List of the major 5000-meter summits of North America
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The following sortable table comprises the 11 mountain peaks of greater North America[1] with at least 5000 meters (16,404 feet) of elevation and at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.[2]
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
- The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[3][4]
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[5][4]
- The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[6]
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.
Major 5000-meter summits
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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.
Rank | Mountain peak | Region | Mountain range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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1 | Denali[7][8][9] (Mount McKinley) |
Alaska | Alaska Range | 20,310 ft |
6190.5 m20,146 ft |
6141 m4,629 mi |
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2 | Mount Logan[10][11][12] | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 19,541 ft |
5956 m17,215 ft |
5247 m387 mi |
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3 | Pico de Orizaba[13][14][15] (Citlaltépetl) |
Puebla Veracruz |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 18,491 ft |
5636 m16,148 ft |
4922 m1,672 mi |
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4 | Mount Saint Elias[16][17][18] | Alaska Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 18,009 ft |
5489 m11,250 ft |
3429 m25.6 mi |
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5 | Popocatépetl[19][20][21][22] | México Morelos Puebla |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,749 ft |
5410 m9,974 ft |
3040 m88.8 mi |
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6 | Mount Foraker[23][24][25] | Alaska | Alaska Range | 17,400 ft |
5304 m7,250 ft |
2210 m14.27 mi |
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7 | Mount Lucania[26][27][28][29] | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 17,257 ft |
5260 m10,105 ft |
3080 m26.7 mi |
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8 | Iztaccíhuatl[30][31][32] | México Puebla |
Cordillera Neovolcanica | 17,159 ft |
5230 m5,118 ft |
1560 m10.88 mi |
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9 | King Peak[33][34] | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 16,972 ft |
5173 m3,520 ft |
1073 m2.91 mi |
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10 | Mount Bona[35][36][37] | Alaska | Saint Elias Mountains | 16,550 ft |
5044 m6,900 ft |
2103 m49.7 mi |
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11 | Mount Steele[38][39][40] | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 16,470 ft |
5020 m2,493 ft |
760 m5.87 mi |
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Gallery
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1. Denali in Alaska is the highest summit of the United States and North America.
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2. Mount Logan in Yukon is the highest summit of Canada.
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3. Pico de Orizaba is the highest summit of México.
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4. Mount Saint Elias is the second highest summit of both Canada and the United States.
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5. Popocatépetl is the second highest summit of México.
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6. Mount Foraker is the second highest major summit of the Alaska Range.
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7. Mount Lucania in Yukon is the highest summit of the northern Saint Elias Mountains.
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8. Iztaccihuatl is the third highest summit of México.
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10. Mount Bona in Alaska is the highest volcano in the United States.
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11. Mount Steele in Yukon is the fifth highest summit of Canada.
See also
- North America
- Geography of North America
- Geology of North America
- Lists of mountain peaks of North America
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of the highest major summits of North America
- List of the major 5000-meter summits of North America
- List of the major 4000-meter summits of North America
- List of the major 3000-meter summits of North America
- List of the highest islands of North America
- List of the most prominent summits of North America
- List of the most isolated major summits of North America
- List of extreme summits of North America
- List of mountain peaks of Greenland
- List of mountain peaks of Canada
- List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- List of mountain peaks of the United States
- List of mountain peaks of México
- List of mountain peaks of Central America
- List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
- List of the highest major summits of North America
- Category:Mountains of North America
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- Physical geography
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
- ↑ 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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- ↑ The summit of Mount Logan is the highest point of the Saint Elias Mountains, Yukon, and all of Canada.
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- ↑ 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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- ↑ Mount Saint Elias is the second highest major summit of both Canada and the United States
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- ↑ Popocatépetl is the southernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of México and greater North America
- ↑ 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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- ↑ Mount Foraker is the westernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of Alaska, the United States, and greater North America
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- ↑ Mount Lucania is the northernmost summit of its elevation in Canada
- ↑ The summit of Mount Lucania is the highest point of the northern Saint Elias Mountains.
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- ↑ Iztaccíhuatl is the northernmost and westernmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of México
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- ↑ The summit of Mount Bona is the highest point of the northwest Saint Elias Mountains.
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- ↑ Mount Steele is the northernmost and easternmost 5000-meter (16,404-foot) summit of Canada
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External links
- Natural Resources Canada (NRC)
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- United States National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)
- Bivouac.com
- Peakbagger.com
- Peaklist.org
- Peakware.com
- Summitpost.org
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