Rank | Peak | Prom-Ft | Elev-Ft | Range (Level 4) | Isol-Mi | Ascents | Ascent Date |
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1. | Mount Whitney | 10,078 | 14,498 | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 1646.3 | 3745 | 2015-09-13 |
2. | Mount Shasta | 9762 | 14,162 | California Cascades | 334.7 | 1576 | |
3. | San Jacinto Peak | 8319 | 10,839 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 20.3 | 2683 | |
4. | San Gorgonio Mountain | 8294 | 11,499 | Transverse Ranges | 162.5 | 1942 | |
5. | White Mountain Peak | 7196 | 14,246 | West Great Basin Ranges | 67.5 | 1092 | 2012-09-09 |
6. | Mount San Antonio | 6224 | 10,064 | Transverse Ranges | 42.5 | 4731 | 2014-06-17 |
7. | Telescope Peak | 6168 | 11,048 | West Great Basin Ranges | 57.2 | 892 | |
8. | Lassen Peak | 5229 | 10,457 | California Cascades | 71.4 | 1208 | 2015-08-24 |
9. | Mount Eddy | 5105 | 9025 | Klamath Mountains | 13.3 | 375 | 2018-08-05 |
10. | South Yolla Bolly Mountain | 4814 | 8094 | Northern California Coast Range | 61.5 | 115 | |
11. | Mount Pinos | 4800 | 8831 | Transverse Ranges | 82.9 | 906 | |
12. | Junipero Serra Peak | 4447 | 5862 | Central California Coast Ranges | 131.8 | 238 | |
13. | Santiago Peak | 4387 | 5687 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 33.6 | 715 | |
14. | Eagle Peak | 4352 | 9892 | Northwest Great Basin Ranges | 87.4 | 157 | 2017-07-29 |
15. | Clark Mountain | 4232 | 7907 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 29.1 | 259 | |
16. | Mount Patterson | 4153 | 11,673 | West Great Basin Ranges | 18.5 | 266 | |
17. | Toro Peak | 3996 | 8716 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 20.7 | 196 | |
18. | Tin Mountain | 3993 | 8953 | West Great Basin Ranges | 28.1 | 154 | |
19. | Mount Ritter | 3957 | 13,143 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 29.9 | 318 | 2018-09-23 |
20. | Waucoba Mountain | 3923 | 11,123 | West Great Basin Ranges | 20.0 | 181 | |
21. | Thompson Peak | 3922 | 9002 | Klamath Mountains | 37.0 | 67 | |
22. | Double Mountain | 3821 | 7981 | Southern Sierra Nevada | 28.8 | 117 | |
23. | Kingston Peak | 3727 | 7336 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 21.9 | 164 | |
24. | Pyramid Peak | 3703 | 6703 | West Great Basin Ranges | 24.0 | 236 | |
25. | Maturango Peak | 3639 | 8839 | West Great Basin Ranges | 21.6 | 92 | |
26. | Dry Mountain | 3594 | 8674 | West Great Basin Ranges | 7.7 | 141 | |
27. | Nopah Range High Point | 3573 | 6394 | South Great Basin Ranges | 17.7 | 180 | |
28. | San Benito Mountain | 3481 | 5241 | Central California Coast Ranges | 43.2 | 160 | 2017-12-28 |
29. | Piute Peak | 3480 | 8440 | Southern Sierra Nevada | 25.1 | 94 | |
30. | Loma Prieta | 3426 | 3786 | Central California Coast Ranges | 18.9 | 199 | |
31. | New York Mountains High Point | 3333 | 7533 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 23.7 | 193 | |
32. | Granite Mountain | 3314 | 4331 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 19.2 | 146 | |
33. | Funeral Peak | 3304 | 6384 | West Great Basin Ranges | 19.7 | 106 | |
34. | Avawatz Peak | 3295 | 6155 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 26.7 | 166 | |
35. | Breckenridge Mountain | 3280 | 7560 | Southern Sierra Nevada | 9.1 | 90 | |
36. | Ord Mountain | 3249 | 6309 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 22.8 | 131 | |
37. | Hines Peak | 3196 | 6716 | Transverse Ranges | 7.0 | 200 | |
38. | Glass Mountain | 3180 | 11,160 | West Great Basin Ranges | 16.2 | 265 | |
39. | Goosenest | 3160 | 8280 | California Cascades | 13.6 | 62 | |
39. | Cobb Mountain | 3160 | 4720 | Northern California Coast Range | 25.9 | 168 | 2018-07-21 a |
41. | Freel Peak | 3146 | 10,881 | Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada | 23.0 | 535 | 2016-08-14 |
42. | Mount Diablo | 3109 | 3849 | Central California Coast Ranges | 32.8 | 1300 | 2014-04-27 |
43. | Bully Choop Mountain | 3104 | 6975 | Northern California Coast Range | 20.7 | 73 | |
44. | Olancha Peak | 3083 | 12,123 | Southern Sierra Nevada | 14.7 | 302 | |
45. | Copernicus Peak | 3080 | 4360 | Central California Coast Ranges | 65.2 | 308 | 2016-05-22 |
46. | Keynot Peak | 3030 | 11,101 | West Great Basin Ranges | 17.1 | 176 | |
47. | Butt Mountain | 2950 | 7870 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 15.4 | 64 | |
48. | King Peak | 2928 | 4088 | Northern California Coast Range | 28.3 | 96 | |
49. | Crater Peak | 2923 | 8683 | California Cascades | 14.9 | 59 | |
50. | Cone Peak | 2915 | 5155 | Central California Coast Ranges | 7.3 | 226 | 2018-02-18 |
51. | Boulder Peak | 2899 | 8299 | Klamath Mountains | 30.1 | 39 | |
52. | North Palisade | 2894 | 14,242 | Central Sierra Nevada | 32.2 | 293 | |
52. | Hot Springs Peak | 2894 | 7654 | Northwest Great Basin Ranges | 24.2 | 59 | |
54. | Burney Mountain | 2863 | 7863 | California Cascades | 7.3 | 61 | |
55. | Palomar Mountain | 2856 | 6140 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 13.5 | 480 | |
56. | Cuyamaca Peak | 2855 | 6512 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 25.4 | 868 | |
57. | Black Butte | 2844 | 4504 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 24.7 | 180 | |
58. | Hull Mountain | 2833 | 6873 | Northern California Coast Range | 13.5 | 64 | |
59. | Mount Baden-Powell | 2799 | 9399 | Transverse Ranges | 7.4 | 1459 | |
60. | Black Lassic | 2796 | 5916 | Northern California Coast Range | 14.8 | 46 | |
61. | Mount Ingalls | 2792 | 8372 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 27.5 | 166 | 2018-05-28 a |
61. | Granite Mountain | 2792 | 6762 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 13.5 | 186 | |
63. | Whipple Mountains High Point | 2790 | 4130 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 19.3 | 149 | |
64. | Iron Peak | 2785 | 4485 | Northern California Coast Range | 7.3 | 45 | |
65. | Old Woman Mountain | 2733 | 5325 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 26.3 | 170 | |
66. | Straw Peak | 2711 | 5587 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 18.9 | 28 | |
67. | Bald Eagle Mountain | 2703 | 7183 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 19.4 | 50 | |
68. | Whale Peak | 2700 | 5349 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 9.5 | 460 | |
69. | Turtle Mountains High Point | 2657 | 4298 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 22.5 | 144 | |
70. | Sanhedrin Mountain | 2655 | 6175 | Northern California Coast Range | 7.5 | 51 | |
71. | Mount Conness | 2647 | 12,590 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 7.0 | 451 | 2022-07-04 |
72. | Mount Morgan | 2628 | 13,748 | Central Sierra Nevada | 9.9 | 276 | |
73. | Tiefort Mountains High Point | 2623 | 5063 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 11.7 | 53 | |
74. | Rainbow Ridge South | 2614 | 3614 | Northern California Coast Range | 11.6 | 32 | |
75. | Hot Springs Mountain | 2613 | 6533 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 15.6 | 464 | 2018-12-03 |
76. | Bear Mountain | 2600 | 6920 | Southern Sierra Nevada | 10.9 | 57 | |
77. | Hayfork Bally | 2598 | 6273 | Northern California Coast Range | 14.3 | 48 | |
78. | Pyramid Peak | 2583 | 9983 | Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada | 12.2 | 482 | 2018-09-16 |
79. | Mount Gabb | 2581 | 13,741 | Central Sierra Nevada | 4.3 | 119 | |
80. | Mount Humphreys | 2563 | 13,986 | Central Sierra Nevada | 14.7 | 216 | |
81. | Kern Peak | 2560 | 11,480 | Southern Sierra Nevada | 9.5 | 150 | |
82. | Potato Peak | 2557 | 10,237 | West Great Basin Ranges | 13.5 | 137 | |
83. | Spectre Peak | 2546 | 4482 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 21.0 | 214 | |
84. | Round Top | 2541 | 10,381 | Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada | 13.7 | 447 | 2019-09-14 |
85. | Manly Peak | 2536 | 7195 | West Great Basin Ranges | 4.3 | 140 | |
86. | Preston Peak | 2509 | 7309 | Klamath Mountains | 25.2 | 29 | |
87. | Snow Mountain | 2496 | 7056 | Northern California Coast Range | 24.2 | 174 | 2016-06-25 |
88. | Coso Peak | 2489 | 8160 | West Great Basin Ranges | 12.9 | 39 | |
89. | The Whaleback | 2488 | 8528 | California Cascades | 5.7 | 41 | |
90. | Alamo Mountain | 2487 | 7367 | Transverse Ranges | 6.7 | 218 | |
91. | Highland Peak | 2456 | 10,936 | Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada | 10.6 | 186 | |
91. | Mount Tamalpais - West Peak | 2456 | 2576 | Northern California Coast Range | 32.1 | 382 | 2018-08-14 |
93. | Devils Peak | 2450 | 2450 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 31.1 | 52 | |
94. | Burnt Peak | 2448 | 5788 | Transverse Ranges | 14.5 | 290 | |
95. | Frazier Mountain | 2440 | 8000 | Transverse Ranges | 8.7 | 321 | |
96. | Black Butte | 2436 | 7448 | Northern California Coast Range | 19.3 | 173 | 2019-06-09 a |
97. | Black Mountain | 2428 | 5118 | California Cascades | 6.0 | 28 | |
98. | Cady Peak | 2427 | 4627 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 19.3 | 76 | |
99. | Fredonyer Peak | 2423 | 7943 | Northwest Great Basin Ranges | 23.2 | 76 | |
100. | Mount Dana | 2417 | 13,057 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 11.4 | 741 | 2016-09-14 |
101. | Dixie Mountain | 2407 | 8327 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 18.5 | 96 | |
102. | Chanchelulla Peak | 2398 | 6401 | Northern California Coast Range | 12.9 | 40 | |
103. | Cahto Peak | 2393 | 4233 | Northern California Coast Range | 9.8 | 59 | |
104. | Stewart Point | 2379 | 5266 | South Great Basin Ranges | 5.2 | 173 | |
105. | Last Chance Mountain | 2376 | 8456 | West Great Basin Ranges | 11.3 | 168 | |
106. | Observation Peak | 2364 | 7964 | Northwest Great Basin Ranges | 22.1 | 53 | |
107. | Babbitt Peak | 2360 | 8760 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 13.6 | 119 | |
108. | Eagle Peak | 2358 | 11,847 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 5.8 | 64 | |
109. | Mount Hoffman | 2353 | 7913 | California Cascades | 21.8 | 39 | |
109. | Kettle Benchmark | 2353 | 7840 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 10.9 | 60 | |
111. | Willow Creek Mountain | 2349 | 7829 | California Cascades | 6.5 | 38 | |
112. | Mount Konocti | 2339 | 4299 | Northern California Coast Range | 11.2 | 127 | |
112. | Palen Mountains High Point | 2339 | 3848 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 8.9 | 144 | |
114. | Towne Benchmark | 2331 | 7287 | West Great Basin Ranges | 5.4 | 109 | |
115. | Mount Dubois | 2319 | 13,559 | West Great Basin Ranges | 9.6 | 138 | |
116. | Big Maria Mountains High Point | 2298 | 3381 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 20.8 | 165 | |
117. | Quail Mountain | 2293 | 5813 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 21.5 | 498 | 2017-11-02 |
118. | Mount Hoffmann | 2290 | 10,850 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 5.7 | 345 | |
119. | Eagle Crags | 2272 | 5512 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 16.7 | 24 | |
120. | Ash Creek Butte | 2258 | 8378 | California Cascades | 5.4 | 36 | |
121. | Bear Mountain | 2251 | 6411 | Klamath Mountains | 3.7 | 61 | |
122. | Russian Peak | 2234 | 8190 | Klamath Mountains | 17.2 | 31 | |
123. | Eagle Mountain | 2230 | 5350 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 21.3 | 252 | |
124. | Sheep Hole Mountains High Point | 2218 | 4613 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 23.7 | 212 | |
125. | Edgar Peak | 2208 | 7162 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 24.3 | 129 | |
126. | Caliente Mountain | 2206 | 5106 | Central California Coast Ranges | 9.9 | 312 | |
127. | Sandstone Peak | 2201 | 3111 | Transverse Ranges | 21.4 | 765 | |
128. | Adams Peak | 2199 | 8199 | Northern Sierra Nevada | .1 | 164 | |
129. | Pinto Peak | 2190 | 7508 | West Great Basin Ranges | 8.9 | 85 | |
130. | Tower Peak | 2183 | 11,755 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 7.9 | 146 | |
131. | Shaffer Mountain | 2175 | 6735 | Northwest Great Basin Ranges | 11.8 | 77 | |
132. | Owens Peak | 2173 | 8453 | Southern Sierra Nevada | 17.4 | 350 | |
133. | Big Pine Mountain | 2160 | 6800 | Transverse Ranges | 19.4 | 213 | |
134. | North Yolla Bolly Mountain | 2156 | 7864 | Northern California Coast Range | 12.3 | 57 | |
135. | Providence Benchmark | 2149 | 6611 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 4.8 | 73 | |
136. | Hawkins Peak | 2144 | 10,024 | Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada | 6.0 | 194 | |
137. | Slate Mountain | 2142 | 9302 | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 9.6 | 77 | |
138. | Keddie Peak | 2139 | 7499 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 8.7 | 43 | |
138. | Indian Creek Baldy | 2139 | 6273 | Klamath Mountains | 11.6 | 34 | |
140. | Tombstone Mountain | 2133 | 5613 | California Cascades | 9.1 | 29 | |
141. | Mount Orizaba | 2125 | 2125 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 49.4 | 121 | |
142. | Twin Peaks | 2123 | 12,323 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 4.8 | 126 | |
143. | Orocopia Mountains High Point | 2095 | 3815 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 10.7 | 227 | |
144. | Cottonwood Peak | 2088 | 6608 | Klamath Mountains | 12.0 | 39 | |
145. | Otay Mountain | 2086 | 3566 | Peninsular Southern California Ranges | 1.2 | 239 | |
146. | Chews Ridge | 2085 | 5045 | Central California Coast Ranges | 11.9 | 86 | |
147. | Mount Pinchot | 2077 | 13,494 | Central Sierra Nevada | 4.7 | 115 | |
148. | Reyes Peak | 2074 | 7514 | Transverse Ranges | 12.6 | 298 | |
149. | Mount Lola | 2068 | 9148 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 22.1 | 375 | 2018-06-24 a |
150. | Palo Escrito Peak | 2067 | 4467 | Central California Coast Ranges | 7.2 | 29 | |
151. | Red Mountain | 2061 | 5261 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 20.4 | 283 | |
152. | Santa Ynez Peak | 2058 | 4298 | Transverse Ranges | 12.7 | 122 | |
153. | Thurston Peaks | 2052 | 7572 | Klamath Mountains | 7.7 | 18 | |
154. | Brown Mountain | 2051 | 5135 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 8.3 | 37 | |
154. | Clipper Mountain | 2051 | 4593 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 10.4 | 68 | |
156. | South Butte | 2050 | 2120 | Northern Sierra Nevada | 28.5 | 129 | 2020-04-25 |
157. | Leavitt Peak | 2049 | 11,569 | Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada | 11.3 | 329 | |
158. | Scodie Mountain | 2048 | 7294 | Southern Sierra Nevada | 5.5 | 270 | |
159. | Mount Kaweah | 2027 | 13,802 | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 10.5 | 143 | |
160. | Salt Creek Mountain | 2019 | 4379 | California Cascades | 7.6 | 33 | |
161. | Rodman Mountains High Point | 2010 | 6010 | Mojave Desert Ranges | 7.6 | 112 | |
162. | Mount Warren | 2007 | 12,327 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 5.0 | 206 | |
163. | Salmon Mountain | 2006 | 6956 | Klamath Mountains | 17.6 | 92 | |
164. | Sonoma Mountains High Point | 2003 | 2463 | Northern California Coast Range | 7.3 | 136 | 2020-06-06 a |
| Brushy Mountain | 1990 | 3550 | Northern California Coast Range | 6.1 | 13 | |
| Oat Mountain | 1987 | 3747 | Transverse Ranges | 9.5 | 103 | |
| Mount Johnson | 1985 | 3465 | Central California Coast Ranges | 12.5 | 18 | |
| Mount Tom | 1972 | 13,652 | Central Sierra Nevada | 4.7 | 204 | |
| Mount Hood | 1970 | 2730 | Northern California Coast Range | 10.4 | 154 | |
| Bonanza King | 1960 | 7040 | Klamath Mountains | 6.5 | 24 | |
Note that the unranked peaks on this list have less than 2000 feet of clean prominece, but they do have 2000 feet or more of optimistic prominence. These unranked peaks are "error range" summits, and some of them may have a very good chance of being over the cutoff. Some climbers elect to ascend these unranked peaks for the sake of completeness.