Tallest roller coasters (North America)

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Key Meaning
^ Currently in storage
* Currently standing but not operating (SBNO)
** Currently under construction
Current record holder

Steel

Rank Height Name Park Location Manufacturer Record held
1st 456 feet Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson, New Jersey, USA
Intamin May 2005 - present
2nd 420 feet Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Intamin May 2003 - May 2005
3rd 415 feet Superman: Escape From Krypton Six Flags Magic Mountain
Valencia, California, USA
Intamin March 1997 - May 2003
4th 325 feet Fury 325 Carowinds
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Bolliger & Mabillard N/A
5th 310 feet Millennium Force Cedar Point
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Intamin N/A
6th 306 feet Leviathan Canada's Wonderland
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Bolliger & Mabillard N/A
7th 305 feet Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion
Doswell, Virginia, USA
Bolliger & Mabillard N/A
8th 287 feet Orion Kings Island
Mason, Ohio, USA
Bolliger & Mabillard N/A
9th 245 feet Titan Six Flags Over Texas
Arlington, Texas, USA
Giovanola N/A
10th 235 feet Goliath Six Flags Magic Mountain
Valencia, California, USA
Giovanola N/A

Wood

Rank Height Name Park Location Manufacturer Record held
1st 181 feet El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson, New Jersey, USA
Intamin June 2009 - Present
2nd 165 feet Goliath Six Flags Great America
Gurnee, Illinois, USA
Rocky Mountain Construction N/A
3rd 159 feet The Voyage Holiday World
Santa Claus, Indiana, USA
Rocky Mountain Construction N/A
4th 136 feet Hades 360 Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA
N/A N/A
5th 130.9 feet Le Monstre La Ronde
Montréal, Québec, Canada
N/A July 1985 - March 1990
6th 127 feet American Eagle Six Flags Great America
Gurnee, Illinois, USA
Intamin May 1981 - July 1985
7th 122 feet Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure
Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Custom Coasters International, Inc. N/A
The Boss Six Flags St. Louis
Eureka, Missouri, USA
Custom Coasters International, Inc. N/A
9th 120 feet Rampage Alabama Adventure and Splash Adventure
Bessemer, Alabama, USA
Custom Coasters International, Inc. N/A
10th 118 feet GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm
Buena Park, California, USA
Custom Coasters International, Inc. N/A


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