Mount Whitney at 14,505 feet is the highest point in the contiguous United States
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.
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.
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.
Mount Whitney is located in California. It is 14,505 feet above sea level. It is part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Mount Whitney is located in California. It is 14,505 feet above sea level. It is part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
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).
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,
The name of the mountain range on the west coast of the US is the Sierra Nevada.
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.
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.
Mount Whitney The highest peak in the continental US
Sierra Nevada