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The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal (great circle) distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for major mountain peaks. Topographic isolation can even be calculated for submarine summits.

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Isolation table

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Isolation table

The 25 Most Topographically Isolated Mountain Peaks on Earth

Rank	Mountain Peak	Country	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation	Eminence
1	Mount Everest	Nepal and China	8848 m (29,028 feet)	8848 m (29,028 feet)	40,008 km (24,860 miles)	78.323 km²
2	Cerro Aconcagua	Argentina	6962 m (22,841 feet)	6962 m (22,841 feet)	16,520 km (10,265 miles)	48.469 km²
3	Mount McKinley	Alaska, United States	6194 m (20,320 feet)	6148 m (20,171 feet)	0  7,451 km   (4,630 miles)	38.078 km²
4	Mount Kilimanjaro	Tanzania	5895 m (19,341 feet)	5885 m (19,308 feet)	0  5,562 km   (3,456 miles)	34.692 km²
5	Puncak Jaya	New Guinea, Indonesia	4884 m (16,024 feet)	4884 m (16,024 feet)	0  5,264 km   (3,271 miles)	23.853 km²
6	Vinson Massif	Antarctica	4892 m (16,050 feet)	4892 m (16,050 feet)	0  4,911 km   (3,052 miles)	23.932 km²
7	Mont Orohena	Tahiti, French Polynesia	2241 m   (7,352 feet)	2241 m   (7,352 feet)	0  4,133 km   (2,568 miles)	0  5.022 km²
8	Mauna Kea	Hawai'i, United States	4205 m (13,796 feet)	4205 m (13,796 feet)	0  3,947 km   (2,453 miles)	17.682 km²
9	Gunnbjørn Fjeld	Greenland, Denmark	3694 m (12,118 feet)	3694 m (12,118 feet)	0  3,254 km   (2,022 miles)	13.646 km²
10	Mount Cook	South Island, New Zealand	3754 m (12,316 feet)	3754 m (12,316 feet)	0  3,140 km   (1,951 miles)	14.093 km²
11	Thabana Ntlenyana	Lesotho	3482 m (11,424 feet)	2390 m   (7,841 feet)	0  3,005 km   (1,867 miles)	0  8.322 km²
12	Maunga Terevaka	Rapa Nui, Chile	0  506 m   (1,660 feet)	0  506 m   (1,660 feet)	0  2,836 km   (1,762 miles)	0  0.256 km²
13	Mont Blanc	France	4810 m (15,781 feet)	4697 m (15,410 feet)	0  2,814 km   (1,749 miles)	22.593 km²
14	Piton des Neiges	Reunion	3069 m (10,069 feet)	3069 m (10,069 feet)	0  2,767 km   (1,719 miles)	0  9.419 km²
15	Klyuchevskaya Sopka	Kamchatka, Russia	4750 m (15,584 feet)	4649 m (15,253 feet)	0  2,748 km   (1,708 miles)	22.083 km²
16	Pico de Orizaba	México	5636 m (18,491 feet)	4922 m (16,148 feet)	0  2,687 km   (1,670 miles)	27.740 km²
17	Queen Mary's Peak	Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena	2060 m   (6,759 feet)	2060 m   (6,759 feet)	0  2,665 km   (1,656 miles)	0  4.244 km²
18	Mount Whitney	United States	4421 m (14,505 feet)	3071 m (10,076 feet)	0  2,650 km   (1,647 miles)	13.577 km²
19	Gunung Kinabalu	Borneo, Malaysia	4098 m (13,445 feet)	4098 m (13,445 feet)	0  2,523 km   (1,568 miles)	16.794 km²
20	Mount Elbrus	Russia	5642 m (18,510 feet)	4741 m (15,554 feet)	0  2,473 km   (1,537 miles)	26.749 km²
21	Pico da Bandeira	Brazil	2890 m   (9,482 feet)	2640 m   (8,662 feet)	0  2,392 km   (1,487 miles)	0  7.630 km²
22	Mont Cameroun	Cameroon	4040 m (13,255 feet)	3901 m (12,799 feet)	0  2,338 km   (1,453 miles)	15.760 km²
23	Mount Paget	South Georgia	2915 m   (9,564 feet)	2915 m   (9,564 feet)	0  2,269 km   (1,410 miles)	0  8.497 km²
24	Mauga Silisili	Savai'i, Samoa	1858 m   (6,096 feet)	1858 m   (6,096 feet)	0  2,245 km   (1,395 miles)	0  3.452 km²
25	Nevado Huascarán	Peru	6746 m (22,133 feet)	2776 m   (9,108 feet)	0  2,196 km   (1,365 miles)	18.727 km²

See also

★ geodesy

★ physical geography

★ summit (topography)

★ summit eminence

★ topographic elevation

★ topographic prominence

★ topography

External links

★ bivouac.com Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia

★ peakbagger.com

★ peaklist.org

★ peakware.com World Mountain Encyclopedia

★ summitpost.org