This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Alaska.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. The first table below ranks the 100 highest major summits of Alaska by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. The second table below ranks the 100 most prominent summits of Alaska. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. The third table below ranks the 50 most isolated major summits of Alaska.

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Highest major summits

Of the 100 highest major summits of Alaska, only Denali exceeds elevation, four peaks exceed , 23 peaks exceed , 61 peaks exceed , and 92 peaks exceed elevation. Five of these peaks lie on the international border with Yukon and five lie on the international border with British Columbia. All ten of the highest major summits of the United States are in Alaska.

+The 100 highest summits of Alaska with at least 500 meters of topographic prominenceRankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Alaska Range2Saint Elias Mountains3Alaska Range4Saint Elias Mountains5Wrangell Mountains6Wrangell Mountains7Saint Elias Mountains8Saint Elias Mountains9Saint Elias Mountains10Alaska Range11Saint Elias Mountains12Saint Elias Mountains13Wrangell Mountains14Saint Elias Mountains15Wrangell Mountains16Wrangell Mountains17Alaska Range18Saint Elias Mountains19Saint Elias Mountains20Wrangell Mountains21Saint Elias Mountains22Alaska Range23Chugach Mountains24Alaska Range25Saint Elias Mountains26Alaska Range27Saint Elias Mountains28Saint Elias Mountains29Saint Elias Mountains30Alaska Range31Alaska Range32Chugach Mountains33Saint Elias Mountains34Alaska Range35Alaska Range36Alaska Range37Saint Elias Mountains38Saint Elias Mountains39Saint Elias Mountains40Alaska Range41Saint Elias Mountains42Chugach Mountains43Wrangell Mountains44Saint Elias Mountains45Alaska RangeAlaska Range47Saint Elias Mountains48Saint Elias MountainsSaint Elias Mountains50Saint Elias Mountains51Alaska Range52Alaska Range53Chugach Mountains54Saint Elias Mountains55Chugach Mountains56Chugach Mountains57Alaska RangeSaint Elias Mountains59Chigmit Mountains60Chigmit MountainsCoast Mountains62Alaska Range63Aleutian Range64Unimak Island65Saint Elias Mountains66Alaska Range67Brooks Range68Brooks Range69Talkeetna Mountains70Saint Elias Mountains71Coast Mountains72Chugach Mountains73Alaska Range74Alaska Range75Alaska Range76Brooks Range77Alaska Peninsula78Alaska Peninsula79Unimak Island80Chugach Mountains81Brooks Range82Chugach Mountains83Chugach Mountains84Alaska Peninsula85Chugach Mountains86Umnak Island87Alaska Peninsula88Aleutian Range89Chugach Mountains90Chigmit Mountains91Kenai Mountains92Coast Mountains93Yukon–Tanana uplands94Kenai Mountains95Unimak Island96Tanaga Island97Unalaska Island98Aleutian Range99Saint Elias Mountains100Great Sitkin Island

Most prominent summits

Of the 100 most prominent summits of Alaska, only Denali exceeds of topographic prominence, six peaks exceed , 26 peaks exceed , and 65 peaks are ultra-prominent summits with at least of topographic prominence. Four of these peaks lie on the international border with British Columbia and four lie on the international border with Yukon.

+The 100 most topographically prominent summits of AlaskaRankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Alaska Range2Saint Elias Mountains3Wrangell Mountains4Alaska Range5Saint Elias Mountains6Chugach Mountains7Unimak Island8Chigmit Mountains9Alaska Range10Alaska PeninsulaAlaska Peninsula12Saint Elias Mountains13Brooks Range14Chigmit Mountains15Saint Elias Mountains16Wrangell Mountains17Chugach Mountains18Alaska Range19Alaska Peninsula20Alaska Range21Saint Elias Mountains22Umnak Island23Alaska Range24Saint Elias Mountains25Wrangell Mountains26Aleutian Range27Aleutian Range28Alaska Peninsula29Alaska Range30Chugach Mountains31Unimak Island32Chugach Mountains33Brooks Range34Coast Mountains35Kenai Mountains36Saint Elias Mountains37Chugach Mountains38Tanaga Island39Unalaska Island40Talkeetna Mountains41Unimak Island42Kenai Mountains43Aleutian Range44Great Sitkin Island45Chuginadak Island46Wrangell Mountains47Coast Mountains48Saint Elias Mountains49Alaska Range50Saint Elias Mountains51Baranof Island52Saint Elias Mountains53Chugach Mountains54Chugach Mountains55Carlisle Island56Chugach Mountains57Alaska Range58Alaska Range59Alaska Range60Gareloi Island61Alaska Range62Saint Elias Mountains63Chugach Mountains64Saint Elias Mountains65Atka Island66Admiralty Island67Chugach Mountains68Wrangell Mountains69Saint Elias Mountains70Chigmit Mountains71Saint Elias Mountains72Alaska Range73Revillagigedo Island74Chugach Mountains75Coast Mountains76Kodiak Island77Kuskokwim Mountains78Wrangell Mountains79Seward Peninsula80Herbert Island81Kanaga Island82Akutan Island83Brooks Range84Ray Mountains85Brooks Range86Augustine Island87Saint Elias Mountains88Semisopochnoi Island89Kiska Island90Prince of Wales Island91Alaska Range92Etolin Island93Kupreanof Island94Adak Island95Chichagof Island96Segula Island97Chagulak Island98Saint Elias Mountains99Annette Island100Kuiu Island

Most isolated major summits

Of the 50 most isolated major summits of Alaska, only Denali exceeds of topographic isolation, four peaks exceed , 16 peaks exceed , and 38 peaks exceed of topographic isolation. Two of these peaks lie on the international border with British Columbia.

+The 50 most topographically isolated summits of Alaska with at least 500 meters of topographic prominenceRankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Alaska Range2Unimak Island3Tanaga Island4Brooks Range5Seward Peninsula6Brooks Range7Umnak Island8Alaska Peninsula9Kuskokwim Mountains10Hall Island11Nulato Hills12Saint Lawrence Island13Alaska Peninsula14Alaska Range15Chugach Mountains16Saint Elias Mountains17Brooks Range18Ray Mountains19Alaska Range20Aleutian Range21Alaska Peninsula22Kenai Mountains23Great Sitkin Island24Brooks Range25Kiska Island26Atka Island27Coast Mountains28Kodiak Island29Unalaska Island30Baranof Island31Nulato Hills32Buldir Island33Chugach Mountains34Semisopochnoi Island35Nulato Hills36Yukon–Tanana uplands37Brooks Range38Yukon–Tanana uplands39Seguam Island40Wrangell Mountains41Chigmit Mountains42Kuskokwim Mountains43Alaska Range44Chuginadak IslandPrince of Wales Island46Alaska Range47Saint Elias Mountains48Kobuk-Koyukuk Ranges49Talkeetna Mountains50Chagulak Island

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See also

List of mountain peaks of North America List of mountain peaks of Greenland List of mountain peaks of Canada List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains List of mountain peaks of the United States

List of mountains of the United States#Alaska List of the major 4000-meter summits of Alaska List of the ultra-prominent summits of Alaska List of mountain peaks of Arizona List of mountain peaks of California List of mountain peaks of Colorado List of mountain peaks of Hawaii List of mountain peaks of Idaho List of mountain peaks of Montana List of mountain peaks of Nevada List of mountain peaks of New Mexico List of mountain peaks of Oregon List of mountain peaks of Utah List of mountain peaks of Washington (state) List of mountain peaks of Wyoming List of mountain peaks of México List of mountain peaks of Central America List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean Alaska Geography of Alaska :Category:Mountains of Alaska commons:Category:Mountains of Alaska Physical geography Topography Topographic elevation Topographic prominence Topographic isolation

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References

External links

United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System @ USGS United States National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Geodetic Glossary @ NGS NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 online elevation converter @ NGS Survey Marks and Datasheets @ NGS United States National Park Service (NPS) Highest Alaskan Summits @ NPS Bivouac.com Peakbagger.com Peaklist.org Peakware.com Summitpost.org