USA Contiguous States Most Prominent Peaks

Mount Rainier from near the Sunrise Visitor Center

After starting my mountain climbing activities in the Cascades Range in the Pacific Northwest I became interested in exploring other mountain ranges in the western US States. This interest was initially channeled through my USA State Highpoints project, then expanded to my California Fourteeners project and my ongoing Colorado Fourteeners project. These projects emphasize the highest peaks in the the USA States.

Since starting those projects I have come to appreciate the allure of topographic prominence. I have since visited many peaks specifically to experience that property from their summits.

There are 57 "ultra prominence" peaks in the contiguous (conterminous) United States having at least 5000 feet of topographic prominence. I list these peaks below and indicate which I have visited. While they are all compelling destinations I confess I will not visit them all. I have extended this list to include other peaks I have visited with at least 4000 feet of topographic prominence. Their summit views have been impressive as well.

The USA Contiguous States Most Prominent Peaks

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The Peak List

Washington
Rank	Peak	Prominence (feet)	Elevation (feet)	Year
1	Mount Rainier (Cascade Range HP)	13210	14410	1980
5	Mount Baker	8812	10781	1983
9	Mount Adams	8116	12276	1977
10	Mount Olympus (Olympic Mtns HP)	7838	7969	1992
13	Glacier Peak	7498	10520+	1985
45	Mount Stuart (Wenatchee Mtns HP)	5354	9415	1982
53	Abercrombie Mountain	5168	7308	2014
70	Mount Spickard	4779	8979	1982
72	Copper Butte (Kettle River Range HP)	4740	7140	2014
80	Mount Saint Helens	4573	8333	1977
96	Mount Shuksan	4411	9131	1993

Oregon
Rank	Peak	Prominence (feet)	Elevation (feet)	Year
11	Mount Hood	7706	11239	1977
18	Sacajawea Peak (Wallowa Mtns HP)	6388	9838	1989
31	Mount Jefferson	5777	10497	1978
35	South Sister	5588	10358	1976
89	Rock Creek Butte (Blue Mtns HP)	4466	9106	2008
91	Mount McLoughlin	4455	9495	1980
101	Steens Mountain	4373	9733	2012
127	Strawberry Mountain (Strawberry Mtns HP)	4080	9040+	1985

Idaho
Rank	Peak	Prominence (feet)	Elevation (feet)	Year
27	Borah Peak (Lost River Range HP)	5982	12662	2011
43	Diamond Peak (Lemhi Range HP)	5377	12197
52	She Devil (Seven Devils Mtns HP)	5200	9400+	2014
76	Scotchman Peak	4649	7009	2015

Montana
Rank	Peak	Prominence (feet)	Elevation (feet)	Year
33	Crazy Peak (Crazy Mtns HP)	5709	11209
34	McDonald Peak (Mission Range HP)	5640	9820
39	Snowshoe Peak (Cabinet Mtns HP)	5418	8738
50	Mount Cleveland (Lewis Range HP)	5226	10466
71	Granite Peak (Beartooth Mtns HP)	4759	12799	1979

Wyoming
Rank	Peak	Prominence (feet)	Elevation (feet)	Year
15	Gannett Peak (Wind River Range HP)	7076	13804	1986
16	Cloud Peak (Bighorn Mtns HP)	7067	13167
17	Grand Teton (Teton Range HP)	6530	13770	1987

California
Rank	Peak	Prominence (feet)	Elevation (feet)	Year
2	Mount Whitney (Sierra Nevada HP)	10075	14495	1986
3	Mount Shasta	9762	14162	1986
6	San Jacinto Peak (San Jacinto Mtns HP)	8319	10075
7	San Gorgonio Mountain (San Bernardino Mtns HP)	8294	11499
14	White Mountain Peak (White Mtns HP)	7196	14246	1988
21	Mount San Antonio (San Gabriel Mtns HP)	6224	10064
22	Telescope Peak (Panamint Range HP)	6168	11048	2014
49	Lassen Peak	5229	10457	1986
56	Mount Eddy (Klamath Mtns HP)	5105	9025	2015
63	South Yolla Bolly Mountain	4814	8094	2015

Nevada
Rank	Peak	Prominence (feet)	Elevation (feet)	Year
8	Charleston Peak (Spring Mtns HP)	8241	11916	1988
12	Wheeler Peak (Snake Mtns HP)	7563	13063	1985
28	Mount Jefferson (Toquima Range HP)	5861	11941
32	Pilot Peak (Pilot Range HP)	5726	10716
40	North Schell Peak (Schell Creek Range HP)	5403	11883
41	Star Peak (Humboldt Range HP)	5400	9836
42	Hayford Peak (Sheep Range HP)	5392	9912
51	Arc Dome (Toiyabe Range HP)	5213	11773

Utah
Rank	Peak	Prominence (feet)	Elevation (feet)	Year
19	Kings Peak (Uinta Range HP)	6348	13528	2013
23	Mount Peale (La Sal Mtns HP)	6161	12721	2015
29	Mount Ellen (Henry Mtns HP)	5842	11522	2015
30	Deseret Peak (Stansbury Mtns HP)	5812	11031	2015
38	Mount Nebo (Wasatch Range HP)	5488	11928	2015
44	Flat Top Mountain (Oquirrh Mtns HP)	5370	10620
47	Mount Timpanogos	5269	11749
48	Ibapah Peak (Deep Creek Range HP)	5247	12087
82	Abajo Peak (Abajo Mtns HP)	4550	11360	2015

Colorado
Rank	Peak	Prominence (feet)	Elevation (feet)	Year
4	Mount Elbert (Sawatch Range HP)	9073	14433	1991
37	Pikes Peak	5510	14110	2017
46	Blanca Peak (Sangre de Cristo Range HP)	5326	14345	1982
109	Uncompahgre Peak (San Juan Mtns HP)	4277	14309	2010

Arizona
Rank	Peak	Prominence (feet)	Elevation (feet)	Year
20	Mount Graham (Pinaleno Mtns HP)	6320	10720	2014
26	Humphreys Peak (San Francisco Peaks HP)	6039	12633	2011
54	Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalina Mtns HP)	5157	9157	2013
55	Chiricahua Peak	5139	9759	2014
57	Miller Peak (Huachuca Mtns HP)	5006	9466	2015
73	Mount Baldy (White Mtns HP)	4723	11403	2017
78	Mount Wrightson (Santa Rita Mtns HP)	4578	9453	2015
77	Mica Mountain (Rincon Mtns HP)	4608	8664	2015
93	Hualapai Peak (Hualapai Mtns HP)	4439	8417	2019
115	Baboquivari Peak (Baboquivari Mtns HP)	4194	7734	2017
125	Pinal Peak (Pinal Mtns HP)	4090	7850	2014

New Mexico
Rank	Peak	Prominence (feet)	Elevation (feet)	Year
36	Sierra Blanca Peak (Sacramento Mtns HP)	5533	11973
123	Sandia Crest (Sandia Mtns HP)	4098	10678	2013

Texas
Rank	Peak	Prominence (feet)	Elevation (feet)	Year
87	Emory Peak (Chisos Mtns HP)	4485	7825	2020

Eastern States
Rank	Peak	State	Prominence (feet)	Elevation (feet)	Year
24	Mount Washington (White Mtns HP)	NH	6148	6288	2018
25	Mount Mitchell (Black Mtns HP)	NC	6089	6684	2005
58	Mount Marcy (Adirondack Mtns HP)	NY	4914	5344	2018
85	Clingmans Dome (Great Smoky Mtns HP)	TN	4503	6643	2018
105	Katahdin (Longfellow Mtns HP)	ME	4288	5268	2018

General Information

Peakbagger.com: Paul's USA Lower 48 Peaks with 5000 feet of Prominence
Peakbagger.com: Paul's USA Lower 48 Peaks with 4000 feet of Prominence