California County High PointsShowing Erika Kikuchi's first ascent dates for climbed peaks (5 out of 58, or 8.62%)Rank | County | Peak | Elev-Ft | Range (Level 4) | Prom-Ft | Ascent Date |
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1. | Inyo | Mount Whitney | 14,498 | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 10,078 | 2011-08-16 | 1. | Tulare | Mount Whitney | 14,498 | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 10,078 | 2011-08-16 | 3. | Siskiyou | Mount Shasta | 14,162 | California Cascades | 9762 | | 4. | Riverside | San Jacinto Peak | 10,839 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 8319 | | 5. | San Bernardino | San Gorgonio Mountain | 11,499 | Transverse Ranges | 8294 | | 6. | Mono | White Mountain Peak | 14,246 | West Great Basin Ranges | 7196 | | 7. | Los Angeles | Mount San Antonio | 10,064 | Transverse Ranges | 6224 | | 8. | Shasta | Lassen Peak | 10,457 | California Cascades | 5229 | | 9. | Trinity | Mount Eddy | 9025 | Klamath Mountains | 5105 | | 10. | Ventura | Mount Pinos | 8831 | Transverse Ranges | 4800 | | 11. | Monterey | Junipero Serra Peak | 5862 | Central California Coast Ranges | 4447 | | 12. | Orange | Santiago Peak | 5687 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 4387 | | 13. | Modoc | Eagle Peak | 9892 | Northwest Great Basin Ranges | 4352 | | 14. | Madera | Mount Ritter | 13,143 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 3957 | | 15. | San Benito | San Benito Mountain | 5241 | Central California Coast Ranges | 3481 | | 16. | El Dorado | Freel Peak | 10,881 | Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada | 3146 | | 17. | Contra Costa | Mount Diablo | 3849 | Central California Coast Ranges | 3109 | 2009-10-18 | 18. | Santa Clara | Copernicus Peak | 4360 | Central California Coast Ranges | 3080 | | 19. | Fresno | North Palisade | 14,242 | Central Sierra Nevada | 2894 | | 20. | Plumas | Mount Ingalls | 8372 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 2792 | | 21. | San Diego | Hot Springs Mountain | 6533 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 2613 | | 22. | Colusa | Snow Mountain | 7056 | Northern California Coast Range | 2496 | | 22. | Lake | Snow Mountain | 7056 | Northern California Coast Range | 2496 | | 24. | Marin | Mount Tamalpais-West Peak | 2576 | Northern California Coast Range | 2456 | | | Marin | or Mount Tamalpais-East Peak | 2572 | Northern California Coast Range | 332 | 2008-09-07 | 25. | Glenn | Black Butte | 7448 | Northern California Coast Range | 2436 | | 26. | San Luis Obispo | Caliente Mountain | 5106 | Central California Coast Ranges | 2206 | | 27. | Santa Barbara | Big Pine Mountain | 6800 | Transverse Ranges | 2160 | | 28. | Nevada | Mount Lola | 9148 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 2068 | | 29. | Sutter | South Butte | 2120 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 2050 | | 30. | Humboldt | Salmon Mountain | 6956 | Klamath Mountains | 2006 | | 31. | Solano | Mount Vaca | 2819 | Northern California Coast Range | 1959 | | 32. | Tuolumne | Mount Lyell | 13,114 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 1894 | | 33. | Merced | Laveaga Peak | 3801 | Central California Coast Ranges | 1853 | | 34. | Alpine | Sonora Peak | 11,459 | Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada | 1816 | | 35. | Santa Cruz | Mount Bielewski | 3231 | Central California Coast Ranges | 1671 | | 36. | Mendocino | Anthony Peak | 6954 | Northern California Coast Range | 1514 | | 37. | Stanislaus | Mount Stakes | 3804 | Central California Coast Ranges | 1404 | | 38. | Lassen | Hat Mountain | 8745 | Northwest Great Basin Ranges | 1185 | | 39. | Alameda | Discovery Peak | 3842 | Central California Coast Ranges | 1082 | | | Alameda | or Challenger Peak | 3841 | Central California Coast Ranges | 201 | | 40. | Tehama | Brokeoff Mountain | 9235 | California Cascades | 915 | | 41. | Yolo | Little Blue Ridge | 3120 | Northern California Coast Range | 680 | | 42. | San Francisco | Mount Davidson | 925 | Central California Coast Ranges | 628 | 2010-09-11 | 43. | Kern | Sawmill Mountain | 8818 | Transverse Ranges | 418 | | 44. | Kings | Table Mountain | 3473 | Central California Coast Ranges | 335 | | 45. | Amador | Thunder Mountain | 9410 | Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada | 330 | | 46. | San Joaquin | Boardman North | 3626 | Central California Coast Ranges | 226 | | 47. | Calaveras | Corral Hollow Hill | 8170 | Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada | 210 | | 48. | Sacramento | Carpenter Benchmark | 828 | Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada | 168 | | 49. | San Mateo | Long Ridge | 2600 | Central California Coast Ranges | 120 | | 50. | Sonoma | Cobb Mountain-Southwest Peak | 4480 | Northern California Coast Range | 80 | | 51. | Imperial | Blue Angels Peak | 4548 | Northern Baja California | 53 | | 52. | Napa | Mount Saint Helena-East Peak | 4200 | Northern California Coast Range | 40 | | 53. | Placer | Mount Baldy-West Ridge | 9040 | Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada | 5 | 2011-01-24 | 54. | Sierra | Mount Lola-North Ridge Peak | 8844 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 4 | | 55. | Butte | Butte County High Point | 7120 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 0 | | 55. | Mariposa | Parsons Peak-Northwest Ridge | 12,040 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 0 | | 55. | Del Norte | Bear Mountain-Del Norte CoHP | 6400 | Klamath Mountains | 0 | | 55. | Yuba | Yuba County High Point | 4825 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 0 | |
Front Runners List: Click here to see list completion progress by climbers that log their climbs using Peakbagger.com. Multiple Ascents Grid: Click here for a grid showing all of Erika Kikuchi's ascents of peaks on this list (including up to 10 rounds of repeats). Compare Climbers: Click here to compare ascents of up to 5 climbers working on this list. List DescriptionThere are 58 counties in California, and their high points reflect the tremendous variety of the Golden State. The top of the list is dominated by the high peaks in the Sierra Nevada, plus the two 14,000-foot non-Sierra peaks in the state, Shasta and White Montain Peak. From the deserts a few miles from the Mexcian border, to deeply forested coastal hills in the state's northwest corner, to lonely and remote summits along the central coast, to the urban parks of the Bay Area, there is something for almost anyone on this list.
North Palisade, by consensus, is the most difficult climb technically on this list as a class 4 scramble. However, a number of lower peaks are on private land where you need to arrange for access.
Acknowledgements
- By 1990 I had determined several of these high points by personal research.
- Book County High Points by Andy Martin; list compiled by Dinesh Desai, with generous help from Joy Desai, Bill Hauser, John Sarna, and Gary Suttle.
- Book California County Summits by Garry Suttle (see link below).
- In September, 2008, Jerry Brekhus of Montana determined the new Placer County high point, long thought to be Granite Chief Mountain.
Links California County High Points
Selected Guidebook(s) for this List California County Summits (Suttle)
Caution: These books feature many of the peaks on this list, but may not have information on all of them.
Map Showing Location of Peaks = Peaks climbed by Erika Kikuchi = 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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