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 in the United States..

Rank	Mountain Peak	State	Mountain Range	Elevation (ft)	Prominence (ft)
1	Denali	Alaska	Alaska Range	20,310	20,146
2	Mount Saint Elias	Alaska	Saint Elias Mountains	18,009	11,250
3	Mount Foraker	Alaska	Alaska Range	17,400	7,250
4	Mount Bona	Alaska	Saint Elias Mountains	16,550	6,900
5	Mount Blackburn	Alaska	Wrangell Mountains	16,390	11,640
6	Mount Sanford	Alaska	Wrangell Mountains	16,237	7,687
7	Mount Fairweather	Alaska	Saint Elias Mountains	15,325	12,995
8	Mount Hubbard	Alaska	Saint Elias Mountains	14,951	8,061
9	Mount Bear	Alaska	Saint Elias Mountains	14,831	5,054
10	Mount Hunter	Alaska	Alaska Range	14,573	4,653
11	Mount Alverstone	Alaska	Saint Elias Mountains	14,500	1,950
12	Mount Whitney	California	Sierra Nevada	14,505	10,080
13	University Peak	Alaska	Saint Elias Mountains	14,470	3,210
14	Mount Elbert	Colorado	Sawatch Range	14,440	9,093
15	Mount Massive	Colorado	Sawatch Range	14,428	1,961
16	Mount Harvard	Colorado	Sawatch Range	14,421	2,360
17	Mount Rainier	Washington	Cascade Range	14,417	13,210
18	Mount Williamson	California	Sierra Nevada	14,379	1,676
19	La Plata Peak	Colorado	Sawatch Range	14,343	1,836
20	Blanca Peak	Colorado	Sangre de Cristo Mountains	14,351	5,326
21	Uncompahgre Peak	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	14,321	4,277
22	Crestone Peak	Colorado	Sangre de Cristo Mountains	14,300	4,554
23	Mount Lincoln	Colorado	Mosquito Range	14,293	3,862
24	Castle Peak	Colorado	Elk Mountains	14,279	2,365
25	Grays Peak	Colorado	Front Range	14,278	2,770
26	Mount Antero	Colorado	Sawatch Range	14,276	2,503
27	Mount Blue Sky	Colorado	Front Range	14,271	2,770
28	Longs Peak	Colorado	Front Range	14,259	2,940
29	Mount Wilson	Colorado	San Miguel Mountains	14,252	4,024
30	White Mountain Peak	California	White Mountains	14,252	7,196
31	North Palisade	California	Sierra Nevada	14,248	2,894
32	Mount Princeton	Colorado	Sawatch Range	14,204	2,177
33	Mount Yale	Colorado	Sawatch Range	14,200	1,896
34	Mount Shasta	California	Cascade Range	14,179	9,772
35	Maroon Peak	Colorado	Elk Mountains	14,163	2,336
36	Mount Wrangell	Alaska	Wrangell Mountains	14,163	5,613
37	Mount Sneffels	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	14,158	3,050
38	Capitol Peak	Colorado	Elk Mountains	14,137	1,750
39	Pikes Peak	Colorado	Front Range	14,115	5,530
40	Mount Eolus	Colorado	Needle Mountains	14,090	2,188
41	Mount Augusta	Alaska	Saint Elias Mountains	14,072	5,082
42	Handies Peak	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	14,058	1,908
43	Culebra Peak	Colorado	Culebra Range	14,053	4,827
44	San Luis Peak	Colorado	La Garita Mountains	14,022	3,113
45	Mount of the Holy Cross	Colorado	Sawatch Range	14,011	2,111
46	Grizzly Peak	Colorado	Sawatch Range	13,995	1,928
47	Mount Humphreys	California	Sierra Nevada	13,992	2,563
48	Mount Keith	California	Sierra Nevada	13,982	1,936
49	Mount Ouray	Colorado	Sawatch Range	13,971	2,659
50	Mount Darwin	California	Sierra Nevada	13,837	1,891
51	Mount Kaweah	California	Sierra Nevada	13,807	2,027
52	Gannett Peak	Wyoming	Wind River Range	13,809	7,076
53	Mauna Kea	Hawaii	Island of Hawaiʻi	13,803	13,803
54	Grand Teton	Wyoming	Teton Range	13,775	6,530
55	Mount Morgan	California	Sierra Nevada	13,758	1,648
56	Mount Gabb	California	Sierra Nevada	13,747	2,607
57	Mount Tom	California	Sierra Nevada	13,657	1,991
58	Mount Dubois	California	White Mountains	13,565	2,259
59	Kings Peak	Utah	Uinta Mountains	13,528	6,348
60	Mount Pinchot	California	Sierra Nevada	13,500	2,110
61	Mount Marcus Baker	Alaska	Chugach Mountains	13,176	10,751
62	Cloud Peak	Wyoming	Bighorn Mountains	13,167	7,077
63	Wheeler Peak	New Mexico	Sangre de Cristo Mountains	13,161	3,409
64	Mount Ritter	California	Sierra Nevada	13,149	3,990
65	Mount Lyell	California	Sierra Nevada	13,120	1,920
66	Mount Dana	California	Sierra Nevada	13,061	2,427
67	Granite Peak	Montana	Beartooth Mountains	12,807	4,751
68	Borah Peak	Idaho	Lost River Range	12,668	6,002
69	Humphreys Peak	Arizona	San Francisco Peaks	12,637	6,039
70	Mount Wood	Montana	Beartooth Mountains	12,660	2,860
71	Mount Conness	California	Sierra Nevada	12,590	2,150
72	Mount Adams	Washington	Cascade Range	12,281	8,116
73	Mount San Gorgonio	California	San Bernardino Mountains	11,503	8,294
74	Mount Hood	Oregon	Cascade Range	11,249	7,707
75	Mount San Jacinto	California	San Jacinto Mountains	10,834	8,221
76	Mount Baker	Washington	Cascade Range	10,786	8,812
77	Glacier Peak	Washington	Cascade Range	10,541	7,518
78	Mount Jefferson	Oregon	Cascade Range	10,502	5,777
79	Mount Cleveland	Montana	Lewis Range	10,471	5,246
80	Lassen Peak	California	Cascade Range	10,463	5,229
81	South Sister	Oregon	Cascade Range	10,363	5,585
82	Bonanza Peak	Washington	Cascade Range	9,516	3,711
83	Mount McLoughlin	Oregon	Cascade Range	9,499	4,460
84	Mount Stuart	Washington	Wenatchee Mountains	9,419	5,354
85	Mount Fernow	Washington	Cascade Range	9,249	2,811
86	Goode Mountain	Washington	Cascade Range	9,220	3,808
87	Mount Thielsen	Oregon	Cascade Range	9,182	3,342
88	Mount Shuksan	Washington	Cascade Range	9,131	4,411
89	Mount Bachelor	Oregon	Cascade Range	9,068	2,668
90	Mount St. Helens	Washington	Cascade Range	8,363	4,604
91	Mount Olympus	Washington	Olympic Mountains	7,980	7,838
92	Wheeler Peak	Nevada	Snake Range	13,065	7,563
93	Cloudveil Dome	Wyoming	Teton Range	12,026	1,714
94	Mount Moran	Wyoming	Teton Range	12,605	2,645
95	Mount Sneffels	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	14,158	3,050
96	Mount Sheridan	Wyoming	Red Mountains	10,308	1,811
97	Mount Eddy	California	Klamath Mountains	9,037	5,125
98	Mount Mitchell	North Carolina	Black Mountains	6,684	6,089
99	Mount Washington	New Hampshire	Presidential Range	6,288	6,148
100	Guadalupe Peak	Texas	Guadalupe Mountains	8,751	3,029

100 Tallest Mountains in the US

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