Alaska contains 2,972 named mountain peaks recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — making it 7th in the United States by peak count. The highest is Churchill Peaks in Denali County at 20,228 ft — the 1st-tallest summit of any state.

This interactive map plots every named summit in Alaska. Filter by minimum elevation, search by peak name, or click any marker to see its precise USGS 3DEP elevation, county, and coordinates.

Alaska mountain peaks at a glance

• 2,972 named peaks in Alaska (rank #7 in the US)
• Churchill Peaks — the highest at 20,228 ft, in Denali County
• 3,750 ft — average elevation of named Alaska peaks (rank #12 nationally)
• 3,123 ft — median peak elevation
• 20 14ers (peaks ≥ 14,000 ft)
• 38 peaks above 13,000 ft
• 115 peaks above 10,000 ft
• 800 peaks above 5,000 ft
• 2,503 peaks above 1,000 ft
• 5.2 peaks per 1,000 sq mi of land area (density rank #41)

The 25 highest named peaks in Alaska

Alaska hosts some of the tallest summits in North America. The list below is sorted by USGS 3DEP elevation.

How Alaska compares nationwide

Across all 50 states and DC, the USGS lists 68,708 named summits. Alaska accounts for 4.3% of them. Alaska has the 1st-tallest peak of any US state — a position shaped by its highest ridges. Alaska contains 20 named “14ers” — peaks at or above 14,000 ft — one of only four states to host any.

How this map was built

Peak locations: the U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Domestic Names file, filtered to Summit-class features in Alaska. Elevations: reverse-elevated against the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) point query service. A small number of summits lack 3DEP coverage and show “Not available” in their popups.

See the main US Mountain Peaks Map for the full nationwide dataset, rankings of all 51 states, and the 100 highest peaks in the country.