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California's 25 Most Prominent Peaks

The 25 California peaks with the greatest topographic prominence, ranked by prominence rather than elevation.

Peaks
25
Top Peak
Mount Whitney

Ranked Peaks

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Showing 25 of 25 peaks

List Rank ↑ Registry Rank Peak State Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Class
01 #2 Mount Whitney CA Sierra Nevada 14,505 ft 10,075 ft 1650 mi 1
02 #3 Mount Shasta CA Cascade Range 14,163 ft 9,761 ft 335 mi 2
03 #6 San Jacinto Peak CA San Jacinto Mountains 10,834 ft 8,299 ft 21 mi 1
04 #7 San Gorgonio Mountain CA San Bernardino Mountains 11,499 ft 8,296 ft 163 mi 1
05 #14 White Mountain Peak CA White Mountains 14,252 ft 7,193 ft 40 mi 1
06 #21 Mount San Antonio CA San Gabriel Mountains 10,064 ft 6,247 ft 45 mi 2
07 #23 Telescope Peak CA Panamint Range 11,049 ft 6,168 ft 58 mi 1
08 #50 Lassen Peak CA Cascade Range 10,457 ft 5,246 ft 72 mi 1
09 #56 Mount Eddy CA Trinity Divide 9,025 ft 5,153 ft 15 mi 1
10 #61 South Yolla Bolly Mountain CA Northwest U.S. Coast Ranges 8,091.9 ft 4,872.8 ft 61.5 mi 1
11 #68 Mount Pinos CA San Emigdio Mountains 8,847 ft 4,800 ft 82.9 mi 1
12 #93 Junipero Serra Peak CA Santa Lucia Range 5,865 ft 4,447 ft 131.8 mi 1
13 #100 Santiago Peak CA Santa Ana Mountains 5,690 ft 4,397 ft 33.6 mi 1
14 #104 Eagle Peak CA Warner Mountains 9,895 ft 4,362 ft 87.4 mi 1
15 #111 Clark Mountain CA Clark Mountain Range 7,933 ft 4,255 ft 29.1 mi 2
16 #117 Mount Patterson CA Sweetwater Range 11,679 ft 4,173 ft 18.5 mi 1
17 #146 Toro Peak CA Central and Southern California Ranges 8,717.6 ft 4,001.7 ft 20.7 mi 1
18 #148 Mount Ritter CA Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada 13,161.1 ft 3,989.7 ft 29.9 mi —
19 #149 Thompson Peak CA Klamath Mountains 8,998.5 ft 3,968.2 ft 37 mi —
20 #150 Waucoba Mountain CA West Great Basin Ranges 11,127.4 ft 3,939.6 ft 20 mi —
21 #151 Double Mountain CA Southern Sierra Nevada 7,990.2 ft 3,830 ft 28.8 mi —
22 #152 Kingston Peak CA Mojave Desert Ranges 7,324.9 ft 3,741.7 ft 21.9 mi —
23 #153 Pyramid Peak CA West Great Basin Ranges 6,704.9 ft 3,721.8 ft 24 mi —
24 #154 Maturango Peak CA West Great Basin Ranges 8,842.6 ft 3,688.9 ft 21.6 mi —
25 #155 Dry Mountain CA West Great Basin Ranges 8,677.2 ft 3,614.4 ft 7.7 mi —