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The following sortable table lists the 200 most topographically isolated major mountain peaks of Greater North America. Each of these summits has at least 100 kilometers (62.14 mi) of topographic isolation and at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence.
This article defines Greater North America as the continental landmass of the Americas extending north from the Isthmus of Panama plus the islands surrounding North America. This article defines the Islands of North America to include the coastal islands of North America, the islands of the Caribbean Sea, The Bahamas, the Bermuda Islands, Greenland ( Kalaallit Nunaat) and its surrounding islands, the islands of Northern Canada, the islands of Alaska, the Hawaiian Islands, and the islands of the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. An ultra prominent peak is a summit with at least 1,500 meters (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit.
Rank | Mountain Peak | Region | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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1 | Mount Logan [1] PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 5956 m 19,541 feet |
5247 m 17,215 feet |
623 km 387 miles |
2 | Mount Saint Elias [2] [3] PB |
Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | 5489 m 18,008 feet |
3429 m 11,250 feet |
41 km 26 miles |
3 | Mount Lucania PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 5240 m 17,192 feet |
3085 m 10,121 feet |
43 km 27 miles |
4 | King Peak PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 5173 m 16,972 feet |
1073 m 3,520 feet |
5 km 3 miles |
5 | Mount Steele PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 5020 m 16,470 feet |
760 m 2,493 feet |
10 km 6 miles |
6 | Mount Wood PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 4860 m 15,945 feet |
1180 m 3,871 feet |
19 km 12 miles |
7 | Mount Vancouver PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 4812 m 15,787 feet |
2712 m 8,898 feet |
44 km 27 miles |
8 | Mount Slaggard PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 4742 m 15,558 feet |
502 m 1,647 feet |
8 km 5 miles |
9 | Fairweather Mountain ( Mount Fairweather) [4] [3] PB |
British Columbia Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4671 m 15,325 feet |
3961 m 12,995 feet |
201 km 125 miles |
10 | Mount Hubbard [3] PB |
Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4557 m 14,950 feet |
2457 m 8,061 feet |
34 km 21 miles |
11 | Mount Walsh PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 4506 m 14,783 feet |
1646 m 5,400 feet |
19 km 12 miles |
12 | Mount Alverstone [3] PB |
Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4420 m 14,500 feet |
594 m 1,950 feet |
4 km 2 miles |
13 | McArthur Peak PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 4380 m 14,370 feet |
960 m 3,150 feet |
9 km 6 miles |
14 | Mount Augusta [3] PB |
Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4289 m 14,070 feet |
1549 m 5,082 feet |
23 km 14 miles |
15 | Mount Strickland PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 4260 m 13,976 feet |
780 m 2,559 feet |
7 km 5 miles |
16 | Mount Cook [3] PB |
Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4194 m 13,760 feet |
2274 m 7,460 feet |
23 km 15 miles |
17 | Mount Waddington PB | British Columbia | Waddington Range | 4019 m 13,186 feet |
3289 m 10,791 feet |
562 km 349 miles |
18 | Mount Robson [5] PB | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 3959 m 12,989 feet |
2829 m 9,281 feet |
460 km 286 miles |
19 | Mount Columbia [6] PB |
Alberta British Columbia |
Canadian Rockies | 3741 m 12,274 feet |
2371 m 7,779 feet |
158 km 98 miles |
20 | Mount Clémenceau PB | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 3664 m 12,021 feet |
1499 m 4,918 feet |
36 km 22 miles |
21 | Mount Forbes PB | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 3617 m 11,867 feet |
1629 m 5,344 feet |
47 km 29 miles |
22 | Mount Assiniboine PB |
Alberta British Columbia |
Canadian Rockies | 3616 m 11,864 feet |
2086 m 6,844 feet |
142 km 88 miles |
23 | Mount Goodsir PB | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 3567 m 11,703 feet |
1887 m 6,191 feet |
64 km 40 miles |
24 | Monarch Mountain PB | British Columbia | Monarch Icefield | 3555 m 11,663 feet |
2915 m 9,564 feet |
71 km 44 miles |
25 | Mount Temple PB | Alberta | Bow Range | 3540 m 11,614 feet |
1540 m 5,052 feet |
21 km 13 miles |
26 | Mount Brazeau PB | Alberta | Queen Elizabeth Ranges | 3525 m 11,565 feet |
1443 m 4,734 feet |
31 km 19 miles |
27 | Mount Sir Sandford PB | British Columbia | Selkirk Mountains | 3519 m 11,545 feet |
2707 m 8,881 feet |
62 km 39 miles |
28 | Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier PB | British Columbia | Cariboo Mountains | 3516 m 11,535 feet |
2728 m 8,950 feet |
52 km 32 miles |
29 | Mount Farnham PB | British Columbia | Purcell Mountains | 3493 m 11,460 feet |
2113 m 6,932 feet |
73 km 45 miles |
30 | Mount Joffre PB |
Alberta British Columbia |
Canadian Rockies | 3433 m 11,263 feet |
1505 m 4,938 feet |
49 km 31 miles |
31 | Howser Spire PB | British Columbia | Purcell Mountains | 3412 m 11,194 feet |
NA | 35 km 22 miles |
32 | Whitehorn Mountain PB | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 3399 m 11,152 feet |
1747 m 5,732 feet |
8 km 5 miles |
33 | Mount Hector PB | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 3394 m 11,135 feet |
1759 m 5,771 feet |
23 km 14 miles |
34 | Mount Dawson PB | British Columbia | Selkirk Mountains | 3377 m 11,079 feet |
2054 m 6,739 feet |
63 km 39 miles |
35 | Mount Edith Cavell PB | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 3363 m 11,033 feet |
2007 m 6,585 feet |
47 km 29 miles |
36 | Mount Fryatt PB | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 3361 m 11,027 feet |
1608 m 5,276 feet |
16 km 10 miles |
37 | Mount Harrison (British Columbia) PB | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 3360 m 11,024 feet |
1778 m 5,833 feet |
52 km 32 miles |
38 | Mount Chown PB | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 3316 m 10,879 feet |
1746 m 5,728 feet |
31 km 19 miles |
39 | Mount Queen Bess PB | British Columbia | Homathko Icefield | 3298 m 10,820 feet |
2355 m 7,726 feet |
46 km 28 miles |
40 | Mount Sir Alexander PB | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 3275 m 10,745 feet |
1762 m 5,781 feet |
88 km 55 miles |
41 | Mount Monashee PB | British Columbia | Monashee Mountains | 3274 m 10,741 feet |
2394 m 7,854 feet |
52 km 32 miles |
42 | Good Hope Mountain PB | British Columbia | Homathko Icefield | 3242 m 10,636 feet |
1497 m 4,911 feet |
31 km 19 miles |
43 | Mount Ida PB | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 3200 m 10,499 feet |
1530 m 5,020 feet |
14 km 9 miles |
44 | Razorback Mountain PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 3183 m 10,443 feet |
2153 m 7,064 feet |
37 km 23 miles |
45 | Mount Monmouth PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 3182 m 10,440 feet |
1602 m 5,256 feet |
32 km 20 miles |
46 | Mount Cooper PB | British Columbia | Selkirk Mountains | 3094 m 10,151 feet |
2319 m 7,608 feet |
50 km 31 miles |
47 | Mount Ratz PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 3090 m 10,138 feet |
2430 m 7,972 feet |
311 km 193 miles |
48 | Jeanette Peak PB | British Columbia | Selwyn Range | 3089 m 10,135 feet |
1657 m 5,436 feet |
20 km 13 miles |
49 | Mount Tatlow PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 3063 m 10,049 feet |
1613 m 5,292 feet |
34 km 21 miles |
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British Columbia Alaska |
Boundary Ranges | 3053 m 10,016 feet |
1313 m 4,308 feet |
42 km 26 miles |
51 | Talchako Mountain PB | British Columbia | Monarch Icefield | 3037 m 9,964 feet |
1676 m 5,499 feet |
23 km 15 miles |
52 | Ulysses Mountain PB | British Columbia | Muskwa Ranges | 3024 m 9,921 feet |
2294 m 7,526 feet |
436 km 271 miles |
53 | Scud Peak PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2987 m 9,800 feet |
2172 m 7,126 feet |
57 km 36 miles |
54 | Mount Odin PB | British Columbia | Monashee Mountains | 2971 m 9,747 feet |
2409 m 7,904 feet |
65 km 41 miles |
55 | Skihist Mountain PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 2968 m 9,738 feet |
2463 m 8,081 feet |
157 km 98 miles |
56 | Ambition Mountain PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2953 m 9,688 feet |
1513 m 4,964 feet |
26 km 16 miles |
57 | Keele Peak PB | Yukon | Mackenzie Mountains | 2952 m 9,685 feet |
2161 m 7,090 feet |
543 km 337 miles |
58 | Mount Ovington PB | British Columbia | Hart Ranges | 2949 m 9,675 feet |
1600 m 5,249 feet |
19 km 12 miles |
59 | Mount Sylvia PB | British Columbia | Muskwa Ranges | 2940 m 9,646 feet |
1559 m 5,115 feet |
85 km 53 miles |
60 | Whitecap Mountain PB | British Columbia | Bendor Range | 2918 m 9,573 feet |
1533 m 5,030 feet |
73 km 45 miles |
61 | Mount Saugstad PB | British Columbia | Monarch Icefield | 2908 m 9,541 feet |
1850 m 6,070 feet |
39 km 24 miles |
62 | The Horn PB | British Columbia | Monarch Icefield | 2907 m 9,537 feet |
1527 m 5,010 feet |
20 km 13 miles |
63 | Chutine Peak PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2903 m 9,524 feet |
1758 m 5,768 feet |
43 km 26 miles |
64 | Wedge Mountain PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 2892 m 9,488 feet |
2252 m 7,388 feet |
64 km 40 miles |
65 | Mount Seton PB | British Columbia | Cayoosh Range | 2855 m 9,367 feet |
1580 m 5,184 feet |
20 km 13 miles |
66 | Gladsheim Peak PB | British Columbia | Selkirk Mountains | 2830 m 9,285 feet |
2056 m 6,745 feet |
53 km 33 miles |
67 | Mount Cairnes PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 2820 m 9,252 feet |
2000 m 6,562 feet |
40 km 25 miles |
68 | Cond Peak PB | British Columbia | Selkirk Mountains | 2801 m 9,190 feet |
1720 m 5,643 feet |
35 km 22 miles |
69 | Mount Edziza] PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2793 m 9,163 feet |
1763 m 5,784 feet |
62 km 38 miles |
70 | Mount Nirvana [7] PB | Northwest Territories | Mackenzie Mountains | 2773 m 9,098 feet |
1663 m 5,456 feet |
220 km 137 miles |
71 | Howson Peak PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 2759 m 9,052 feet |
1829 m 6,001 feet |
254 km 158 miles |
72 | Mount Macdonald PB | Yukon | Mackenzie Mountains | 2758 m 9,050 feet |
1554 m 5,097 feet |
187 km 116 miles |
73 | Tsaydaychuz Peak PB | British Columbia | Kitimat Ranges | 2758 m 9,049 feet |
1826 m 5,991 feet |
83 km 51 miles |
74 | Overseer Mountain PB | British Columbia | Pemberton Icefield | 2749 m 9,019 feet |
1679 m 5,509 feet |
19 km 12 miles |
75 | Thudaka Mountain PB | British Columbia | Cassiar Mountains | 2748 m 9,016 feet |
1739 m 5,705 feet |
103 km 64 miles |
76 | Seven Sisters Peaks PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 2747 m 9,012 feet |
1862 m 6,109 feet |
69 km 43 miles |
77 | Alsek Peak PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 2740 m 8,990 feet |
2025 m 6,644 feet |
68 km 43 miles |
78 | Mount Jancowski PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2729 m 8,953 feet |
2079 m 6,821 feet |
124 km 77 miles |
79 | Mount Pattullo PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2727 m 8,947 feet |
1617 m 5,305 feet |
23 km 14 miles |
80 | Atna Peak PB | British Columbia | Kitimat Ranges | 2724 m 8,937 feet |
1828 m 5,997 feet |
57 km 35 miles |
81 | Buckwell Peak PB |
British Columbia Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 2721 m 8,927 feet |
1971 m 6,467 feet |
56 km 35 miles |
82 | Basement Peak PB |
British Columbia Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 2706 m 8,878 feet |
1606 m 5,269 feet |
24 km 15 miles |
83 | Otter Mountain PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2692 m 8,832 feet |
2242 m 7,356 feet |
25 km 16 miles |
84 | Sharktooth Mountain PB | British Columbia | Cassiar Mountains | 2668 m 8,753 feet |
1653 m 5,423 feet |
98 km 61 miles |
85 | Thunder Mountain PB | British Columbia | Kitimat Ranges | 2664 m 8,740 feet |
1694 m 5,558 feet |
28 km 17 miles |
86 | Dunn Peak PB | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | 2636 m 8,648 feet |
1531 m 5,023 feet |
87 km 54 miles |
87 | Barbeau Peak [8] PB | Nunavut | Ellesmere Island | 2616 m 8,583 feet |
2616 m 8,583 feet |
796 km 495 miles |
88 | Mount Wotzke PB | British Columbia | Quesnel Highland | 2597 m 8,520 feet |
1556 m 5,105 feet |
59 km 37 miles |
89 | Silvertip Mountain PB | British Columbia | Cascade Range | 2596 m 8,517 feet |
1876 m 6,155 feet |
20 km 12 miles |
90 | Unuk Peak PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2595 m 8,514 feet |
1725 m 5,659 feet |
14 km 9 miles |
91 | Devils Paw [3] PB |
British Columbia Alaska |
Boundary Ranges | 2593 m 8,507 feet |
1720 m 5,643 feet |
138 km 86 miles |
92 | Hudson Bay Mountain PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 2589 m 8,494 feet |
1609 m 5,279 feet |
51 km 32 miles |
93 | Shedin Peak PB | British Columbia | Skeena Mountains | 2588 m 8,491 feet |
1798 m 5,899 feet |
118 km 73 miles |
94 | Mount Archibald PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 2576 m 8,450 feet |
1665 m 5,463 feet |
24 km 15 miles |
95 | The Pinnacles PB | British Columbia | Monashee Mountains | 2573 m 8,442 feet |
1667 m 5,469 feet |
40 km 25 miles |
96 | Mount Perseus PB | British Columbia | Quesnel Highland | 2553 m 8,376 feet |
1683 m 5,522 feet |
41 km 25 miles |
97 | Detour Peak PB |
British Columbia Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 2550 m 8,366 feet |
1906 m 6,253 feet |
21 km 13 miles |
98 | Kaza Mountain PB | British Columbia | Cariboo Mountains | 2543 m 8,343 feet |
1573 m 5,161 feet |
35 km 22 miles |
99 | Gataga Peak PB | British Columbia | Muskwa Ranges | 2533 m 8,310 feet |
1515 m 4,970 feet |
35 km 22 miles |
100 | Whiting Peak PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2524 m 8,281 feet |
1669 m 5,476 feet |
54 km 33 miles |
Washington Longitude | Greenwich Longitude | Defining Event | Date | Boundaries |
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25°W | 102°03'W | Kansas Admission Act [9] | 1861-01-29 | Western boundary of Kansas. |
Colorado Territory Organic Act [10] | 1861-02-28 | Eastern boundary of Colorado and western boundary of Nebraska south of 41st parallel north. | ||
27°W | 104°03'W | Idaho Territory Organic Act [11] | 1863-03-04 | Western boundary of Nebraska north of 41st parallel north. Eastern boundary of Idaho Territory and western boundary of Dakota Territory north of 43rd parallel north until 1864-05-26. |
Montana Territory Organic Act [12] | 1864-05-26 | Eastern boundary of Montana north of 45th parallel north. Western boundary of Dakota Territory north of 45th parallel north until 1889-11-02. | ||
Wyoming Territory Organic Act [13] | 1868-07-25 | Eastern boundary of Wyoming. Western boundary of Dakota Territory north of 43rd parallel north until 1889-11-02. | ||
North Dakota Admission [14] | 1889-11-02 | Western boundary of North Dakota. | ||
South Dakota Admission [14] | 1889-11-02 | Western boundary of South Dakota north of 43rd parallel north. | ||
32°W | 109°03'W | Colorado Territory Organic Act [10] | 1861-02-28 | Western boundary of Colorado and eastern boundary of Utah south of 41st parallel north. |
Arizona Territory Organic Act [15] | 1863-02-24 | Eastern boundary of Arizona and western boundary of New Mexico. | ||
33°W | 110°03'W | Dakota Territory Organic Act [16] | 1861-03-02 | Western boundary of Nebraska Territory north of 41st parallel north, eastern boundary of Utah Territory north of 41st parallel north, and eastern boundary of Washington Territory south of Continental Divide until 1863-03-04. |
34°W | 111°03'W | Montana Territory Organic Act [12] | 1864-05-26 | Eastern boundary of Montana south of 45th parallel north. Western boundary of Dakota Territory between 45th parallel north and Continental Divide until 1868-07-25. |
Wyoming Territory Organic Act [13] | 1868-07-25 | Western boundary of Wyoming, eastern boundary of Idaho south of Continental Divide, and eastern boundary of Utah north of 41st parallel north. | ||
37°W | 114°03'W | Nevada Boundary Act [17] | 1866-05-05 | Boundary between Nevada and Utah. |
Nevada Boundary Approval [17] | 1867-01-18 | Boundary between Nevada and Arizona north of Colorado River. | ||
39°W | 116°03'W | Nevada Territory Organic Act [18] | 1861-03-02 | Eastern boundary of Nevada Territory and western boundary of Utah Territory until 1866-05-05. |
Montana Territory Organic Act [12] | 1864-05-26 | Boundary between Montana and Idaho north of Bitterroot Range. |
The 25th meridian of longitude west from Washington is a line of longitude approximately 102.05 degrees west of the Prime Meridian of Greenwich. In the United States of America, the meridian 25 degrees west of the Washington Meridian defines the eastern boundary of the State of Colorado, the western boundary of the State of Kansas, and the western boundary of the State of Nebraska south of the 41st parallel north.
On 1861-01-29, the Act Admitting the State of Kansas to the Union defined the western boundary of the new state as the 25th meridian of longitude west from Washington. This rendered the western portion of the Territory of Kansas unorganized. Thirty days later on 1861-02-28, the Act Organizing the Territory of Colorado defined the eastern boundary of the new territory as the 25th meridian of longitude west from Washington. [10] The creation of the Colorado Territory moved the western boundary of the Territory of Nebraska south of the 41st parallel north east to this meridian. These boundaries on the 25th meridian of longitude west from Washington remained when Nebraska became a state on 1867-03-01, and Colorado became a state on 1876-08-01.
Latitude and longitude uniquely describe the location of any point on Earth. Latitude may be simply calculated from astronomical or solar observation, either at land or sea, interrupted only by cloudy skies. Longitude, on the other hand, requires both astronomical or solar observation and some form of time reference to a longitude reference point. Thomas Harrison produced the first precise marine chronometer in 1761.
The completion of the first North American telegraph line between Washington and Baltimore on 1844-05-24, introduced a technology that could transmit time signals at the speed of light. On 1850-09-28, the United States adopted two primary meridians of longitude for officially use: the Greenwich Meridian (through the old Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England) for all nautical and international use, and the Washington Meridian (through the old United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.) for more accurate astronomical and domestic use. The completion of the first telegraph line across North America on 1861-10-24, allowed time signals from the Naval Observatory in Washington to be transmitted across the continent.
The United States used the Washington Meridian as the longitude reference for most states and territories created between 1861 and 1868. The completion of the first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable on 1866-07-28, allowed the Naval Observatory at Washington to be synchronized with the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. The need for a separate national meridian for the United States gradually faded, and in 1884, U.S. President Chester A. Arthur called the International Meridian Conference in Washington which selected the meridian of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich as the international Prime Meridian. On 1912-08-12, the United States adopted the Prime Meridian of Greenwich for all uses domestic and international.
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The following sortable table lists the 200 most topographically isolated major mountain peaks of Greater North America. Each of these summits has at least 100 kilometers (62.14 mi) of topographic isolation and at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence.
This article defines Greater North America as the continental landmass of the Americas extending north from the Isthmus of Panama plus the islands surrounding North America. This article defines the Islands of North America to include the coastal islands of North America, the islands of the Caribbean Sea, The Bahamas, the Bermuda Islands, Greenland ( Kalaallit Nunaat) and its surrounding islands, the islands of Northern Canada, the islands of Alaska, the Hawaiian Islands, and the islands of the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. An ultra prominent peak is a summit with at least 1,500 meters (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit.
Rank | Mountain Peak | Region | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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1 | Mount Logan [1] PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 5956 m 19,541 feet |
5247 m 17,215 feet |
623 km 387 miles |
2 | Mount Saint Elias [2] [3] PB |
Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | 5489 m 18,008 feet |
3429 m 11,250 feet |
41 km 26 miles |
3 | Mount Lucania PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 5240 m 17,192 feet |
3085 m 10,121 feet |
43 km 27 miles |
4 | King Peak PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 5173 m 16,972 feet |
1073 m 3,520 feet |
5 km 3 miles |
5 | Mount Steele PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 5020 m 16,470 feet |
760 m 2,493 feet |
10 km 6 miles |
6 | Mount Wood PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 4860 m 15,945 feet |
1180 m 3,871 feet |
19 km 12 miles |
7 | Mount Vancouver PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 4812 m 15,787 feet |
2712 m 8,898 feet |
44 km 27 miles |
8 | Mount Slaggard PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 4742 m 15,558 feet |
502 m 1,647 feet |
8 km 5 miles |
9 | Fairweather Mountain ( Mount Fairweather) [4] [3] PB |
British Columbia Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4671 m 15,325 feet |
3961 m 12,995 feet |
201 km 125 miles |
10 | Mount Hubbard [3] PB |
Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4557 m 14,950 feet |
2457 m 8,061 feet |
34 km 21 miles |
11 | Mount Walsh PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 4506 m 14,783 feet |
1646 m 5,400 feet |
19 km 12 miles |
12 | Mount Alverstone [3] PB |
Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4420 m 14,500 feet |
594 m 1,950 feet |
4 km 2 miles |
13 | McArthur Peak PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 4380 m 14,370 feet |
960 m 3,150 feet |
9 km 6 miles |
14 | Mount Augusta [3] PB |
Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4289 m 14,070 feet |
1549 m 5,082 feet |
23 km 14 miles |
15 | Mount Strickland PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 4260 m 13,976 feet |
780 m 2,559 feet |
7 km 5 miles |
16 | Mount Cook [3] PB |
Yukon Alaska |
Saint Elias Mountains | 4194 m 13,760 feet |
2274 m 7,460 feet |
23 km 15 miles |
17 | Mount Waddington PB | British Columbia | Waddington Range | 4019 m 13,186 feet |
3289 m 10,791 feet |
562 km 349 miles |
18 | Mount Robson [5] PB | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 3959 m 12,989 feet |
2829 m 9,281 feet |
460 km 286 miles |
19 | Mount Columbia [6] PB |
Alberta British Columbia |
Canadian Rockies | 3741 m 12,274 feet |
2371 m 7,779 feet |
158 km 98 miles |
20 | Mount Clémenceau PB | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 3664 m 12,021 feet |
1499 m 4,918 feet |
36 km 22 miles |
21 | Mount Forbes PB | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 3617 m 11,867 feet |
1629 m 5,344 feet |
47 km 29 miles |
22 | Mount Assiniboine PB |
Alberta British Columbia |
Canadian Rockies | 3616 m 11,864 feet |
2086 m 6,844 feet |
142 km 88 miles |
23 | Mount Goodsir PB | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 3567 m 11,703 feet |
1887 m 6,191 feet |
64 km 40 miles |
24 | Monarch Mountain PB | British Columbia | Monarch Icefield | 3555 m 11,663 feet |
2915 m 9,564 feet |
71 km 44 miles |
25 | Mount Temple PB | Alberta | Bow Range | 3540 m 11,614 feet |
1540 m 5,052 feet |
21 km 13 miles |
26 | Mount Brazeau PB | Alberta | Queen Elizabeth Ranges | 3525 m 11,565 feet |
1443 m 4,734 feet |
31 km 19 miles |
27 | Mount Sir Sandford PB | British Columbia | Selkirk Mountains | 3519 m 11,545 feet |
2707 m 8,881 feet |
62 km 39 miles |
28 | Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier PB | British Columbia | Cariboo Mountains | 3516 m 11,535 feet |
2728 m 8,950 feet |
52 km 32 miles |
29 | Mount Farnham PB | British Columbia | Purcell Mountains | 3493 m 11,460 feet |
2113 m 6,932 feet |
73 km 45 miles |
30 | Mount Joffre PB |
Alberta British Columbia |
Canadian Rockies | 3433 m 11,263 feet |
1505 m 4,938 feet |
49 km 31 miles |
31 | Howser Spire PB | British Columbia | Purcell Mountains | 3412 m 11,194 feet |
NA | 35 km 22 miles |
32 | Whitehorn Mountain PB | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 3399 m 11,152 feet |
1747 m 5,732 feet |
8 km 5 miles |
33 | Mount Hector PB | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 3394 m 11,135 feet |
1759 m 5,771 feet |
23 km 14 miles |
34 | Mount Dawson PB | British Columbia | Selkirk Mountains | 3377 m 11,079 feet |
2054 m 6,739 feet |
63 km 39 miles |
35 | Mount Edith Cavell PB | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 3363 m 11,033 feet |
2007 m 6,585 feet |
47 km 29 miles |
36 | Mount Fryatt PB | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 3361 m 11,027 feet |
1608 m 5,276 feet |
16 km 10 miles |
37 | Mount Harrison (British Columbia) PB | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 3360 m 11,024 feet |
1778 m 5,833 feet |
52 km 32 miles |
38 | Mount Chown PB | Alberta | Canadian Rockies | 3316 m 10,879 feet |
1746 m 5,728 feet |
31 km 19 miles |
39 | Mount Queen Bess PB | British Columbia | Homathko Icefield | 3298 m 10,820 feet |
2355 m 7,726 feet |
46 km 28 miles |
40 | Mount Sir Alexander PB | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 3275 m 10,745 feet |
1762 m 5,781 feet |
88 km 55 miles |
41 | Mount Monashee PB | British Columbia | Monashee Mountains | 3274 m 10,741 feet |
2394 m 7,854 feet |
52 km 32 miles |
42 | Good Hope Mountain PB | British Columbia | Homathko Icefield | 3242 m 10,636 feet |
1497 m 4,911 feet |
31 km 19 miles |
43 | Mount Ida PB | British Columbia | Canadian Rockies | 3200 m 10,499 feet |
1530 m 5,020 feet |
14 km 9 miles |
44 | Razorback Mountain PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 3183 m 10,443 feet |
2153 m 7,064 feet |
37 km 23 miles |
45 | Mount Monmouth PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 3182 m 10,440 feet |
1602 m 5,256 feet |
32 km 20 miles |
46 | Mount Cooper PB | British Columbia | Selkirk Mountains | 3094 m 10,151 feet |
2319 m 7,608 feet |
50 km 31 miles |
47 | Mount Ratz PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 3090 m 10,138 feet |
2430 m 7,972 feet |
311 km 193 miles |
48 | Jeanette Peak PB | British Columbia | Selwyn Range | 3089 m 10,135 feet |
1657 m 5,436 feet |
20 km 13 miles |
49 | Mount Tatlow PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 3063 m 10,049 feet |
1613 m 5,292 feet |
34 km 21 miles |
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British Columbia Alaska |
Boundary Ranges | 3053 m 10,016 feet |
1313 m 4,308 feet |
42 km 26 miles |
51 | Talchako Mountain PB | British Columbia | Monarch Icefield | 3037 m 9,964 feet |
1676 m 5,499 feet |
23 km 15 miles |
52 | Ulysses Mountain PB | British Columbia | Muskwa Ranges | 3024 m 9,921 feet |
2294 m 7,526 feet |
436 km 271 miles |
53 | Scud Peak PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2987 m 9,800 feet |
2172 m 7,126 feet |
57 km 36 miles |
54 | Mount Odin PB | British Columbia | Monashee Mountains | 2971 m 9,747 feet |
2409 m 7,904 feet |
65 km 41 miles |
55 | Skihist Mountain PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 2968 m 9,738 feet |
2463 m 8,081 feet |
157 km 98 miles |
56 | Ambition Mountain PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2953 m 9,688 feet |
1513 m 4,964 feet |
26 km 16 miles |
57 | Keele Peak PB | Yukon | Mackenzie Mountains | 2952 m 9,685 feet |
2161 m 7,090 feet |
543 km 337 miles |
58 | Mount Ovington PB | British Columbia | Hart Ranges | 2949 m 9,675 feet |
1600 m 5,249 feet |
19 km 12 miles |
59 | Mount Sylvia PB | British Columbia | Muskwa Ranges | 2940 m 9,646 feet |
1559 m 5,115 feet |
85 km 53 miles |
60 | Whitecap Mountain PB | British Columbia | Bendor Range | 2918 m 9,573 feet |
1533 m 5,030 feet |
73 km 45 miles |
61 | Mount Saugstad PB | British Columbia | Monarch Icefield | 2908 m 9,541 feet |
1850 m 6,070 feet |
39 km 24 miles |
62 | The Horn PB | British Columbia | Monarch Icefield | 2907 m 9,537 feet |
1527 m 5,010 feet |
20 km 13 miles |
63 | Chutine Peak PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2903 m 9,524 feet |
1758 m 5,768 feet |
43 km 26 miles |
64 | Wedge Mountain PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 2892 m 9,488 feet |
2252 m 7,388 feet |
64 km 40 miles |
65 | Mount Seton PB | British Columbia | Cayoosh Range | 2855 m 9,367 feet |
1580 m 5,184 feet |
20 km 13 miles |
66 | Gladsheim Peak PB | British Columbia | Selkirk Mountains | 2830 m 9,285 feet |
2056 m 6,745 feet |
53 km 33 miles |
67 | Mount Cairnes PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 2820 m 9,252 feet |
2000 m 6,562 feet |
40 km 25 miles |
68 | Cond Peak PB | British Columbia | Selkirk Mountains | 2801 m 9,190 feet |
1720 m 5,643 feet |
35 km 22 miles |
69 | Mount Edziza] PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2793 m 9,163 feet |
1763 m 5,784 feet |
62 km 38 miles |
70 | Mount Nirvana [7] PB | Northwest Territories | Mackenzie Mountains | 2773 m 9,098 feet |
1663 m 5,456 feet |
220 km 137 miles |
71 | Howson Peak PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 2759 m 9,052 feet |
1829 m 6,001 feet |
254 km 158 miles |
72 | Mount Macdonald PB | Yukon | Mackenzie Mountains | 2758 m 9,050 feet |
1554 m 5,097 feet |
187 km 116 miles |
73 | Tsaydaychuz Peak PB | British Columbia | Kitimat Ranges | 2758 m 9,049 feet |
1826 m 5,991 feet |
83 km 51 miles |
74 | Overseer Mountain PB | British Columbia | Pemberton Icefield | 2749 m 9,019 feet |
1679 m 5,509 feet |
19 km 12 miles |
75 | Thudaka Mountain PB | British Columbia | Cassiar Mountains | 2748 m 9,016 feet |
1739 m 5,705 feet |
103 km 64 miles |
76 | Seven Sisters Peaks PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 2747 m 9,012 feet |
1862 m 6,109 feet |
69 km 43 miles |
77 | Alsek Peak PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 2740 m 8,990 feet |
2025 m 6,644 feet |
68 km 43 miles |
78 | Mount Jancowski PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2729 m 8,953 feet |
2079 m 6,821 feet |
124 km 77 miles |
79 | Mount Pattullo PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2727 m 8,947 feet |
1617 m 5,305 feet |
23 km 14 miles |
80 | Atna Peak PB | British Columbia | Kitimat Ranges | 2724 m 8,937 feet |
1828 m 5,997 feet |
57 km 35 miles |
81 | Buckwell Peak PB |
British Columbia Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 2721 m 8,927 feet |
1971 m 6,467 feet |
56 km 35 miles |
82 | Basement Peak PB |
British Columbia Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 2706 m 8,878 feet |
1606 m 5,269 feet |
24 km 15 miles |
83 | Otter Mountain PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2692 m 8,832 feet |
2242 m 7,356 feet |
25 km 16 miles |
84 | Sharktooth Mountain PB | British Columbia | Cassiar Mountains | 2668 m 8,753 feet |
1653 m 5,423 feet |
98 km 61 miles |
85 | Thunder Mountain PB | British Columbia | Kitimat Ranges | 2664 m 8,740 feet |
1694 m 5,558 feet |
28 km 17 miles |
86 | Dunn Peak PB | British Columbia | Columbia Mountains | 2636 m 8,648 feet |
1531 m 5,023 feet |
87 km 54 miles |
87 | Barbeau Peak [8] PB | Nunavut | Ellesmere Island | 2616 m 8,583 feet |
2616 m 8,583 feet |
796 km 495 miles |
88 | Mount Wotzke PB | British Columbia | Quesnel Highland | 2597 m 8,520 feet |
1556 m 5,105 feet |
59 km 37 miles |
89 | Silvertip Mountain PB | British Columbia | Cascade Range | 2596 m 8,517 feet |
1876 m 6,155 feet |
20 km 12 miles |
90 | Unuk Peak PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2595 m 8,514 feet |
1725 m 5,659 feet |
14 km 9 miles |
91 | Devils Paw [3] PB |
British Columbia Alaska |
Boundary Ranges | 2593 m 8,507 feet |
1720 m 5,643 feet |
138 km 86 miles |
92 | Hudson Bay Mountain PB | British Columbia | Coast Mountains | 2589 m 8,494 feet |
1609 m 5,279 feet |
51 km 32 miles |
93 | Shedin Peak PB | British Columbia | Skeena Mountains | 2588 m 8,491 feet |
1798 m 5,899 feet |
118 km 73 miles |
94 | Mount Archibald PB | Yukon | Saint Elias Mountains | 2576 m 8,450 feet |
1665 m 5,463 feet |
24 km 15 miles |
95 | The Pinnacles PB | British Columbia | Monashee Mountains | 2573 m 8,442 feet |
1667 m 5,469 feet |
40 km 25 miles |
96 | Mount Perseus PB | British Columbia | Quesnel Highland | 2553 m 8,376 feet |
1683 m 5,522 feet |
41 km 25 miles |
97 | Detour Peak PB |
British Columbia Yukon |
Saint Elias Mountains | 2550 m 8,366 feet |
1906 m 6,253 feet |
21 km 13 miles |
98 | Kaza Mountain PB | British Columbia | Cariboo Mountains | 2543 m 8,343 feet |
1573 m 5,161 feet |
35 km 22 miles |
99 | Gataga Peak PB | British Columbia | Muskwa Ranges | 2533 m 8,310 feet |
1515 m 4,970 feet |
35 km 22 miles |
100 | Whiting Peak PB | British Columbia | Boundary Ranges | 2524 m 8,281 feet |
1669 m 5,476 feet |
54 km 33 miles |
Washington Longitude | Greenwich Longitude | Defining Event | Date | Boundaries |
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25°W | 102°03'W | Kansas Admission Act [9] | 1861-01-29 | Western boundary of Kansas. |
Colorado Territory Organic Act [10] | 1861-02-28 | Eastern boundary of Colorado and western boundary of Nebraska south of 41st parallel north. | ||
27°W | 104°03'W | Idaho Territory Organic Act [11] | 1863-03-04 | Western boundary of Nebraska north of 41st parallel north. Eastern boundary of Idaho Territory and western boundary of Dakota Territory north of 43rd parallel north until 1864-05-26. |
Montana Territory Organic Act [12] | 1864-05-26 | Eastern boundary of Montana north of 45th parallel north. Western boundary of Dakota Territory north of 45th parallel north until 1889-11-02. | ||
Wyoming Territory Organic Act [13] | 1868-07-25 | Eastern boundary of Wyoming. Western boundary of Dakota Territory north of 43rd parallel north until 1889-11-02. | ||
North Dakota Admission [14] | 1889-11-02 | Western boundary of North Dakota. | ||
South Dakota Admission [14] | 1889-11-02 | Western boundary of South Dakota north of 43rd parallel north. | ||
32°W | 109°03'W | Colorado Territory Organic Act [10] | 1861-02-28 | Western boundary of Colorado and eastern boundary of Utah south of 41st parallel north. |
Arizona Territory Organic Act [15] | 1863-02-24 | Eastern boundary of Arizona and western boundary of New Mexico. | ||
33°W | 110°03'W | Dakota Territory Organic Act [16] | 1861-03-02 | Western boundary of Nebraska Territory north of 41st parallel north, eastern boundary of Utah Territory north of 41st parallel north, and eastern boundary of Washington Territory south of Continental Divide until 1863-03-04. |
34°W | 111°03'W | Montana Territory Organic Act [12] | 1864-05-26 | Eastern boundary of Montana south of 45th parallel north. Western boundary of Dakota Territory between 45th parallel north and Continental Divide until 1868-07-25. |
Wyoming Territory Organic Act [13] | 1868-07-25 | Western boundary of Wyoming, eastern boundary of Idaho south of Continental Divide, and eastern boundary of Utah north of 41st parallel north. | ||
37°W | 114°03'W | Nevada Boundary Act [17] | 1866-05-05 | Boundary between Nevada and Utah. |
Nevada Boundary Approval [17] | 1867-01-18 | Boundary between Nevada and Arizona north of Colorado River. | ||
39°W | 116°03'W | Nevada Territory Organic Act [18] | 1861-03-02 | Eastern boundary of Nevada Territory and western boundary of Utah Territory until 1866-05-05. |
Montana Territory Organic Act [12] | 1864-05-26 | Boundary between Montana and Idaho north of Bitterroot Range. |
The 25th meridian of longitude west from Washington is a line of longitude approximately 102.05 degrees west of the Prime Meridian of Greenwich. In the United States of America, the meridian 25 degrees west of the Washington Meridian defines the eastern boundary of the State of Colorado, the western boundary of the State of Kansas, and the western boundary of the State of Nebraska south of the 41st parallel north.
On 1861-01-29, the Act Admitting the State of Kansas to the Union defined the western boundary of the new state as the 25th meridian of longitude west from Washington. This rendered the western portion of the Territory of Kansas unorganized. Thirty days later on 1861-02-28, the Act Organizing the Territory of Colorado defined the eastern boundary of the new territory as the 25th meridian of longitude west from Washington. [10] The creation of the Colorado Territory moved the western boundary of the Territory of Nebraska south of the 41st parallel north east to this meridian. These boundaries on the 25th meridian of longitude west from Washington remained when Nebraska became a state on 1867-03-01, and Colorado became a state on 1876-08-01.
Latitude and longitude uniquely describe the location of any point on Earth. Latitude may be simply calculated from astronomical or solar observation, either at land or sea, interrupted only by cloudy skies. Longitude, on the other hand, requires both astronomical or solar observation and some form of time reference to a longitude reference point. Thomas Harrison produced the first precise marine chronometer in 1761.
The completion of the first North American telegraph line between Washington and Baltimore on 1844-05-24, introduced a technology that could transmit time signals at the speed of light. On 1850-09-28, the United States adopted two primary meridians of longitude for officially use: the Greenwich Meridian (through the old Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England) for all nautical and international use, and the Washington Meridian (through the old United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.) for more accurate astronomical and domestic use. The completion of the first telegraph line across North America on 1861-10-24, allowed time signals from the Naval Observatory in Washington to be transmitted across the continent.
The United States used the Washington Meridian as the longitude reference for most states and territories created between 1861 and 1868. The completion of the first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable on 1866-07-28, allowed the Naval Observatory at Washington to be synchronized with the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. The need for a separate national meridian for the United States gradually faded, and in 1884, U.S. President Chester A. Arthur called the International Meridian Conference in Washington which selected the meridian of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich as the international Prime Meridian. On 1912-08-12, the United States adopted the Prime Meridian of Greenwich for all uses domestic and international.
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