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Mount Whitney at 14,505 feet is the highest point in the contiguous United States

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What are the range of highest mountains in the far western part of the US that includes the tallest peak in the continental US called?

The highest mountains in the far western part of the US include the Sierra Nevada range. The tallest peak in this range is Mount Whitney, which stands at 14,505 feet (4,421 meters) and is the tallest peak in the continental US.


What is the name of the high mountains in the far western part of the country that include the tallest peak in the continental US?

Mt McKinley is in the Alaska Range. Mt McKinley is the tallest peak in the US, but it's in Alaska. It soars to 20,320 feet. In direct answer to your question: Mt Whitney in California, located in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains attains an altitude of about 14,500 feet.


What is the tallest peak of the US mainland and the mountain range it lies in?

The highest mountain in the continental U.S. is Mt. McKinley (also known as Denali) and it is located in the Alaska Range in Alaska. The highest mountain in the lower forty-eight states is Mt. Whitney. It is located in the Sierra Nevada Range and is locate in California.


What are the high mountains in the far western part of the country that include the tallest peak in the continual US?

Mount Whitney is located in California. It is 14,505 feet above sea level. It is part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.


What are the high mountains in the far western part of the country that include the tallest peak in the continental US?

Mount Whitney is located in California. It is 14,505 feet above sea level. It is part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.


What is the second highest peak in the contiguous US and in what state is it located in?

The second highest peak in the contiguous US is Mount Tyndall in California. It is part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and stands at an elevation of 14,018 feet (4,273 meters).


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 the name of the mountain range on the west coast of the us?

The name of the mountain range on the west coast of the US is the Sierra Nevada.


What mountains in the US have spanish names?

Some mountains in the US with Spanish names include Sierra Nevada in California/Nevada, Sangre de Cristo Range in Colorado, and Sierra Blanca in New Mexico.


What is the second largest mountain chain in the US?

I'm open to challenge on this, but the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Cascade Mountains are essentially tied for second tallest. I think the Sierra Nevada Mountains may technically be the tallest by a smidgin but what's 65 feet when your talking about 14,500. For general interest the Alaska Range is the tallest by a wide margin.


What is the tallest peak in CA?

Mount Whitney The highest peak in the continental US


What is the major mountain range in the western US?

Sierra Nevada