Highest Mountains in California

Information about the highest mountains in California, organized by height from highest to lowest elevation above sea level. Note that the hight of a mountain is its elevation above sea level and the prominence of a mountain is how distinct it is from the next higher mountain in its ridge (in other words, the vertical distance between a peak and the lowest contour line surrounding it). See also more about the Mountains of Califonrnia. and other Natural Attractions in California.

10 Highest Mountains in California

1st:
Mount Whitney
ELEVATION (PER NOAA-NGS): 14,505 feet above sea level
ELEVATION (PER NPS SUMMIT PLAQUE): 14,496.811 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 10,080 feet above surrounding contour line
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
WESTERN SLOPE: Inside Sequoia National Park
SUMMIT: Southern terminus of the John Muir Trail
COUNTIES: Inyo County and Tulare County
LOCATION: High Sierras Region of East Central California
INTERESTING NOTE: Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States but it is only about 85 miles from the lowest point in North America, which is the Badwater area of Death Valley, about 280 feet below sea level.
- Hiking the Mount Whitney Trail Brochure
- Mount Whitney Trail in the Inyo National Forest

2nd:
Mount Williamson
ELEVATION: 14,379 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 1,677 feet above surrounding contour line
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains Range
COUNTY: ?
LOCATION: ?
- Wikipedia Introduction to ?

3rd:
White Mountain Peak
ELEVATION: ? feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: ? feet above surrounding contour line
MOUNTAIN RANGE: White Mountains Range
LOCATION: ?
- Wikipedia Introduction to ?

4th:
North Palisade
ELEVATION: ? feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: ? feet above surrounding contour line
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
LOCATION: ?

5th:
Mount Shasta
ELEVATION: ? feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: ? feet above surrounding contour line
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Cascade Mountains
LOCATION: ?
- Wikipedia Introduction to ?

Why Not:
- Mount Sill (14,159 feet / Sierra Nevada)
- Mount Russell (14,094 feet / Sierra Nevada)
- Split Mountain (14,064 feet / Sierra Nevada)
- Mount Langley (14,032 feet / Sierra Nevada)
- Mount Tyndall (14,025 feet / Sierra Nevada)
- Mount Muir (14,018 feet / Sierra Nevada)
- Middle Palisade (14,018 feet / Sierra Nevada)

6th:
Mount Humphreys
ELEVATION: ? feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: ? feet above surrounding contour line
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
LOCATION: ?
- Wikipedia Introduction to ?

7th:
Mount Keith
ELEVATION: ? feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: ? feet above surrounding contour line
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Cascade Mountains
LOCATION: ?

8th:
Mount Darwin
ELEVATION: ? feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: ? feet above surrounding contour line
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
LOCATION: ?

9th:
Mount Kaweah
ELEVATION: ? feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: ? feet above surrounding contour line
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
LOCATION: ?
- Wikipedia Introduction to ?

10th:
Mount Morgan
ELEVATION: ? feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: ? feet above surrounding contour line
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
LOCATION: ?
- Wikipedia Introduction to ?

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California Peaks Above 14,000 Feet Elevation

The 10 mountains listed above are the hightest mountains in California in terms of elevation above sea level but note that some of those mountains have several of the highest peaks in California. A peak is defined as a point that is higher then other adjacent points, therefore a mountain can have more then one peak. A summit is the highest point on a mountain, there fore a mountain can have only one summit.

Mount Whitney
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
ELEVATION (PER NOAA-NGS): 14,505 feet above sea level
ELEVATION (PER NPS SUMMIT PLAQUE): 14,496.811 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 10,080 feet above surrounding contour line

Mount Williamson
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
ELEVATION: 14,379 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 1,677 feet above surrounding contour line

White Mountain Peak
MOUNTAIN RANGE: White Mountains
ELEVATION: 14,252 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 7,196 feet above surrounding contour line

North Palisade
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
ELEVATION: 14,248 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 2,894 feet above surrounding contour line

Starlight Peak
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
ELEVATION: 14,226 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 120 feet above surrounding contour line

Mount Shasta
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Cascade Mountains
ELEVATION: 14,179 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 9,832 feet above surrounding contour line

Mount Sill
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
ELEVATION: 14,159 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 373 feet above surrounding contour line

Mount Russell
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
ELEVATION: 14,094 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 1,129 feet above surrounding contour line

Split Mountain
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
ELEVATION: 14,064 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 1,558 feet above surrounding contour line

Mount Langley
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
ELEVATION: 14,032 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 1,198 feet above surrounding contour line

Mount Tyndall
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
ELEVATION: 14,025 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 1,125 feet above surrounding contour line

Mount Muir
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
ELEVATION: 14,018 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 331 feet above surrounding contour line

Middle Palisade
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
ELEVATION: 14,018 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 1,119 feet above surrounding contour line

Aiguille du Paquoir
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
ELEVATION: 14,009 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 131 feet above surrounding contour line

Thunderbolt Peak
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
ELEVATION: 14,009 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE: 223 feet above surrounding contour line

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