With an elevation of 20,320 feet, Mount McKinley not only holds the record for the highest mountain peak in the United States, but also the highest peak in all of North America. Located in the Alaska Range, the mountain is also known as Denali, which is the Athabascan Native American name for the towering peak. Mount McKinley's South Peak clocks in at the highest, while the lower North Peak is 19,470 feet high. The North Peak was first scaled on April 3, 1910. Mount McKinley is protected within Alaska's Denali National Park.
Mount Saint Elias straddles the Alaskan and Yukon border. It is the second highest mountain in both the United States and Canada at 18,008 feet. In the United States, Mount Saint Elias is among the main attractions of Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The Canadian side of the mountain is included within Kluane National Park. Mount Saint Elias is notable not only for its elevation, but also for its close proximity to tidewater, at only 10 miles from Taan Fjord.
Mount Foraker shares Denali National Park and the Alaska Range with its taller counterpart Mount McKinley. At an elevation of 17,400 feet, it is a distinctive mountain in itself and ranks as the third highest mountain in the United States. Climbers waiting at the base camp before attempting to summit Mount McKinley enjoy a commanding view of Mount Foraker, which rises above the camp.
The fourth largest mountain in the United States, Mount Bona, is in Alaska's Saint Elias range. Its elevation is 16,500 feet. Mount Bona is closest to many other notable peaks, including Mount Churchill and University Peak. Like all of Alaska's mountains, it spends nearly all of the year under snow cover.
