Highest mountain in North America

What to remember

In the United States, Denali rises to 6,194 m, or 20,322 ft, above the whole of North America. It is one of the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each continent.

The challenge grew out of an idea by the American Richard Bass, who completed it on 30 April 1985 on Everest. There are two main versions, Bass's and the Italian Reinhold Messner's, which only differ over Australia: North America is the same on both.

In January 2023, Climbing magazine described the Seven Summits tour as relatively common, almost a cliché, while it was described as a popular challenge for adventure mountaineers using expedition climbing techniques.