U.S. County High Points over 13,000 feet - 48 StatesShowing Ken Jones'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 | 1974-07-25 | | 1. | CA-Tulare | Mount Whitney | 14,495 | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 1974-07-25 | | 3. | NV-Esmeralda | Boundary Peak | 13,140 | West Great Basin Ranges | 1977-07-03 a | | 4. | WA-Pierce | Mount Rainier | 14,411 | South Washington Cascades | 1982-05-31 | | 5. | CA-Siskiyou | Mount Shasta | 14,162 | California Cascades | 1987-07-04 | | 6. | WY-Fremont | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Wind River Range | 1992-08-04 | | 6. | WY-Sublette | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Wind River Range | 1992-08-04 | | 8. | CO-Lake | Mount Elbert | 14,433 | Sawatch Range | 1993-07-24 | | 9. | CA-Tuolumne | Mount Lyell | 13,114 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 1993-08-08 | | 10. | UT-Duchesne | Kings Peak | 13,528 | Uinta Range | 1994-07-16 | | 11. | NM-Taos | Wheeler Peak | 13,161 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 1994-07-30 b | | 12. | CO-Clear Creek | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Front Range | 1995-08-12 a | | 12. | CO-Summit | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Front Range | 1995-08-12 a | | 14. | CO-Park | Mount Lincoln | 14,286 | Central Colorado Ranges | 1997-07-26 c | | 15. | CO-El Paso | Pikes Peak | 14,110 | Front Range | 1997-08-09 a | | 16. | CO-Teller | Devils Playground | 13,060 | Front Range | 1997-08-09 b | | 17. | WY-Teton | Grand Teton | 13,770 | Teton Range-Yellowstone Area | 1999-08-05 | | 18. | CO-Gilpin | James Peak | 13,294 | Front Range | 2000-10-16 | | 19. | NM-Mora | Truchas Peak | 13,102 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2004-07-04 | | 19. | NM-Rio Arriba | Truchas Peak | 13,102 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2004-07-04 | | 21. | CA-Madera | Mount Ritter | 13,143 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 2004-09-13 | | 22. | CA-Mono | White Mountain Peak | 14,246 | West Great Basin Ranges | 2004-09-16 | | 23. | CO-Chaffee | Mount Harvard | 14,420 | Sawatch Range | 2005-07-17 | | 24. | CA-Fresno | North Palisade | 14,242 | Central Sierra Nevada | 2006-08-02 | | 25. | CO-Fremont | Bushnell Peak | 13,105 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2006-10-06 | | 26. | UT-Summit | Gilbert Peak | 13,442 | Uinta Range | 2007-07-14 | | 27. | CO-San Miguel | Wilson Peak | 14,017 | San Juan Mountains | 2007-09-01 | | 28. | CO-Dolores | Mount Wilson | 14,246 | San Juan Mountains | 2007-09-02 | | 29. | CO-Ouray | Mount Sneffels | 14,150 | San Juan Mountains | 2007-09-03 | | 30. | CO-Las Animas | West Spanish Peak | 13,626 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2008-08-28 | | 31. | CO-Saguache | Crestone Peak | 14,294 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2008-08-30 | | 32. | CO-Custer | Crestone Peak-East Peak | 14,240 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2008-08-30 | | 33. | CO-Hinsdale | Uncompahgre Peak | 14,309 | San Juan Mountains | 2008-09-01 | | 34. | CO-Rio Grande | Bennett Peak | 13,203 | San Juan Mountains | 2008-09-14 | | 35. | CO-Grand | Pettingell Peak | 13,553 | Front Range | 2009-09-01 | | 36. | CO-Montezuma | Hesperus Mountain | 13,232 | San Juan Mountains | 2009-09-02 | | 37. | CO-La Plata | Windom Peak | 14,087 | San Juan Mountains | 2009-09-05 | | 38. | WY-Big Horn | Cloud Peak | 13,167 | Bighorn Mountains | 2012-08-21 | | 38. | WY-Johnson | Cloud Peak | 13,167 | Bighorn Mountains | 2012-08-21 | | | 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-Gunnison | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Elk Range Area | | | | CO-Pitkin | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Elk Range Area | | | | CO-Boulder | Longs Peak | 14,255 | Front Range | | | | CO-Eagle | Mount of the Holy Cross | 14,005 | Sawatch Range | | | | CO-Mineral | Phoenix Peak | 13,895 | San Juan Mountains | | | | CO-San Juan | Vermilion Peak | 13,894 | San Juan Mountains | | | | CO-Larimer | Hagues Peak | 13,560 | Front Range | | | | CO-Archuleta | Summit Peak | 13,300 | San Juan Mountains | | | | CO-Conejos | Conejos Peak | 13,172 | San Juan Mountains | | | | WY-Park | Francs Peak | 13,153 | Absaroka Range | | | | NV-White Pine | Wheeler Peak | 13,063 | East Central Great Basin Ranges | |
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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 Ken Jones = 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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