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List of mountain peaks of California




This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks[1] of the U.S. State of California.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2][3]  The first table below ranks the 50 highest major summits of California by elevation.
The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[4][3]  The second table below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of California.
The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[5]  The third table below ranks the 50 most isolated major summits of California.

Highest major summits


Of the highest major summits of California, 16 peaks exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet) elevation and 46 peaks exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet) elevation.


Glass Mountain (California)
Most prominent summits

Of the most prominent summits of California, only Mount Whitney exceeds 3000 meters (9843 feet) of topographic prominence, five peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), nine peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500 meters (4921 feet), and 35 peaks exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) of topographic prominence.



Most isolated major summits

Of the most isolated major summits of California, Mount Whitney exceeds 2000 kilometers (1243 miles) of topographic isolation, Mount Shasta exceeds 500 kilometers (310.7 miles), four peaks exceed 200 kilometers (124.3 miles), and nine peaks exceed 100 kilometers (62.14 miles) of topographic isolation.



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Mount Whitney is the highest summit of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.
Mount Williamson is the second highest mountain peak of California.
White Mountain Peak is the highest summit of the White Mountains and is the highest point within the Great Basin.
North Palisade is the highest summit of the Palisades of the Sierra Nevada.
The stratovolcano Mount Shasta is the second most topographically prominent California mountain peak.
Mount Humphreys in the Sierra Nevada.
Mount Darwin is the highest summit of the Evolution Peaks of the Sierra Nevada.
Mount Tom in the Sierra Nevada.
San Gorgonio Mountain is the highest summit of the San Bernardino Mountains and the third most topographically isolated California peak.
Telescope Peak is the highest summit of the Panamint Range.
San Jacinto Peak is the highest summit of the San Jacinto Mountains.
Mount San Antonio is the highest summit of the San Gabriel Mountains.

See also

List of mountain peaks of North America
List of mountain peaks of Greenland
List of mountain peaks of Canada
List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
List of mountain peaks of the United States
List of mountain peaks of Alaska
List of mountain peaks of Arizona
List of mountain peaks of California
List of mountains of California
List of the major 4000-meter summits of California
List of the major 3000-meter summits of California
List of California fourteeners
List of mountain ranges of California
List of mountain peaks of Colorado
List of mountain peaks of Hawaiʻi
List of mountain peaks of Idaho
List of mountain peaks of Montana
List of mountain peaks of Nevada
List of mountain peaks of New Mexico
List of mountain peaks of Oregon
List of mountain peaks of Utah
List of mountain peaks of Washington
List of mountain peaks of Wyoming
List of mountain peaks of México
List of mountain peaks of Central America
List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
California
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Category:Mountains of California
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