Lower 48 Ultras

What are the Lower 48 Ultras?

An ultra, or ultra-prominent peak, is a mountain with at least 1,500 metres (about 4,921 feet) of topographic prominence, meaning it rises that far above the lowest point connecting it to any higher peak. In the contiguous United States there are 57 such peaks, and all of them clear 5,000 feet, the threshold traditionally used in the U.S. All but two are in the West. The eastern exceptions are Mount Washington in New Hampshire and Mount Mitchell in North Carolina. Mount St. Helens was once the 58th ultra but lost that status when its 1980 eruption removed about 1,300 feet from the summit.

Lower 48 Ultras list

1. 

   Mount Whitney

   14,505 ft · California

2. 

   Mount Elbert

   14,440 ft · Colorado

3. 

   Mount Rainier

   14,411 ft · Washington

4. 

   Blanca Peak

   14,350 ft · Colorado

5. 

   White Mountain Peak

   14,252 ft · California

6. 

   Mount Shasta

   14,179 ft · California

7. 

   Pikes Peak

   14,115 ft · Colorado

8. 

   Gannett Peak

   13,810 ft · Wyoming

9. 

   Grand Teton

   13,775 ft · Wyoming

10. 

    Kings Peak

    13,528 ft · Utah

11. 

    Cloud Peak

    13,167 ft · Wyoming

12. 

    Wheeler Peak

    13,065 ft · Nevada

13. 

    Mount Peale

    12,726 ft · Utah

14. 

    Borah Peak

    12,662 ft · Idaho

15. 

    Humphreys Peak

    12,633 ft · Arizona

16. 

    Mount Adams

    12,281 ft · Washington

17. 

    Diamond Peak

    12,197 ft · Idaho

18. 

    Ibapah Peak

    12,087 ft · Utah

19. 

    Sierra Blanca

    11,981 ft · New Mexico

20. 

    Mount Jefferson

    11,941 ft · Nevada

21. 

    Mount Nebo

    11,928 ft · Utah

22. 

    Charleston Peak

    11,916 ft · Nevada

23. 

    North Schell Peak

    11,883 ft · Nevada

24. 

    Arc Dome

    11,773 ft · Nevada

25. 

    Mount Timpanogos

    11,749 ft · Utah

26. 

    Mount Ellen

    11,522 ft · Utah

27. 

    San Gorgonio Mountain

    11,503 ft · California

28. 

    Mount Hood

    11,249 ft · Oregon

29. 

    Crazy Peak

    11,214 ft · Montana

30. 

    Telescope Peak

    11,049 ft · California

31. 

    Deseret Peak

    11,031 ft · Utah

32. 

    San Jacinto Peak

    10,834 ft · California

33. 

    Mount Baker

    10,781 ft · Washington

34. 

    Mount Graham

    10,724 ft · Arizona

35. 

    Pilot Peak

    10,716 ft · Nevada

36. 

    Flat Top Mountain

    10,620 ft · Utah

37. 

    Glacier Peak

    10,541 ft · Washington

38. 

    Mount Jefferson

    10,497 ft · Oregon

39. 

    Mount Cleveland

    10,466 ft · Montana

40. 

    Lassen Peak

    10,457 ft · California

41. 

    South Sister

    10,358 ft · Oregon

42. 

    Mount San Antonio

    10,064 ft · California

43. 

    Hayford Peak

    9,912 ft · Nevada

44. 

    Sacajawea Peak

    9,838 ft · Oregon

45. 

    Star Peak

    9,836 ft · Nevada

46. 

    McDonald Peak

    9,820 ft · Montana

47. 

    Chiricahua Peak

    9,759 ft · Arizona

48. 

    Miller Peak

    9,466 ft · Arizona

49. 

    Mount Stuart

    9,415 ft · Washington

50. 

    She Devil

    9,400 ft · Idaho

51. 

    Mount Lemmon

    9,159 ft · Arizona

52. 

    Mount Eddy

    9,025 ft · California

53. 

    Snowshoe Peak

    8,738 ft · Montana

54. 

    Mount Olympus

    7,980 ft · Washington

55. 

    Abercrombie Mountain

    7,308 ft · Washington

56. 

    Mount Mitchell

    6,684 ft · North Carolina

57. 

    Mount Washington

    6,288 ft · New Hampshire

Chasing prominence

Because ultras are defined by prominence rather than height, the list mixes famous high peaks with desert ranges and isolated summits many climbers have never heard of. California and Nevada hold the most. Finishing the list usually means years of road trips across the West. Yak keeps all 57 in one place as you work through them.

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