Counties with Largest AreaShowing David Ohmer's most recent ascent dates for climbed peaks| Rank | County | Peak | Elev-Ft | Range (Level 5) | Area-SqMi | Ascent Date |
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| 16. | AZ-Apache | Mount Baldy | 11,403 | White Mountains | 11,218 | | | 28. | AZ-Cochise | Chiricahua Peak | 9759 | Chiricahua Area | 6,223 | | | 9. | AZ-Coconino | Humphreys Peak | 12,633 | Flagstaff Area | 18,659 | | | 44. | AZ-Gila | Myrtle Point | 7960 | Mogollon Rim | 4,797 | | | 39. | AZ-Mohave | Hualapai Peak | 8417 | Hualapai Mountains | 13,468 | | | 41. | AZ-Navajo | Black Mesa High Point | 8168 | Hopi-Navajo Mesas | 9,959 | | | 36. | AZ-Pima | Mount Lemmon | 9157 | Huachuca Area | 9,195 | | | 43. | AZ-Yavapai | Mount Union | 7979 | Prescott Area | 8,129 | | | 47. | AZ-Yuma | Signal Peak | 4877 | Kofa Area | 5,522 | | | 2. | CA-Fresno | North Palisade | 14,242 | Palisades | 6,012 | | | 1. | CA-Inyo | Mount Whitney | 14,495 | Mount Whitney Group | 10,224 | | | 37. | CA-Kern | Sawmill Mountain | 8818 | San Emigdio Mountains | 8,161 | | | 21. | CA-Riverside | San Jacinto Peak | 10,839 | San Jacinto Mountains | 7,305 | | | 14. | CA-San Bernardino | San Gorgonio Mountain | 11,499 | San Bernardino Mountains | 20,108 | | | 3. | CA-Siskiyou | Mount Shasta | 14,162 | Mount Shasta Area | 6,338 | | | 32. | ID-Idaho | Bare Peak Northwest | 9439 | Central Bitteroot Range | 8,482 | | | 40. | ID-Owyhee | Cinnabar Mountain | 8403 | Owyhee Mountains | 7,684 | | | 49. | ME-Aroostook | Peaked Mountain | 2220 | Northern Maine | 6,809 | | | 50. | MN-Saint Louis | Pike Mountain | 1950 | Northern Minnesota Ranges | 6,719 | | | 18. | MT-Beaverhead | Tweedy Mountain | 11,154 | Pioneer Mountains | 5,559 | | | 48. | NE-Cherry | Hazel Benchmark | 4206 | Sand Hills | 6,000 | | | 20. | NM-Catron | Whitewater Baldy | 10,895 | Mogollon Mountains | 6,931 | | | 46. | NM-Chaves | One Tree Peak | 7089 | Sacramento Mountains | 6,078 | | | 35. | NM-McKinley | Cerros de Alejandro | 9166 | North San Mateo Mountains | 5,455 | | | 11. | NM-Otero | Sierra Blanca Peak | 11,973 | Sacramento Mountains | 6,631 | | | 6. | NM-Rio Arriba | Truchas Peak | 13,102 | Santa Fe Mountains | 5,895 | | | 33. | NM-San Juan | Beautiful Mountain | 9388 | Chuska Mountains | 5,537 | | | 22. | NM-Socorro | South Baldy | 10,783 | West-Central Rio Grande Area | 6,651 | | | 13. | NV-Clark | Charleston Peak | 11,916 | Spring Mountains | 8,089 | | | 17. | NV-Elko | Ruby Dome | 11,387 | Ruby-East Humboldt Mountains | 17,180 | | | 30. | NV-Humboldt | Granite Peak | 9732 | Santa Rosa Mountains | 9,644 | | | 15. | NV-Lander | Bunker Hill | 11,473 | Toiyabe Range | 5,514 | | | 24. | NV-Lincoln | Mount Grafton-South Ridge | 10,640 | Schell Creek Range | 10,632 | | | 12. | NV-Nye | Mount Jefferson | 11,941 | Toquima Range | 18,147 | | | 27. | NV-Pershing | Star Peak | 9836 | Southeast Humboldt River Ranges | 6,060 | | | 23. | NV-Washoe | Mount Rose | 10,776 | Carson Range | 6,543 | | | 7. | NV-White Pine | Wheeler Peak | 13,063 | Snake Range | 8,888 | | | 34. | OR-Douglas | Mount Thielsen | 9182 | Crater Lake Area | 5,061 | | | 29. | OR-Harney | Steens Mountain | 9733 | Steens Mountain Area | 10,208 | | | 38. | OR-Lake | Crane Mountain | 8456 | Warner Mountains | 8,344 | | | 42. | OR-Malheur | Oregon Canyon Mountains Peak | 8027 | Trout Creek Area | 9,912 | | | 45. | TX-Brewster | Emory Peak | 7825 | Big Bend Ranges | 6,200 | | | 26. | UT-Box Elder | Bull Mountain | 9934 | Northwest Salt Lake Ranges | 5,775 | | | 25. | UT-Millard | Mine Camp Peak | 10,222 | Pavant Range | 6,822 | | | 8. | UT-San Juan | Mount Peale | 12,721 | La Sal Mountains | 7,929 | | | 19. | UT-Tooele | Deseret Peak | 11,031 | Stansbury Mountains | 7,000 | | | 10. | WY-Albany | Medicine Bow Peak | 12,013 | Medicine Bow Mountains | 4,303 | | | 4. | WY-Fremont | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Northern Wind River Range | 9,249 | | | 5. | WY-Park | Francs Peak | 13,153 | Southern Absaroka Range | 6,953 | | | 31. | WY-Sweetwater | Pine Mountain | 9550 | East Flaming Gorge Area | 10,476 | |
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.
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