The highest peak in North America is:

Explanation

Denali, listed by the National Park Service as Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve, is the highest point not only in Alaska but also on the continent of North America. Its elevation is 20,310 feet, or 6,190 metres, which matches the figure in the question. The mountain lies in the Alaska Range and is therefore the correct choice over other high North American peaks. The peak was officially renamed from Mount McKinley to Denali in 2015, so the option using both names refers to the same mountain. Its prominence in exam questions comes from this combination of continental highest-point status, location in Alaska, and the McKinley-to-Denali naming change.

Why the other options are wrong

• (B) Mount Rainier is a Washington volcano at 4,392 metres, far below Denali's 6,190 metres, so it cannot be North America's highest peak.
• (C) Mount Logan is in Canada and is the second-highest peak in North America, not the highest.
• (D) Mount Whitney is the highest peak in the contiguous United States, but the question asks about all of North America, where Denali is higher.

Concept

This tests the world geography habit of matching continents with their highest peaks and precise locations. It recurs in RAS because such one-line physical geography facts are easy to ask directly and also connect to map-based elimination.

Source

• National Park Service

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