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List of the major 3000-meter summits of North America


The following sortable table comprises the 401 mountain peaks of greater North America with at least 3000 meters (9843 feet) of elevation and at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:

In greater North America, only Denali exceeds 6000 meters (19,685 feet) elevation. Three major summits exceed 5500 meters (18,045 feet), 11 exceed 5000 meters (16,404 feet), 21 exceed 4500 meters (14,764 feet), 124 exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet), 277 exceed 3500 meters (11,483 feet), and the following 401 major summits exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet) elevation.

Of the 401 major 3000-meter summits of greater North America, 299 are located in the United States (excluding three in Hawaiʻi), 67 in Canada, 28 in México, and eight in Guatemala, four in Greenland, two in Costa Rica, and one each in Panamá and the Dominican Republic. Eight of these peaks lie on the Canada-United States border and one lies on the México-Guatemala border. Additional references and maps for the 200 highest of these major summits can be found on the List of the highest major summits of North America.

1. Denali in Alaska is the highest summit of the United States and North America.

2. Mount Logan in Yukon is the highest summit of Canada.

3. Pico de Orizaba is the highest summit of México.

4. Mount Saint Elias is the second highest summit of both Canada and the United States.


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