100 Tallest Mountains in the US

The United States is home to a vast and diverse topographical landscape, featuring everything from the volcanic giants of the Pacific Northwest to the ancient, rugged peaks of the Appalachians. However, the true “sky-scrapers” of the country are concentrated in the West, specifically within the Alaska Range, the Sierra Nevada, and the Colorado Rockies. This list of the 100 tallest mountains in the U.S. is a testament to that verticality, led by the incomparable Denali and followed by a “who’s who” of American Fourteeners. Whether you are a dedicated peakbagger or an armchair traveler, this comprehensive ranking highlights the highest points of American wilderness.

Rank	Mountain Peak	State	Elevation (ft)	Range
1	Denali	Alaska	20,310	Alaska Range
2	Mount Saint Elias	Alaska	18,009	Saint Elias Mountains
3	Mount Foraker	Alaska	17,400	Alaska Range
4	Mount Bona	Alaska	16,550	Saint Elias Mountains
5	Mount Blackburn	Alaska	16,390	Wrangell Mountains
6	Mount Sanford	Alaska	16,237	Wrangell Mountains
7	Mount Fairweather	Alaska	15,325	Saint Elias Mountains
8	Mount Hubbard	Alaska	14,951	Saint Elias Mountains
9	Mount Bear	Alaska	14,831	Saint Elias Mountains
10	Mount Hunter	Alaska	14,573	Alaska Range
11	Mount Whitney	California	14,505	Sierra Nevada
12	Mount Alverstone	Alaska	14,500	Saint Elias Mountains
13	University Peak	Alaska	14,470	Saint Elias Mountains
14	Mount Elbert	Colorado	14,440	Sawatch Range
15	Mount Massive	Colorado	14,428	Sawatch Range
16	Mount Harvard	Colorado	14,421	Sawatch Range
17	Mount Rainier	Washington	14,417	Cascade Range
18	Mount Williamson	California	14,379	Sierra Nevada
19	Blanca Peak	Colorado	14,351	Sangre de Cristo
20	La Plata Peak	Colorado	14,343	Sawatch Range
21	Uncompahgre Peak	Colorado	14,321	San Juan Mountains
22	Crestone Peak	Colorado	14,300	Sangre de Cristo
23	Mount Lincoln	Colorado	14,293	Mosquito Range
24	Castle Peak	Colorado	14,279	Elk Mountains
25	Grays Peak	Colorado	14,278	Front Range
26	Mount Antero	Colorado	14,276	Sawatch Range
27	Mount Blue Sky	Colorado	14,271	Front Range
28	Longs Peak	Colorado	14,259	Front Range
29	Mount Wilson	Colorado	14,252	San Miguel Mtns
30	White Mountain Peak	California	14,252	White Mountains
31	North Palisade	California	14,248	Sierra Nevada
32	Mount Princeton	Colorado	14,204	Sawatch Range
33	Mount Yale	Colorado	14,200	Sawatch Range
34	Mount Shasta	California	14,179	Cascade Range
35	Maroon Peak	Colorado	14,163	Elk Mountains
36	Mount Wrangell	Alaska	14,163	Wrangell Mountains
37	Mount Sneffels	Colorado	14,158	San Juan Mountains
38	Capitol Peak	Colorado	14,137	Elk Mountains
39	Pikes Peak	Colorado	14,115	Front Range
40	Mount Eolus	Colorado	14,090	Needle Mountains
41	Mount Augusta	Alaska	14,072	Saint Elias Mountains
42	Handies Peak	Colorado	14,058	San Juan Mountains
43	Culebra Peak	Colorado	14,053	Culebra Range
44	San Luis Peak	Colorado	14,022	La Garita Mountains
45	Mount of the Holy Cross	Colorado	14,011	Sawatch Range
46	Grizzly Peak	Colorado	13,995	Sawatch Range
47	Mount Humphreys	California	13,992	Sierra Nevada
48	Mount Keith	California	13,982	Sierra Nevada
49	Mount Ouray	Colorado	13,971	Sawatch Range
50	Mount Darwin	California	13,837	Sierra Nevada
51	Mount Kaweah	California	13,807	Sierra Nevada
52	Mauna Kea	Hawaii	13,803	Hawaii
53	Grand Teton	Wyoming	13,775	Teton Range
54	Mount Morgan	California	13,758	Sierra Nevada
55	Mount Gabb	California	13,747	Sierra Nevada
56	Mount Tom	California	13,657	Sierra Nevada
57	Gannett Peak	Wyoming	13,809	Wind River Range
58	Mount Dubois	California	13,565	White Mountains
59	Kings Peak	Utah	13,528	Uinta Mountains
60	Mount Pinchot	California	13,500	Sierra Nevada
61	Mount Ritter	California	13,149	Sierra Nevada
62	Wheeler Peak	New Mexico	13,161	Sangre de Cristo
63	Cloud Peak	Wyoming	13,167	Bighorn Mountains
64	Mount Lyell	California	13,120	Sierra Nevada
65	Mount Dana	California	13,061	Sierra Nevada
66	Mount Conness	California	12,590	Sierra Nevada
67	Mount Adams	Washington	12,281	Cascade Range
68	Mount Wood	Montana	12,660	Beartooth Mtns
69	Granite Peak	Montana	12,807	Beartooth Mtns
70	Borah Peak	Idaho	12,668	Lost River Range
71	Humphreys Peak	Arizona	12,637	San Francisco Peaks
72	Mount San Jacinto	California	10,834	San Jacinto Mtns
73	Mount San Gorgonio	California	11,503	San Bernardino Mtns
74	Mount Hood	Oregon	11,249	Cascade Range
75	Lassen Peak	California	10,463	Cascade Range
76	Mount Baker	Washington	10,786	Cascade Range
77	Glacier Peak	Washington	10,541	Cascade Range
78	Mount Olympus	Washington	7,980	Olympic Mountains
79	Mount Cleveland	Montana	10,471	Lewis Range
80	Mount Jefferson	Oregon	10,502	Cascade Range
81	South Sister	Oregon	10,363	Cascade Range
82	Mount McLoughlin	Oregon	9,499	Cascade Range
83	Mount Thielsen	Oregon	9,182	Cascade Range
84	Mount Bachelor	Oregon	9,068	Cascade Range
85	Mount St. Helens	Washington	8,363	Cascade Range
86	Mount Stuart	Washington	9,419	Wenatchee Mtns
87	Mount Shuksan	Washington	9,131	Cascade Range
88	Bonanza Peak	Washington	9,516	Cascade Range
89	Mount Fernow	Washington	9,249	Cascade Range
90	Goode Mountain	Washington	9,220	Cascade Range
91	Mount Marcus Baker	Alaska	13,176	Chugach Mountains
92	Mount Torbert	Alaska	11,413	Tordrillo Mountains
93	Mount Spurr	Alaska	11,070	Tordrillo Mountains
94	Mount Redoubt	Alaska	10,197	Aleutian Range
95	Mount Iliamna	Alaska	10,016	Aleutian Range
96	Mount Pavlof	Alaska	8,261	Aleutian Range
97	Mount Veniaminof	Alaska	8,225	Aleutian Range
98	Mount Shishaldin	Alaska	9,373	Aleutian Range
99	Mount Katmai	Alaska	6,716	Aleutian Range
100	Mount Aniakchak	Alaska	4,400	Aleutian Range