U.S. County High Points over 13,000 feet - 48 StatesShowing Petter Bjørstad'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 | 1977-08 | | 1. | CA-Tulare | Mount Whitney | 14,495 | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 1977-08 | | 3. | CA-Siskiyou | Mount Shasta | 14,162 | California Cascades | 1979-06 | | 4. | CO-Boulder | Longs Peak | 14,255 | Front Range | 1986-08 | | 5. | NM-Taos | Wheeler Peak | 13,161 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 1993-06 | | 6. | CO-Lake | Mount Elbert | 14,433 | Sawatch Range | 1997-07 | | 7. | CO-Clear Creek | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Front Range | 1997-07 | | 7. | CO-Summit | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Front Range | 1997-07 | | 9. | CO-Eagle | Mount of the Holy Cross | 14,005 | Sawatch Range | 1997-08 | | 10. | CO-Park | Mount Lincoln | 14,286 | Central Colorado Ranges | 2000-08-15 | | 11. | CO-Chaffee | Mount Harvard | 14,420 | Sawatch Range | 2000-08-27 | | 12. | CO-Gilpin | James Peak | 13,294 | Front Range | 2000-11-04 | | 13. | CO-Hinsdale | Uncompahgre Peak | 14,309 | San Juan Mountains | 2001-04-13 | | 14. | CO-El Paso | Pikes Peak | 14,110 | Front Range | 2001-05-13 | | 15. | CO-Saguache | Crestone Peak | 14,294 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2001-06-09 | | 16. | CO-Custer | Crestone Peak-East Peak | 14,240 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2001-06-09 | | 17. | CO-Alamosa | Blanca Peak | 14,345 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2001-06-13 | | 17. | CO-Costilla | Blanca Peak | 14,345 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2001-06-13 | | 19. | CO-La Plata | Windom Peak | 14,087 | San Juan Mountains | 2001-07-10 | | 20. | CO-Ouray | Mount Sneffels | 14,150 | San Juan Mountains | 2001-07-12 | | 21. | CO-Gunnison | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Elk Range Area | 2001-07-13 | | 21. | CO-Pitkin | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Elk Range Area | 2001-07-13 | | 23. | CO-San Miguel | Wilson Peak | 14,017 | San Juan Mountains | 2001-08-16 | | 24. | CO-Dolores | Mount Wilson | 14,246 | San Juan Mountains | 2001-08-17 | | 25. | WA-Pierce | Mount Rainier | 14,411 | South Washington Cascades | 2003-08-26 | | 26. | CA-Mono | White Mountain Peak | 14,246 | West Great Basin Ranges | 2005-10-15 | | 27. | NV-White Pine | Wheeler Peak | 13,063 | East Central Great Basin Ranges | 2008-07-03 | | 28. | UT-Duchesne | Kings Peak | 13,528 | Uinta Range | 2008-07-26 | | 29. | WY-Fremont | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Wind River Range | 2012-07-28 | | 29. | WY-Sublette | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Wind River Range | 2012-07-28 | | 31. | WY-Teton | Grand Teton | 13,770 | Teton Range-Yellowstone Area | 2012-08-02 | | 32. | WY-Big Horn | Cloud Peak | 13,167 | Bighorn Mountains | 2012-08-12 | | 32. | WY-Johnson | Cloud Peak | 13,167 | Bighorn Mountains | 2012-08-12 | | | CO-Huerfano | Blanca Peak-Northeast Slope | 14,320 | Sangre de Cristo Range | | | | CA-Fresno | North Palisade | 14,242 | Central Sierra Nevada | | | | CO-Mineral | Phoenix Peak | 13,895 | San Juan Mountains | | | | CO-San Juan | Vermilion Peak | 13,894 | San Juan Mountains | | | | 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-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 | | | | 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 | | | | 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) in the 48 contiguous United States. Note that well over half the counties on this list are in Colorado. Bob Packard climbed all of these summits by 1997.
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 Petter Bjørstad = 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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