This is a list of 58 counties of the U.S. State of California by their points of highest elevation. 6 of the 50 highest county high points in the United States are in California. Mount Whitney, located in Inyo and Tulare counties, is the highest point in California as well as the highest point in the contiguous United States at 4421m (14,505feet).[1]
Because of the wide variety of mountain ranges in California, the state has become a common destination for highpointers and peakbaggers. As of May 2024, at least 45 different climbers have summited all 58 county high points in California.[2]
Some of these high points, such as Laveaga Peak and South Butte among others, are located on private or protected land and are typically not allowed to be summited. However, some climbers have successfully organized group hikes with the permission of the land owner,[3] while others simply trespass on the land after dark in order to reach the summit. While peakbagger.com and other similar highpointing websites explicitly forbid trespassing on private and protected land, trip reports submitted to these sites would suggest that many climbers do this anyway.[4]
See main article: List of counties in California.
See also: List of highest U.S. county high points.
| Inyo County | 1 | Mount Whitney[5] [6] | Sierra Nevada | 4421order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3072order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2649.7order=flipNaNorder=flip | 36.5786°N -118.292°W |
| Tulare County | |||||||
| Mono County | 3 | White Mountain Peak[7] | White Mountains | 4344order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2193order=flipNaNorder=flip | 108.6order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37.6341°N -118.2557°W |
| Fresno County | 4 | North Palisade[8] | Sierra Nevada | 4343order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2894order=flipNaNorder=flip | 51.8order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37.0942°N -118.5145°W |
| Siskiyou County | 5 | Mount Shasta[9] | Cascades | 4319order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2975order=flipNaNorder=flip | 538.7order=flipNaNorder=flip | 41.409°N -122.1949°W |
| Madera County | 6 | Mount Ritter[10] | Sierra Nevada | 4008order=flipNaNorder=flip | 1206order=flipNaNorder=flip | 48.2order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37.6891°N -119.1996°W |
| Tuolumne County | 7 | Mount Lyell[11] | Sierra Nevada | 3997order=flipNaNorder=flip | 577order=flipNaNorder=flip | 8.4order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37.7394°N -119.2716°W |
| Mariposa County | 8 | Parsons Peak's northwest ridge[12] | Sierra Nevada | 3672order=flipNaNorder=flip | 0order=flipNaNorder=flip | 0order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37.7782°N -119.3095°W |
| San Bernardino County | 9 | San Gorgonio Mountain[13] | San Bernardino Mountains | 3506order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2528order=flipNaNorder=flip | 261.5order=flipNaNorder=flip | 34.0992°N -116.8249°W |
| Alpine County | 10 | Sonora Peak[14] | Sierra Nevada | 3495order=flipNaNorder=flip | 554order=flipNaNorder=flip | 7.6order=flipNaNorder=flip | 38.3539°N -119.6256°W |
| El Dorado County | 11 | Freel Peak[15] | Sierra Nevada | 3319order=flipNaNorder=flip | 959order=flipNaNorder=flip | 36.9order=flipNaNorder=flip | 38.8575°N -119.9001°W |
| Riverside County | 12 | San Jacinto Peak[16] | San Jacinto Mountains | 3305order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2536order=flipNaNorder=flip | 32.7order=flipNaNorder=flip | 33.8148°N -116.6795°W |
| Shasta County | 13 | Lassen Peak[17] | Cascades | 3188order=flipNaNorder=flip | 1594order=flipNaNorder=flip | 114.9order=flipNaNorder=flip | 40.4882°N -121.505°W |
| Los Angeles County | 14 | Mount San Antonio[18] | San Bernardino Mountains | 3069order=flipNaNorder=flip | 1899order=flipNaNorder=flip | 68.4order=flipNaNorder=flip | 34.2892°N -117.6464°W |
| Modoc County | 15 | Eagle Peak[19] | Warner Mountains | 3016order=flipNaNorder=flip | 1326order=flipNaNorder=flip | 140.6order=flipNaNorder=flip | 41.2835°N -120.2008°W |
| Amador County | 16 | Thunder Mountain[20] | Sierra Nevada | 2872order=flipNaNorder=flip | 115order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2.1order=flipNaNorder=flip | 38.6767°N -120.0855°W |
| Tehama County | 17 | Brokeoff Mountain[21] | Cascades | 2816order=flipNaNorder=flip | 279order=flipNaNorder=flip | 5.7order=flipNaNorder=flip | 40.4456°N -121.5596°W |
| Nevada County | 18 | Mount Lola[22] | Sierra Nevada | 2787order=flipNaNorder=flip | 635order=flipNaNorder=flip | 35.5order=flipNaNorder=flip | 39.4329°N -120.365°W |
| Placer County | 19 | Mount Baldy's west ridge[23] | Sierra Nevada | 2754order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3order=flipNaNorder=flip | 0.5order=flipNaNorder=flip | 39.2796°N -120.0058°W |
| Trinity County | 20 | Mount Eddy[24] | Klamath Mountains | 2752order=flipNaNorder=flip | 1556order=flipNaNorder=flip | 21.4order=flipNaNorder=flip | 41.3197°N -122.4791°W |
| Sierra County | 21 | Mount Lola's north ridge[25] | Sierra Nevada | 2699order=flipNaNorder=flip | 16order=flipNaNorder=flip | 1.9order=flipNaNorder=flip | 39.4496°N -120.364°W |
| Ventura County | 22 | Mount Pinos[26] | San Bernardino Mountains | 2694order=flipNaNorder=flip | 1465order=flipNaNorder=flip | 133.5order=flipNaNorder=flip | 34.8128°N -119.1454°W |
| Kern County | 23 | Sawmill Mountain[27] | San Bernardino Mountains | 2690order=flipNaNorder=flip | 134order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2order=flipNaNorder=flip | 34.8137°N -119.1667°W |
| Lassen County | 24 | Hat Mountain[28] | Warner Mountains | 2666order=flipNaNorder=flip | 361order=flipNaNorder=flip | 10.2order=flipNaNorder=flip | 41.1471°N -120.1258°W |
| Plumas County | 25 | Mount Ingalls[29] | Sierra Nevada | 2553order=flipNaNorder=flip | 851order=flipNaNorder=flip | 44.3order=flipNaNorder=flip | 39.9941°N -120.6275°W |
| Calaveras County | 26 | Corral Hollow Hill[30] | Sierra Nevada | 2490order=flipNaNorder=flip | 63order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2.1order=flipNaNorder=flip | 38.4831°N -120.0766°W |
| Glenn County | 27 | Black Butte[31] | Northern Coast Range | 2271order=flipNaNorder=flip | 742order=flipNaNorder=flip | 31.1order=flipNaNorder=flip | 39.7268°N -122.8726°W |
| Butte County | 28 | Butte County High Point[32] | Sierra Nevada | 2171order=flipNaNorder=flip | 0order=flipNaNorder=flip | 0order=flipNaNorder=flip | 40.1259°N -121.4048°W |
| Colusa County | 29 | Snow Mountain[33] | Northern Coast Range | 2152order=flipNaNorder=flip | 761order=flipNaNorder=flip | 39order=flipNaNorder=flip | 39.3835°N -122.7522°W |
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| Humboldt County | 31 | Salmon Mountain[34] | Klamath Mountains | 2121order=flipNaNorder=flip | 611order=flipNaNorder=flip | 28.3order=flipNaNorder=flip | 41.1832°N -123.4108°W |
| Mendocino County | 32 | Anthony Peak[35] | Northern Coast Range | 2121order=flipNaNorder=flip | 461order=flipNaNorder=flip | 15.1order=flipNaNorder=flip | 39.8462°N -122.9646°W |
| Santa Barbara County | 33 | Big Pine Mountain[36] | San Bernardino Mountains | 2080order=flipNaNorder=flip | 670order=flipNaNorder=flip | 31.3order=flipNaNorder=flip | 34.6972°N -119.6532°W |
| San Diego County | 34 | Hot Springs Mountain[37] | Peninsular Range | 1992order=flipNaNorder=flip | 796order=flipNaNorder=flip | 25.1order=flipNaNorder=flip | 33.3152°N -116.5798°W |
| Del Norte County | 35 | Bear Mountain's southwest slope[38] | Klamath Mountains | 1952order=flipNaNorder=flip | 0order=flipNaNorder=flip | 0order=flipNaNorder=flip | 41.7961°N -123.6723°W |
| Monterey County | 36 | Junipero Serra Peak[39] | Santa Lucia Range | 1785order=flipNaNorder=flip | 1354order=flipNaNorder=flip | 212.1order=flipNaNorder=flip | 36.1456°N -121.4191°W |
| Orange County | 37 | Santiago Peak[40] | Santa Ana Mountains | 1734order=flipNaNorder=flip | 1337order=flipNaNorder=flip | 54.1order=flipNaNorder=flip | 33.7105°N -117.5341°W |
| San Benito County | 38 | San Benito Mountain[41] | Diablo Range | 1599order=flipNaNorder=flip | 1062order=flipNaNorder=flip | 69.6order=flipNaNorder=flip | 36.3696°N -120.6446°W |
| San Luis Obispo County | 39 | Caliente Mountain[42] | Caliente Range | 1558order=flipNaNorder=flip | 675order=flipNaNorder=flip | 15.9order=flipNaNorder=flip | 35.0363°N -119.7603°W |
| Yuba County | 40 | Sugar Pine Peak's west slope[43] | Sierra Nevada | 1472order=flipNaNorder=flip | 0order=flipNaNorder=flip | 0order=flipNaNorder=flip | 39.6076°N -121.0152°W |
| Imperial County | 41 | Blue Angels Peak[44] | Sierra de Juarez | 1387order=flipNaNorder=flip | 16order=flipNaNorder=flip | 1order=flipNaNorder=flip | 32.6216°N -116.0912°W |
| Sonoma County | 42 | Cobb Mountain's southwest peak[45] | Mayacamas Mountains | 1370order=flipNaNorder=flip | 29order=flipNaNorder=flip | 0.5order=flipNaNorder=flip | 38.8025°N -122.7476°W |
| Santa Clara County | 43 | Copernicus Peak[46] | Diablo Range | 1337order=flipNaNorder=flip | 946order=flipNaNorder=flip | 104.9order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37.3468°N -121.63°W |
| Napa County | 44 | Mount Saint Helena's east peak[47] | Mayacamas Mountains | 1281order=flipNaNorder=flip | 12order=flipNaNorder=flip | 0order=flipNaNorder=flip | 38.6679°N -122.6273°W |
| Contra Costa County | 45 | Mount Diablo[48] | Diablo Range | 1174order=flipNaNorder=flip | 948order=flipNaNorder=flip | 52.8order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37.8817°N -121.9143°W |
| Alameda County | 46 | Discovery Peak[49] | Diablo Range | 1172order=flipNaNorder=flip | 336order=flipNaNorder=flip | 8.3order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37.5123°N -121.6994°W |
| Stanislaus County | 47 | Mount Stakes[50] | Diablo Range | 1161order=flipNaNorder=flip | 434order=flipNaNorder=flip | 16.5order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37.3224°N -121.4085°W |
| Merced County | 48 | Laveaga Peak[51] | Diablo Range | 1159order=flipNaNorder=flip | 565order=flipNaNorder=flip | 31.5order=flipNaNorder=flip | 36.8905°N -121.1776°W |
| San Joaquin County | 49 | Mount Boardman's north peak[52] | Diablo Range | 1107order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3.5order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37.4896°N -121.4691°W |
| Kings County | 50 | Table Mountain[53] | Diablo Range | 1059order=flipNaNorder=flip | 100order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3.1order=flipNaNorder=flip | 35.906°N -120.2761°W |
| Santa Cruz County | 51 | Mount Bielawski[54] | Santa Cruz Mountains | 986order=flipNaNorder=flip | 515order=flipNaNorder=flip | 15.9order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37.2237°N -122.0927°W |
| Yolo County | 52 | Little Blue Peak[55] | Northern Coast Range | 952order=flipNaNorder=flip | 207order=flipNaNorder=flip | 7.8order=flipNaNorder=flip | 38.907°N -122.4164°W |
| Solano County | 53 | Mount Vaca[56] | Vaca Mountains | 860order=flipNaNorder=flip | 600order=flipNaNorder=flip | 27.4order=flipNaNorder=flip | 38.4001°N -122.1058°W |
| San Mateo County | 54 | Long Ridge[57] | Santa Cruz Mountains | 799order=flipNaNorder=flip | 46order=flipNaNorder=flip | 1.9order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37.2806°N -122.1629°W |
| Marin County | 55 | Mount Tamalpais' east peak[58] | Northern Coast Range | 785order=flipNaNorder=flip | 749order=flipNaNorder=flip | 51.7order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37.924°N -122.5969°W |
| Sutter County | 56 | South Butte[59] | Sutter Buttes | 647order=flipNaNorder=flip | 625order=flipNaNorder=flip | 45.8order=flipNaNorder=flip | 39.2063°N -121.8213°W |
| San Francisco County | 57 | Mount Davidson[60] | Southern Coast Range | 283order=flipNaNorder=flip | 191order=flipNaNorder=flip | 5.1order=flipNaNorder=flip | 37.7383°N -122.4548°W |
| Sacramento County | 58 | Carpenter Hill[61] | Sierra Nevada | 253order=flipNaNorder=flip | 55order=flipNaNorder=flip | 1.6order=flipNaNorder=flip | 38.6497°N -121.0992°W |