The following sortable table comprises the 11 mountain peaks of greater North America with at least 5000 meters (16,404 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), the following 11 major summits 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 401 exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet) elevation.
Of the 11 major 5000-meter summits of North America, five are located in the United States, four in Canada, and three in México. Mount Saint Elias lies on the Canada-United States border and is the second highest major summit of both countries.
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.
5. Popocatépetl is the second highest summit of México.
6. Mount Foraker is the second highest major summit of the Alaska Range.