Which North American mountains do you believe are the most scenic?

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by mattyj46

I agree with this!

Yes, to me Mt. McKinley is the most awe-inspiring mountain in the world, because it has a greater drop than Mount Everest (in other words looks taller).

[tom77falcons]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

Yes, to me Mt. McKinley is the most awe-inspiring mountain in the world, because it has a greater drop than Mount Everest (in other words looks taller).

You hit the nail on the head. The thing that matters with mountains is prominence, which is the relief of the mountain vs the adjacent ground around it. In that case, McKinley beats Everest.

Here are two links listing the most prominent mountains in each country, Canada and USA. I've also attached a link describing "prominence".

One thing to note is that mountains in the USA cover more varied terrain. We have mountains rising out of deserts as well as the lush North Carolina mountains. The mountains near White Sands in New Mexico are beautiful, as well as Panamint Range near Death Valley.

Topographic prominence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of Ultras of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mountain peaks of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[psulions2007]

The Cascades and Olympics are by far the most beautiful.

I do want to stick up for the oft-neglected Appalachians though... they are absolutely breathtaking in their own right

[texdav]

The Rocky's of Colorado without doubt.The area from Durango thru Silverton to Ouray along 550 is one of the best drives in the world.