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Counties with Largest Area

RankCountyPeak Elev-Ft Range (Level 5)Area-SqMiAscent Date
1.CA-InyoMount Whitney14,498Mount Whitney Group10,224 
2.CA-FresnoNorth Palisade14,242Palisades6,012 
3.CA-SiskiyouMount Shasta14,162Mount Shasta Area6,338 
4.WY-FremontGannett Peak13,804Northern Wind River Range9,249 
5.WY-ParkFrancs Peak13,153Southern Absaroka Range6,953 
6.NM-Rio ArribaTruchas Peak13,102Santa Fe Mountains5,895 
7.NV-White PineWheeler Peak13,063Snake Range8,888 
8.UT-San JuanMount Peale12,721La Sal Mountains7,929 
9.AZ-CoconinoHumphreys Peak12,633Flagstaff Area18,659 
10.WY-AlbanyMedicine Bow Peak12,013Medicine Bow Mountains4,303 
11.NM-OteroSierra Blanca Peak11,973Sacramento Mountains6,631 
12.NV-NyeMount Jefferson11,941Toquima Range18,147 
13.NV-ClarkCharleston Peak11,916Spring Mountains8,089 
14.CA-San BernardinoSan Gorgonio Mountain11,499San Bernardino Mountains20,108 
15.NV-LanderBunker Hill11,473Toiyabe Range5,514 
16.AZ-ApacheMount Baldy11,403White Mountains11,218 
17.NV-ElkoRuby Dome11,387Ruby-East Humboldt Mountains17,180 
18.MT-BeaverheadTweedy Mountain11,154Pioneer Mountains5,559 
19.UT-TooeleDeseret Peak11,031Stansbury Mountains7,000 
20.NM-CatronWhitewater Baldy10,895Mogollon Mountains6,931 
21.CA-RiversideSan Jacinto Peak10,839San Jacinto Mountains7,305 
22.NM-SocorroSouth Baldy10,783West-Central Rio Grande Area6,651 
23.NV-WashoeMount Rose10,776Carson Range6,543 
24.NV-LincolnMount Grafton-South Ridge10,640Schell Creek Range10,632 
25.UT-MillardMine Camp Peak10,222Pavant Range6,822 
26.UT-Box ElderBull Mountain9934Northwest Salt Lake Ranges5,775 
27.NV-PershingStar Peak9836Southeast Humboldt River Ranges6,060 
28.AZ-CochiseChiricahua Peak9759Chiricahua Area6,223 
29.OR-HarneySteens Mountain9733Steens Mountain Area10,208 
30.NV-HumboldtGranite Peak9732Santa Rosa Mountains9,644 
31.WY-SweetwaterPine Mountain9550East Flaming Gorge Area10,476 
32.ID-IdahoBare Peak Northwest9439Central Bitteroot Range8,482 
33.NM-San JuanBeautiful Mountain9388Chuska Mountains5,537 
34.OR-DouglasMount Thielsen9182Crater Lake Area5,061 
35.NM-McKinleyCerros de Alejandro9166North San Mateo Mountains5,455 
36.AZ-PimaMount Lemmon9157Huachuca Area9,195 
37.CA-KernSawmill Mountain8818San Emigdio Mountains8,161 
38.OR-LakeCrane Mountain8456Warner Mountains8,344 
39.AZ-MohaveHualapai Peak8417Hualapai Mountains13,468 
40.ID-OwyheeCinnabar Mountain8403Owyhee Mountains7,684 
41.AZ-NavajoBlack Mesa High Point8168Hopi-Navajo Mesas9,959 
42.OR-MalheurOregon Canyon Mountains Peak8027Trout Creek Area9,912 
43.AZ-YavapaiMount Union7979Prescott Area8,129 
44.AZ-GilaMyrtle Point7920Mogollon Rim4,797 
45.TX-BrewsterEmory Peak7825Big Bend Ranges6,200 
46.NM-ChavesOne Tree Peak7089Sacramento Mountains6,078 
47.AZ-YumaSignal Peak4877Kofa Area5,522 
48.NE-CherryHazel Benchmark4206Sand Hills6,000 
49.ME-AroostookPeaked Mountain2220Northern Maine6,809 
50.MN-Saint LouisPike Mountain1950Northern Minnesota Ranges6,719 

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List Description

This list shows the highest points of the 50 largest counties in the US outside of Alaska. All but four of them are in nine western states. There is one each in Texas, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Maine.

Thanks to John Hasch for suggesting the addition of the Area column, greatly improving the usefulness of this list.

 


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