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Steel Mountain

Elevation
2,965 m
#4,238
in the world
#1,301
in United States
2,188 m
prominence

Steel Mountain is a mountain in United States, rising to 2,965 m, the 1,301st highest in United States.

Elevation
2,965 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,188 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#4,238
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Steel Mountain

Steel Mountain lies in United States, in Idaho.

Key facts

Elevation
2,965 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,188 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Idaho
Coordinates
43.747, -115.318

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#1,301of 3,727
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,238of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Trinity Mountain2,880 m19 km
Two Point Mountain3,061 m27 km
Iron Mountain2,942 m32 km
North Raker3,026 m33 km
Snowyside Peak3,249 m35 km
El Capitan3,001 m38 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Steel Mountain.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
BoiseUnited States235,68473 km
EagleUnited States23,61284 km
MeridianUnited States90,73988 km
KunaUnited States17,22693 km
NampaUnited States89,839103 km

About this mountain

Ranked #1,301 among listed peaks in the United States, Steel Mountain in Idaho rises to 2,965 m. Its topographic prominence of 2,188 m—its height above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground—places it as a substantial independent summit. The nearest peak in the dataset, Trinity Mountain, stands 2,880 m and lies 18.8 km away, while Two Point Mountain reaches 3,061 m at a distance of 27.4 km.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Denali6,194 m
2Churchill Peaks6,186 m
3South Peak6,186 m
4North Peak5,920 m
5Archdeacons Tower5,859 m
6Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
7Mount Foraker5,270 m
8Mount Bona4,986 m
9Mount Sanford4,943 m
10Mount Blackburn4,839 m

Common questions

How tall is Steel Mountain?
Steel Mountain rises to 2,965 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Steel Mountain?
Steel Mountain is in United States, in Idaho.
Where does Steel Mountain rank?
It is the 1,301st highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #4,238 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Steel Mountain?
Boise, United States, about 73 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.