Counties with Largest AreaShowing Roxanne Everett's first ascent dates for climbed peaks| Rank | County | Peak | Elev-Ft | Range (Level 5) | Area-SqMi | Ascent Date |
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| 1. | TX-Brewster | Emory Peak | 7825 | Big Bend Ranges | 6,200 | 2000-03-01 | | 2. | CA-Inyo | Mount Whitney | 14,495 | Mount Whitney Group | 10,224 | 2000-08-25 | | 3. | CA-Kern | Sawmill Mountain | 8818 | San Emigdio Mountains | 8,161 | 2001-06-07 | | 4. | OR-Harney | Steens Mountain | 9733 | Steens Mountain Area | 10,208 | 2001-09-12 | | 5. | OR-Lake | Crane Mountain | 8456 | Warner Mountains | 8,344 | 2001-09-13 | | 6. | CA-Riverside | San Jacinto Peak | 10,839 | San Jacinto Mountains | 7,305 | 2002-09-26 | | 7. | CA-San Bernardino | San Gorgonio Mountain | 11,499 | San Bernardino Mountains | 20,108 | 2002-09-29 | | 8. | NM-Socorro | South Baldy | 10,783 | West-Central Rio Grande Area | 6,651 | 2003-02-13 | | 9. | NM-Catron | Whitewater Baldy | 10,895 | Mogollon Mountains | 6,931 | 2003-09-30 | | 10. | AZ-Coconino | Humphreys Peak | 12,633 | Flagstaff Area | 18,659 | 2003-10-01 | | 11. | AZ-Yavapai | Mount Union | 7979 | Prescott Area | 8,129 | 2003-10-03 | | 12. | AZ-Gila | Myrtle Point | 7960 | Mogollon Rim | 4,797 | 2003-10-03 | | 13. | NV-Nye | Mount Jefferson | 11,941 | Toquima Range | 18,147 | 2003-10-05 | | 14. | NV-Lander | Bunker Hill | 11,473 | Toiyabe Range | 5,514 | 2003-10-06 | | 15. | NV-Humboldt | Granite Peak | 9732 | Santa Rosa Mountains | 9,644 | 2003-10-08 | | 16. | NV-White Pine | Wheeler Peak | 13,063 | Snake Range | 8,888 | 2003-10-10 | | 17. | NM-Chaves | One Tree Peak | 7089 | Sacramento Mountains | 6,078 | 2004-02-27 | | 18. | WY-Fremont | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Northern Wind River Range | 9,249 | 2007-08-22 | | 19. | NV-Washoe | Mount Rose | 10,776 | Carson Range | 6,543 | 2010-09-19 | | | CA-Fresno | North Palisade | 14,242 | Palisades | 6,012 | | | | CA-Siskiyou | Mount Shasta | 14,162 | Mount Shasta Area | 6,338 | | | | WY-Park | Francs Peak | 13,153 | Southern Absaroka Range | 6,953 | | | | NM-Rio Arriba | Truchas Peak | 13,102 | Santa Fe Mountains | 5,895 | | | | UT-San Juan | Mount Peale | 12,721 | La Sal Mountains | 7,929 | | | | WY-Albany | Medicine Bow Peak | 12,013 | Medicine Bow Mountains | 4,303 | | | | NM-Otero | Sierra Blanca Peak | 11,973 | Sacramento Mountains | 6,631 | | | | NV-Clark | Charleston Peak | 11,916 | Spring Mountains | 8,089 | | | | AZ-Apache | Mount Baldy | 11,403 | White Mountains | 11,218 | | | | NV-Elko | Ruby Dome | 11,387 | Ruby-East Humboldt Mountains | 17,180 | | | | MT-Beaverhead | Tweedy Mountain | 11,154 | Pioneer Mountains | 5,559 | | | | UT-Tooele | Deseret Peak | 11,031 | Stansbury Mountains | 7,000 | | | | NV-Lincoln | Mount Grafton-South Ridge | 10,640 | Schell Creek Range | 10,632 | | | | UT-Millard | Mine Camp Peak | 10,222 | Pavant Range | 6,822 | | | | UT-Box Elder | Bull Mountain | 9934 | Northwest Salt Lake Ranges | 5,775 | | | | NV-Pershing | Star Peak | 9836 | Southeast Humboldt River Ranges | 6,060 | | | | AZ-Cochise | Chiricahua Peak | 9759 | Chiricahua Area | 6,223 | | | | WY-Sweetwater | Pine Mountain | 9550 | East Flaming Gorge Area | 10,476 | | | | ID-Idaho | Bare Peak Northwest | 9439 | Central Bitteroot Range | 8,482 | | | | NM-San Juan | Beautiful Mountain | 9388 | Chuska Mountains | 5,537 | | | | OR-Douglas | Mount Thielsen | 9182 | Crater Lake Area | 5,061 | | | | NM-McKinley | Cerros de Alejandro | 9166 | North San Mateo Mountains | 5,455 | | | | AZ-Pima | Mount Lemmon | 9157 | Huachuca Area | 9,195 | | | | AZ-Mohave | Hualapai Peak | 8417 | Hualapai Mountains | 13,468 | | | | ID-Owyhee | Cinnabar Mountain | 8403 | Owyhee Mountains | 7,684 | | | | AZ-Navajo | Black Mesa High Point | 8168 | Hopi-Navajo Mesas | 9,959 | | | | OR-Malheur | Oregon Canyon Mountains Peak | 8027 | Trout Creek Area | 9,912 | | | | AZ-Yuma | Signal Peak | 4877 | Kofa Area | 5,522 | | | | NE-Cherry | Hazel Benchmark | 4206 | Sand Hills | 6,000 | | | | ME-Aroostook | Peaked Mountain | 2220 | Northern Maine | 6,809 | | | | MN-Saint Louis | Pike Mountain | 1950 | Northern Minnesota Ranges | 6,719 | |
Front Runners List: Click here to see list completion progress by climbers that log their climbs using Peakbagger.com. Compare Climbers: Click here to compare ascents of up to 5 climbers working on this list. List DescriptionThis 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.
Map Showing Location of Peaks = Peaks climbed by Roxanne Everett = 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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