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Top Ten Tallest Mountains in North America

Denali​
Denali​

Denali in Alaska is the tallest mountain peak in North America. Credit: Galyna Andrushko/Shutterstock Denali, once called Mount McKinley, is the tallest mountain in North America.

Mount Logan​
Mount Logan​

Of these 200 highest major summits of North America, 160 are located in the United States, 30 in Canada, 11 in México, six in Guatemala, and one in Costa Rica. Seven of these peaks lie on the Canada-United States border and one lies on the México-Guatemala border.

Pico de ​Orizaba​
Pico de ​Orizaba​

Pico de Orizaba, also known as Citlaltépetl (from Nahuatl citlal(in) = star, and tepētl = mountain), is a stratovolcano, the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America, after Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley) of the United States and Mount Logan of Canada.

Mount Saint ​Elias​
Mount Saint ​Elias​

Mount Saint Elias, also designated Boundary Peak 186, is the second highest mountain in both Canada and the United States, being situated on the Yukon and Alaska border. It lies about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada.

PopocatéPetl​
PopocatéPetl​

Of these 200 highest major summits of North America, 160 are located in the United States, 30 in Canada, 11 in México, six in Guatemala, and one in Costa Rica. Seven of these peaks lie on the Canada-United States border and one lies on the México-Guatemala border.

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Mount ​Foraker​
Mount ​Foraker​

The following sortable table comprises the 200 highest mountain peaks of greater North America with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. 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.

Mount ​Lucania​
Mount ​Lucania​

Of these 200 highest major summits of North America, 160 are located in the United States, 30 in Canada, 11 in México, six in Guatemala, and one in Costa Rica. Seven of these peaks lie on the Canada-United States border and one lies on the México-Guatemala border.

Iztaccihuatl​
Iztaccihuatl​

Of these 200 highest major summits of North America, 160 are located in the United States, 30 in Canada, 11 in México, six in Guatemala, and one in Costa Rica. Seven of these peaks lie on the Canada-United States border and one lies on the México-Guatemala border.

Mount Steele​
Mount Steele​

Of these 200 highest major summits of North America, 160 are located in the United States, 30 in Canada, 11 in México, six in Guatemala, and one in Costa Rica. Seven of these peaks lie on the Canada-United States border and one lies on the México-Guatemala border.

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