List of mountains in Alaska
In Alaska , Denali is the highest mountain in North America and the northernmost mountain on earth over 5000 m. The Mount Saint Elias , the second highest mountain in the United States and Canada , is one of the relatively highest mountain in the world. Its 5489 m rise directly from the sea level.
Highest mountains
The following list shows the 20 highest mountains in Alaska with a height of over 4000 m and a notch height of at least 500 m. The sea level refers to the mean sea level . The ten tallest mountains in the United States and eight of the 20 tallest mountains in North America are in Alaska.
| rank | summit | mountain range | Sea level | Notch height | Dominance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali | Alaska chain | 6190 m | 6140 m | 7450.7 km |
| 2 | Mount Saint Elias | Elias chain | 5489 m | 3429 m | 41.4 km |
| 3 | Mount Foraker | Alaska chain | 5304 m | 2210 m | 23.3 km |
| 4th | Mount Bona | Elias chain | 5029 m | 2103 m | 80.1 km |
| 5 | Mount Blackburn | Wrangell Mountains | 4996 m | 3548 m | 97.6 km |
| 6th | Mount Sanford | Wrangell Mountains | 4949 m | 2343 m | 64.8 km |
| 7th | Mount Fairweather | Elias chain | 4671 m | 3957 m | 200.7 km |
| 8th | Mount Hubbard | Elias chain | 4557 m | 2457 m | 34.4 km |
| 9 | Mount Bear | Elias chain | 4520 m | 1540 m | 32.4 km |
| 10 | Mount Hunter | Alaska chain | 4442 m | 1409 m | 11.1 km |
| 11 | Mount Alverstone | Elias chain | 4420 m | 594 m | 3.6 km |
| 12 | University Peak | Elias chain | 4410 m | 978 m | 6.0 km |
| 13 | Mount Wrangell | Wrangell Mountains | 4317 m | 1696 m | 23.8 km |
| 14th | Mount Augusta | Elias chain | 4289 m | 1533 m | 26.2 km |
| 15th | Atna Peaks | Wrangell Mountains | 4225 m | 674 m | 8.4 km |
| 16 | Regal Mountain | Wrangell Mountains | 4220 m | 1346 m | 19.7 km |
| 17th | Mount Hayes | Alaska chain | 4216 m | 3506 m | 204.7 km |
| 18th | Mount Cook | Elias chain | 4194 m | 2274 m | 23.4 km |
| 19th | Mount Natazhat | Elias chain | 4095 m | 1824 m | 26.6 km |
| 20th | Mount Jarvis | Wrangell Mountains | 4091 m | 1454 m | 18.0 km |
Largest notch heights
In geography, the notch height refers to the difference in height between a mountain peak and the highest notch over which a higher peak can be reached. The Denali is the third largest in the world.
| rank | summit | mountain range | Sea level | Notch height | Dominance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali | Alaska chain | 6190 m | 6140 m | 7450.7 km |
| 2 | Mount Fairweather | Elias chain | 4671 m | 3957 m | 200.7 km |
| 3 | Mount Blackburn | Wrangell Mountains | 4996 m | 3548 m | 97.6 km |
| 4th | Mount Hayes | Alaska chain | 4216 m | 3506 m | 204.7 km |
| 5 | Mount Saint Elias | Elias chain | 5489 m | 3429 m | 41.4 km |
| 6th | Mount Marcus Baker | Chugach Mountains | 4016 m | 3254 m | 205.2 km |
| 7th | Mount Shishaldin | Unimak Island | 2857 m | 2857 m | 877.6 km |
| 8th | Mount Redoubt | Chigmit Mountains | 3108 m | 2788 m | 94.5 km |
| 9 | Mount Torbert | Alaska chain | 3479 m | 2648 m | 157.3 km |
| 10 | Mount Pavlof | Alaska Peninsula | 2499 m | 2507 m | 151.9 km |
| 11 | Mount Veniaminof | Alaska Peninsula | 2507 m | 2499 m | 337.5 km |
| 12 | Mount Hubbard | Elias chain | 4557 m | 2457 m | 34.4 km |
| 13 | Mount Iliamna | Chigmit Mountains | 3053 m | 2398 m | 54.1 km |
| 14th | Mount Sanford | Wrangell Mountains | 4949 m | 2343 m | 64.8 km |
| 15th | Mount Tom White | Chugach Mountains | 3411 m | 2329 m | 117.6 km |
| 16 | Mount Cook | Elias chain | 4194 m | 2274 m | 23.4 km |
| 17th | Mount Kimball | Alaska chain | 3139 m | 2263 m | 89.8 km |
| 18th | Mount Chamberlin | Brook chain | 2749 m | 2263 m | 636.0 km |
| 19th | Mount Griggs | Alaska Peninsula | 2316 m | 2225 m | 219.3 km |
| 20th | Mount Foraker | Alaska chain | 5304 m | 2210 m | 23.3 km |
| 21st | Mount Crillon | Elias chain | 3879 m | 2187 m | 31.4 km |
| 22nd | Mount Hesperus | Alaska chain | 2996 m | 2127 m | 93.6 km |
| 23 | Mount Vsevidof | Umnak | 2109 m | 2109 m | 358.2 km |
| 24 | Mount Bona | Elias chain | 5029 m | 2103 m | 80.1 km |
| 25th | Mount Drum | Wrangell Mountains | 3661 m | 2060 m | 28.5 km |
Greatest dominance
In geography, dominance denotes the radius of the area which a mountain towers above, i.e. the distance from the summit of a mountain to the nearest higher point. In the case of Denali, this is the summit of the Yanamax in China.
| rank | summit | mountain range | Sea level | Notch height | Dominance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali | Alaska chain | 6190 m | 6140 m | 7450.7 km |
| 2 | Mount Shishaldin | Unimak Island | 2857 m | 2857 m | 877.6 km |
| 3 | Mount Tanaga | Tanaga Island | 1806 m | 1806 m | 656.3 km |
| 4th | Mount Chamberlin | Brook chain | 2749 m | 2263 m | 636.0 km |
| 5 | Mount Igikpak | Brook chain | 2523 m | 1867 m | 462.8 km |
| 6th | Mount Vsevidof | Umnak | 2109 m | 2109 m | 358.2 km |
| 7th | Mount Veniaminof | Alaska Peninsula | 2507 m | 2499 m | 337.5 km |
| 8th | Atuk Mountain | Saint Lawrence Island | 613 m | 613 m | 291.8 km |
| 9 | Mount Griggs | Alaska Peninsula | 2316 m | 2225 m | 219.3 km |
| 10 | Mount Marcus Baker | Chugach Mountains | 4016 m | 3254 m | 205.2 km |
| 11 | Mount Hayes | Alaska chain | 4216 m | 3506 m | 204.7 km |
| 12 | Mount Fairweather | Elias chain | 4671 m | 3957 m | 200.7 km |
| 13 | Mount Torbert | Alaska chain | 3479 m | 2648 m | 157.3 km |
| 14th | Mount Chiginagak | Alaska Peninsula | 2103 m | 2035 m | 157.2 km |
| 15th | Mount Pavlof | Alaska Peninsula | 2499 m | 2507 m | 151.9 km |
| 16 | Mount Makushin | Unalaska Island | 2036 m | 2036 m | 143.5 km |
| 17th | Truuli Peak | Kenai Mountains | 2015 m | 1848 m | 143.1 km |
| 18th | Great Sitkin | Great Sitkin Island | 1740 m | 1740 m | 139.9 km |
| 19th | Mount Korovin | Atka Island | 1533 m | 1533 m | 138.3 km |
| 20th | Devils Paw | Boundary ranges | 2593 m | 1720 m | 138.2 km |
| 21st | Baranof Island High Point | Baranof Island | 1643 m | 1643 m | 128.3 km |
| 22nd | Mount Harper | Tanana Hills | 1994 m | 580 m | 118.0 km |
| 23 | Mount Tom White | Chugach Mountains | 3411 m | 2329 m | 117.6 km |
| 24 | Anvil Peak | Semisopochnoi Island | 1221 m | 1221 m | 112.4 km |
| 25th | Mount Blackburn | Wrangell Mountains | 4996 m | 3548 m | 97.6 km |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Until 2015 officially "Mount McKinley"
- ↑ 50 Most Prominent Peaks on Earth
- ↑ Denali on Peakbagger.com
Web links
Commons : Mountains in Alaska - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
- Highest Alaskan Peaks on nps.gov ( Memento from February 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file)
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