Map of the United States With Mountains

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Map of the United States With Mountains

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Write the name of each numbered range or peak.Answer key

  1. Rocky Mountains
  2. Appalachian Mountains
  3. Sierra Nevada
  4. Cascade Range
  5. Coast Ranges
  6. Alaska Range
  7. Brooks Range
  8. Black Hills
  9. Olympic Mountains
  10. Wasatch Range
  11. Teton Range
  12. Bitterroot Range
  13. Sangre de Cristo Mountains
  14. San Juan Mountains
  15. Uinta Mountains
  16. Bighorn Mountains
  17. Klamath Mountains
  18. Ozark Plateau
  19. Great Smoky Mountains
  20. Blue Ridge Mountains
  21. Adirondack Mountains
  22. Ouachita Mountains
  23. White Mountains
  24. Green Mountains
  25. Catskill Mountains
  26. Allegheny Mountains
  27. Denali (Mount McKinley)
  28. Mauna Kea
  29. Mount Washington
  30. Mount Mitchell
  31. Mount Whitney
  32. Mount Shasta
  33. Mount Rainier
  34. Mount Hood
  35. Mount St. Helens
  36. Pikes Peak
  37. Mount Elbert

Generated by script in the frame of us-cities.svg, whose state outlines it reuses. Licence: public domain base with own-work additions.

Each range or peak is a button. Use the arrow keys to move between them and Enter to choose. Names are read out in Study, and once a range or peak is answered.

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All 37 ranges and peaks on the diagram

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The 7 big ranges 7

  1. Rocky Mountains Highest: Mount Elbert, 14,440 ft (4,401 m), in Colorado.
  2. Appalachian Mountains Highest: Mount Mitchell, 6,684 ft (2,037 m), in North Carolina.
  3. Sierra Nevada Highest: Mount Whitney, 14,505 ft (4,421 m), top of the lower 48.
  4. Cascade Range Highest: Mount Rainier, a volcano, about 14,410 ft (4,392 m), in Washington.
  5. Coast Ranges A chain of ranges beside the Pacific in Washington, Oregon and California.
  6. Alaska Range Highest: Denali (Mount McKinley), 20,310 ft (6,190 m).
  7. Brooks Range Highest: Mount Isto, 8,976 ft (2,736 m). It crosses northern Alaska.

10 ranges of the West 10

  1. Black Hills Highest: Black Elk Peak, 7,244 ft (2,208 m), in South Dakota.
  2. Olympic Mountains Highest: Mount Olympus, 7,980 ft (2,432 m), on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
  3. Wasatch Range Highest: Mount Nebo, 11,928 ft (3,636 m), in Utah.
  4. Teton Range Highest: Grand Teton, 13,775 ft (4,199 m), in Wyoming.
  5. Bitterroot Range Runs along the Idaho and Montana line; named for a pink flower.
  6. Sangre de Cristo Mountains Highest: Blanca Peak, 14,351 ft (4,374 m), in Colorado.
  7. San Juan Mountains Highest: Uncompahgre Peak, 14,321 ft (4,365 m), in Colorado.
  8. Uinta Mountains Runs east to west. Highest: Kings Peak, 13,528 ft (4,123 m).
  9. Bighorn Mountains Highest: Cloud Peak, 13,171 ft (4,015 m), in Wyoming.
  10. Klamath Mountains Highest: Mount Eddy, 9,025 ft (2,751 m), in northern California.

9 ranges of the East 9

  1. Ozark Plateau Highlands of Missouri and Arkansas; highest point 2,561 ft (781 m).
  2. Great Smoky Mountains Highest: Kuwohi, once Clingmans Dome, 6,643 ft (2,025 m).
  3. Blue Ridge Mountains Highest: Mount Mitchell, 6,684 ft (2,037 m), in North Carolina.
  4. Adirondack Mountains Highest: Mount Marcy, 5,344 ft (1,629 m). Not part of the Appalachians.
  5. Ouachita Mountains Highest: Mount Magazine, 2,753 ft (839 m). The ridges run east-west.
  6. White Mountains Highest: Mount Washington, 6,288 ft (1,917 m), in New Hampshire.
  7. Green Mountains Highest: Mount Mansfield, 4,395 ft (1,340 m). Runs the length of Vermont.
  8. Catskill Mountains Highest: Slide Mountain, about 4,180 ft (1,274 m), in New York.
  9. Allegheny Mountains Highest: Spruce Knob, 4,863 ft (1,482 m), in West Virginia.

11 peaks 11

  1. Denali (Mount McKinley) North America's highest: 20,310 ft (6,190 m). State name Denali, federal McKinley.
  2. Mauna Kea Hawaii's highest point, a dormant volcano: 13,803 ft (4,207 m).
  3. Mount Washington Highest peak in the Northeast, famous for wind: 6,288 ft (1,917 m).
  4. Mount Mitchell Highest peak east of the Mississippi: 6,684 ft (2,037 m).
  5. Mount Whitney Highest point in the lower 48 states: 14,505 ft (4,421 m).
  6. Mount Shasta Volcano at the south end of the Cascades: 14,179 ft (4,322 m).
  7. Mount Rainier Washington's highest peak, an active volcano: about 14,410 ft (4,392 m).
  8. Mount Hood Oregon's highest peak, a volcano east of Portland: 11,249 ft (3,429 m).
  9. Mount St. Helens Its 1980 eruption cut it from 9,677 to 8,363 ft (2,549 m).
  10. Pikes Peak The peak above Colorado Springs, Colorado: 14,115 ft (4,302 m).
  11. Mount Elbert Highest peak in the Rocky Mountains and Colorado: 14,440 ft (4,401 m).

How this list was compiled: Base map, read 2026-09-20: Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_geography_regions_polys (public domain), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_geography_regions_polys.geojson, for the names, NE_ID codes, Wikidata ids and outlines of 15 ranges; US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file cb_2023_us_state_5m (public domain), https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2023/shp/cb_2023_us_state_5m.zip, for the state lines and for the list of states each Natural Earth outline covers. Every height, high point, state list of the ten own-work ranges and every other fact in a detail line: the English Wikipedia article of the range or peak, checked 2026-09-20: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Nevada, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Range, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Ranges, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Range, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Range, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hills, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasatch_Range, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teton_Range, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitterroot_Range, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangre_de_Cristo_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uinta_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bighorn_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klamath_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozarks, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smoky_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouachita_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountains_(New_England), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catskill_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_Mountains, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denali, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Kea, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Washington, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Mitchell, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Whitney, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Shasta, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rainier, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hood, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_St._Helens, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikes_Peak, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Elbert. Meters are feet times 0.3048, rounded. A range takes the height printed on the range's own article and a peak the height on the peak's own article; where two articles disagree the item carries a note. The USGS Geographic Names Information System could not be read by script today (its search is a browser app), so it is listed for the illustrator in art.references and is not a source of any figure here. Licence: Base map: public domain (Natural Earth, US Census Bureau). The ten range areas Natural Earth lacks and the eleven peak marks: own work. Words: own work.

The drawing: Generated by script in the frame of us-cities.svg, whose state outlines (US Census Bureau cb_2023_us_state_5m, public domain) it reuses. Fifteen range areas are Natural Earth 5.1.2 ne_10m_geography_regions_polys (public domain), cut at 49 N in the West and 141 W in Alaska and trimmed against their neighbours as art asks; the other eleven ranges and the eleven peak marks are our own work, placed from the points and descriptions in this dataset after looking at the public-domain references in art. Nothing traced or copied. Licence: public domain base (Natural Earth, US Census Bureau) with own-work additions

How it works

This map of the United States with mountains labels 26 ranges as shaded areas and 11 peaks as triangles, over thin state lines. Alaska and Hawaii sit in insets. Tap a name for its highest peak in feet and meters.

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Four rounds on this mountains of the US map

Quiz me asks the seven big ranges first, on the whole map. Round two zooms in on ten ranges of the West, round three on nine of the East, and round four asks the 11 peaks. A range has no hard edge, so a tap anywhere inside its shaded area counts.

A physical map of the United States: mountains only

No rivers, lakes, deserts or plains are drawn. Parts of the Rockies such as the Front Range and the Wind River Range are not split out, and Alaska's small inset holds two ranges. Mount Rainier is given as about 14,410 ft, the National Park Service figure; melting ice at the top has lowered newer measurements by a few feet.

  • West to east across the Northeast: Adirondack, Green, White. The Catskills sit south of all three.
  • Three volcano marks crowd the Washington and Oregon line. North to south: Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, Mount Hood.
  • Two ranges share southern Colorado: the San Juan Mountains on the west, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on the east, running on into New Mexico.

Questions and answers

What are the major mountain ranges of the United States?

The seven asked first here: the Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Cascade Range and Coast Ranges, plus the Alaska Range and Brooks Range in Alaska. Of the other 19 ranges on the map, 13 lie inside the Rockies or the Appalachians.

What is the highest mountain in the United States?

Denali in the Alaska Range, 20,310 ft (6,190 m). Alaska calls it Denali and the federal government calls it Mount McKinley, so the label gives both. The highest peak in the lower 48 states is Mount Whitney in California, 14,505 ft (4,421 m).

Are the Adirondacks part of the Appalachian Mountains?

No. The Adirondacks are a separate group of mountains in northern New York. The Catskill, Green, White, Blue Ridge, Great Smoky and Allegheny ranges on this map are all parts of the Appalachians.

Can I print a USA physical map, mountains labeled or blank?

Yes. Print labelled gives the map with all 37 names written in. Print blank gives the same map with a number on each range and peak and a numbered line to write on. Both links are on the page before your first tap.

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