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Mount McKinley (Denali) is the highest mountain peak of the State of Alaska, the United States of America, and all of North America.
Main article: Mountain peaks of AlaskaSee also: Ultra prominent peakThe following sortable table lists the 65 ultra prominent mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Alaska.
Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation.
This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence.
Six of these peaks lie on the international border with Canada: four with Yukon and two with the Province of British Columbia.
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Most prominent summits
The 65 ultra-prominent mountain peaks of Alaska
Rank Mountain Peak Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation 1 Mount McKinley (Denali)[1] PB Alaska Range 20,320 ft
6194 m20,174 ft
6149 m4,629 mi
7,450 km2 Mount Fairweather (Fairweather Mountain)[2][3] PB Saint Elias Mountains 15,325 ft
4671 m12,995 ft
3961 m125 mi
201 km3 Mount Blackburn NGS PB Wrangell Mountains 16,390 ft
4996 m11,640 ft
3548 m61 mi
98 km4 Mount Hayes PB Alaska Range 13,832 ft
4216 m11,507 ft
3507 m127 mi
205 km5 Mount Saint Elias[4][3] PB Saint Elias Mountains 18,008 ft
5489 m11,250 ft
3429 m26 mi
41 km6 Mount Marcus Baker PB Chugach Mountains 13,176 ft
4016 m10,676 ft
3254 m127 mi
204 km7 Shishaldin Volcano[5] PB Unimak Island 9,372 ft
2857 m9,372 ft
2857 m545 mi
878 km8 Mount Redoubt NGS PB Chigmit Mountains 10,197 ft
3108 m9,147 ft
2788 m59 mi
94 km9 Mount Torbert PB Alaska Range 11,413 ft
3479 m8,688 ft
2648 m98 mi
157 km10 Mount Pavlof PB Alaska Peninsula 8,250 ft
2515 m8,225 ft
2507 m94 mi
152 km11 Mount Veniaminof PB Alaska Peninsula 8,225 ft
2507 m8,200 ft
2499 m210 mi
337 km12 Mount Hubbard[3] PB Saint Elias Mountains 14,950 ft
4557 m8,061 ft
2457 m21 mi
34 km13 Iliamna Volcano PB Chigmit Mountains 10,016 ft
3053 m7,866 ft
2398 m34 mi
54 km14 Mount Sanford PB Wrangell Mountains 16,237 ft
4949 m7,687 ft
2343 m40 mi
65 km15 Mount Tom White PB Chugach Mountains 11,191 ft
3411 m7,641 ft
2329 m73 mi
118 km16 Mount Cook[3] PB Saint Elias Mountains 13,760 ft
4194 m7,460 ft
2274 m15 mi
23 km17 Mount Kimball PB Alaska Range 10,350 ft
3155 m7,425 ft
2263 m56 mi
90 km18 Mount Chamberlin PB Brooks Range 9,020 ft
2749 m7,424 ft
2263 m395 mi
636 km19 Mount Griggs PB Alaska Peninsula 7,650 ft
2332 m7,300 ft
2225 m136 mi
219 km20 Mount Foraker PB Alaska Range 17,400 ft
5304 m7,250 ft
2210 m14 mi
23 km21 Mount Crillon PB Saint Elias Mountains 12,726 ft
3879 m7,176 ft
2187 m19 mi
31 km22 Mount Hesperus PB Alaska Range 9,828 ft
2996 m6,978 ft
2127 m58 mi
94 km23 Mount Vsevidof[6] PB Umnak Island 6,920 ft
2109 m6,920 ft
2109 m223 mi
358 km24 Mount Bona PB Saint Elias Mountains 16,550 ft
5044 m6,900 ft
2103 m50 mi
80 km25 Mount Drum PB Wrangell Mountains 12,010 ft
3661 m6,760 ft
2060 m18 mi
29 km26 Makushin Volcano[7] PB Unalaska Island 6,680 ft
2036 m6,680 ft
2036 m89 mi
143 km27 Mount Chiginagak PB Alaska Peninsula 6,925 ft
2111 m6,675 ft
2035 m98 mi
157 km28 Mount Neacola PB Neacola Mountains 9,426 ft
2873 m6,376 ft
1943 m31 mi
50 km29 Mount Douglas PB Alaska Peninsula 7,050 ft
2149 m6,300 ft
1920 m43 mi
69 km30 Kichatna Spire PB Alaska Range 8,985 ft
2739 m6,235 ft
1900 m37 mi
60 km31 Peak 8084 PB Chugach Mountains 8,084 ft
2464 m6,234 ft
1900 m50 mi
81 km32 Pogromni Volcano NGS PB Unimak Island 6,568 ft
2002 m6,218 ft
1895 m32 mi
51 km33 Peak 8010 PB Chugach Mountains 8,010 ft
2441 m6,160 ft
1878 m25 mi
41 km34 Mount Igikpak PB Brooks Range 8,276 ft
2523 m6,126 ft
1867 m288 mi
463 km35 Snow Tower PB Boundary Ranges 6,572 ft
2003 m6,122 ft
1866 m15 mi
24 km36 Truuli Peak PB Kenai Mountains 6,612 ft
2015 m6,062 ft
1848 m89 mi
143 km37 Mount Natazhat PB Saint Elias Mountains 13,435 ft
4095 m5,985 ft
1824 m15 mi
25 km38 Hanagita Peak NGS PB Chugach Mountains 8,504 ft
2592 m5,954 ft
1815 m28 mi
45 km39 Tanaga Volcano[8] PB Tanaga Island 5,925 ft
1806 m5,925 ft
1806 m408 mi
656 km40 Isanotski Peaks PB Unimak Island 8,135 ft
2480 m5,885 ft
1794 m10 mi
16 km41 Sovereign Mountain PB Talkeetna Mountains 8,849 ft
2697 m5,874 ft
1790 m48 mi
77 km42 Isthmus Peak PB Kenai Mountains 6,532 ft
1991 m5,782 ft
1762 m32 mi
52 km43 Frosty Peak PB Alaska Peninsula 5,803 ft
1769 m5,753 ft
1754 m36 mi
57 km44 Great Sitkin Volcano PB Great Sitkin Island 5,710 ft
1740 m5,710 ft
1740 m87 mi
140 km45 Mount Cleveland[9] NGS PB Chuginadak Island 5,675 ft
1730 m5,675 ft
1730 m57 mi
91 km46 Devils Paw[3] PB Boundary Ranges 8,507 ft
2593 m5,643 ft
1720 m86 mi
138 km47 Mount Wrangell PB Wrangell Mountains 14,163 ft
4317 m5,613 ft
1711 m15 mi
24 km48 Mount Seattle PB Saint Elias Mountains 10,350 ft
3155 m5,561 ft
1695 m12 mi
19 km49 Mount Russell PB Alaska Range 11,670 ft
3557 m5,520 ft
1682 m15 mi
24 km50 Mount Foresta PB Saint Elias Mountains 11,050 ft
3368 m5,400 ft
1646 m13 mi
20 km51 Mount Steller NGS PB Chugach Mountains 10,550 ft
3216 m5,400 ft
1646 m23 mi
36 km52 5390 PB Baranof Island 5,390 ft
1643 m5,390 ft
1643 m80 mi
128 km53 Granite Range High Point PB Saint Elias Mountains 8,517 ft
2596 m5,367 ft
1636 m27 mi
43 km54 Mount Miller PB Chugach Mountains 10,750 ft
3277 m5,300 ft
1615 m40 mi
65 km55 Carlisle Peak NGS PB Carlisle Island 5,283 ft
1610 m5,283 ft
1610 m7 mi
11 km56 Bashful Peak PB Chugach Mountains 8,005 ft
2440 m5,255 ft
1602 m23 mi
37 km57 Mentasta Mountains High Point PB Mentasta Mountains 8,365 ft
2550 m5,240 ft
1597 m26 mi
41 km58 Mount Deborah PB Alaska Range 12,339 ft
3761 m5,189 ft
1582 m16 mi
26 km59 Peak 8336 PB Alaska Range 8,336 ft
2541 m5,186 ft
1581 m22 mi
35 km60 Mount Gareloi NGS PB Gareloi Island 5,160 ft
1573 m5,160 ft
1573 m29 mi
46 km61 Peak 8488 PB Alaska Range 8,488 ft
2587 m5,138 ft
1566 m12 mi
19 km62 Mount Augusta[3] PB Saint Elias Mountains 14,070 ft
4289 m5,082 ft
1549 m14 mi
23 km63 Peak 6915 PB Chugach Mountains 6,915 ft
2108 m5,065 ft
1544 m11 mi
18 km64 Mount Bear PB Saint Elias Mountains 14,831 ft
4520 m5,052 ft
1540 m20 mi
32 km65 Korovin Volcano PB Atka Island 5,030 ft
1533 m5,030 ft
1533 m86 mi
138 kmGallery
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1. Mount McKinley (Denali) is the highest mountain peak of the State of Alaska, the United States of America, and all of North America.
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2. Mount Fairweather on the boundary between Alaska and British Columbia is the second most topographically prominent mountain peak of Alaska.
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3. Mount Blackburn is the highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains.
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5. Mount Saint Elias on the boundary between Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest peak of both the United States and Canada.
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7. Mount Shishaldin on Unimak Island is the highest point in the Aleutian Islands.
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8. The active volcano Mount Redoubt is the highest summit of the Aleutian Range.
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14. Mount Sanford is the second highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains.
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20. Mount Foraker is the third highest major mountain peak of Alaska.
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47. The massive shield volcano Mount Wrangell in the Wrangell Mountains.
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64. Mount Bear in the Saint Elias Mountains.
See also
- Outline of Alaska
- Index of Alaska-related articles
- State of Alaska
- Geography of Alaska
- Category:Mountains of Alaska
- Geography of Alaska
- Physical geography
- Topography
- Topographic elevation
- Topographic isolation
- Topographic prominence
- Topographic summit
- Topography
- Lists of mountains
- Mountain peaks of greater North America
- The 356 Ultra-prominent mountain peaks of greater North America
- The 39 Ultra-prominent mountain peaks of Greenland
- The 142 Ultra-prominent mountain peaks of Canada
- The 129 Ultra-prominent mountain peaks of the United States
- The 65 Ultra-prominent mountain peaks of Alaska
- The 9 Ultra-prominent mountain peaks of California
- The 3 Ultra-prominent mountain peaks of Colorado
- The 28 Ultra-prominent mountain peaks of México
- The 23 Ultra-prominent mountain peaks of Central America
- The 7 Ultra-prominent mountain peaks of the Caribbean
- The 356 Ultra-prominent mountain peaks of greater North America
- Mountain peaks of Greenland
- Mountain peaks of Canada
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Mountain peaks of the United States
- Mountain peaks of Alaska
- The 65 Ultra-prominent mountain peaks of Alaska
- Mountain peaks of California
- Mountain peaks of Colorado
- Mountain peaks of Alaska
- Mountain peaks of México
- Mountain peaks of Central America
- Mountain peaks of the Caribbean
- Mountain peaks of greater North America
References
- ^ The summit of Mount McKinley (Denali) is the highest point of the Alaska Range, the State of Alaska, the United States of America, and all of North America.
- ^ The summit of Fairweather Mountain (Mount Fairweather) on the border of Alaska is the highest point of the Province of British Columbia.
- ^ a b c d e f This summit lies on the international border between Canada and the United States.
- ^ The summit of Mount Saint Elias on the international border between Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest mountain peak of both Canada and the United States.
- ^ The summit of Shishaldin Volcano is the highest point of Unimak Island and the Aleutian Islands.
- ^ The summit of Mount Vsevidof is the highest point of Umnak Island.
- ^ The summit of Makushin Volcano is the highest point of Unalaska Island.
- ^ The summit of Tanaga Volcano is the highest point of Tanaga Island.
- ^ The summit of Mount Cleveland is the highest point of Chuginadak Island.
External links
- United States Geological Survey website
- United States National Geodetic Survey website
- United States National Park Service website
- North America @ peakbagger.com
- peaklist.org
- peakware.com World Mountain Encyclopedia
- summitpost.org
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