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The tallest mountain in the U.S. and the world is Mauna Kea, and it is located in Hawaii. The highest mountain in the U.S. is Mt. McKinley (also called Denali). It is located â¦in the Alaska Range in the state of Alaska. The mountain is located in Denali National Park and Preserve.
Colorado has more 14'ers at 53. But Mt Elbert isn't wuite as tall as Whitney. Washington's 14'er, Mt Rainier, 14,410 feet, is the most glaciated mountain in the US outside of Alaska. California has 14 peaks over 14,000 feet including the tallest in the contiguous 48 states, Whitney.