This is a list of 58 counties of the U.S. State of California by their points of highest elevation. 6 of the 50 highest county high points in the United States are in California. Mount Whitney, located in Inyo and Tulare counties, is the highest point in California as well as the highest point in the contiguous United States at 14,505 feet (4,421 m).[1]

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List of California county high points
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List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
List of California county high points
Locations of the highest point in each county, with color corresponding to height.

Because of the wide variety of mountain ranges in California, the state has become a common destination for highpointers and peakbaggers. As of May 2024, at least 45 different climbers have summited all 58 county high points in California.[2]

Some of these high points, such as Laveaga Peak and South Butte among others, are located on private or protected land and are typically not allowed to be summited. However, some climbers have successfully organized group hikes with the permission of the land owner,[3] while others simply trespass on the land after dark in order to reach the summit. While peakbagger.com and other similar highpointing websites explicitly forbid trespassing on private and protected land, trip reports submitted to these sites would suggest that many climbers do this anyway.[4]

California county high points

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California county high points

County Rank High point Region Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
Inyo County 1 Mount Whitney[5][6] Sierra Nevada 14,505 feet (4,421 m) 10,079 feet (3,072 m) 1,646.4 miles (2,649.7 km) 36.578581°N 118.291995°W / 36.578581; -118.291995 (1. Mount Whitney)
Tulare County
Mono County 3 White Mountain Peak[5][7] White Mountains 14,252 feet (4,344 m) 7,195 feet (2,193 m) 67.5 miles (108.6 km) 37.634144°N 118.255718°W / 37.634144; -118.255718 (3. White Mountain Peak)
Fresno County 4 North Palisade[5][8] Sierra Nevada 14,249 feet (4,343 m) 9,495 feet (2,894 m) 32.2 miles (51.8 km) 37.09419°N 118.514467°W / 37.09419; -118.514467 (4. North Palisade)
Siskiyou County 5 Mount Shasta[5][9] Cascades 14,170 feet (4,319 m) 9,760 feet (2,975 m) 334.7 miles (538.7 km) 41.408982°N 122.194926°W / 41.408982; -122.194926 (5. Mount Shasta)
Madera County 6 Mount Ritter[5][10] Sierra Nevada 13,150 feet (4,008 m) 3,957 feet (1,206 m) 30.0 miles (48.2 km) 37.689058°N 119.199557°W / 37.689058; -119.199557 (6. Mount Ritter)
Tuolumne County 7 Mount Lyell[5][11] Sierra Nevada 13,114 feet (3,997 m) 1,893 feet (577 m) 5.2 miles (8.4 km) 37.73943°N 119.27159°W / 37.73943; -119.27159 (7. Mount Lyell (California))
Mariposa County 8 Parsons Peak's northwest ridge[5][12] Sierra Nevada 12,047 feet (3,672 m) 0 feet (0 m) 0 miles (0 km) 37.778175°N 119.309488°W / 37.778175; -119.309488 (8. Parsons Peak)
San Bernardino County 9 San Gorgonio Mountain[5][13] San Bernardino Mountains 11,503 feet (3,506 m) 8,294 feet (2,528 m) 162.5 miles (261.5 km) 34.099162°N 116.824853°W / 34.099162; -116.824853 (9. San Gorgonio Mountain)
Alpine County 10 Sonora Peak[5][14] Sierra Nevada 11,467 feet (3,495 m) 1,818 feet (554 m) 4.7 miles (7.6 km) 38.353852°N 119.625556°W / 38.353852; -119.625556 (10. Sonora Peak)
El Dorado County 11 Freel Peak[5][15] Sierra Nevada 10,889 feet (3,319 m) 3,146 feet (959 m) 22.9 miles (36.9 km) 38.857499°N 119.900095°W / 38.857499; -119.900095 (11. Freel Peak)
Riverside County 12 San Jacinto Peak[5][16] San Jacinto Mountains 10,843 feet (3,305 m) 8,320 feet (2,536 m) 20.3 miles (32.7 km) 33.814785°N 116.679477°W / 33.814785; -116.679477 (12. San Jacinto Peak)
Shasta County 13 Lassen Peak[5][17] Cascades 10,459 feet (3,188 m) 5,230 feet (1,594 m) 71.4 miles (114.9 km) 40.488165°N 121.504966°W / 40.488165; -121.504966 (13. Lassen Peak)
Los Angeles County 14 Mount San Antonio[5][18] San Bernardino Mountains 10,069 feet (3,069 m) 6,230 feet (1,899 m) 42.5 miles (68.4 km) 34.28916°N 117.64636°W / 34.28916; -117.64636 (14. Mount San Antonio)
Modoc County 15 Eagle Peak[5][19] Warner Mountains 9,895 feet (3,016 m) 4,350 feet (1,326 m) 87.4 miles (140.6 km) 41.283534°N 120.200804°W / 41.283534; -120.200804 (15. Eagle Peak (Modoc County, California))
Amador County 16 Thunder Mountain[5][20] Sierra Nevada 9,423 feet (2,872 m) 377 feet (115 m) 1.3 miles (2.1 km) 38.67672°N 120.08548°W / 38.67672; -120.08548 (16. Thunder Mountain (Amador County, California))
Tehama County 17 Brokeoff Mountain[5][21] Cascades 9,239 feet (2,816 m) 915 feet (279 m) 3.5 miles (5.7 km) 40.445564°N 121.559585°W / 40.445564; -121.559585 (17. Brokeoff Mountain)
Nevada County 18 Mount Lola[5][22] Sierra Nevada 9,144 feet (2,787 m) 2,083 feet (635 m) 22.1 miles (35.5 km) 39.4329°N 120.36504°W / 39.4329; -120.36504 (18. Mount Lola)
Placer County 19 Mount Baldy's west ridge[5][23] Sierra Nevada 9,035 feet (2,754 m) 9.8 feet (3 m) 0.31 miles (0.5 km) 39.27958°N 120.00584°W / 39.27958; -120.00584 (19. Mount Baldy (Nevada))
Trinity County 20 Mount Eddy[5][24] Klamath Mountains 9,029 feet (2,752 m) 5,105 feet (1,556 m) 13.3 miles (21.4 km) 41.319728°N 122.479094°W / 41.319728; -122.479094 (20. Mount Eddy)
Sierra County 21 Mount Lola's north ridge[5][25] Sierra Nevada 8,855 feet (2,699 m) 52 feet (16 m) 1.2 miles (1.9 km) 39.44962°N 120.36399°W / 39.44962; -120.36399 (21. Mount Lola)
Ventura County 22 Mount Pinos[5][26] San Bernardino Mountains 8,839 feet (2,694 m) 4,806 feet (1,465 m) 83.0 miles (133.5 km) 34.81283°N 119.14542°W / 34.81283; -119.14542 (22. Mount Pinos)
Kern County 23 Sawmill Mountain[5][27] San Bernardino Mountains 8,830 feet (2,690 m) 440 feet (134 m) 1.2 miles (2.0 km) 34.81365°N 119.16668°W / 34.81365; -119.16668 (23. Sawmill Mountain)
Lassen County 24 Hat Mountain[5][28] Warner Mountains 8,747 feet (2,666 m) 1,184 feet (361 m) 6.3 miles (10.2 km) 41.147058°N 120.125778°W / 41.147058; -120.125778 (24. Hat Mountain (California))
Plumas County 25 Mount Ingalls[5][29] Sierra Nevada 8,376 feet (2,553 m) 2,792 feet (851 m) 27.5 miles (44.3 km) 39.994141°N 120.62745°W / 39.994141; -120.62745 (25. Mount Ingalls (California))
Calaveras County 26 Corral Hollow Hill[5][30] Sierra Nevada 8,170 feet (2,490 m) 207 feet (63 m) 1.3 miles (2.1 km) 38.483136°N 120.076584°W / 38.483136; -120.076584 (26. Coral Hollow Hill)
Glenn County 27 Black Butte[5][31] Northern Coast Range 7,451 feet (2,271 m) 2,434 feet (742 m) 19.3 miles (31.1 km) 39.726751°N 122.872553°W / 39.726751; -122.872553 (27. Black Butte (Glenn County, California))
Butte County 28 Butte County High Point[5][32] Sierra Nevada 7,123 feet (2,171 m) 0 feet (0 m) 0 miles (0 km) 40.125857°N 121.404824°W / 40.125857; -121.404824 (28. Butte County High Point, California)
Colusa County 29 Snow Mountain[5][33] Northern Coast Range 7,060 feet (2,152 m) 2,497 feet (761 m) 24.2 miles (39.0 km) 39.383509°N 122.752151°W / 39.383509; -122.752151 (29. Snow Mountain (Colusa County, California))
Lake County
Humboldt County 31 Salmon Mountain[5][34] Klamath Mountains 6,959 feet (2,121 m) 2,005 feet (611 m) 17.6 miles (28.3 km) 41.183229°N 123.41076°W / 41.183229; -123.41076 (31. Salmon Mountain (California))
Mendocino County 32 Anthony Peak[5][35] Northern Coast Range 6,959 feet (2,121 m) 1,512 feet (461 m) 9.4 miles (15.1 km) 39.846239°N 122.964572°W / 39.846239; -122.964572 (32. Anthony Peak (California))
Santa Barbara County 33 Big Pine Mountain[5][36] San Bernardino Mountains 6,820 feet (2,080 m) 2,200 feet (670 m) 19.4 miles (31.3 km) 34.69716°N 119.65317°W / 34.69716; -119.65317 (33. Big Pine Mountain)
San Diego County 34 Hot Springs Mountain[5][37] Peninsular Range 6,535 feet (1,992 m) 2,612 feet (796 m) 15.6 miles (25.1 km) 33.315157°N 116.579795°W / 33.315157; -116.579795 (34. Hot Springs Mountain)
Del Norte County 35 Bear Mountain's southwest slope[5][38] Klamath Mountains 6,404 feet (1,952 m) 0 feet (0 m) 0 miles (0 km) 41.796054°N 123.672252°W / 41.796054; -123.672252 (35. Bear Mountain (Siskiyou County, California))
Monterey County 36 Junipero Serra Peak[5][39] Santa Lucia Range 5,856 feet (1,785 m) 4,442 feet (1,354 m) 131.8 miles (212.1 km) 36.14563°N 121.41905°W / 36.14563; -121.41905 (36. Junipero Serra Peak)
Orange County 37 Santiago Peak[5][40] Santa Ana Mountains 5,689 feet (1,734 m) 4,386 feet (1,337 m) 33.6 miles (54.1 km) 33.710521°N 117.53406°W / 33.710521; -117.53406 (37. Santiago Peak)
San Benito County 38 San Benito Mountain[5][41] Diablo Range 5,246 feet (1,599 m) 3,484 feet (1,062 m) 43.2 miles (69.6 km) 36.36962°N 120.64464°W / 36.36962; -120.64464 (38. San Benito Mountain)
San Luis Obispo County 39 Caliente Mountain[5][42] Caliente Range 5,112 feet (1,558 m) 2,215 feet (675 m) 9.9 miles (15.9 km) 35.03633°N 119.76028°W / 35.03633; -119.76028 (39. Caliente Mountain)
Yuba County 40 Sugar Pine Peak's west slope[5][43] Sierra Nevada 4,829 feet (1,472 m) 0 feet (0 m) 0 miles (0 km) 39.607643°N 121.015194°W / 39.607643; -121.015194 (40. Sugar Pine Peak)
Imperial County 41 Blue Angels Peak[5][44] Sierra de Juarez 4,551 feet (1,387 m) 52 feet (16 m) 0.62 miles (1.0 km) 32.621629°N 116.091181°W / 32.621629; -116.091181 (41.)
Sonoma County 42 Cobb Mountain's southwest peak[5][45] Mayacamas Mountains 4,490 feet (1,370 m) 95 feet (29 m) 0.31 miles (0.5 km) 38.80246°N 122.7476°W / 38.80246; -122.7476 (42. Cobb Mountain)
Santa Clara County 43 Copernicus Peak[5][46] Diablo Range 4,386 feet (1,337 m) 3,104 feet (946 m) 65.2 miles (104.9 km) 37.34681°N 121.62998°W / 37.34681; -121.62998 (43. Copernicus Peak)
Napa County 44 Mount Saint Helena's east peak[5][47] Mayacamas Mountains 4,203 feet (1,281 m) 39 feet (12 m) 0 miles (0 km) 38.667942°N 122.62732°W / 38.667942; -122.62732 (44. Mount Saint Helena)
Contra Costa County 45 Mount Diablo[5][48] Diablo Range 3,852 feet (1,174 m) 3,110 feet (948 m) 32.8 miles (52.8 km) 37.88168°N 121.914321°W / 37.88168; -121.914321 (45. Mount Diablo)
Alameda County 46 Discovery Peak[5][49] Diablo Range 3,845 feet (1,172 m) 1,102 feet (336 m) 5.2 miles (8.3 km) 37.51231°N 121.69938°W / 37.51231; -121.69938 (46. Discovery Peak)
Stanislaus County 47 Mount Stakes[5][50] Diablo Range 3,809 feet (1,161 m) 1,424 feet (434 m) 10.3 miles (16.5 km) 37.32235°N 121.40852°W / 37.32235; -121.40852 (47. Mount Stakes)
Merced County 48 Laveaga Peak[5][51] Diablo Range 3,802 feet (1,159 m) 1,854 feet (565 m) 19.6 miles (31.5 km) 36.89045°N 121.17757°W / 36.89045; -121.17757 (48. Laveaga Peak)
San Joaquin County 49 Mount Boardman's north peak[5][52] Diablo Range 3,632 feet (1,107 m) 121 feet (37 m) 2.2 miles (3.5 km) 37.48962°N 121.46908°W / 37.48962; -121.46908 (49. Mount Boardman)
Kings County 50 Table Mountain[5][53] Diablo Range 3,474 feet (1,059 m) 330 feet (100 m) 1.9 miles (3.1 km) 35.90596°N 120.27608°W / 35.90596; -120.27608 (50. Table Mountain (Kings County, California))
Santa Cruz County 51 Mount Bielawski[5][54] Santa Cruz Mountains 3,235 feet (986 m) 1,690 feet (515 m) 9.9 miles (15.9 km) 37.22369°N 122.09272°W / 37.22369; -122.09272 (51. Mount Bielawski)
Yolo County 52 Little Blue Peak[5][55] Northern Coast Range 3,123 feet (952 m) 679 feet (207 m) 4.8 miles (7.8 km) 38.906981°N 122.416366°W / 38.906981; -122.416366 (52. Little Blue Ridge)
Solano County 53 Mount Vaca[5][56] Vaca Mountains 2,820 feet (860 m) 2,000 feet (600 m) 17.0 miles (27.4 km) 38.4001°N 122.10584°W / 38.4001; -122.10584 (53. Mount Vaca)
San Mateo County 54 Long Ridge[5][57] Santa Cruz Mountains 2,621 feet (799 m) 151 feet (46 m) 1.2 miles (1.9 km) 37.2806°N 122.16285°W / 37.2806; -122.16285 (54. Long Ridge (San Mateo County, California))
Marin County 55 Mount Tamalpais' east peak[5][58] Northern Coast Range 2,575 feet (785 m) 2,457 feet (749 m) 32.1 miles (51.7 km) 37.92402°N 122.5969°W / 37.92402; -122.5969 (55. Mount Tamalpais)
Sutter County 56 South Butte[5][59] Sutter Buttes 2,123 feet (647 m) 2,051 feet (625 m) 28.5 miles (45.8 km) 39.206309°N 121.821272°W / 39.206309; -121.821272 (56. Sutter Buttes)
San Francisco County 57 Mount Davidson[5][60] Southern Coast Range 928 feet (283 m) 627 feet (191 m) 3.2 miles (5.1 km) 37.738337°N 122.454768°W / 37.738337; -122.454768 (57. Mount Davidson (California))
Sacramento County 58 Carpenter Hill[5][61] Sierra Nevada 830 feet (253 m) 180 feet (55 m) 0.99 miles (1.6 km) 38.64965°N 121.09921°W / 38.64965; -121.09921 (58. Carpenter Hill)
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