Non-Sierra California 10,000-foot PeaksRanked Peaks have 300 feet of Clean ProminenceShowing Marco Rohrer's first ascent dates for climbed peaks (12 out of 61, or 19.67%)Rank | Peak | Elev-Ft | Prom-Ft | Range (Level 5) | Isol-Mi | Ascent Date |
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1. | Grinnell Mountain | 10,284 | 479 | San Bernardino Mountains | 1.6 | 2009-07-30 | 1. | Lake Peak | 10,161 | 321 | San Bernardino Mountains | .2 | 2009-07-30 | | Ten Thousand Foot Ridge | 10,094 | 94 | San Bernardino Mountains | .8 | 2009-07-30 | 3. | Bighorn Mountain | 10,997 | 357 | San Bernardino Mountains | .4 | 2009-08-22 | | Dragons Head | 10,866 | 186 | San Bernardino Mountains | .3 | 2009-08-22 | 4. | San Gorgonio Mountain | 11,499 | 8294 | San Bernardino Mountains | 162.5 | 2009-08-25 | | Jepson Peak | 11,205 | 125 | San Bernardino Mountains | .6 | 2009-08-25 | 5. | Anderson Peak | 10,840 | 840 | San Bernardino Mountains | 2.8 | 2009-09-03 | | San Bernardino East Peak | 10,691 | 171 | San Bernardino Mountains | .7 | 2009-09-03 | | Shields Peak | 10,680 | 80 | San Bernardino Mountains | .7 | 2009-09-03 | | San Bernardino Peak | 10,649 | 209 | San Bernardino Mountains | .7 | 2009-09-03 | | Charlton Peak | 10,806 | 246 | San Bernardino Mountains | .7 | 2009-09-17 | | Dobbs Peak | 10,459 | 59 | San Bernardino Mountains | .4 | 2009-09-17 | 6. | Mount San Antonio | 10,064 | 6224 | San Gabriel Mountains | 42.5 | 2010-10-26 | 7. | San Jacinto Peak | 10,839 | 8319 | San Jacinto Mountains | 20.3 | 2011-09-03 | | Jean Peak | 10,670 | 190 | San Jacinto Mountains | .6 | 2011-09-03 | | Marion Mountain | 10,362 | 202 | San Jacinto Mountains | .4 | 2011-09-03 | | Newton Drury Peak | 10,160 | 80 | San Jacinto Mountains | .2 | 2011-09-03 | | Carmen Peak | 10,075 | 10 | San Bernardino Mountains | .1 | 2013-07-06 | | Zahniser Peak | 10,056 | 120 | San Bernardino Mountains | .2 | 2013-07-06 | 8. | White Mountain Peak | 14,246 | 7196 | White Mountains | 67.5 | 2013-08-04 | | Alto Diablo | 10,563 | 123 | San Bernardino Mountains | .4 | 2013-08-24 | 9. | Telescope Peak | 11,048 | 6168 | Panamint Range | 57.2 | 2015-08-08 | | Rogers Peak | 9960 | 360 | Panamint Range | .9 | 2015-08-08 | 10. | Piute Mountain | 12,560 | 880 | White Mountains | 2.6 | 2016-07-15 | 10. | Sheep Mountain | 12,497 | 497 | White Mountains | 1.0 | 2016-07-15 | | Limestone Peak | 12,240 | 40 | White Mountains | .0 | 2016-07-15 | 12. | Mount Barcroft | 13,040 | 440 | White Mountains | 2.5 | 2016-07-16 | | Mount Shasta | 14,162 | 9762 | Mount Shasta Area | 334.7 | | | White Mountains Peak 13908 | 13,908 | 148 | White Mountains | .5 | | | White Mountains Peak 13615 | 13,615 | 385 | White Mountains | .7 | | | Mount Dubois | 13,559 | 2319 | White Mountains | 9.6 | | | The Jumpoff | 13,480 | 40 | White Mountains | .7 | | | Montgomery Peak | 13,441 | 1266 | White Mountains | 1.7 | | | Thumb Rock | 12,923 | 83 | Mount Shasta Area | .1 | | | East Headley Peak | 12,751 | 231 | White Mountains | .9 | | | Mount Hogue | 12,751 | 351 | White Mountains | 1.9 | | | Headley Peak | 12,676 | 156 | White Mountains | .4 | | | Shastina | 12,330 | 450 | Mount Shasta Area | .7 | | | Peak 11784 | 11,784 | 224 | White Mountains | .6 | | | Cottonwood Benchmark | 11,710 | 70 | White Mountains | .4 | | | Mount Patterson | 11,673 | 4153 | Pine Nut-Sweetwater Ranges | 18.5 | | | Wheeler Peak | 11,663 | 343 | Pine Nut-Sweetwater Ranges | 1.5 | | | Campito Mountain | 11,560 | 720 | White Mountains | 1.3 | | | Benton Point | 11,512 | 472 | White Mountains | 1.1 | | | Peak 11440 | 11,440 | 320 | White Mountains | .5 | | | Mount Patterson-Northwest Peak | 11,400 | 200 | Pine Nut-Sweetwater Ranges | .5 | | | South Sister | 11,360 | 760 | Pine Nut-Sweetwater Ranges | 2.7 | | | Indian Peak | 11,297 | 497 | White Mountains | .8 | | | Blanco Mountain | 11,280 | 840 | White Mountains | 2.9 | | | County Line Hill | 11,240 | 640 | White Mountains | 1.3 | | | Big Draw Peak | 11,171 | 11 | San Bernardino Mountains | .2 | | | Glass Mountain | 11,160 | 3180 | Mono-Benton-Excelsior Area | 16.2 | | | Shastarama Point | 11,135 | 95 | Mount Shasta Area | .2 | | | Glass Mountain-North Peak | 11,123 | 203 | Mono-Benton-Excelsior Area | .6 | | | Waucoba Mountain | 11,123 | 3923 | Inyo Mountains | 20.0 | | | Keynot Peak | 11,101 | 3030 | Inyo Mountains | 17.1 | | | Cold Benchmark | 11,040 | 840 | White Mountains | 4.7 | | | Mount Inyo | 10,975 | 935 | Inyo Mountains | 2.3 | | | Inyo Peak 3341 | 10,961 | 1184 | Inyo Mountains | 4.1 | | | White Mountains Peak 10920 | 10,920 | 560 | White Mountains | 1.9 | | | Peak 10920 | 10,920 | 440 | White Mountains | .7 | | | Bucks Peak | 10,868 | 428 | White Mountains | 1.2 | | | Middle Sister | 10,854 | 854 | Pine Nut-Sweetwater Ranges | 1.3 | | | Glass Mountain Ridge | 10,840 | 348 | Mono-Benton-Excelsior Area | .8 | | | White Mountains Radio Facility | 10,840 | 320 | White Mountains | 1.2 | | | Peak 10800 | 10,800 | 320 | White Mountains | .9 | | | Peak 10760 | 10,760 | 280 | White Mountains | .5 | | | Blue Benchmark-North Peak | 10,760 | 300 | Inyo Mountains | .8 | | | Blue Benchmark | 10,725 | 30 | Inyo Mountains | .4 | | | Little Charlton Peak | 10,696 | 96 | San Bernardino Mountains | .3 | | | New York Butte | 10,668 | 1148 | Inyo Mountains | 4.1 | | | Mexican Mine Peak | 10,640 | 40 | White Mountains | .8 | | | Sunrise Mountain | 10,640 | 560 | White Mountains | 1.0 | | | Dave's Peak | 10,600 | 80 | White Mountains | .2 | | | Peak 10600 | 10,600 | 320 | White Mountains | .7 | | | Kelty Peak | 10,597 | 230 | Mono-Benton-Excelsior Area | .4 | | | Tres Plumas Peak | 10,592 | 312 | White Mountains | 1.9 | | | Little Dobbs Peak | 10,520 | 40 | San Bernardino Mountains | .2 | | | Peak 3198 | 10,492 | 387 | Inyo Mountains | .7 | | | Lassen Peak | 10,457 | 5229 | Lassen Peak Area | 71.4 | | | Peak 10452 | 10,452 | 372 | Pine Nut-Sweetwater Ranges | 1.3 | | | South Telescope Peak | 10,450 | 250 | Panamint Range | .9 | | | Peak 10440 | 10,440 | 280 | White Mountains | 1.1 | | | Inyo Peak 10414 | 10,414 | 694 | Inyo Mountains | 1.3 | | | Peak 10400 | 10,400 | 320 | White Mountains | .7 | | | Shirley Peak | 10,388 | 68 | San Jacinto Mountains | .2 | | | Squaw Peak | 10,358 | 678 | Inyo Mountains | 1.2 | | | Inyo Peak 10307 | 10,327 | 447 | Inyo Mountains | 1.6 | | | Peak 3146 | 10,322 | 217 | Inyo Mountains | .5 | | | Peak 10320 | 10,320 | 280 | White Mountains | .4 | | | Station Peak | 10,316 | 596 | White Mountains | 1.5 | | | Peak 3121 | 10,240 | 135 | Inyo Mountains | .4 | | | Peak 10240 | 10,240 | 400 | White Mountains | .9 | | | Potato Peak | 10,237 | 2557 | Mono-Benton-Excelsior Area | 13.5 | | | Sentinel Meadow Peak | 10,200 | 620 | Mono-Benton-Excelsior Area | 2.7 | | | Inyo Peak 10192 | 10,192 | 192 | Inyo Mountains | .9 | | | Bodie Mountain | 10,168 | 328 | Mono-Benton-Excelsior Area | 1.1 | | | Inyo Peak 10151 | 10,151 | 271 | Inyo Mountains | .5 | | | Cone Peak | 10,151 | 440 | Mono-Benton-Excelsior Area | 1.7 | | | Wilfred Peak | 10,138 | 427 | Mono-Benton-Excelsior Area | .8 | | | Red Peak | 10,121 | 161 | White Mountains | .4 | | | Peak 10120 | 10,120 | 560 | White Mountains | 1.1 | | | Red Rock Flat | 10,116 | 36 | San Bernardino Mountains | .1 | | | Peak 3075 | 10,089 | 574 | Inyo Mountains | 3.0 | | | Peak 10055 | 10,055 | 60 | San Bernardino Mountains | .2 | | | 2 O'Clock Peak | 9960 | 240 | Panamint Range | .5 | |
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 Marco Rohrer'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 DescriptionAny list of the highest peaks in California is dominated by the Sierra Nevada, where thousands of summits rise to over 10,000 feet. This list, however, excludes the Sierra Nevada peaks, providing a relatively short, geographically scattered list. These 10,000 footers range from the volcanoes of the Cascades in Northern California, through the higher fault-block ranges of the Great Basin, and down to the high summits of the San Bernardino, San Gabriel, and San Jacinto ranges near Los Angeles.
For anyone who thinks that high-altitude hiking and scrambling in California is equivalent to the Sierra, this list emphatically disproves that notion. The variety here makes for a unique and challenging list, but one requiring no special mountaineering skills. Mount Shasta is probably the hardest summit of the list, and it can be scrambled in a day by strong hikers.
Map Showing Location of Peaks = Peaks climbed by Marco Rohrer = 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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