List of mountain peaks of North America
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of greater North America.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
Of the 100 highest major summits of greater North America, only Denali exceeds 6000 meters (19,685 feet) elevation, 11 peaks exceed 5000 meters (16,404 feet), and all 100 peaks exceed 4076 meters (13,373 feet) elevation.
Of these 100 peaks, 81 are located in the United States, 17 in Canada, seven in México, and one in Guatemala. Six of these peaks lie on the Canada-United States border.
Of the 50 most prominent summits of greater North America, only Denali exceeds 6000 meters (19,685 feet) of topographic prominence, Mount Logan exceeds 5000 meters (16,404 feet), four peaks exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet), 17 peaks exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet), and all 50 peaks exceed 2343 meters (7687 feet) of topographic prominence. All of these peaks are ultra-prominent summits.
Of these 50 peaks, 27 are located in the United States, 19 in Canada, three in México, and one each in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Greenland, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. Four of these peaks lie on the Canada-United States border.
Of the 50 most isolated major summits of greater North America, only Denali exceeds 4000 kilometers (2485 miles) of topographic isolation, Gunnbjørn Fjeld exceeds 3000 kilometers (1864 miles), four peaks exceed 2000 kilometers (1243 miles), nine peaks exceed 1000 kilometers (621.4 miles), 35 peaks exceed 500 kilometers (310.7 miles), and all 50 peaks exceed 392 kilometers (243.6 miles) of topographic isolation.
Of these 50 peaks, 16 are located in Canada, 15 in the United States, 7 in Greenland, 6 in México, and one each in the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.
Denali in Alaska is the highest summit of the United States and North America.
Mount Logan in Yukon is the highest summit of Canada.
Pico de Orizaba is the highest summit of México.
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