CALIFORNIA P 2,000 SUMMITS

Top 169 Peaks with Prominence 2,000 ft. and greater

List compiled by Aaron Maizlish, Edward Earl and Andy Martin

Accompanying California Mountain Prominence Map by Aaron Maizlish shows location of all summits.

For greater detail (>4,100 peaks of ≥P500) see the California Mountain Atlas

Please send suggested changes to webmaster.

Notes and Links follow the peaklist at the bottom of the page.

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Large parts of the California Mountain Atlas are now online; detailing the 3,800 P500 summits statewide. The atlas is organized by 'lineage cell'; a simple topological concept that divides all of California into elements derived from the P2000s. Hopefully you will soon be able to click on the name of a mountain below and drive down into the detailed list of P500s for that cell.

The elevations below are largely drawn from USGS 7.5' quads. Investigation by the author indicates that about 25% of the peaks had understated elevations on the quads, even by the WGS29 vertical datum standards of the day. Both the author, and Richard Carey have also investigated the new vertical datum, which raises most summits in California (and the entire Western US) by 2-10 feet. While this is not particularly germaine to prominence values, it should be of interest to the hiker, and I will endeavour to put up some tables with the new values in short order. Richard Carey's website peakbagging.com also includes most of the new values.

The state of California has incredibly varied terrain, and the following list of summits gives a good representation of North Coast, Cascades, High Sierra, Trans-Sierra, High Desert, Low Desert, Central California, Transverse Ranges and even 2 Channel Island highpoints. If anything, the High Sierra is comparatively under-represented with just 28 of the 169 peaks between Tehachapi and Beckwourth Passes.

revision July 7, 2007

Rank	Summit Name	County	Elevation	E (E)	Prominence	Saddle	S (E)	Notes

1	Mt. Whitney	Tulare/Inyo	14,495		10,075	4,420	10	[1]
2	Mt. Shasta	Siskiyou	14,162		9,762	4,400	20
3	San Jacinto Peak	Riverside	10,839		8,319	2,520	40	[3]
4	San Gorgonio Mtn.	San Bernardino	11,502		8,282	3,220	20
5	White Mtn. Peak	Mono	14,246		7,196	7,050
6	Mt. San Antonio	Los Angeles	10,064		6,224	3,840	40
7	Telescope Peak	Inyo	11,048		6,168	4,880	40
8	Lassen Peak	Shasta	10,457		5,229	5,228
9	Mt. Eddy	Trinity/Siskiyou	9,025		5,105	3,920	40
10	Mt. Linn (S. Yolla Bolly Mtn.)	Tehama	8,094		4,814	3,280	80
11	Mt. Piños	Ventura	8,831		4,800	4,031
12	Junipero Serra Peak	Monterey	5,862		4,462	1,400	20
13	Santiago Peak	Orange	5,687		4,447	1,240	40
14	Eagle Peak	Modoc	9,892		4,352	5,540	20
15	Clark Mtn.	San Bernardino	7,929		4,255	3,674	66
16	Mt. Patterson	Mono	11,673		4,153	7,520	40
17	Toro Peak	Riverside	8,716		3,996	4,720	40
18	Tin Mtn.	Inyo	8,953		3,993	4,960	40
19	Mt. Ritter	Madera	13,143		3,968	9,175
20	Waucoba Mtn.	Inyo	11,123		3,923	7,200	40
21	Thompson Peak	Trinity	8,994		3,914	5,080	40
22	Double Mtn.	Kern	7,981		3,837	4,144		[22]
23	Kingston Peak	San Bernardino	7,336		3,727	3,609	33
24	Pyramid Peak	Inyo	6,703		3,703	3,000	40
25	Maturango Peak	Inyo	8,839		3,639	5,200	40
26	Dry Mtn.	Inyo	8,674		3,594	5,080	40
27	HP Nopah Range (BM Nopah)	Inyo	6,386		3,565	2,821	33
28	nr. Piute Peak	Kern	8,440	40	3,487	4,953
29	San Benito Mtn.	San Benito	5,241		3,481	1,760	20
30	Loma Prieta	Santa Clara	3,786		3,426	360	10
31	HP New York Mtns.	San Bernardino	7,532		3,333	4,199	33
32	HP Granite Mtns. (BM Granite)	Riverside	4,331	33	3,314	1,017	33
33	Funeral Peak	Inyo	6,384		3,304	3,080	40
34	HP Avawatz Mtns.	San Bernardino	6,154	14	3,294	2,860	20
35	Breckenridge Mtn. (2 pts.)	Kern	7,560	40	3,283	4,277
36	Ord Mtn.	San Bernardino	6,309		3,253	3,056	16
37	Hines Peak	Ventura	6,716		3,208	3,508
38	Cobb Mtn.	Lake	4,720		3,199	1,521
39	nr. Glass Mtn.	Mono	11,140		3,160	7,980	20
39	Goosenest	Siskiyou	8,280		3,160	5,120	40
41	Freel Peak	El Dorado/Alpine	10,881		3,146	7,735
42	Mt. Diablo	Contra Costa	3,849		3,109	740	20
43	Bully Choop Mtn.	Shasta/Trinity	6,974		3,103	3,871	66
44	Copernicus Peak	Santa Clara	4,372		3,092	1,280	40
45	Olancha Peak	Tulare/Inyo	12,123		3,083	9,040	40
46	Keynot Peak	Inyo	11,101		3,030	8,071	66	[46]
47	Butt Mtn.	Tehama	7,870		2,978	4,892	12
48	King Peak	Humboldt	4,091		2,931	1,160	40
49	Crater Peak	Shasta	8,683		2,923	5,760	40
50	Cone Peak	Monterey	5,155		2,915	2,240	20
51	Boulder Peak	Siskiyou	8,299		2,899	5,400	40
52	North Palisade	Fresno/Inyo	14,242		2,895	11,347
53	Hot Springs Peak	Lassen	7,654		2,894	4,760	40
54	Burney Mtn.	Shasta	7,863		2,863	5,000	40
55	Palomar Mtn.	San Diego	6,140		2,856	3,284		Survey Report
56	Cuyamaca Peak	San Diego	6,506		2,849	3,657		Survey Report
57	Black Butte	Riverside	4,504		2,844	1,660	20
58	Hull Mtn.	Mendocino	6,873		2,833	4,040	40
59	Mt. Baden-Powell	Los Angeles	9,399		2,799	6,600	40
60	Black Lassic	Humboldt	5,916		2,796	3,120	80
61	Granite Peak	San Bernardino	6,762		2,792	3,970	33
62	Mt. Ingalls	Plumas	8,372		2,792	5,580	20
63	HP Whipple Mtns.	San Bernardino	4,130		2,790	1,340	20
64	Iron Peak	Mendocino	4,485		2,785	1,700	20
65	HP Old Woman Mtns. HP (BM Woman)	San Bernardino	5,324		2,732	2,592	16
66	Straw Peak	San Bernardino	5,591		2,715	2,876
67	Bald Eagle Mtn. or Mt. Pleasant	Plumas	7,183	17	2,703	4,480	40
68	Whale Peak	San Diego	5,348		2,700	2,648		Survey Report
69	HP Turtle Mtns.	San Bernardino	4,298	33	2,658	1,640	33
70	Big Signal Peak	Mendocino	6,175		2,655	3,520	40
71	Mt. Conness	Tuolomne/Mono	12,590		2,647	9,943
72	Mt. Morgan	Inyo	13,748		2,628	11,120	40
73	HP Tiefort Mtns. (BM Artillery)	San Bernardino	5,063		2,623	2,440	40
74	Mt. Gabb	Fresno/Inyo	13,741		2,621	11,120	40
75	nr. Hayfork Bally (2 areas)	Trinity	6,273	26	2,619	3,654	45
76	Hot Springs Mtn.	San Diego	6,533		2,613	3,920	40
77	Pyramid Peak	El Dorado	9,983		2,606	7,377
78	Bear Mtn. (4 areas)	Kern	6,920	40	2,600	4,320	20
78	Rainbow Ridge	Humboldt	3,600	40	2,600	1,000	40
80	Kern Peak	Tulare	11,510		2,590	8,920	40
81	Mt. Humphreys	Fresno/Inyo	13,986		2,563	11,423
82	Potato Peak	Mono	10,237		2,557	7,680	40
83	Preston Peak	Siskiyou	7,309		2,549	4,760	40
84	BM Spectre (HP Coxcomb Mtns.)	Riverside	4,480		2,544	1,936	33	[84]
85	Round Top	Alpine	10,381		2,541	7,840	40
86	Manly Peak	Inyo	7,195		2,536	4,659	33
87	Snow Mtn. East	Lake/Colusa	7,056		2,519	4,537
88	Coso Peak	Inyo	8,160		2,489	5,671
89	The Whaleback	Siskiyou	8,528		2,488	6,040	40
90	Alamo Mtn.	Ventura	7,367		2,487	4,880	40
91	Devils Peak	Santa Barbara	2,470		2,470	-
92	Highland Peak	Alpine	10,935		2,455	8,480	40
93	Frazier Mtn.	Ventura	8,013		2,453	5,560	40
94	Burnt Peak (see notes)	Los Angeles	5,793		2,453	3,340	20	[94]
95	Mt. Tamalpais	Marin	2,571		2,451	120	10
96	Cady Peak	San Bernardino	4,627		2,447	2,180	20
97	Black Butte	Glenn	7,452		2,440	5,012
98	Black Mtn.	Siskiyou	5,118		2,427	2,690	16
99	Fredonyer Peak	Lassen	7,943		2,423	5,520	40
100	Mt. Dana	Mono/Tuolumne	13,057		2,417	10,640	40
101	Dixie Mtn.	Plumas	8,327		2,407	5,920	40
102	Chanchelulla Peak	Trinity	6,401		2,398	4,003	66
103	Cahto Peak	Mendocino	4,233		2,393	1,840	40
104	Last Chance Mtn.	Inyo	8,459		2,379	6,080	40
105	HP Resting Spring Range (BM Stewart)	Inyo	5,265		2,378	2,887	33
106	Observation Peak	Lassen	7,964		2,364	5,600	40
107	Babbitt Peak	Sierra	8,760		2,360	6,400	40
108	Eagle Peak	Mono	11,847		2,358	9,489
109	Mt. Hoffman	Siskiyou	7,913		2,353	5,560	40
110	Willow Creek Mtn.	Siskiyou	7,829		2,349	5,480	40
111	BM Kettle (nr. Kettle Rock)	Plumas	7,829		2,342	5,487		[111]
112	Mt. Konocti (Wright Peak)	Lake	4,299		2,339	1,960	40
113	HP Palen Mtns. (Red Top)	Riverside	3,848		2,336	1,512	33
114	BM Towne	Inyo	7,287		2,331	4,956
114	HP Big Maria Mtns.	Riverside	3,381	19	2,331	1,050	33
116	Mt. Dubois	Mono	13,559		2,319	11,240	40
117	Quail Mtn.	Riverside	5,813		2,293	3,520	40
118	Mt. Hoffmann	Mariposa	10,850		2,290	8,560	40
119	Bear Mtn.	Del Norte	6,411		2,287	4,124
120	Ash Creek Butte	Siskiyou	8,378		2,258	6,120	40
121	Russian Peak	Siskiyou	8,190		2,234	5,956
122	Eagle Crags	San Bernardino	5,512		2,232	3,280	40
123	HP Eagle Mtns. (BM Eagle)	Riverside	5,350		2,230	3,120	20
124	HP Sheep Hole Mtns.	San Bernardino	4,613	13	2,218	2,395	33
125	Edgar Peak	San Bernardino	7,162		2,208	4,954	33
126	Caliente Mtn.	San Luis Obispo	5,106		2,206	2,900	50
127	Sandstone Peak	Ventura	3,111		2,201	910	10
128	Adams Peak	Plumas	8,197		2,197	6,000	40
129	Pinto Peak	Inyo	7,508		2,190	5,318
130	Big Pine Mtn.	Santa Barbara	6,828		2,188	4,640	40
131	Tower Peak	Tuolomne/Mono	11,755		2,183	9,572
132	Shaffer Mtn.	Lassen	6,735		2,175	4,560	40
133	Owens Peak	Kern	8,453		2,173	6,280	40
133	North Yolla Bolly Mtn.	Tehama/Trinity	7,864		2,173	5,691
135	BM Providence	San Bernardino	6,611		2,149	4,462	66
136	Hawkins Peak	Alpine	10,024		2,144	7,880	40
137	Slate Mtn.	Tulare	9,302		2,142	7,160	40
138	Keddie Peak	Plumas	7,499		2,139	5,360	80
139	Indian Creek Baldy	Siskiyou	6,273		2,139	4,134	66
140	Tombstone Mtn.	Shasta	5,613		2,133	3,480	40
141	Mt. Orizaba	Los Angeles	2,125		2,125	-
142	HP Orocopia Mtns.	Riverside	3,815		2,102	1,713	13
143	Cottonwood Peak	Siskiyou	6,607		2,087	4,520	40
144	Chews Ridge	Monterey	5,045	35	2,085	2,960	40
145	Palo Escrito Peak	Monterey	4,467		2,078	2,389
146	Mt. Pinchot	Fresno	13,494		2,077	11,417	66
147	Reyes Peak	Ventura	7,514		2,074	5,440	40
147	Santa Ynez Peak	Santa Barbara	4,298		2,074	2,224
149	Mt. Lola	Nevada	9,148		2,068	7,080	40
150	nr. Brown Mtn.	San Bernardino	5,134		2,064	3,070
151	Red Mtn.	San Bernardino	5,261		2,061	3,200	40
152	Limestone Ridge (Thurston Peaks)	Trinity	7,572		2,052	5,520	80
152	Otay Mtn.	San Diego	3,572		2,052	1,520	40
154	HP Clipper Mtns.	San Bernardino	4,594	16	2,051	2,543	16
155	Leavitt Peak	Tuolomne/Mono	11,569		2,049	9,520	40
156	HP Scodie Mtns.	Kern	7,294		2,048	5,246	6
157	South Butte	Sutter	2,117		2,047	70	5
158	Twin Peaks	Tuolomne/Mono	12,237		2,037	10,200	17
159	Mt. Kaweah	Tulare	13,802		2,027	11,775
160	Salt Creek Mtn.	Shasta	4,379		2,019	2,360	40
161	HP Rodman Mtns.	San Bernardino	6,010		2,010	4,000	40
162	Mt. Warren	Mono	12,327		2,007	10,320	40
163	HP Sonoma Mtns. (BM Petaluma)	Sonoma	2,463		2,003	460	20
164	Salmon Mtn.	Humboldt/Siskiyou	6,956		1,996	4,960	80
165	Bonanza King	Trinity	7,074		1,994	5,080	40
166	Brushy Mtn.	Humboldt	3,550		1,990	1,560	40
167	Mt. Johnson	San Benito	3,465		1,985	1,480	40
168	Mt. Tom	Inyo	13,652		1,972	11,680	40
169	Mt. Hood	Sonoma	2,730		1,970	760	40	[169]

NOTES

Lat/Longs and other summit details can be found in the California Mountain Atlas.

[1] Whitney: Investigation by the author has determined that the published Mt. Whitney elevation on the provisional USGS 7.5' quad of 14,491' was an USGS error., based on their reading the wrong benchmark. The correct elevation at that time should have been 14,495' (14,494' was the widely published elevation), which is the elevation used for prominence determination. The newer NAVD88 elevation for Mt. Whitney is 14,505'.

[3] Jacinto: The 7.5' quad elevation of 10,804' is erroneous. The correct NGVD29 elevation should have been 10,831'. In addition the benchmark rests 8' below the natural summit for a total elevation of 10,839'. The newer NAVD88 elevation is 10,834'+8'=10,842'.

[22] Double: Double Mtn. is 7981' on the USGS quad, 7989' (NGVD29) on the benchmark survey. One mile due north is Tehachapi Mtn., at 7960+40'. Andy Martin has called into question which is higher, and believes the two are within two feet of each other.

[46] Keynot Peak is definitely higher than Mt. Inyo, although older maps show Mt. Inyo with 11,107' elevation. According to sight leveling done by Andy Martin, Mt. Inyo is approximately 46 feet lower.

[84] BM Spectre: The Highpoint of the Coxcomb Mountains on the USGS Provisional Quad appears to be BM Aqua at 1346.5m (4,418'). A visit by highpointers Richard Carey, Adam Helman and Edward Earl conclusively indicates that nearby BM Spectre is higher (4480 according to their GPS), even though it does not register on the topo map. Reference their March 5, 2006 trip report.

[94] Burnt Peak (5,793') is higher than Liebre Mtn. (5,783'), according to this definitive survey by Mssrs. Helman, Earl, and Carey. The elevation of Burnt Peak is the USGS printed elevation of 5,788' + 5' from BM to summit.

[111] BM Kettle. The topographic map shows three areas at 7800+40. The first, Kettle Rock has a spot elevation of 7820, the northernmost is the lookout and presumably the highest point. Although the topo does not provide an elevation, the benchmark LT0540 provides us with the elevation 7829 (superceded NGVD29).

[169] The topographic map indicates that the highpoint may be Mt. Hood (2,730) or Bald Mountain (2.5 miles to the east), which has two enclosed contours of 2,720+40, one with a spot elevation of 2,729'. An accurate survey was conducted by peakbaggers Richard Carey and Gail Hanna on June 21, 2006, using a tripod, 32x level and two way radios. By each standing on both peaks separately they were able to ascertain that Mt. Hood is 6.5' higher ± 6". This is also supported by field observations by Edward Earl, who confirms that the 2730' spot elevation is higher than the unnamed 2720+40.

LINKS

Climber.org is a large site for the Western US with emphasis on the Sierra Nevada. It is the repository of information for several hiking clubs, and a massive information resource for peakbagging trip reports.

Peakbagging.com is Richard Carey's website, full of information about his climbs, club sponsored peak lists, and GPS and Benchmark info. Richard is a 50 state completer, CA counties completer, and completer of at least the first 50 on this list.

SIERRA CLUB: ANGELES CHAPTER -- This chapter maintains authoritive peak lists for hikers in Southern California and the Southwest. Included on the site is the home page for the Desert Peaks Section, the Sierra Peaks Section, and the Hundred Peaks Section, and peaklists of range highpoints for Arizona and Nevada. (also on peakbagging.com).

Karpel.org An amazing photography site of Sierra peaks by Ron Karpel, indexed, sorted geographically, and cross-referenced to Climber.org information.

Vulgarian Ramblers - this club website has lots of peaklists. The "official" California 13,000er list (145 peaks); and DEM generated prominences galore for the High Sierra.

Also, you have to buy R.J. Secor's The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes and Trails, The definitive guide to the high peaks, missing P values unfortunately.

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