100 Tallest Mountains in the United States

In the United States, there are thousands of notable mountains. 303 mountains are higher than 3,000 meters in elevation, and the majority of them are found in Alaska and Colorado. Mountains in Alaska are surrounded by glaciers and icy summits throughout the year. Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak (elevation: 6190.5 m, prominence: 6141 m) in the United States and North America.

All of the top 10 mountains are located in Alaska, with 3 of them shared with Canadian territory in the Yukon (Mount Saint Elias), British Columbia (Mount Fairweather), and Yukon (Mount Hubbard).

1. Denali (Mount McKinley)

Denali, also known as Mount McKinley, is North America’s highest mountain peak, rising 6,190 meters above sea level. It has two significant summits, with a prominence of about 1,270 feet. After Mount Everest and Aconcagua, Benali is the third most isolated peak on the planet.

Location: Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S. 63.0690°N 151.0063°W
Easiest route: West Buttress Route (glacier/snow climb)
First ascent: June 7, 1913, by Hudson Stuck, Harry Karstens, Walter Harper, Robert Tatum

2. Mount Saint Elias

Mount Saint Elias (also known as Boundary Peak 186) is located between Canada and the United States. Saint Elias is both Canada’s and the United States’ second-highest peak. It is famous for its massive vertical relief. The peak rises to the north of the Malaspina Glacier.

Location: Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, U.S./Yukon, Canada, 60°17′32″N 140°55′53″W
Easiest route: 1897 by Duke of the Abruzzi
First ascent: glacier/snow/ice climb

3. Mount Foraker

Mount Foraker is a mountain in Denali National Park’s central Alaska Range, located 23 kilometers southwest of Denali. It is the third highest peak in the United States and the second-highest peak in the Alaska range.

Location: Denali Borough, Alaska, United States, 62°57′39″N 151°23′53″W
Easiest route: basic snow/ice
First ascent: August 10, 1934

4. Mount Bona

Mount Bona is the fifth-highest independent peak in the United States and one of the major mountains in the Saint Elias Mountains in eastern Alaska. Bona is the highest volcano in the US and the fourth-highest in North America. The massif of the mountain is almost entirely covered in icefields and glaciers, and it is the primary source of ice for the Klutlan Glacier.

Location: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S. 61°23′08″N 141°44′55″W
Easiest route: Glacier climb (Alaska Grade 2)
First ascent: July 2, 1930, by Allen Carpé, Terris Moore, Andrew Taylor

5. Mount Blackburn

It is the United States’ fifth highest peak and North America’s twelfth highest peak. It’s in the middle of the Wrangell–St. Elias National Park. Mount Blackburn is the highest point in Alaska’s Wrangell Mountains. The massif of the mountain is almost entirely covered in icefields and glaciers. These mountains also contribute a significant amount of ice to the Kuskulana Glacier system and the north-flowing Nabesna Glacier.

Location: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S. 61°43′54″N 143°25′59″W
Easiest route: North Ridge: snow/glacier climb
First ascent: 1958 (true summit) Gilbert, Wahlstrom, Gmoser, Bitterlich, and Blumer

100 tallest mountains are listed below: (by elevation and prominence)

Rank	Mountains	States	Elevation	Prominence
1	Denali (Mount McKinley)	Alaska	6190.5 m	6141 m
2	Mount Saint Elias	Alaska  Yukon	5489 m	3429 m
3	Mount Foraker	Alaska	5304 m	2210 m
4	Mount Bona	Alaska	5044 m	2103 m
5	Mount Blackburn	Alaska	4996 m	3548 m
6	Mount Sanford	Alaska	4949 m	2343 m
7	Mount Fairweather (Fairweather Mountain)	Alaska  British Columbia	4671 m	3961 m
8	Mount Hubbard	Alaska  Yukon	4557 m	2457 m
9	Mount Bear	Alaska	4520 m	1540 m
10	Mount Hunter	Alaska	4442 m	1418 m
11	Mount Whitney	California	4421 m	3072 m
12	Mount Alverstone	Alaska  Yukon	4420 m	594 m
13	University Peak	Alaska	4410 m	978 m
14	Mount Elbert	Colorado	4401.2 m	2772 m
15	Mount Massive	Colorado	4398 m	598 m
16	Mount Harvard	Colorado	4395.6 m	719 m
17	Mount Rainier	Washington	4394 m	4026 m
18	Mount Williamson	California	4383 m	511 m
19	Blanca Peak	Colorado	4374 m	1623 m
20	La Plata Peak	Colorado	4372 m	560 m
21	Uncompahgre Peak	Colorado	4365 m	1304 m
22	Crestone Peak	Colorado	4359 m	1388 m
23	Mount Lincoln	Colorado	4356.5 m	1177 m
24	Castle Peak	Colorado	4352.2 m	721 m
25	Grays Peak	Colorado	4352 m	844 m
26	Mount Antero	Colorado	4351.4 m	763 m
27	Mount Evans	Colorado	4350 m	844 m
28	Longs Peak	Colorado	4346 m	896 m
29	Mount Wilson	Colorado	14,252 ft 4344 m	1227 m
30	White Mountain Peak	California	4344 m	2193 m
31	North Palisade	California	4343 m	882 m
32	Mount Princeton	Colorado	4329.3 m	664 m
33	Mount Yale	Colorado	4328.2 m	578 m
34	Mount Shasta	California	4321.8 m	2979 m
35	Maroon Peak	Colorado	4317 m	712 m
36	Mount Wrangell	Alaska	4317 m	1711 m
37	Mount Sneffels	Colorado	4315.4 m	930 m
38	Capitol Peak	Colorado	4309 m	533 m
39	Pikes Peak	Colorado	4302.31 m	1686 m
40	Windom Peak	Colorado	4296 m	667 m
41	Mount Augusta	Alaska  Yukon	4289 m	1549 m
42	Handies Peak	Colorado	4284.8 m	582 m
43	Culebra Peak	Colorado	4283 m	1471 m
44	San Luis Peak	Colorado	4273.8 m	949 m
45	Mount of the Holy Cross	Colorado	4270.5 m	644 m
46	Grizzly Peak	Colorado	4265.6 m	588 m
47	Mount Humphreys	California	4265 m	781 m
48	Mount Keith	California	4262 m	590 m
49	Mount Ouray	Colorado	4255.4 m	810 m
50	Vermilion Peak	Colorado	4237 m	642 m
51	Atna Peaks	Alaska	4225 m	674 m
52	Regal Mountain	Alaska	4220 m	1340 m
53	Mount Darwin	California	4218 m	576 m
54	Mount Hayes	Alaska	4216 m	3507 m
55	Mount Silverheels	Colorado	4215 m	696 m
56	Rio Grande Pyramid	Colorado	4214.4 m	573 m
57	Gannett Peak	Wyoming	4209.1 m	2157 m
58	Mount Kaweah	California	4209 m	618 m
59	Mauna Kea	Hawaii	4207.3 m	4207 m
60	Grand Teton	Wyoming	4198.7 m	1995 m
61	Mount Cook	Alaska  Yukon	4194 m	2350 m
62	Mount Morgan	California	4193.4 m	807 m
63	Mount Gabb	California	4190 m	793 m
64	Bald Mountain	Colorado	4173 m	640 m
65	Mount Oso	Colorado	4173 m	507 m
66	Mauna Loa	Hawaii	4169 m	2164 m
67	Mount Jackson	Colorado	4168.5 m	552 m
68	Mount Tom	California	4163 m	607 m
69	Bard Peak	Colorado	4159 m	518 m
70	West Spanish Peak	Colorado	4155 m	1123 m
71	Mount Powell	Colorado	4141 m	914 m
72	Hagues Peak	Colorado	4137 m	738 m
73	Mount Dubois	California	4135 m	713 m
74	Tower Mountain	Colorado	13,558 ft 4132 m	504 m
75	Treasure Mountain	Colorado	4125 m	862 m
76	Kings Peak	Utah	4125 m	1938 m
77	North Arapaho Peak	Colorado	4117 m	507 m
78	Mount Pinchot	California	4115 m	643 m
79	Mount Natazhat	Alaska	4095 m	1824 m
80	Mount Jarvis	Alaska	4091 m	1454 m
81	Parry Peak	Colorado	4083 m	524 m
82	Bill Williams Peak	Colorado	4081 m	513 m
83	Sultan Mountain	Colorado	4076 m	569 m
84	Mount Herard	Colorado	4068 m	622 m
85	West Buffalo Peak	Colorado	4064 m	605 m
86	Tressider Peak	Alaska	4058 m	507 m
87	Summit Peak	Colorado	4056.2 m	841 m
88	Middle Peak	Colorado	4056 m	597 m
89	Antora Peak	Colorado	4046 m	734 m
90	Henry Mountain	Colorado	4042 m	510 m
91	Hesperus Mountain	Colorado	4035 m	869 m
92	Mount Silverthrone	Alaska	4029 m	988 m
93	Jacque Peak	Colorado	4027 m	629 m
94	Bennett Peak	Colorado	4026 m	531 m
95	Wind River Peak	Wyoming	4022.4 m	784 m
96	Conejos Peak	Colorado	4017 m	583 m
97	Mount Marcus Baker	Alaska	4016 m	3277 m
98	Cloud Peak	Wyoming	4013.3 m	2157 m
99	Wheeler Peak	New Mexico	4013.3 m	1039 m
100	Francs Peak	Wyoming	4012.3 m	1236 m

States with the highest mountains (over 3000 meters):

1. Colorado (117)
2. Alaska (61)
3. California (18)
4. Wyoming (15)
5. Montona (15)
6. Utah (14)
7. Nevada (13)
8. New Mexico (11)
9. Idaho (6)
10. Washington (4)
11. Oregon (4)
12. Hawaii (3)
13. Arizona (3)