The USA 100 (lower 48 states) Finest Mountains ranked by primary factor.

The list below identifies and ranks the 100 USA (lower 48 states) mountains with the largest prominence or primary factor.

We list all peaks with prominence exceeding 4000 Feet (that is 1219 meter). There are 143 such peaks.
In particular, there are 57 peaks with prominence exceeding 1500 meter, also called Ultra prominent mountains.

The primary factor of a mountain is the minimal vertical drop from its summit before one can ascend a higher peak. In terms of map contours, this vertical drop is defined by the first contour that encircles a higher peak and the preceeding (higher) contour line which has the peak in question as the highest point inside its closed curve. Between these two contour lines lies the (usually unique) defining saddle of the mountain. Note that interpolation is used to estimate values that are between two contour lines.

This list is based on data compiled by Andy Martin, Aaron Maizlish, David Olson, Edward Earl, John Roper, Ken Jones, Ron Tagliapietra, Jeff Howbert and several others. More information can be found here.

Confirmed or suspected corrections are most welcome by email to: petter@ii.uib.no
Copyright 2000-2010, Petter Bjørstad.
I appreciate that use of these data is acknowledged including a link to my main mountain page.

Two stars behind the rank means that I have climbed it (50/50, 57/57, 66/100, 68/143).
Thus, I completed climbing all the Ultras in 2012.

RankHeightNamePrimary factorCountry
1**4392 Mount Rainier 4033 Washington
2**4421 Mount Whitney 3072 California
3**4317 Mount Shasta 2979 California
4**4401 Mount Elbert 2772 Colorado
5**3286 Mount Baker 2707 Washington
6**3305 San Jacinto Peak2539 California
7**3506 San Gorgonio2527 California
8**3633 Charleston Peak2517 Nevada
9**3742 Mount Adams2474 Washington
10**2429 Mount Olympus2386 Washington
11**3426 Mount Hood2347 Oregon
12**3982 Wheeler Peak2307 Nevada
13**3206 Glacier Peak2285 Washington
14**4344 White Mountain Peak2193 California
15**4209 Gannett Peak2158 Wyoming
16**4013 Cloud Peak2157 Wyoming
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17**4199 Grand Teton1996 Wyoming
18**2999 Sacajawea Peak1949 Oregon
19**4123 Kings Peak1938 Utah
20**3269 Mount Graham1932 Arizona
21**3068 Mount San Antonio1903 California
22**3366 Telescope Peak1886 California
23**3877 Mount Peale1884 Utah
24**1917 Mount Washington1872 New Hampshire
25**2037 Mount Mitchell1857 North Carolina
26**3851 Humphreys Peak1841 Arizona
27**3861 Mount Borah1829 Idaho
28**3640 Mount Jefferson1789 Nevada
29**3512 Mount Ellen1787 Utah
30**3362 Deseret Peak1771 Utah
31**3199 Mount Jefferson1767 Oregon
32**3267 Pilot Peak1747 Nevada
33**3417 Crazy Peak1743 Montana
34**2993 McDonald Peak1722 Montana
35**3157 South Sister1703 Oregon
36**3652 Sierra Blanca Peak1693 New Mexico
37**4302 Pikes Peak1686 Colorado
38**3636 Mount Nebo1679 Utah
39**2663 Snowshoe Peak1658 Montana
40**3622 North Schell Peak1650 Nevada
41**3025 Hayford Peak1650 Nevada
42**2999 Star Peak1645 Nevada
43**3719 Diamond Peak1642 Idaho
44**3237 Flat Top Mountain1641 Utah
45**2870 Mount Stuart1626 Washington
46**4374 Blanca Peak1623 Colorado
47**3582 Mount Timpanogos 1609 Utah
48**3684 Ibapah Peak 1605 Utah
49**3194 Mount Cleveland 1599 Montana
50**3189 Lassen Peak 1594 California
******** USA Lower 48 states 50 Finest **** **
51**3588 Arc Dome 1595 Nevada
52**2865 He/She Devil 1591 Idaho
53**2986 Chiricahua Peak 1580 Arizona
54**2791 Mount Lemmon 1578 Arizona
55**2227 Abercrombie Mountain 1575 Washington
56**2751 Mount Eddy 1571 California
57**2885 Miller Peak 1527 Arizona
******** USA Lower 48 states Ultra Mountains. **** **
58**3678 Mount Moriah1497 Nevada
59**1625 Mount Marcy1497 New York
60**2467 Mount Linn 1479 California
613446 Hole in the Mountain Peak1478 Nevada
622772 HP Jackson Mountains1474 Nevada
633660 Hyndman Peak1472 Idaho
642979 Mount Tobin1472 Nevada
65**4282 Culebra Peak1471 Colorado
663473 Ruby Dome1468 Nevada
672692 Mount Pinos 1463 California
683444 Troy Peak1461 Nevada
691628 Round Mountain1458 Washington
703902 Granite Peak 1457 Montana
712737 Mount Spickard 1457 Washington
722176 Copper Butte 1445 Washington
733476 Baldy Peak 1441 Arizona
743709 Delano Peak1435 Utah
753303 Matterhorn1435 Nevada
762136 Scotchman Peak1423 Idaho
77**2550 Mount St. Helens 1404 Washington
782641 Mica Mountain 1403 Arizona
792881 Mount Wrightson 1399 Arizona
803509 Currant Mountain1397 Nevada
812663 Grapevine Peak1389 Nevada
82**4357 Crestone Peak1388 Colorado
833463 Abajo Peak1388 Utah
842947 Swasey Peak1380 Utah
853159 Signal Peak1373 Utah
86**2025 Clingman's Dome1373 Tennessee
87**2385 Emory Peak1370 Texas
882088 Three Fingers 1369 Washington
893151 Cache Peak1365 Idaho
902894 Mount McLoughlin1364 Oregon
912776 Rock Creek Butte1363 Oregon
92**1787 Junipero Serra Peak 1363 California
931733 Santiago Peak 1362 California
942566 Hualapai Peak 1355 Arizona
952783 Mount Shuksan 1344 Washington
963116 Table Mountain 1342 Montana
973091 Mount Stimson 1342 Montana
983079 Kintla Peak 1341 Montana
992966 Granite Peak1341 Nevada
1003038 Mount Augusta1337 Nevada
******** USA, Lower 48 States 100 Finest **** **
1012967 HP Steens Mountain Range1336 Oregon
1023015 Eagle Peak 1330 California
1032647 Remmel Mountain 1330 Washington
1042678 Big Pryor Mountain 1310 Montana
1053523 Chicoma Peak1308 New Mexico
1062950 Mount Lewis1308 Nevada
1071605 Baxter Peak1308 Maine
1082417 Clark Mountain 1307 California
109**4361 Uncmpahgre Peak1295 Colorado
1103473 Scott Peak1293 Idaho
1113153 Navajo Mountain1291 Utah
1122108 Baldy mountain 1289 Montana
1132357 Baboquivari Peak 1281 Arizona
1143188 McAfee Peak1277 Nevada
1152763 Jack Mountain 1276 Washington
1163558 Mount Patterson 1272 California
1173546 Fish lake Hightop Plateau1272 Utah
1182875 Duffer Peak1263 Nevada
1192065 Moses Mountain 1260 Washington
1203422 Monroe Peak1255 Utah
1212896 Mount Edith 1253 Montana
1222761 Strawberry Mountain1253 Oregon
1233254 Sandia Crest1252 New Mexico
1242374 Mount Deception 1252 Washington
1253444 Mount Taylor1248 New Mexico
1262652 Greathouse Peak 1247 Montana
1272861 Black Pine Peak1245 Idaho
1282392 Pinal Peak 1245 Arizona
1292275 Baldy Mountain 1245 Montana
1302880 Piper Peak1244 Nevada
1314009 Francs Peak1237 Wyoming
1323765 Flat Top Mountain1236 Colorado
1333443 Hilgard Peak 1233 Montana
1343042 Ute Peak1231 Colorado
1352944 Frisco Peak1231 Utah
1363601 Castle Peak1230 Idaho
1372260 Mormon Peak1230 Nevada
1382835 Oxford Peak1228 Idaho
139**4342 Mount Wilson1227 Colorado
1402335 Mount Prophet 1225 Washington
1412852 Holland Peak 1224 Montana
1422437 Squaw Peak 1224 Montana
1433993 Truchas Peak1220 New Mexico
******** USA, Lower 48 States Prominence exceeding 4000 Feet. **** **

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