re: What are some of the tallest mountains in the US from their "base"?

I measure my penor from “below sea level”. Only way I stand a chance

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Mauna Kea only stands 13,796 feet above seal level, but the mountain extends about 19,700 feet below the Pacific Ocean

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Over half of it is submerged

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Base of the grand Teton is around 6300’, summit is 13,776’

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Driskill Mountain

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The most impressive mountain in all of the US of A

I think what you are asking is what is the most prominent summit.

All of the US would be Denali with over 20,000ft of prominence, without Alaska it would be Mauna Kea in Hawaii with almost 14,000ft of prominence and in the lower 48 it would be Ranier with about 13,300 ft of prominence which has more prominence than K2.

The top three in the world are Everest, Aconcagua and Denali.

ETA a bit of trivia, the mountain with the peak farthest from the center of the earth is Chimborazo.

I’ll take “Things That Induce A Panic Attack” for $1000, Alex.

The largest vertical expression in North America is Mount Siyeh here in MT. It's north face is a 4,200 drop. I climb it every year to check out the summit crown grizzlies.

Pike’s Peak is one. One of the more famous ones at that.

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Mt Hood is pretty big.

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Has serious prominence.

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But yeah, Rainier is insane

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The loop trail on Hood (timberline trail) is 41 miles long. The loop on Rainier (wonderland trail) is 93 miles. That gives a better idea on its massiveness.

Adams is just a 1k' higher than Hood but is a beast in its own right compared to Hood. As well is Baker. The majors are big in Washington.

Lone Pine, CA is ~3,700' and Mount Whitney in ~14,500'. You can drive to Whitney Portal (~8,600'), but from Hwy 395 the Sierras look like they go straight up.