U.S. County High Points over 13,000 feetShowing Mike Mays's first ascent dates for climbed peaks| Rank | County | Peak | Elev-Ft | Range (Level 4) | Ascent Date |
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| 1. | CA-Inyo | Mount Whitney | 14,495 | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 1977 | | 1. | CA-Tulare | Mount Whitney | 14,495 | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 1977 | | 3. | WY-Big Horn | Cloud Peak | 13,167 | Bighorn Mountains | 1978 | | 3. | WY-Johnson | Cloud Peak | 13,167 | Bighorn Mountains | 1978 | | 5. | CO-Clear Creek | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Front Range | 1980 | | 5. | CO-Summit | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Front Range | 1980 | | 7. | CO-Park | Mount Lincoln | 14,286 | Central Colorado Ranges | 2007-07-08 | | 8. | CO-Hinsdale | Uncompahgre Peak | 14,309 | San Juan Mountains | 2007-07-12 | | 9. | CA-Siskiyou | Mount Shasta | 14,162 | California Cascades | 2009-07-05 | | 10. | CO-Eagle | Mount of the Holy Cross | 14,005 | Sawatch Range | 2009-07-08 | | 11. | CO-Boulder | Longs Peak | 14,255 | Front Range | 2010-08-15 | | 12. | CO-Lake | Mount Elbert | 14,433 | Sawatch Range | 2010-08-18 | | | AK-Denali | Mount McKinley | 20,320 | West-Central Alaska Range | | | | AK-Yakutat | Mount Saint Elias | 18,008 | Southern Icefield Ranges | | | | AK-Valdez-Cordova | Mount Bona | 16,500 | Northern Saint Elias Mountains | | | | AK-Hoonah-Angoon | Mount Fairweather | 15,325 | Fairweather Range | | | | AK-Matanuska-Susitna | Mount Hunter | 14,573 | West-Central Alaska Range | | | | CO-Chaffee | Mount Harvard | 14,420 | Sawatch Range | | | | WA-Pierce | Mount Rainier | 14,411 | South Washington Cascades | | | | CO-Alamosa | Blanca Peak | 14,345 | Sangre de Cristo Range | | | | CO-Costilla | Blanca Peak | 14,345 | Sangre de Cristo Range | | | | CO-Huerfano | Blanca Peak-Northeast Slope | 14,320 | Sangre de Cristo Range | | | | CO-Saguache | Crestone Peak | 14,294 | Sangre de Cristo Range | | | | CO-Gunnison | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Elk Range Area | | | | CO-Pitkin | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Elk Range Area | | | | CA-Mono | White Mountain Peak | 14,246 | West Great Basin Ranges | | | | CO-Dolores | Mount Wilson | 14,246 | San Juan Mountains | | | | CA-Fresno | North Palisade | 14,242 | Central Sierra Nevada | | | | CO-Custer | Crestone Peak-East Peak | 14,240 | Sangre de Cristo Range | | | | CO-Ouray | Mount Sneffels | 14,150 | San Juan Mountains | | | | CO-El Paso | Pikes Peak | 14,110 | Front Range | | | | CO-La Plata | Windom Peak | 14,087 | San Juan Mountains | | | | CO-San Miguel | Wilson Peak | 14,017 | San Juan Mountains | | | | CO-Mineral | Phoenix Peak | 13,895 | San Juan Mountains | | | | CO-San Juan | Vermilion Peak | 13,894 | San Juan Mountains | | | | AK-Southeast Fairbanks | Mount Hayes | 13,832 | Hayes Range | | | | WY-Fremont | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Wind River Range | | | | WY-Sublette | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Wind River Range | | | | HI-Hawaii | Mauna Kea | 13,796 | Hawaii Big Island | | | | WY-Teton | Grand Teton | 13,770 | Teton Range-Yellowstone Area | | | | CO-Las Animas | West Spanish Peak | 13,626 | Sangre de Cristo Range | | | | CO-Larimer | Hagues Peak | 13,560 | Front Range | | | | CO-Grand | Pettingell Peak | 13,553 | Front Range | | | | UT-Duchesne | Kings Peak | 13,528 | Uinta Range | | | | UT-Summit | Gilbert Peak | 13,442 | Uinta Range | | | | CO-Archuleta | Summit Peak | 13,300 | San Juan Mountains | | | | CO-Gilpin | James Peak | 13,294 | Front Range | | | | CO-Montezuma | Hesperus Mountain | 13,232 | San Juan Mountains | | | | CO-Rio Grande | Bennett Peak | 13,203 | San Juan Mountains | | | | CO-Conejos | Conejos Peak | 13,172 | San Juan Mountains | | | | NM-Taos | Wheeler Peak | 13,161 | Sangre de Cristo Range | | | | WY-Park | Francs Peak | 13,153 | Absaroka Range | | | | CA-Madera | Mount Ritter | 13,143 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | | | | NV-Esmeralda | Boundary Peak | 13,140 | West Great Basin Ranges | | | | CA-Tuolumne | Mount Lyell | 13,114 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | | | | CO-Fremont | Bushnell Peak | 13,105 | Sangre de Cristo Range | | | | NM-Mora | Truchas Peak | 13,102 | Sangre de Cristo Range | | | | NM-Rio Arriba | Truchas Peak | 13,102 | Sangre de Cristo Range | | | | NV-White Pine | Wheeler Peak | 13,063 | East Central Great Basin Ranges | | | | CO-Teller | Devils Playground | 13,060 | Front Range | |
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This list shows all the peaks that are over 13,00 feet high and also the highest point in a county (or equivalent) of the United States. Seven of these peaks are in Alaska (6) or Hawaii (1). Note that over half the counties on this list are in Colorado.
Acknowledgements
Book County High Points by Andy Martin; list compiled 1992 by Andy Martin, with help from David Olson and Dinesh Desai.
Map Showing Location of Peaks = Peaks climbed by Mike Mays = Unclimbed peaks Click on a peak to see its name and a clickable link.(Map only shows peaks ranked by clean prominence)
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