The following sortable table comprises the 353 ultra-prominent summits of greater North America. Each of these peaks has at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence. For regional lists of these peaks, please see the List of Ultras of North America.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
Denali is one of only three summits on Earth with more than 6000 meters (19,685 feet) of topographic prominence. Mount Logan exceeds 5000 meters (16,404 feet) of prominence. Four peaks of greater North America exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet), ten exceed 3500 meters (11,483 feet), 17 exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet), 34 exceed 2500 meters (8202 feet), 100 exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), and the following 353 ultra-prominent summits exceed 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
Of the 353 ultra-prominent summits of North America, 143 are located in Canada, 122 in the United States (excluding six in Hawaiʻi), 38 in Greenland, 26 in México, eight in Honduras, six in Guatemala, four in El Salvador, three in Costa Rica, three in the Dominican Republic, two in Haiti, two in Nicaragua, and one each in Jamaica, Cuba, and Panamá. Six of these peaks lie on the Canada-United States border and one lies on the El Salvador-Honduras border. Additional references for the 200 most prominent of these summits can be found on the List of the most prominent 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.