Think you're a mountain expert? Put your knowledge to the test with this challenging quiz about American mountain ranges. From the Rockies to the Appalachians, see how many peaks you can identify, and how much you really know about their heights, lengths, and unique facts!
1. What is the highest peak above sea level in the contiguous United States?
Mount Whitney
Mount Elbert
Mount Rainier
Mount Massive
2. Which mountain range contains the highest number of Fourteeners in the Lower 48 states?
Sawatch Range
Cascade Range
Sierra Nevada
San Juan Mountains
3. Which mountain holds the longest glacier in the contiguous United States?
Mount Rainier
Mount Shasta
Mount Hood
Mount Baker
4. Which peak is the second highest above sea level in the St. Elias Mountains?
Mount St. Elias
Mount Fairweather
Mount Logan
Mount Blackburn
5. What is the highest peak above sea level in the Sierra Nevada?
Mount Whitney
Mount Williamson
Mount Shasta
Mount Langley
6. Which mountain is the highest peak above sea level in North America?
20,310 feet
19,541 feet
18,491 feet
22,837 feet
7. Which mountain range in Alaska is considered an extension of the Rocky Mountains in the United States?
Brooks Range
Wrangell Mountains
Chugach Mountains
Alaska Range
8. What is the highest peak above sea level in the Ural Mountains?
Narodnaya
Mount Karpinsky
Manaraga
Mount Yamantau
9. Which was the last major mountain range to be mapped in the Lower 48 states?
Henry Mountains
Black Mountains
Sawatch Range
San Juan Mountains
10. Which mountain range contains the lowest elevation glacier in the contiguous United States?
Cascade Range
Sierra Nevada
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
11. Where do the highest peaks above sea level in North America outside Alaska lie?
California's Sierra Nevada
Nevada's Great Basin Ranges
Oregon's Coast Range
Montana's Bitterroot Range
12. Which peak is the highest above sea level in the Great Smoky Mountains?
Clingmans Dome
Mount Le Conte
Mount Guyot
Charlies Bunion
13. What is the highest peak above sea level in the Appalachian Mountains?
Mount Mitchell
Mount Washington
Mount Craig
Mount Rogers
14. What is the highest peak above sea level in the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska?
Mount Blackburn
Mount Sanford
Mount Drum
Mount Wrangell
15. Which state in the USA is home to the tallest coastal mountains?
