U.S. County High Points over 13,000 feetShowing Ken Oeser'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 | 1994-09-05 | | 1. | CA-Tulare | Mount Whitney | 14,495 | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 1994-09-05 | | 3. | UT-Duchesne | Kings Peak | 13,528 | Uinta Range | 1995-08-16 | | 4. | CO-Lake | Mount Elbert | 14,433 | Sawatch Range | 1996-08-06 | | 5. | NM-Taos | Wheeler Peak | 13,161 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 1996-08-08 | | 6. | NV-Esmeralda | Boundary Peak | 13,140 | West Great Basin Ranges | 1997-08-08 | | 7. | WA-Pierce | Mount Rainier | 14,411 | South Washington Cascades | 1998-06-25 | | 8. | HI-Hawaii | Mauna Kea | 13,796 | Hawaii Big Island | 2000-07-27 | | 9. | WY-Fremont | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Wind River Range | 2000-08-15 | | 9. | WY-Sublette | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Wind River Range | 2000-08-15 | | 11. | CO-Clear Creek | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Front Range | 2002-07-20 | | 11. | CO-Summit | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Front Range | 2002-07-20 | | 13. | CO-El Paso | Pikes Peak | 14,110 | Front Range | 2002-07-21 | | 14. | CO-Teller | Devils Playground | 13,060 | Front Range | 2002-07-21 | | 15. | CO-Alamosa | Blanca Peak | 14,345 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2004-08-26 | | 15. | CO-Costilla | Blanca Peak | 14,345 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2004-08-26 | | 17. | CO-Huerfano | Blanca Peak-Northeast Slope | 14,320 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2004-08-26 | | 18. | CO-Rio Grande | Bennett Peak | 13,203 | San Juan Mountains | 2004-08-27 | | 19. | CO-Saguache | Crestone Peak | 14,294 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2004-08-28 | | 20. | CO-Custer | Crestone Peak-East Peak | 14,240 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2004-08-28 | | 21. | NV-White Pine | Wheeler Peak | 13,063 | East Central Great Basin Ranges | 2007-07-12 | | 22. | CO-San Miguel | Wilson Peak | 14,017 | San Juan Mountains | 2007-09-01 | | 23. | CO-Dolores | Mount Wilson | 14,246 | San Juan Mountains | 2007-09-02 | | 24. | CO-Park | Mount Lincoln | 14,286 | Central Colorado Ranges | 2009-09-07 | | 25. | CA-Siskiyou | Mount Shasta | 14,162 | California Cascades | 2011-06-25 | | 26. | CO-Chaffee | Mount Harvard | 14,420 | Sawatch Range | 2012-08-30 | | 27. | CO-Gunnison | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Elk Range Area | 2012-08-31 | | 27. | CO-Pitkin | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Elk Range Area | 2012-08-31 | | 29. | CO-Ouray | Mount Sneffels | 14,150 | San Juan Mountains | 2012-09-01 | | 30. | CO-Eagle | Mount of the Holy Cross | 14,005 | Sawatch Range | 2012-09-02 | | 31. | CO-Boulder | Longs Peak | 14,255 | Front Range | 2012-09-04 | | | 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-Hinsdale | Uncompahgre Peak | 14,309 | San Juan Mountains | | | | CA-Mono | White Mountain Peak | 14,246 | West Great Basin Ranges | | | | CA-Fresno | North Palisade | 14,242 | Central Sierra Nevada | | | | CO-La Plata | Windom Peak | 14,087 | 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-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-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-Conejos | Conejos Peak | 13,172 | San Juan Mountains | | | | WY-Big Horn | Cloud Peak | 13,167 | Bighorn Mountains | | | | WY-Johnson | Cloud Peak | 13,167 | Bighorn Mountains | | | | WY-Park | Francs Peak | 13,153 | Absaroka Range | | | | CA-Madera | Mount Ritter | 13,143 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | | | | 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 | |
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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 Ken Oeser = 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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