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Mount Whitney in California's Sierra Nevada mountains is the highest peak in the contiguous U.S. It stands at 14,505 feet. A link is provided to our friends at Wikipedia. As an aside, there are 15 peaks in Alaska that exceed Mount Whitney in altitude.
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∙ 13y agoMount Whitney in California which is 14,505 feet in elevation.
Mount Whitney, at 14,505 feet (4,421 m), is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States.
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What mountain chain is MT rainer?
Mt. Rainier is in the Cascade range. Measured by topographical prominence (i.e. from base to summit) it is the tallest mountain in the contiguous 48 states.
Are there any mountains higher than 2000 meters in the United States or anywhere in the world?
Yes, there are many mountains well above 2,000 meters. A number are over 4,200 meters in the United States. The tallest mountain in the lower 48 states is 4,421 meters. The tallest in the Unites States overall, mount McKinley, is 6,194 meters. The tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, is 8,848 meters.
Where is the tallest mountain in the lower 48 located?
Mt. Whitney is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States. It is located in the Sierra Nevada Range in California. Its elevation is 14,505 feet (4,421 m).
Is the Appalachian Mountain the tallest mountain In the U.S?
No Mount McKinley is the largest mountain in the United States
Where is the tallest mountain the US located?
The tallest mountain in the US is Mount McKinley, or Denali, located in Alaska. If you are asking about the tallest peak in the incorporated states, it is Mount Whitney in California.
Does Colorado have some of the largest mountains?
Yes. Mount Elbert, in Colorado, is the tallest mountain in the Rocky Mountain range, and the second-tallest mountain in the contiguous United States.
How do the tallest mountains of Southwest Asia compare to the tallest US Mountain?
The tallest US mountain is Mt. McKinley in Alaska, which rises 6,194 meters (20,320 feet). The tallest Middle Eastern mountains are Mt. Damavand in Iran at 5,610 meters (18,406 ft) and Mt. Ararat in Turkey at 5,137 meters (16,854 feet). If only mountains in the 48 continental states are counted, Mt. Whitney in California is the tallest US mountain at 4,421 meters (14,505 feet). However, outside of Turkey, Iran and northern Iraq, there are few true mountains in the Middle East, unlike the United States which has numerous mountain ranges.
What is the tallest mountain in the untied states?
Mount Whitney at 14505 feet
Would it be tallest mountain or highest mountain?
tallest mountain
What is the mountain in the far western part of the country that include the tallest peek in the Continental US?
Mount Whitney is the highest mountain peak in the 48 continental U.S. states. It is 14,505 feet above sea level. It is in California and is part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range,
What is tallest mountain in US below Canada?
The tallest mountain in the continental United States (ignoring the first 10 in Alaska) is Mount Whitney in California at 14,505 feet.
Does mars have the tallest mountain?
the tallest known mountain in mars is 5 times the tallest mountain in the world
