The Cordillera is the longest mountain system that crosses South and North America. Therefore, it is divided into the Cordillera of North America and the Cordillera of South America.
Top 10 entered highest mountains in North America.
10. Split | Height 4 287 m
Split opens the top ten of the highest mountains in North America. The mountain peak is located in the state of California (USA) in the territory of the Kings Canyon National Park. The height of the mountain is 4287 m above sea level. The peak was bifurcated by the climber Bolton Brown in 1895.
9. Russell | Height 4 296 m
Russell - a mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada system in North America, located in the Sequoia National Park (California, USA). It is located 1.3 km north of Mount Whitney (the highest in the ridge). In height reaches 4296 meters.
8. Sill | Height 4 316 m
Sill - a mountain peak with a height of 4316 meters, located in the Sierra Nevada system in the USA, in the territory of the Kings Canyon National Park. The Payut Indians called Mount Nen-i-Mish, which literally means "Guardian of the Valley." The English name Sill was given to grief by Joseph LeConte in 1904, in honor of the American poet Edward Rowland Sill.
7. Shasta | Height 4 317 m
Shasta - the highest mountain of North America, which reaches 4317 meters. According to one version, the origin of the name of the mountain has Russian roots - from the word “happiness”. So called the mountain the first Russian settlers in California, and the Indians reassigned to Shasta. The mountain belongs to stratovolcanoes. Scientists studying volcanoes argue that the eruption of Shasta is inevitable, but it is impossible to give predictions on the timing. 4 peaks adjacent to the main peak, possessing a different degree of activity. Shasta is characterized by eternal snows that do not melt even in the hottest summer months. In total, 7 glaciers were found on the mountain, located on the northern and eastern slopes at an altitude of over 3,000 m. In clear weather, Shasta shines like a gem and can be seen for 100 miles.
6. North Palisade | Height 4 341 m
North palisade - The third highest mountain in the Sierra Nevada massif in California (4341 meters). The peak did not submit to man until 1903. The northern slope of the mountain is one of the popular walls for climbers. The mountain is located in the Kings Canyon National Park.
5. White Mountain Peak | Height 4 342 m
White mountain peak Included in the list of the highest mountains of North America. The height of the peak is 4342 meters. The University of California has three high-altitude research stations on the slopes of this mountain: Crooked Creek at an altitude of 3100 m, Barcroft (3800 m), and a small station at the top. Conquering the peak does not require climbing skills, but is a serious problem for tourists due to its high altitude.
4. Williamson | Height 4 390 m
Williamson - one of the highest mountains of the Sierra Nevada ridge of North America. The height of the peak is 4390 meters. The summit was not conquered until 1884. The season best suited for climbing the mountain: June, July, August, September. Climbing to such a peak as Mount Williamson requires more physical than technical training. Some efforts may be required to overcome some sections, but the entire route can be completed in one day without the need for a large number of special tools and equipment. Organization of intermediate camps, as well as complex acclimatization at such a peak is not required.
3. Mount Whitney | Height 4 421 m
Mount whitney - The highest point of the Sierra Nevada ranges of North America, whose height is 4421 meters. The western slope of the mountain is located on the territory of the Sequoia National Park. The mountain got its name in honor of the nineteenth-century American geologist Josiah Whitney, who laid the foundation for a comprehensive geological survey of California lands. The first conquerors of its peak in 1873 were the fishermen Charles Begoul, A. H. Johnson, and John Lucas, who lived in the California city of Lone Pine. Whitney is the first peak in the list of California fourteen thousandths - the twelve mountains of California, whose height exceeds 14,000 feet. It is also the highest point of the Continental States.
2. Robson | Height 3 954 m
Robson - one of the highest points of the Rocky Mountains ridge, located in North America with a height of 3954 m. Mount Robson stands out for its amazing vertical relief structure and a highlight above the surrounding area. The distance from Lake Berg to the peak is 2300 m. The northern slope is very snowy. The thickness of the ice sheet leaves 800 meters from the top to the Berg Glacier. The height of the southern slope reaches 3000 meters from the foot to the top. The southern slope of the mountain is clearly visible from the Yellowhead highway (Highway 16). The northern slope is visible from the shore of Lake Berg, from a distance of 19 km. The lake has a length of about 2 km. Camps were built at different ends of the lake. Robson Glacier is the source of the Robson River, which flows from the northeast side of the mountain and flows into the ocean. At the foot (on the foam) of the Robson Glacier, Nunatak is located which divides the glacier flow into two parts: the western Robson River Valley and the Eastern Alberta. Mount Robson has very low statistics of climbing to the top - only 10% of the expeditions were successful. Although the mountain is below 4000 m, there are no easily accessible routes to the summit, and bad weather conditions overwhelm most attempts to climb.
1. Denali | Height 6 190 m
Denali - The highest mountain in North America, whose height is 6190 meters. Located in the center of Denali National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. For more than a hundred years, this two-headed mountain was called McKinley. Only in 2015, US President Barack Obama returned its historical name. This is one of the most inaccessible peaks of the world. It is believed that in 1839 the Russian navigator Ferdinand Wrangel put the mountain on the map of Russian America. Until 1867, Denali was the highest point of the Russian Empire, until March 30, Alaska, along with the mountain, was not sold to the United States. Translated from the language of the Atabascan Indians, the name of Mount Denali means "Great." The Russians during the period of the colonization of Alaska simply called it - Big Mountain. According to some reports, this is one of the options for translating an Indian name. In 1896, the gold digger William Dickey made the first scientific measurements, which showed that the height of the peak reaches values of more than 6000 meters. He proposed to name it in honor of the candidate for president of the United States, William McKinley, who in his election program, one of the points put the security of the US dollar gold reserve. This name (Mount McKinley) was used until 2015. The mountain has an unusual shape, it is one of the few "two-headed mountains." If we count from the base (deep under water) to the top, the height of this massif will be greater than that of the greatest peak in the world - Mount Everest.