American 14’ers | Trails Unblazed

American Mountains over 14,000 Feet

While there are 96 named summits over 14,000 feet in the United States, the “official” number of 14’ers is often debated by mountaineers based on topographic prominence (how much a peak rises above the saddle connecting it to a higher neighbor).

In the lower 48, there are 67 peaks that meet the 14,000-foot mark, while Alaska holds the truly massive giants like Denali.

Alaska (25 Peaks)

Alaska’s peaks are in a different league, containing the 16 highest summits in the country.

Rank	Mountain Peak	Elevation	Range
1	Denali	20,310 ft	Alaska Range
2	Mount Saint Elias	18,009 ft	Saint Elias
3	Mount Foraker	17,400 ft	Alaska Range
4	Mount Bona	16,550 ft	Saint Elias
5	Mount Blackburn	16,390 ft	Wrangell
6	Mount Sanford	16,237 ft	Wrangell
7	Mount Vancouver	15,979 ft	Saint Elias
8	South Buttress	15,885 ft	Alaska Range
9	Mount Churchill	15,638 ft	Saint Elias
10	Mount Fairweather	15,325 ft	Saint Elias
11	Mount Hubbard	14,951 ft	Saint Elias
12	Mount Bear	14,831 ft	Saint Elias
13	East Buttress	14,730 ft	Alaska Range
14	Mount Hunter	14,573 ft	Alaska Range
15	Browne Tower	14,530 ft	Alaska Range
16	Mount Alverstone	14,500 ft	Saint Elias
17	University Peak	14,470 ft	Saint Elias
18	Aello Peak	14,445 ft	Saint Elias
19	The Snave	14,260 ft	Saint Elias
20	Mount Wrangell	14,163 ft	Wrangell
21	Mount Augusta	14,070 ft	Saint Elias
22	Atna Peaks	13,860 ft	Wrangell
23	Regal Mountain	13,845 ft	Wrangell
24	Mount Hayes	13,832 ft	Alaska Range
25	Mount Cook	13,760 ft	Saint Elias

California (12 Peaks)

Rank	Mountain Peak	Elevation	Range
1	Mount Whitney	14,505 ft	Sierra Nevada
2	Mount Williamson	14,379 ft	Sierra Nevada
3	White Mountain Peak	14,252 ft	White Mountains
4	North Palisade	14,248 ft	Sierra Nevada
5	Mount Shasta	14,179 ft	Cascade Range
6	Mount Sill	14,159 ft	Sierra Nevada
7	Mount Russell	14,094 ft	Sierra Nevada
8	Split Mountain	14,064 ft	Sierra Nevada
9	Mount Langley	14,032 ft	Sierra Nevada
10	Mount Tyndall	14,025 ft	Sierra Nevada
11	Middle Palisade	14,018 ft	Sierra Nevada
12	Mount Muir	14,018 ft	Sierra Nevada

Colorado (58 Peaks)

Colorado has by far the most 14,000-foot peaks, though many are clustered close together.

Rank	Mountain Peak	Elevation	Range
1	Mount Elbert	14,440 ft	Sawatch
2	Mount Massive	14,428 ft	Sawatch
3	Mount Harvard	14,421 ft	Sawatch
4	Blanca Peak	14,351 ft	Sangre de Cristo
5	La Plata Peak	14,343 ft	Sawatch
6	Uncompahgre Peak	14,321 ft	San Juan
7	Crestone Peak	14,300 ft	Sangre de Cristo
8	Mount Lincoln	14,293 ft	Mosquito
9	Castle Peak	14,279 ft	Elk Mountains
10	Grays Peak	14,278 ft	Front Range
11	Mount Antero	14,276 ft	Sawatch
12	Mount Evans	14,271 ft	Front Range
13	Longs Peak	14,259 ft	Front Range
14	Mount Wilson	14,252 ft	San Miguel
15	Quandary Peak	14,271 ft	Tenmile
16	Torreys Peak	14,275 ft	Front Range
17	Mount Princeton	14,204 ft	Sawatch
18	Mount Yale	14,200 ft	Sawatch
19	Mount Belford	14,203 ft	Sawatch
20	Crestone Needle	14,203 ft	Sangre de Cristo
21	Mount Shavano	14,231 ft	Sawatch
22	Mount Bross	14,178 ft	Mosquito
23	Kit Carson Peak	14,171 ft	Sangre de Cristo
24	Maroon Peak	14,163 ft	Elk Mountains
25	Tabeguache Peak	14,162 ft	Sawatch
26	Mount Oxford	14,160 ft	Sawatch
27	Mount Sneffels	14,158 ft	San Juan
28	Mount Democrat	14,155 ft	Mosquito
29	Capitol Peak	14,137 ft	Elk Mountains
30	Pikes Peak	14,115 ft	Front Range
31	Snowmass Mountain	14,099 ft	Elk Mountains
32	Windom Peak	14,093 ft	San Juan
33	Mount Eolus	14,090 ft	San Juan
34	Challenger Point	14,087 ft	Sangre de Cristo
35	Mount Columbia	14,077 ft	Sawatch
36	Missouri Mountain	14,074 ft	Sawatch
37	Humboldt Peak	14,070 ft	Sangre de Cristo
38	Mount Bierstadt	14,065 ft	Front Range
39	Sunlight Peak	14,065 ft	San Juan
40	Handies Peak	14,058 ft	San Juan
41	Culebra Peak	14,053 ft	Sangre de Cristo
42	Ellingwood Point	14,048 ft	Sangre de Cristo
43	Mount Lindsey	14,048 ft	Sangre de Cristo
44	Little Bear Peak	14,043 ft	Sangre de Cristo
45	Mount Sherman	14,043 ft	Mosquito
46	Redcloud Peak	14,041 ft	San Juan
47	Pyramid Peak	14,025 ft	Elk Mountains
48	Wilson Peak	14,024 ft	San Miguel
49	San Luis Peak	14,022 ft	San Juan
50	Wetterhorn Peak	14,021 ft	San Juan
51	Mount of the Holy Cross	14,011 ft	Sawatch
52	Huron Peak	14,010 ft	Sawatch
53	Sunshine Peak	14,007 ft	San Juan
54	North Maroon Peak	14,014 ft	Elk Mountains
55	North Eolus	14,039 ft	San Juan
56	Conundrum Peak	14,037 ft	Elk Mountains
57	Mount Cameron	14,238 ft	Mosquito
58	El Diente Peak	14,159 ft	San Miguel

Washington (2 Peaks)

Rank	Mountain Peak	Elevation	Range
1	Mount Rainier	14,411 ft	Cascade Range
2	Liberty Cap	14,112 ft	Cascade Range

14’er Distribution by State

Colorado (58): The ultimate destination for 14’er “baggers.” Most are accessible via non-technical hiking trails (Class 1 and 2), though some—like the Maroon Bells—require advanced climbing skills.
Alaska (25+): While it has fewer “named” 14’ers, it holds the 16 highest peaks in the entire United States. These are massive, arctic expeditions compared to the walk-ups in the lower 48.
California (12): Home to Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous US. Most California 14’ers are located in the rugged Sierra Nevada.
Washington (2): Dominated by Mount Rainier, which is widely considered the most dangerous and glacier-heavy peak in the lower 48.