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Some notable mountains in the lower 48 states.

Reduced Spire Measure

Contiguous United States

Rank (US contiguous) Peak Name Range/Region Spire Measure (m) Reduced Spire Measure (m) Elevation (m)
1
 Mount Rainier Cascade 944 944 4301
2
 Mount Shasta Cascade 781 781 4317
3
 Mount Hood Cascade 741 734 3452
4
 Grand Teton Teton 708 708 4197
5
 Mount Cleveland Glacier NP 671 671 3190
6
 Mount Baker Cascade 674 670 3285
7
 Mount Adams Cascade 673 647 3742
8
 Hozomeen Mountain N Cascade 643 640 2440
9
 Mount Stimson Glacier NP 603 597 3069
10
 Kinnerly Peak Glacier NP 609 594 3035
11
 Mount San Jacinto So Cal 592 592 3293
12
 Goode Mountain N Cascade 587 582 2804
13
 Mount Tom Sierra Nevada 582 582 4161
14
 Mount Jefferson Cascade 589 578 3199
15
 Jack Mountain N Cascade 591 574 2754
16
 Pugh Mountain N Cascade 565 557 2184
17
 Mount Williamson Sierra 570 555 4309
18
 Baring Mountain N Cascade 561 555 1872
19
 Luna Peak N Cascade 568 551 2525
20
 Half Dome Sierra 554 550 2692
21
 El Capitan Sierra 554 543 2152
                  
Katahdin, Mount (South Peak) ME 295 295 1599
Adams, Mount (NH) NH 260 260 1760
Mansfield, Mount VT 225 225 1339
Whiteface Mountain (NY) NY 223 223 1483
Bigelow Mountain (Avery Peak) ME 212 212 1246
Lafayette, Mount (NH) NH 217 208 1600
Dix Mountain (Beck-horn) NY 200 193 1472
Carrigain, Mount NH 198 189 1426
Camel's Hump, The VT 195 189 1243
Washington, Mount NH 252 183 1916

If you read any climbing magazine or just listen to hikers you'll hear mountains like Rainier, Hood and Grand Teton frequently.

Perhaps this RSM list gives some measure to that.

Also, notice how far down the scale of Prominence and RSM the Eastern US Mountains are?! That's why I daydream about traveling out west...