List of the ultra-prominent summits of the United States
The following sortable table comprises the 128 ultra-prominent summits of the United States of America. Each of these peaks has at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
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. Three summits of the United States exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet), six exceed 3500 meters (11,483 feet), ten exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet), 19 exceed 2500 meters (8202 feet), 45 exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), the following 128 ultra-prominent summits exceed 1500 meters (4921 feet), and 264 major summits exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) of topographic prominence.
Of these 128 ultra-prominent summits of the United States, 65 are located in Alaska, nine in California, eight in Nevada, eight in Utah, seven in Washington, six in Hawaiʻi, five in Arizona, four in Oregon, four in Montana, three in Colorado, three in Wyoming, three in Idaho, and one each in New Hampshire, North Carolina, and New Mexico. Four of these peaks lie on the international Alaska-Yukon border and two lie on the international Alaska-British Columbia border.
1. Denali in Alaska is the highest summit of the United States and all of North America.
2. Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit.
3. Mount Rainier is the highest summit of Washington and the Cascade Range.
4. Mount Fairweather lies on the Alaska-British Columbia international border.
5. Mount Blackburn in Alaska is the highest summit of the Wrangell Mountains.
6. Mount Hayes is the highest summit of the eastern Alaska Range.
7. Mount Saint Elias is the second highest summit of both Canada and the United States.
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