Fourteener
In the mountaineering parlance of the Western United States, a fourteener is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least. The 96 fourteeners in the United States are all west of the Mississippi River. Colorado has 53 fourteeners, the most of any single state. Alaska has 29, the second most of any single state. Many peak baggers try to climb all fourteeners in the contiguous United States, or in one particular state, or in another region.
Qualification criteria
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:- Topographic elevation is the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.
- Topographic prominence is how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
- Topographic isolation is how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.
A rule commonly used by mountaineers in the contiguous United States is that a peak must have at least of prominence to qualify. By this rule, Colorado has 53 fourteeners, California has 12, and Washington has 2.
According to the Mountaineering Club of Alaska, the standard in Alaska uses a prominence rule rather than a rule. By this rule, Alaska has at least 19 peaks over and is home to all 9 US peaks exceeding.
Fourteeners
The following table lists the 96 mountain peaks of the United States with at least of topographic elevation and at least of topographic prominence. Of these, 53 rise in Colorado, 29 in Alaska, 12 in California and one in Washington. The 22 highest fourteeners are all found in Alaska.| Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | geographic [coordinate system|Location] |
| 1 |  Alaskaepi|6190.5|6140.5|7450.52|e=1|m=2|date=3 March 2016coord|63.0690|-151.0063|name=DenaliMountain table cell|Denali North Peak|alt=Sourdough Peak|pb=270|cme=16710|date=3 March 2016Topographic prominenceThe table above uses a minimum topographic prominence criterion of and includes 96 peaks. The number of peaks included depends upon the minimum topographic prominence criterion. A criterion of includes 90 peaks, includes 77 peaks, includes 63 peaks, and includes 46 peaks.The following U.S. summits have 14,000 ft of elevation, but have less than 300 ft of topographic prominence:
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