Mountain ranges of the US quiz

The 10 mountain ranges in the quiz

The Alaska Range is the highest: Denali reaches 6,190 m / 20,308 ft. Next come the Sierra Nevada (Mount Whitney, 4,421 m) and the Rocky Mountains (Mount Elbert, 4,401 m).

Elevations come from Wikidata, for each range’s highest peak, and the outlines from Natural Earth.

Tips to learn them

Pair each range with its highest peak: when you miss, the hint is that peak.

• Alaska Range: Denali, 6,190 m / 20,308 ft
• Sierra Nevada: Mount Whitney, 4,421 m / 14,505 ft
• Rocky Mountains: Mount Elbert, 4,401 m / 14,439 ft
• Cascade Range: Mount Rainier, 4,389 m / 14,400 ft
• Brooks Range: Mount Isto, 2,736 m / 8,976 ft
• Pacific Coast Ranges: Mount Olympus, 2,432 m / 7,979 ft
• Black Hills: Black Elk Peak, 2,208 m / 7,244 ft
• Appalachian Mountains: Mount Mitchell, 2,037 m / 6,683 ft
• Adirondack Mountains: Mount Marcy, 1,629 m / 5,344 ft
• Ouachita Mountains: Mount Magazine, 839 m / 2,753 ft

Playing in class

Point mode is the place to start; Type mode marks a mountain range on the map for you to name (accents and small typos are forgiven), and Timed mode gives 6 seconds per question. With Challenge your class, everyone gets the same questions in the same order, no accounts needed.

To practice on paper, the matching blank map prints blank, numbered or labeled.

All 10 mountain ranges

1. Adirondack Mountains Mount Marcy, 1,629 m
2. Alaska Range Denali, 6,190 m
3. Appalachian Mountains Mount Mitchell, 2,037 m
4. Black Hills Black Elk Peak, 2,208 m
5. Brooks Range Mount Isto, 2,736 m
6. Cascade Range Mount Rainier, 4,389 m
7. Ouachita Mountains Mount Magazine, 839 m
8. Pacific Coast Ranges Mount Olympus, 2,432 m
9. Rocky Mountains Mount Elbert, 4,401 m
10. Sierra Nevada Mount Whitney, 4,421 m