One of the things that you may not know about our country is that the highest peaks in the United States are located in Alaska. So, in case you like this kind of travel or vacation, then you already know where you should head on to. However, what are exactly the highest peaks in the United States?
9 Highest Peaks In The United States
#1: Denali
The Denali peak is 20,310 feet (6,190 m) and it’s the centerpiece of the Denali National Park in Alaska. Up until 2015, this peak was known as Mount McKinley.
One of the things that you need to know about this peak is that you can just look at it since it is not possible to go there.
#2: Mount Saint Elias
Seating in Alaska and the Yukon Territory, the Mount Saint Elias is 18,008 feet (5,489 m). Located in the border between the United States and Canada, the first ascended in 1897.
#3: Mount Foraker
Mount Foraker is 17,400 feet (5,304 m) and is, again, located in Alaska. Besides, it is impressive that this peak is also located within the Denali National Park.
Notice that you may also know Mount Foraker as Sultana which means wife or woman.
#4: Mount Bona
Mount Bona is 16,550 feet (5,044 m) and is the highest volcano in the United States. However, there is no need to worry about eruptions since this volcano is dormant.
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#5: Mount Blackburn
Seating in the Wrangell–St. Elias National Park which is the largest National Park in the United States, Mount Blackburn is 16,390 feet (4,996 m).
Mount Blackburn is another dormant volcano that rests near Mount Saint Elias and Mount Sanford.
#6: Mount Sanford
Located in Alaska just like all the highest peaks in the United States that we have seen so far, Mount Sanford is 16,237 feet (4,949 m).
Plumes were seen coming from dormant volcano Mount Sanford in 2010, but the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported that they likely weren’t a result of internal heat but the warming of the face or rock or ice fall activity.
#7: Mount Vancouver
As you can easily tell by its name, Mount Vancouver is located in Alaska and Yukon Territory and straddles national parks in both Alaska and Canada.
With 15,979 feet (4,870 m) in height, Mount Vancouver’s highest peak was first reached in 1949, but it reportedly retains one peak that hasn’t been mastered, the highest unclimbed peak in Canada.
#8: Mount Fairweather
Mount Fairweather is the highest summit in Glacier National Park and Preserve with a height of 15,300 feet (4,671 m). Located in Alaska and British Columbia, Mount Fairweather can receive more than 100 inches of precipitation per year, and its unpredictable storms make it one of the least visited peaks of its size in North America.
#9: Mount Hubbard
Another peak that straddles two countries’ national parks is Mount Hubbard with 14,950 feet (4,557 m). This peak was named for the founder and first president of the National Geographic Society, Gardiner G. Hubbard.