Are any mountains in Alaska even close in size to Mount McKinley?
Mount McKinley, 20,320 feet high, is the tallest peak in North America. Its closest competitor, Mount St. Elias, rears up 18,008 feet high at the southern end of the straight border with Canada.
Here are Alaska's tallest mountains:
1. McKinley, 20,320 feet (South Peak). The North Peak is 19,470 feet.
Together, the peaks are known as the Churchill Peaks. Alaska Range, Denali National Park.
2. St. Elias, 18,008 feet. St. Elias Range, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
3. Foraker, 17,395 feet. Alaska Range, Denali National Park.
4. Bona, 16,421 feet. St. Elias Mountains, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
5. Blackburn, 16,390 feet. Wrangell Mountains, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
6. Sanford, 16,237 feet. Wrangell Mountains, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
7. Vancouver, 15,700 feet, on the Canadian border north of Yakutat. St. Elias Mountains, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
8. Churchill, 15,638 feet. St. Elias Mountains, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
9. Fairweather, 15,300 feet. St. Elias Mountains, Glacier Bay National Park.
10. Hubbard, 15,015 feet, north of Yakutat. St. Elias Mountains, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
11. Bear, 14,831 feet. St. Elias Mountains, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
12. Hunter, 14,580 feet. Alaska Range, Denali National Park.
13. Alverstone, 14,565 feet, on the Canadian border north of Yakutat. St. Elias Mountains, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
14. Wrangell, 14,163 feet. Wrangell Mountains, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
15. Augusta, 14,070 feet. St. Elias Mountains, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
Sources: "Wild Alaska" by Nancy Lange Simmerman and Tricia Brown, Alaska Almanac, Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer.
