, 2 in Utah, 2 in New York, and 1 each in North Carolina, New Hampshire, Arkansas, West Virginia, New Mexico, Maine, Idaho, South Dakota, Oregon, Montana, and Texas.

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^ ^a ^b ^c The summit of Mount McKinley (Denali) is the highest point of the Alaska Range, the State of Alaska, the United States of America, and North America.
^ The summit of Mount Saint Elias on the border of Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest mountain peak of both Canada and the United States of America.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j This summit lies on the international border with Canada. See also the Mountain peaks of Canada.
^ ^a ^b ^c The summit of Mount Fairweather on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
^ ^a ^b ^c The summit of Mount Whitney is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.
^ ^a ^b ^c The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
^ ^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 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
^ ^a ^b ^c The summit of Mount Rainier is the highest point of the Cascade Range and the State of Washington.
^ The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America.
^ ^a ^b The summit of Mauna Kea is the highest point of the Island of Hawaiʻi, the State of Hawaiʻi, and the entire North Pacific Ocean. Mauna Kea is also the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit. The shield volcano sits on the ocean floor at a depth of 5,998 meters (19,678 ft) for a total height of 10,203 meters (33,474 ft).
^ The summit of Mount Hood is the highest point of the State of Oregon.
^ The shield volcano Mauna Loa is the most voluminous mountain on Earth with an estimated volume of 74,000 km³ (17,800 cubic miles), or enough material to fill the Grand Canyon more than 18 times.
^ ^a ^b The summit of Gannett Peak is the highest point of the Northern Rocky Mountains and the State of Wyoming.
^ ^a ^b The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Western Rocky Mountains and the State of Utah.
^ The summit of Mount Mitchell is the highest point of the Appalachian Mountains, the State of North Carolina, and all of eastern North America.
^ The summit of Mount Washington is the highest point of the Northern Appalachian Mountains, the State of New Hampshire, and all of northeastern North America.
^ The summit of Magazine Mountain is the highest point of the Ozark Mountains, the State of Arkansas, and the central United States.
^ The summit of Humphreys Peak is the highest point of the State of Arizona.
^ The summit of Spruce Knob is the highest point of the Allegheny Mountains and the State of West Virginia.
^ The summit of Katahdin is the highest point of the State of Maine.
^ The summit of Borah Peak is the highest point of the State of Idaho.
^ The summit of Harney Peak is the highest point of the Black Hills and the State of South Dakota.
^ The summit of Mount Marcy is the highest point of the Adirondack Mountains and the State of New York.

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Thyrd Wheel asks: "I need the name of a mountain range or site that man hath yet to build apon. Anybody? Anybody? Google has failed me!"

Warren replies: 'Denali in Alaska. No one hath yet built upon it because it's a national park.'

yeochief2002 replies: 'Google failed you because the two terms remote and habitable when applied to mountains in the United States will exclude one or the other. Any habitable mountain in the United States has been built upon therefore making it not remote. National Parks are neither remote nor habitable for the general public. Some parks are more difficult to reach than others, but all are reachable and all have at least some caretaker personnel living in them.'

Larry454 replies: 'Hmmm - Remote - but habitable is almost an oxymoron. The Brooks Range in Alaska is about as remote as you can get, but I would question its habitability. There are areas in the lower 48 that are more habitable but less remote - likethe Wind River Range or the Absarokas in Wyomingthe Bitterroot Range in Idahothe Rockies where they extend through Montanathe Cascades in Oregon and Washingtonthe White mountains in New Hampshirethe Superstition Mountains in ArizonaI think any of these areas are perfectly capable of getting someone in trouble that is not fully prepared to survive in them. Most of them include a significant region bound up as government land, but private holdings would be easy enough to find with a little legwork. Living there would not be easy.'

jimmy h asks: "Watch is the mountain? I have to know. thanks"

jeepwife4ever replies: 'Stuff - like ropes, etc.'

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