List of the major 4000-meter summits of the United States


The following sortable table comprises the 104 mountain peaks of the United States with at least of topographic elevation and at least of topographic prominence.
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. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
  3. The topographic isolation of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.
In the United States, only Denali exceeds elevation. Four major summits exceed, nine exceed, the following 104 major summits exceed, 220 exceed, and 302 exceed elevation.

Major 4000-meter summits

Of these 104 major 4000-meter summits of the United States, 55 are located in Colorado, 23 in Alaska, 16 in California, five in Wyoming, two in Hawaii, and one each in Washington, Utah, and New Mexico. Five of these summits are located on the international border between Alaska and Yukon, and one is located on the international border between Alaska and British Columbia. The ten highest major summits of the United States are all located in Alaska.
RankMountain PeakStateMountain RangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation
1
Alaska Range
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2

Saint Elias Mountains
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3
Alaska Range
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4
Saint Elias Mountains
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5
Wrangell Mountains
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6
Wrangell Mountains
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7

Saint Elias Mountains
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8

Saint Elias Mountains
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9
Saint Elias Mountains
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10
Alaska Range
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11
Sierra Nevada
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12

Saint Elias Mountains
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13
Saint Elias Mountains
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14
Sawatch Range
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15
Sawatch Range
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16
Sawatch Range
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17
Cascade Range
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18
Sierra Nevada
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19
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
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20
Sawatch Range
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21
San Juan Mountains
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22
Sangre de Cristo Range
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23
Mosquito Range
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24
Elk Mountains
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25
Front Range
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26
Sawatch Range
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27
Front Range
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28
Front Range
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29
San Miguel Mountains
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30
White Mountains
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31
Sierra Nevada
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32
Sawatch Range
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33
Sawatch Range
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34
Cascade Range
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35
Elk Mountains
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36
Wrangell Mountains
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37
Sneffels Range
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38
Elk Mountains
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39
Front Range
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40
Needle Mountains
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41

Saint Elias Mountains
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42
San Juan Mountains
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43
Culebra Range
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44
La Garita Mountains
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45
Sawatch Range
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46
Sawatch Range
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47
Sierra Nevada
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48
Sierra Nevada
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49
Sawatch Range
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50
San Juan Mountains
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51
Wrangell Mountains
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52
Wrangell Mountains
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53
Sierra Nevada
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54
Alaska Range
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55
Front Range
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56
San Juan Mountains
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57
Wind River Range
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58
Sierra Nevada
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59
Island of Hawaii
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60
Teton Range
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61

Saint Elias Mountains
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62
Sierra Nevada
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63
Sierra Nevada
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64
Front Range
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65
San Juan Mountains
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66
Island of Hawaii
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67
Sawatch Range
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68
Sierra Nevada
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69
Front Range
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70
Spanish Peaks
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71
Gore Range
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72
Mummy Range
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73
White Mountains
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74
San Juan Mountains
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75
Elk Mountains
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76
Uinta Mountains
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77
Front Range
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78
Sierra Nevada
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79
Saint Elias Mountains
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80
Wrangell Mountains
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81
Front Range
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82
Williams Mountains
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83
San Juan Mountains
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84
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
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85
Mosquito Range
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86
Saint Elias Mountains
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87
San Juan Mountains
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88
San Miguel Mountains
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89
Sawatch Range
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90
Sawatch Range
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91
La Plata Mountains
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92
Alaska Range
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93
Gore Range
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94
San Juan Mountains
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95
Wind River Range
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96
San Juan Mountains
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97
Chugach Mountains
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98
Bighorn Mountains
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98
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