Mountains in the United States of America

Mount Hood

This is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc of northern Oregon. It was formed by a subduction zone on the Pacific coast and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Elevation: 11,250'

Mount Shasta

This is a potentially active volcano at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. At an elevation of 14,179 feet, it is the second-highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth-highest in the state.

Grand Teton

This is the highest mountain in its national park, in Northwest Wyoming, and a classic destination in American mountaineering.

Mount Rainer

This is the highest mountain of the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, and the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Washington. Elevation: 14,409'

Denali

This is the highest mountain peak in North America. Elevation: 20,308'

Mount Elbert

This is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado and the entire Mississippi River drainage basin. Elevation: 14,439'

Pikes Peak

This is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, in North America. Elevation: 14,114'

Mount Saint Elias

This is the second highest mountain in both Canada and the United States, being situated on the Yukon and Alaska border. It lies about 40 kilometres southwest of Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada. Elevation: 18,009'

Mount Whitney

This is the tallest mountain in California, as well as the highest summit in the contiguous United States and the Sierra Nevada. Elevation: 14,505 feet.

Appalachian Mountains

These are a system of mountains in eastern North America. They first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before experiencing natural erosion.