List of extreme summits of North America

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Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of North America. Denali is the third most topographically prominent and third most topographically isolated summit on Earth after Mount Everest and Aconcagua.

This article comprises four sortable tables of mountain summits of greater North America[1] that are the higher than any other point north or south of their latitude or east or west their longitude in North America.

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

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2][3]
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[4][5][3]
  3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[6]

Northernmost high summits

The following summits range from Greenland and Ellesmere Island to Alaska.

The northernmost summits of their elevation in greater North America

Rank Mountain Peak Region Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
9 Mara Mountain[7][8] Greenland Island of Greenland 1155 m
3,790 ft
1149 m
3,770 ft
37.5 km
23.3 mi
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8 Peary Land high point[9][10] Greenland Island of Greenland 1910 m
6,266 ft
>500 m
>1,640 ft
509 km
317 mi
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7 Barbeau Peak[11][12][13][14] Nunavut Ellesmere Island 2616 m
8,583 ft
2616 m
8,583 ft
796 km
495 mi
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6 Petermann Bjerg[15][16] Greenland Island of Greenland 2933 m
9,623 ft
1200 m
3,937 ft
288 km
179.1 mi
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5 Greenland Ice Sheet high point[17][18] Greenland Island of Greenland 3238 m
10,623 ft
>500 m
>1,640 ft
476 km
296 mi
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4 Gunnbjørn Fjeld[19][20][21][22] Greenland Island of Greenland 3694 m
12,119 ft
3694 m
12,119 ft
3,254 km
2,022 mi
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3 Mount Deborah[23][24][25] Alaska Alaska Range 3761 m
12,339 ft
1582 m
5,189 ft
25.9 km
16.08 mi
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2 Mount Hayes[26][27][28][29] Alaska Alaska Range 4216 m
13,832 ft
3507 m
11,507 ft
202 km
125.5 mi
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1 Denali[30][31][32]
(Mount McKinley)
Alaska Alaska Range 6190.5 m
20,310 ft
6141 m
20,146 ft
7,450 km
4,629 mi
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Southernmost high summits

The following summits range from Panamá to Alaska.

The southernmost summits of their elevation in greater North America

Rank Mountain Peak Region Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
10 Cerro Hoya[33][34] Panama Azuero Peninsula 1559 m
5,115 ft
>500 m
>1,640 ft
135.7 km
84.3 mi
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9 Cerro Tacarcuna[35][36] Panama Darién 1875 m
6,152 ft
1770 m
5,807 ft
174.4 km
108.3 mi
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8 Volcán Barú[37][38][39] Panama Chiriquí 3474 m
11,398 ft
1324 m
4,344 ft
74.2 km
46.1 mi
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7 Chirripó Grande[40][41][42]
(Cerro Chirripó)
Costa Rica Cordillera de Talamanca 3819 m
12,530 ft
3755 m
12,320 ft
878 km
546 mi
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6 Volcán Acatenango[43][44] Guatemala Chimaltenango 3975 m
13,041 ft
1835 m
6,020 ft
125.9 km
78.2 mi
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5 Volcán Tajumulco[45][46][47] Guatemala Sierra de las Nubes 4220 m
13,845 ft
3990 m
13,091 ft
722 km
448 mi
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4 Popocatépetl[48][49][50][51] México (state)
Morelos
Puebla
Cordillera Neovolcanica 5410 m
17,749 ft
3040 m
9,974 ft
143.0 km
88.8 mi
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3 Pico de Orizaba[52][53][54]
(Citlaltépetl)
Puebla
Veracruz
Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636 m
18,491 ft
4922 m
16,148 ft
2,690 km
1,672 mi
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2 Mount Logan[55][56][57] Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 5956 m
19,541 ft
5247 m
17,215 ft
623 km
387 mi
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1 Denali[30][31][32]
(Mount McKinley)
Alaska Alaska Range 6190.5 m
20,310 ft
6141 m
20,146 ft
7,450 km
4,629 mi
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Easternmost high summits

The following summits range from Greenland to Costa Rica to Alaska.

The easternmost summits of their elevation in greater North America

Rank Mountain Peak Region Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
12 Hahn Land high point[58][59] Greenland Island of Greenland 1744 m
5,722 ft
1694 m
5,558 ft
347 km
216 mi
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11 Favres Bjerg[60][61] Greenland Island of Greenland 2000 m
6,562 ft
1546 m
5,072 ft
117.1 km
72.8 mi
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10 Stauning Alper[62][63] Greenland Island of Greenland 2831 m
9,288 ft
2181 m
7,156 ft
164.9 km
102.5 mi
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9 Petermann Bjerg[15][16] Greenland Island of Greenland 2933 m
9,623 ft
1200 m
3,937 ft
288 km
179.1 mi
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8 Ejnar Mikkelsen Fjeld[64][65] Greenland Island of Greenland 3325 m
10,909 ft
1625 m
5,331 ft
16.29 km
10.12 mi
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7 Gunnbjørn Fjeld[19][20][21][22] Greenland Island of Greenland 3694 m
12,119 ft
3694 m
12,119 ft
3,254 km
2,022 mi
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6 Chirripó Grande[40][41][42]
(Cerro Chirripó)
Costa Rica Cordillera de Talamanca 3819 m
12,530 ft
3755 m
12,320 ft
878 km
546 mi
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5 Volcán Acatenango[43][44] Guatemala Chimaltenango 3975 m
13,041 ft
1835 m
6,020 ft
125.9 km
78.2 mi
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4 Volcán Tajumulco[45][46][47] Guatemala Sierra de las Nubes 4220 m
13,845 ft
3990 m
13,091 ft
722 km
448 mi
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3 Pico de Orizaba[52][53][54]
(Citlaltépetl)
Puebla
Veracruz
Cordillera Neovolcanica 5636 m
18,491 ft
4922 m
16,148 ft
2,690 km
1,672 mi
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2 Mount Logan[55][56][57] Yukon Saint Elias Mountains 5956 m
19,541 ft
5247 m
17,215 ft
623 km
387 mi
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1 Denali[30][31][32]
(Mount McKinley)
Alaska Alaska Range 6190.5 m
20,310 ft
6141 m
20,146 ft
7,450 km
4,629 mi
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Westernmost high summits

All of the following summits are located in the US State of Alaska.

The westernmost summits of their elevation in greater North America

Rank Mountain Peak Region Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
14 Buldir Volcano[66][67][68][69][70] Alaska Buldir Island 656 m
2,152 ft
656 m
2,152 ft
118.7 km
73.8 mi
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13 Kiska Volcano[71][72][73][74] Alaska Kiska Island 1220 m
4,004 ft
1220 m
4,004 ft
137.7 km
85.6 mi
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12 Anvil Peak[75][76][77][78] Alaska Semisopochnoi Island 1221 m
4,007 ft
1221 m
4,007 ft
112.6 km
70.0 mi
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11 Gareloi Volcano[79][80][81][82][83] Alaska Gareloi Island 1573 m
5,160 ft
1573 m
5,160 ft
46.1 km
28.6 mi
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10 Tanaga Volcano[84][85][86][87] Alaska Tanaga Island 1806 m
5,925 ft
1806 m
5,925 ft
656 km
407 mi
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9 Mount Vsevidof[88][89][90][91] Alaska Umnak Island 2149 m
7,051 ft
2149 m
7,051 ft
358 km
223 mi
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8 Shishaldin Volcano[92][93][94][95] Alaska Unimak Island 2869 m
9,414 ft
2869 m
9,414 ft
877 km
545 mi
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7 Mount Hesperus[96][97][98][99] Alaska Alaska Range 2996 m
9,828 ft
2127 m
6,978 ft
93.5 km
58.1 mi
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6 Iliamna Volcano[100][101][102] Alaska Chigmit Mountains 3053 m
10,016 ft
2398 m
7,866 ft
54.1 km
33.6 mi
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5 Redoubt Volcano[103][104][105][106] Alaska Chigmit Mountains 3108 m
10,197 ft
2788 m
9,147 ft
94.5 km
58.7 mi
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4 Mount Torbert[107][108][109][110] Alaska Alaska Range 3479 m
11,413 ft
2648 m
8,688 ft
157.3 km
97.7 mi
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3 Mount Russell[111][112][113] Alaska Alaska Range 3557 m
11,670 ft
1682 m
5,520 ft
22.7 km
14.07 mi
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2 Mount Foraker[114][115][116] Alaska Alaska Range 5304 m
17,400 ft
2210 m
7,250 ft
23.0 km
14.27 mi
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1 Denali[30][31][32]
(Mount McKinley)
Alaska Alaska Range 6190.5 m
20,310 ft
6141 m
20,146 ft
7,450 km
4,629 mi
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Gallery

See also

References

  1. This article defines greater North America as the portion of the continental landmass of the Americas extending westward and northward from the Isthmus of Panama plus the ocean islands surrounding that landmass. This article defines the ocean islands of greater North America to include the coastal islands of North America, the islands of the Caribbean Sea, the Lucayan Archipelago, the islands of Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), the islands of Canada, and the islands of Alaska. The Hawaiian Islands are not included because they are considered part of Oceania.
  2. All elevations in the 48 states of the contiguous United States include an elevation adjustment from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). For further information, please see this United States National Geodetic Survey note.
  3. 3.0 3.1 If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
  4. The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642 kilometers (4749 miles) away.
  5. 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 feet) of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
  6. The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
  7. Mara Mountain is the northernmost 1000-meter (3281-foot) summit on Earth
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  9. The apex of Peary Land is the northernmost summit of its elevation of Greenland and greater North America
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  11. Barbeau Peak is the northernmost ultra-prominent summit of Canada and greater North America
  12. The summit of Barbeau Peak is the highest point of Ellesmere Island and Nunavut of Canada.
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  15. 15.0 15.1 Petermann Bjerg is the northernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation of Greenland and greater North America
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  17. The apex of the Greenland ice sheet is the northernmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit of Greenland and greater North America
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  19. 19.0 19.1 Gunnbjørn Fjeld is the easternmost summit of its elevation in greater North America
  20. 20.0 20.1 The summit of Gunnbjørn Fjeld is the highest point of the Island of Greenland, Kalaallit Nunaat, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the entire Arctic.
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  23. Mount Deborah is the northernmost summit of its elevation in Alaska, the United States, and greater North America
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  26. Mount Hayes is the northernmost 4000-meter (13,123-foot) summit of Alaska, the United States, and greater North America
  27. The summit of Mount Hayes is the highest point of the Hayes Range.
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  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 The summit of Denali is the highest point of the Alaska Range, the State of Alaska, the United States of America, and greater North America. Denali is the third most topographically prominent and third most topographically isolated summit on Earth after Mount Everest and Aconcagua.
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  33. Cerro Hoya is the southernmost 1000-meter (3281-foot) summit of Central America and greater North America
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  35. Cerro Tacarcuna is the southernmost ultra-prominent summit of Central America and greater North America
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  37. Volcán Barú is the southernmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit of Central America and greater North America
  38. The summit of Volcán Barú is the highest point of the Rebublic of Panama.
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  40. 40.0 40.1 Chirripó Grande is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Central America and greater North America
  41. 41.0 41.1 The summit of Chirripó Grande is the highest point of the Republic of Costa Rica.
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  43. 43.0 43.1 Volcán Acatenango is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in Central America and greater North America
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  45. 45.0 45.1 Volcán Tajumulco is the southernmost and easternmost 4000-meter (13,123-foot) summit of greater North America
  46. 46.0 46.1 The summit of Volcán Tajumulco is the highest point of the Sierra de las Nubes, the Republic of Guatemala, and all of Central America.
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  48. Popocatépetl is the southernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of México and greater North America
  49. Popocatépetl on the border of Puebla is the highest point of both Estado Libre y Soberano de México and Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos
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  52. 52.0 52.1 The summit of Pico de Orizaba is the highest point of Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, and all of México.
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  55. 55.0 55.1 The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, Yukon, and all of Canada.
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  58. The apex of Hahn Land is the easternmost ultra-prominent summit of Greenland and greater North America
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  60. Favres Bjerg is the easternmost 2000-meter (6562-foot) summit of Greenland and greater North America
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  62. Stauning Alper is the easternmost summit of its elevation of Greenland and greater North America
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  64. Ejnar Mikkelsen Fjeld is the easternmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit of Greenland and greater North America
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  66. Buldir Volcano is the westernmost 500-meter (1640-foot) summit of Alaska, the United States, and greater North America
  67. The summit of Buldir Volcano is the highest point of Buldir Island.
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  71. Kiska Volcano is the westernmost 1000-meter (3281-foot) summit of Alaska, the United States, and greater North America
  72. The summit of Kiska Volcano is the highest point of Kiska Island.
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  75. Anvil Peak is the westernmost summit of its elevation in Alaska, the United States, and greater North America
  76. The summit of Anvil Peak is the highest point of Semisopochnoi Island and the Rat Islands.
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  79. Gareloi Volcano is the westernmost ultra-prominent summit of Alaska, the United States, and greater North America
  80. The summit of Gareloi Volcano is the highest point of Gareloi Island.
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  84. Tanaga Volcano is the westernmost summit of its elevation in Alaska, the United States, and greater North America
  85. The summit of Tanaga Volcano is the highest point of Tanaga Island and the Andreanof Islands.
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  88. Mount Vsevidof is the westernmost 2000-meter (6562-foot) summit of Alaska, the United States, and greater North America
  89. The summit of Mount Vsevidof is the highest point of Umnak Island and the Fox Islands.
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  92. Shishaldin Volcano is the westernmost summit of its elevation in Alaska, the United States, and greater North America
  93. The summit of Shishaldin Volcano is the highest point of Unimak Island and the Aleutian Islands.
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  96. Mount Hesperus is the westernmost summit of its elevation in Alaska and greater North America
  97. The summit of Mount Hesperus is the highest point of the western Alaska Range.
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  100. Iliamna Volcano is the westernmost 3000-meter (9843-foot) summit of Alaska and greater North America
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  103. Redoubt Volcano is the westernmost summit of its elevation in Alaska and greater North America
  104. The summit of Redoubt Volcano is the highest point of the Chigmit Mountains.
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  107. Mount Torbert is the westernmost summit of its elevation in Alaska and greater North America
  108. The summit of Mount Torbert is the highest point of the Tordrillo Mountains.
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  111. Mount Russell is the westernmost summit of its elevation in Alaska and greater North America
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  114. Mount Foraker is the westernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of Alaska, the United States, and greater North America
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