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List of mountain peaks of North America

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of greater 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. The first table below ranks the 100 highest major summits of greater North America by elevation.
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. The second table below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of greater North America.
  3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. The third table below ranks the 50 most isolated major summits of greater North America.

Highest major summits

Of the 100 highest major summits of greater North America, only Denali exceeds elevation, 11 peaks exceed , and all 100 peaks exceed elevation.

Of these 100 peaks, 81 are located in the United States, 17 in Canada, seven in México, and one in Guatemala. Six of these peaks lie on the Canada-United States border.

Most prominent summits

Of the 50 most prominent summits of greater North America, only Denali exceeds of topographic prominence, Mount Logan exceeds , four peaks exceed , 17 peaks exceed , and all 50 peaks exceed of topographic prominence. All of these peaks are ultra-prominent summits.

Of these 50 peaks, 27 are located in the United States, 19 in Canada, three in México, and one each in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Greenland, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. Four of these peaks lie on the Canada-United States border.

Most isolated major summits

Of the 50 most isolated major summits of greater North America, only Denali exceeds of topographic isolation, Gunnbjørn Fjeld exceeds , four peaks exceed , nine peaks exceed , 35 peaks exceed , and all 50 peaks exceed of topographic isolation.

Of these 50 peaks, 16 are located in Canada, 15 in the United States, 7 in Greenland, 6 in México, and one each in the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.

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