Fifty Highest CoHPs in Lower 48Rank | County | Peak | Elev-Ft | Range (Level 4) | Prom-Ft | Ascents |
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1. | CA-Inyo/CA-Tulare | Mount Whitney | 14,498 | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 10,078 | 3688 | 2. | CO-Lake | Mount Elbert | 14,433 | Sawatch Range | 9073 | 2047 | 3. | CO-Chaffee | Mount Harvard | 14,420 | Sawatch Range | 2340 | 520 | 4. | WA-Pierce | Mount Rainier | 14,411 | South Washington Cascades | 13,246 | 2788 | 5. | CO-Alamosa/CO-Costilla | Blanca Peak | 14,345 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 5326 | 438 | 6. | CO-Alamosa/CO-Costilla | Blanca Peak - Northeast Slope | 14,320 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 0 | 135 | 7. | CO-Hinsdale | Uncompahgre Peak | 14,309 | San Juan Mountains | 4277 | 481 | 8. | CO-Saguache | Crestone Peak | 14,294 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 4534 | 302 | 9. | CO-Park | Mount Lincoln | 14,286 | Central Colorado Ranges | 3862 | 1067 | 10. | CO-Clear Creek/CO-Summit | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Front Range | 2750 | 1443 | 11. | CO-Gunnison/CO-Pitkin | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Elk Range Area | 2345 | 415 | 12. | CO-Boulder | Longs Peak | 14,255 | Front Range | 2940 | 1026 | 13. | CA-Mono | White Mountain Peak | 14,246 | West Great Basin Ranges | 7196 | 1081 | 13. | CO-Dolores | Mount Wilson | 14,246 | San Juan Mountains | 4024 | 273 | 15. | CA-Fresno/CA-Inyo | North Palisade | 14,242 | Central Sierra Nevada | 2894 | 292 | 16. | CO-Custer/CO-Saguache | Crestone Peak - East Peak | 14,240 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 40 | 106 | 17. | CA-Siskiyou | Mount Shasta | 14,162 | California Cascades | 9762 | 1521 | 18. | CO-Ouray | Mount Sneffels | 14,150 | San Juan Mountains | 3030 | 597 | 19. | CO-El Paso | Pikes Peak | 14,110 | Front Range | 5510 | 1462 | 20. | CO-La Plata | Windom Peak | 14,087 | San Juan Mountains | 2167 | 263 | 21. | CO-San Miguel | Wilson Peak | 14,017 | San Juan Mountains | 857 | 295 | 22. | CO-Eagle | Mount of the Holy Cross | 14,005 | Sawatch Range | 2111 | 485 | 23. | CO-Mineral/CO-Saguache | Phoenix Peak | 13,895 | San Juan Mountains | 1495 | 79 | 24. | CO-San Juan/CO-San Miguel | Vermilion Peak | 13,894 | San Juan Mountains | 2105 | 105 | 25. | WY-Fremont/WY-Sublette | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Wind River Range | 7076 | 383 | 26. | WY-Teton | Grand Teton | 13,770 | Teton Range-Yellowstone Area | 6530 | 536 | 27. | CO-Huerfano/CO-Las Animas | West Spanish Peak | 13,626 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 3666 | 170 | 28. | CO-Larimer | Hagues Peak | 13,560 | Front Range | 2400 | 79 | 29. | CO-Clear Creek/CO-Grand | Pettingell Peak | 13,553 | Front Range | 1563 | 154 | 30. | UT-Duchesne | Kings Peak | 13,528 | Uinta Range | 6348 | 879 | 31. | UT-Duchesne/UT-Summit | Gilbert Peak | 13,442 | Uinta Range | 1554 | 132 | 32. | CO-Archuleta | Summit Peak | 13,300 | San Juan Mountains | 2740 | 71 | 33. | CO-Clear Creek/CO-Gilpin | James Peak | 13,294 | Front Range | 694 | 289 | 34. | CO-Montezuma | Hesperus Mountain | 13,232 | San Juan Mountains | 2832 | 87 | 35. | CO-Rio Grande | Bennett Peak | 13,203 | San Juan Mountains | 1723 | 68 | 36. | CO-Conejos | Conejos Peak | 13,172 | San Juan Mountains | 1892 | 67 | 37. | WY-Big Horn/WY-Johnson | Cloud Peak | 13,167 | Bighorn Mountains | 7067 | 171 | 38. | NM-Taos | Wheeler Peak | 13,161 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 3409 | 1090 | 39. | WY-Park | Francs Peak | 13,153 | Absaroka Range | 4056 | 63 | 40. | CA-Madera | Mount Ritter | 13,143 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 3957 | 316 | 41. | NV-Esmeralda | Boundary Peak | 13,140 | West Great Basin Ranges | 253 | 919 | 42. | CA-Madera/CA-Tuolumne | Mount Lyell | 13,114 | Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada | 1894 | 270 | 43. | CO-Fremont/CO-Saguache | Bushnell Peak | 13,105 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2385 | 40 | 44. | NM-Mora/NM-Rio Arriba | Truchas Peak | 13,102 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 4001 | 107 | 45. | NV-White Pine | Wheeler Peak | 13,063 | East Central Great Basin Ranges | 7563 | 831 | 46. | CO-Teller | Devils Playground | 13,060 | Front Range | 120 | 249 | 47. | CO-Jackson/CO-Larimer | Clark Peak | 12,951 | Southern Wyoming Ranges | 2751 | 77 | 48. | MT-Park | Granite Peak | 12,799 | Absaroka Range | 4759 | 365 | 49. | UT-San Juan | Mount Peale | 12,721 | Canyonlands | 6161 | 302 | 50. | ID-Custer | Borah Peak | 12,662 | Lost River-Lemhi Ranges | 5982 | 800 |
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List DescriptionThis list shows the fifty highest peaks in the 48 contiguous United States that are the highest point of a county. Note that this list is peak-based, not county-based. Many of the peaks in the list are the highest point in two counties, but there are still 50 peaks on it even though the number of counties represented is 57.
Many well-known fourteeners are not county high points and do not appear on this list.
Map Showing Location of Peaks = Peak with Rank #1 on List;   = Other Peaks Click on a peak to see its name and a clickable link.
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