The 25 Highest Mountains In The United States

When it comes to mountains, no other American state contains as many high altitudes as Alaska. Of the ten highest mountains in the United States, all are in the state of Alaska.

In the United States, only Denali is above 20,000 feet. Four major peaks exceed 5,000 meters, nine exceed 4,500 meters, 104 exceed 4,000 meters, and 246 peaks exceed 3,500 meters.

Mount Denali, the highest peak in the United States

Climbing Mount Denali—also known as Mount McKinley—is extremely difficult. More than 32 thousand people have tried to climb to the top and only a small percentage have succeeded. The extremely cold weather, the snow, the permanent ice at the summit and the hardness of the terrain make its ascent one of the most difficult on the planet.

Denali is also known as Mount McKinley after the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley. But the original name given to the mountain by the Alaskan natives was Denali. In 2015 President Obama officially changed the name of the mountain to Denali.

The Highest Mountains in the United States

m asl = meters above sea level 

#	Mountain	Location	Height
1.	Denali	Alaska	6190 m asl
2.	Mount Saint Elias	Alaska	5489 m asl
3.	Mount Foraker	Alaska	5304 m asl
4.	Mount Bona	Alaska	5044 m asl
5.	Mount Blackburn	Alaska	4996 m asl
6.	Mount Sanford	Alaska	4949 m asl
7.	Mount Fairweather	Alaska	4671 m asl
8.	Mount Hubbard	Alaska	4557 m asl
9.	Mount bear	Alaska	4520 m asl
10.	Mount Hunter	Alaska	4442 m asl
11.	Mount Whitney	California	4421 m asl
12.	Mount Alverstone	Alaska	4420 m asl
13.	University Peak	Alaska	4410 m asl
14.	Mount Elbert	Colorado	4401 m asl
15.	Mount Massive	Colorado	4398 m asl
16.	Mount Harvard	Colorado	4395 m asl
17.	Mount Rainier	Washington	4394 m asl
18.	Mount Williamson	Colorado	4383 m asl
19.	White Beak	Colorado	4374 m asl
20.	La Plata Peak	Colorado	4372 m asl
21.	Uncompahgre Peak	Colorado	4365 m asl
22.	Crestone Peak	Colorado	4359 m asl
23.	Mount Lincoln	Colorado	4356 m asl
24.	Peak Castle	Colorado	4352 m asl
25.	Peak Grays	Colorado	4352 m asl