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This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of North America defined physiographically.[1]

Rank Country Highest point Elevation
22  Antigua and Barbuda Boggy Peak[2] 402 m (1,319 ft)
24  Bahamas Mount Alvernia[3] 63 m (207 ft)
23  Barbados Mount Hillaby[4] 340 m (1,115 ft)
16  Belize Doyle's Delight[5] 1,174 m (3,852 ft)
2  Canada Mount Logan[6] 5,959 m (19,551 ft)
5  Costa Rica Cerro Chirripó[7] 3,819 m (12,530 ft)
13  Cuba Pico Turquino[8] 1,974 m (6,476 ft)
14  Dominica Morne Diablotins[9] 1,447 m (4,747 ft)
7  Dominican Republic Pico Duarte[10] 3,098 m (10,164 ft)
9  El Salvador Cerro El Pital[11] 2,730 m (8,957 ft)
21  Grenada Mount Saint Catherine[12] 840 m (2,756 ft)
4  Guatemala Volcán Tajumulco[13] 4,220 m (13,845 ft)
10  Haiti Pic la Selle[14] 2,674 m (8,773 ft)
8  Honduras Cerro Las Minas[15] 2,870 m (9,416 ft)
11  Jamaica Blue Mountain Peak[16] 2,256 m (7,402 ft)
3  Mexico Pico de Orizaba[17] 5,636 m (18,491 ft)
12  Nicaragua Mogotón[18] 2,106 m (6,909 ft)
6  Panama Volcán Barú[19] 3,474 m (11,398 ft)
20  Netherlands
(Saba) 		Mount Scenery[20][21][note 1] 870 m (2,854 ft)
17  Saint Kitts and Nevis Mount Liamuiga[22] 1,156 m (3,793 ft)
18  Saint Lucia Mount Gimie[23] 950 m (3,117 ft)
15  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines La Soufrière[24] 1,234 m (4,049 ft)
19  Trinidad and Tobago El Cerro del Aripo[25] 940 m (3,084 ft)
1  United States of America Denali[26] 6,190 m (20,310 ft)

Notes

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  1. ^ Saba is an overseas territory of the Netherlands. Mount Scenery is higher than Vaalserberg, the mainland highpoint of the Netherlands, and is the highest elevation of any Dutch territory.

References

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  1. ^ "North America UN Member High Points - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  2. ^ "Antigua Hiking: Mount Obama (Boggy Peak) Trail". 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  3. ^ "The Hermitage on Mt. Alvernia - Explore The Bahamas - The Official Website of The Bahamas". The Islands of The Bahamas. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  4. ^ "Explore Mount Hillaby - Visit Barbados". www.visitbarbados.org. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  5. ^ "Belize – Doyle's Delight". Country Highpoints. 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  6. ^ "Mount Logan | Canada, Map, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  7. ^ "Chirripó National Park".
  8. ^ Nicoll, Ruaridh (2019-04-07). "Feet in the clouds: climbing Cuba's highest peak". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  9. ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Morne Diablotins". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  10. ^ "Pico Duarte". www.godominicanrepublic.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  11. ^ CORSATUR (2022-02-14). "Cerro El Pital | El Salvador". El Salvador Travel (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  12. ^ "Mount Saint Catherine : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  13. ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Tajumulco". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  14. ^ "Hiking trail to Pic La Selle - in Port-au-Prince - LikeALocal Guide". www.likealocalguide.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  15. ^ "Cerro Celaque - Las Minas - Honduras : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  16. ^ "Blue Mountain Peak Hike - Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park". www.blueandjohncrowmountains.org. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  17. ^ "Pico de Orizaba - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  18. ^ "Cerro Mogoton - Nicaragua : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  19. ^ "Volcan Baru National Park | Best Hikes in Panama". www.tourismpanama.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  20. ^ "Mt. Scenery | Saba Tourism". 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  21. ^ "Mount Scenery - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  22. ^ "Historic St. Kitts - Mount Liamuiga". www.historicstkitts.kn. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  23. ^ "An Adventurous Hike to Saint Lucia's Tallest Peak". 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  24. ^ "La Soufrière : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  25. ^ "Mount Aripo | mountain, Trinidad and Tobago | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  26. ^ "Denali | National Park, Height, Elevation, & Map | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
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