List of mountain peaks of North America
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This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks[1] of greater North America.[2]
Further information: Geography of North America and Geology of North America
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.[3][4] The first table below ranks the 100 highest major summits of greater North America by elevation.
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[5][4] The second table below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of greater North America.
- The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[6] The third table below ranks the 50 most isolated major summits of greater North America.