Alaska has the ten tallest US mountains, with Denali being the most spectacular at 6141 m prominence.
The lower 48 states don’t come anywhere near the majesty of Alaska’s mountains, but they have their little spots of local pride. Pike’s Peak was hailed as a huge mountain during western exploration, with a prominence of 1686 m.
This map is taking the piss.
What an interesting reaction to facts. I’m assuming you’re a USer, so I’ll break it down for you in freedom bits:
There is a difference between elevation and prominence.
Denali is 20,310 feet in elevation and 20,146 feet in prominence.
Pike’s Peak is 14,115 feet in elevation and 5530 feet in prominence. (5530 feet = 1,685.544 meters.) This difference in prominence makes Denali appear to rise up to nearly four times the height of PP.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_highest_major_summits_of_the_United_States