U.S. County High Points over 13,000 feet - 48 StatesShowing Steve Sheriff's first ascent dates for climbed peaks| Rank | County | Peak | Elev-Ft | Range (Level 4) | Ascent Date |
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| 1. | CO-Hinsdale | Uncompahgre Peak | 14,309 | San Juan Mountains | 1974 | | 2. | WY-Fremont | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Wind River Range | 1976 | | 2. | WY-Sublette | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Wind River Range | 1976 | | 4. | WY-Big Horn | Cloud Peak | 13,167 | Bighorn Mountains | 1976 | | 4. | WY-Johnson | Cloud Peak | 13,167 | Bighorn Mountains | 1976 | | 6. | CO-Boulder | Longs Peak | 14,255 | Front Range | 1976-10-16 | | 7. | UT-Duchesne | Kings Peak | 13,528 | Uinta Range | 1977 | | 8. | CO-Eagle | Mount of the Holy Cross | 14,005 | Sawatch Range | 1977-06-25 | | 9. | NM-Taos | Wheeler Peak | 13,161 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 1978 | | 10. | CO-Clear Creek | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Front Range | 1978-03-17 | | 10. | CO-Summit | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Front Range | 1978-03-17 | | 12. | NV-Esmeralda | Boundary Peak | 13,140 | West Great Basin Ranges | 1979 | | 13. | CO-Lake | Mount Elbert | 14,433 | Sawatch Range | 1979-07-08 | | 14. | CO-Ouray | Mount Sneffels | 14,150 | San Juan Mountains | 1979-07-19 | | 15. | CO-Gunnison | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Elk Range Area | 1979-08-08 | | 15. | CO-Pitkin | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Elk Range Area | 1979-08-08 | | 17. | CO-Saguache | Crestone Peak | 14,294 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 1980-09-14 | | 18. | CO-Custer | Crestone Peak-East Peak | 14,240 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 1980-09-14 | | 19. | CO-La Plata | Windom Peak | 14,087 | San Juan Mountains | 1981-06-25 | | 20. | CO-San Miguel | Wilson Peak | 14,017 | San Juan Mountains | 1981-06-29 | | 21. | CO-Park | Mount Lincoln | 14,286 | Central Colorado Ranges | 1981-07-03 | | 22. | WY-Teton | Grand Teton | 13,770 | Teton Range-Yellowstone Area | 1982-07-11 | | 23. | WA-Pierce | Mount Rainier | 14,411 | South Washington Cascades | 1995-05-31 | | 24. | WY-Park | Francs Peak | 13,153 | Absaroka Range | 2007-07-20 | | 25. | NV-White Pine | Wheeler Peak | 13,063 | East Central Great Basin Ranges | 2011-10-19 | | | CA-Inyo | Mount Whitney | 14,495 | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | | | | CA-Tulare | Mount Whitney | 14,495 | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | | | | CO-Chaffee | Mount Harvard | 14,420 | Sawatch Range | | | | 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-Dolores | Mount Wilson | 14,246 | San Juan Mountains | | | | CA-Mono | White Mountain Peak | 14,246 | West Great Basin Ranges | | | | CA-Fresno | North Palisade | 14,242 | Central Sierra Nevada | | | | CA-Siskiyou | Mount Shasta | 14,162 | California Cascades | | | | CO-El Paso | Pikes Peak | 14,110 | Front Range | | | | 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-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 | | | | 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 | | | | 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 Steve Sheriff = 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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