The U.S. is home to a massive selection of mountain ranges, many of which are not particularly skyscraping. Just look at the lake-spangled Adirondacks, the craggy Guadalupes, and the bouldery Wichitas. That’s not to say, though, that America doesn’t have its fair share of tantalizingly tall alpine crests: real up-in-the-clouds, thin-air kinds of heights, calling to stout-calved and big-lunged hikers, backpackers, and climbers. If you’re looking to hike or climb the tallest mountain peaks in the United States, Alaska is where you want to start. Incredibly, all 10 of the tallest U.S. mountains reside there.

Source: Mountain House