List of highest points of North American countries
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of North America defined physiographically.
Rank
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Country
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Highest point
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Elevation
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23
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Boggy Peak[1]
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402 m (1,319 ft)
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25
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Bahamas
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Mount Alvernia[2]
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63 m (207 ft)
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24
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Barbados
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Mount Hillaby[3]
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340 m (1,115 ft)
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17
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Belize
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Doyle's Delight[citation needed]
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1,174 m (3,852 ft)
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2
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Canada
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Mount Logan[4]
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5,959 m (19,551 ft)
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5
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Costa Rica
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Cerro Chirripó[5]
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3,819 m (12,530 ft)
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14
|
Cuba
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Pico Turquino[6]
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1,974 m (6,476 ft)
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15
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Dominica
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Morne Diablotins[7]
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1,447 m (4,747 ft)
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8
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Dominican Republic
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Pico Duarte[8]
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3,098 m (10,164 ft)
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10
|
El Salvador
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Cerro El Pital[9]
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2,730 m (8,957 ft)
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6
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Denmark (Greenland)
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Gunnbjørn Fjeld[10][11]
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3,694 m (12,119 ft)
|
22
|
Grenada
|
Mount Saint Catherine[12]
|
840 m (2,756 ft)
|
4
|
Guatemala
|
Volcán Tajumulco[13]
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4,220 m (13,845 ft)
|
11
|
Haiti
|
Pic la Selle[14]
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2,674 m (8,773 ft)
|
9
|
Honduras
|
Cerro Las Minas[15]
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2,870 m (9,416 ft)
|
12
|
Jamaica
|
Blue Mountain Peak[16]
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2,256 m (7,402 ft)
|
3
|
Mexico
|
Pico de Orizaba[17]
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5,636 m (18,491 ft)
|
13
|
Nicaragua
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Mogotón[18]
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2,106 m (6,909 ft)
|
7
|
Panama
|
Volcán Barú[19]
|
3,474 m (11,398 ft)
|
21
|
Netherlands (Saba)
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Mount Scenery[20]
|
887 m (2,910 ft)
|
18
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Mount Liamuiga[21]
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1,156 m (3,793 ft)
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19
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Saint Lucia
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Mount Gimie[22]
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950 m (3,117 ft)
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16
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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La Soufrière[23]
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1,234 m (4,049 ft)
|
20
|
Trinidad and Tobago
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El Cerro del Aripo[24]
|
940 m (3,084 ft)
|
1
|
United States of America
|
Denali[25]
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6,190 m (20,310 ft)
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References
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- ^ "The Hermitage on Mt. Alvernia - Explore The Bahamas - The Official Website of The Bahamas". The Islands of The Bahamas. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Explore Mount Hillaby - Visit Barbados". www.visitbarbados.org. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Mount Logan | Canada, Map, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Chirripó National Park".
- ^ Nicoll, Ruaridh (2019-04-07). "Feet in the clouds: climbing Cuba's highest peak". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Morne Diablotins". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Pico Duarte". www.godominicanrepublic.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ CORSATUR (2022-02-14). "Cerro El Pital | El Salvador". El Salvador Travel (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Gunnbjørn Fjeld - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ Carvajal, Guillermo (2024-04-02). "Gunnbjørn, a Nunatak, is the Highest Peak in the Arctic Circle, Greenland and Denmark". LBV Magazine English Edition. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ "Mount Saint Catherine : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Tajumulco". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Hiking trail to Pic La Selle - in Port-au-Prince - LikeALocal Guide". www.likealocalguide.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ Agency, Central Intelligence (2015-01-01). The World Factbook. Masterlab. ISBN 978-83-7991-213-1.
- ^ "Blue Mountain Peak Hike - Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park". www.blueandjohncrowmountains.org. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Pico de Orizaba - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Cerro Mogoton - Nicaragua : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Volcan Baru National Park | Best Hikes in Panama". www.tourismpanama.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Saba". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ "Historic St. Kitts - Mount Liamuiga". www.historicstkitts.kn. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ Hartemann, Frederic; Hauptman, Robert (2005-06-15). The Mountain Encyclopedia: An A to Z Compendium of Over 2,250 Terms, Concepts, Ideas, and People. Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4617-0331-0.
- ^ Dualeh, E. W.; Ebmeier, S. K.; Wright, T. J.; Poland, M. P.; Grandin, R.; Stinton, A. J.; Camejo-Harry, M.; Esse, B.; Burton, M. (2023-02-01). "Rapid pre-explosion increase in dome extrusion rate at La Soufrière, St. Vincent quantified from synthetic aperture radar backscatter". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 603: 117980. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117980. ISSN 0012-821X.
- ^ "Mount Aripo | mountain, Trinidad and Tobago | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Denali | National Park, Height, Elevation, & Map | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
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