List of mountain peaks of Alaska facts for kids

Alaska is a land of amazing mountains! This article will help you learn about some of the biggest and most important mountain peaks in Alaska. We'll look at them in three main ways:

• How high they are (called elevation): This is how tall a mountain is from sea level. Imagine measuring from the ocean's surface straight up to the top of the mountain.
• How much they stand out (called prominence): This tells you how much a mountain rises above the land around it. A mountain with high prominence really stands out from its neighbors.
• How far they are from other tall peaks (called isolation): This measures how far away a mountain is from any other peak that is just as tall or taller.

Let's explore Alaska's incredible mountains!

Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in North America. It's also one of the most prominent and isolated summits on Earth!

Alaska's Highest Mountains

Alaska is home to some of the tallest mountains in the United States! In fact, the ten highest major mountains in the U.S. are all found right here in Alaska. Only one peak, Denali, is taller than 6,000 meters (about 19,685 feet). Many others are over 4,000 meters (about 13,123 feet) tall. Some of these giant peaks are even on the border with Canada, shared with Yukon or British Columbia.

Here are some of the very highest mountains in Alaska:

Mountains That Really Stand Out

Prominence is about how much a mountain rises above its surroundings. Think of it like a tall building in a flat city – it really stands out! Mountains with high prominence often look very impressive and can be seen from far away.

Here are some of the most prominent mountains in Alaska:

Most Isolated Mountains

Topographic isolation tells us how far a mountain is from any other peak that's just as tall or taller. A mountain with high isolation is like a lonely giant, standing far away from its tall friends. Denali is incredibly isolated, meaning it's a very long way to the next mountain of similar height!

Here are some of the most isolated mountains in Alaska:

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  Denali (Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain peak of the State of Alaska, the United States of America, and all of North America.

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  Mount Saint Elias on the boundary between Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest peak of both the United States and Canada.

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  Mount Foraker is the third highest major mountain peak of Alaska.

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  Mount Blackburn is the highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains.

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  Mount Sanford is the second highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains.

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  Mount Fairweather on the boundary between Alaska and British Columbia is the second most topographically prominent mountain peak of Alaska.

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  Mount Bear in the Saint Elias Mountains.

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  The massive shield volcano Mount Wrangell in the Wrangell Mountains.

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  The active volcano Mount Redoubt is the highest summit of the Aleutian Range.

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  Mount Shishaldin on Unimak Island is the highest point in the Aleutian Islands.

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  Mount Hayes is the highest mountain in the eastern Alaska Range and the sixth most prominent peak in Alaska.

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 mountain peaks of Alaska
      • List of mountains of 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 Hawaiʻi
    • 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
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• Physical geography
  • Topography
    • Topographic elevation
    • Topographic prominence
    • Topographic isolation