THE MOUNTAIN ATLAS
North American ranges mountain guide
2,024 mountains in the atlas · 4 profiles with route information.
REGIONAL GUIDE
Explore North American ranges
Choose Alaska, the Rockies, the Sierra Nevada or the Cascades first. Denali provides sourced expedition logistics; the selected records elsewhere offer a geographic introduction with different research depth.
4 profiles with routes · 3 planning source checks.
Choose a mountain group · 4 groups
Mountains to explore
Compare before choosing
| Mountain | Elevation | Location / group | What to research next |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denali | 6,190 m | United States Alaska Range | Read the sourced access and planning notes →NPS · climbing registration and orientation · NPS · Denali Dispatches |
| Bugaboo Spire | 3,204 m | Canada Purcell Mountains | Compare the documented route alternatives →BC Parks · Bugaboo Park · Los Alamos Mountaineers · Bugaboo Northeast Ridge |
| White Wing Mountain | 3,050 m | United States Mammoth Area | Read the sourced access and planning notes →US government · Owens River Headwaters · Christopher Czaplicki · White Wing trip report (2022) |
Elevation is a geographic comparison, not a technical grade. A shorter or lower mountain is not automatically an easier trip.
How this overview is compiled
The recorded summits span 30–6,190 m. This is the range of elevations in our catalogue, not the full relief of North American ranges.
Selected profiles prioritise available sources, different mountain groups and elevations. They are starting points for exploration, not recommended ascents.
Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · atlas-based orientation. Elevations, locations and range memberships come from the linked mountain records. Coverage is incomplete; imported geography is not a field inspection. Planning evidence remains attributed and dated on each profile.
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Search names such as Cervino or Monte Bianco. Planning sources checked are dated source checks, not a complete route review. Elevation does not measure difficulty. Route filters use source-linked entries, including labelled historical listings. Choose a rating system before selecting an exact grade; systems are not converted.
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- DenaliUnited States · 6,190 mAlaska RangePlanning sources checked 2026-10-05
- AajuitsoqGreenland · 855 mSouthwest GreenlandGeographic record
- AammangaaqGreenland · 629 mSouthwest GreenlandGeographic record
- Abajo PeakUnited States · 3,465 mAbajo MountainsGeographic record
- AcatenangoGuatemala · 3,976 mSierra Madre de ChiapasGeographic record
- Acrodectes PeakUnited States · 4,018 mSierra NevadaGeographic record
- Adams HeadUnited States · 3,178 mSevier PlateauGeographic record
- Aello PeakUnited States · 4,402 mSaint Elias MountainsGeographic record
- Agassiz PeakUnited States · 3,766 mSan Francisco PeaksGeographic record
- Agathla PeakUnited States · 2,164 mRange assignment openGeographic record
- AguajitoMexico · 1,300 mSierra de la GigantaGeographic record
- Aiguille PeakCanada · 3,001 mWaputik RangeGeographic record
- AjuscoMexico · 3,936 mTrans-Mexican Volcanic BeltGeographic record
- AkuliaruseqGreenland · 1,352 mSouthwest GreenlandGeographic record
- Alander MountainUnited States · 683 mTaconic MountainsGeographic record
- AlanngorsuaqGreenland · 411 mSouthwest GreenlandGeographic record
- Alexandra PeakCanada · 1,983 mVancouver Island RangesGeographic record
- Alligator Lake volcanic complexCanada · 2,217 mCoast MountainsGeographic record
- Allison PeakCanada · 2,646 mHigh Rock RangeGeographic record
- AlmolongaGuatemala · 3,197 mSierra Madre de ChiapasGeographic record
- Alnus PeakCanada · 2,976 mPark RangesGeographic record
- Amak VolcanoUnited States · 488 mAleutian RangeGeographic record
- Amboy CraterUnited States · 288 mRange assignment openGeographic record
- Amelia Earhart PeakUnited States · 3,650 mCathedral RangeGeographic record
Selected collection · 11 selected mountains · 1 researched profile · 10 geographic records
Alaska Range
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Cascade Range
Sources and coverage · this is not a complete inventory
Range assignment coverage
26,859 source-linked assignments · 3,459 unassigned · 18 needing review
Source snapshot: 2026-10-05. Range membership uses explicit Wikidata relationships and recorded parent ranges. Additional assignments match summit coordinates inside published GMBA v2 standard mountain polygons, using the most specific eligible hierarchy node. Countries and coordinate boxes are not used to guess a range. These imported assignments have not been independently field-verified; missing evidence remains open.
Browse unassigned mountains → · Wikidata classification property ↗ · GMBA v2 dataset (CC BY 4.0) ↗ · Snethlage et al. (2022), methodology ↗
Know what each entry contains
Researched profile Climbing history, selected routes and linked planning sources.
Geographic record Imported elevation, location and sources; climbing details still to be researched.
This is a selected collection, not a complete inventory of mountains or routes. Geographic records have not been independently field-verified.