California Prominent Peaks List, 201 peaks, Benchmark Table

To assist in locating peaks and planning trips the peaks are listed alphabetically by county. Research done by Andy Martin, Edward Earl and Aaron Maizlish. Benchmark data by Richard Carey.

Key to Column Headings:

County = The county the peak is in. If two are listed then it is on the county line. Prom,ft = The prominence measure of the peak in feet. Peak Name = The name of the peak as shown on the topo map. A Pxxxx ft. with the elevation of the peak if it is not named on the map. Names in parentheses are alternate names for the peak. EL,ft = Elevation in feet. EL,m = Elevation in meters. EL = How the elevation is shown on the map. A BM or VABM entry indicates a brass survey monument or benchmark is at the summit. BM Name = The name stamped on the benchmark. PID = The Permanent Identifier used by the USGS to identify benchmarks. (Revised October 13, 2009)

County Peak Name EL,ft EL,m EL Topo Map (7.5 min.) BM Name PID
Alpine Hawkins Peak 10029 3057 BM Markleeville Hawkins JR1186 
Alpine Round Top 10390 3167 BM Carson Pass Round Top Reset JS3905 
Alpine Highland Peak 10938 3334 BM Ebbetts Pass Highland Pk JR1187 
Colusa, Lake Snow Mtn East 7055 2150 BM Crockett Peak Snow Mountain East KT1916 
Contra Costa Mount Diablo 3864 1178 VABM Clayton Mount Diablo HS5120 
Del Norte, Siskiyou Bear Mtn 6411 1954 BM Devils Punchbowl Bear Mountain MX1247 
El Dorado Pyramid Peak (N) 9985 3043 VABM Pyramid Peak Pyramid JS3933 
El Dorado, Alpine Freel Peak 10886 3318 VABM Freel Peak Freel Peak JR1221 
Fresno Mt Gabb 13741 4188 Spot Mt Abbot    
Fresno Mt Pinchot 13494 4113 Spot Mt Pinchot    
Fresno, Inyo Bear Creek Spire 13740 4188 Inter. Mt Hilgard    
Fresno, Inyo North Palisade 14242 4341 BM North Palisade North Palisade HR2629 
Fresno, Inyo Mt Humphreys 13986 4263 Spot Mount Tom Mt Humphreys HR2626 
Fresno, Inyo Mt Darwin 13831 4216 BM Mt Darwin Mt Darwin HR2631 
Glenn Black Butte 7455 2272 BM Plaskett Meadows Black Butte KT1944 
Humboldt Brushy Mountain 3550 1082 Spot Myers Flat    
Humboldt Bear Buttes 2851 869 BM Miranda Bear Butte LU2204 
Humboldt P3620 ft (Rainbow Ridge) 3620 1103 Inter. Buckeye Mtn    
Humboldt King Peak 4094 1248 BM Honeydew King Peak Reset LV0931 
Humboldt, Siskiyou Salmon Mtn 6962 2122 BM Salmon Mtn Salmon Mtn MX1206 
Inyo Towne BM 7287 2221 BM Panamint Butte Towne None
Inyo Pinto Peak 7513 2290 BM Emigrant Canyon Pinto GS0797 
Inyo Stewart BM 5265 1605 BM Stewart Valley [CA-NV] Stewart None
Inyo Tin Mountain 8961 2731 BM Tin Mountain Tin GS0792 
Inyo Mount Tom 13652 4161 BM Mount Tom   None
Inyo Manly Peak 7195 2193 BM Manly Peak   None
Inyo Telescope Peak 11043 3366 BM Telescope Peak Telescope GS0799 
Inyo Mt Morgan (S) 13758 4193 BM Mt Morgan Morgan HR2627 
Inyo Nopah BM 6394 1949 BM Nopah Peak [CA-NV] Nopah FT1458 
Inyo Last Chance Mountain 8463 2579 BM Last Chance Mtn [CA-NV] White Top HQ0929 
Inyo Funeral Peak 6384 1946 Spot Funeral Peak    
Inyo Dry Mountain 8674 2644 BM Dry Mountain Dry None
Inyo Waucoba Mountain 11125 3391 BM Waucoba Mtn Waucoba HR2613 
Inyo Coso Peak 8160 2487 BM Coso Peak Peak None
Inyo Pyramid Peak 6707 2044 BM East of Echo Canyon Pyramid Peak GS0899 
Inyo Keynot Peak 11110 3386 BM New York Butte Monarch GS0832 
Inyo Bat Mountain 4950 1509 Spot East of Ryan    
Inyo Maturango Peak 8839 2694 BM Maturango Peak Maturago 2 GS0803 
Kern Bear Mountain 6916 2108 BM Bear Mountain Bear FU3407 
Kern Double Mtn 7993 2436 BM Tehachapi South Double FU3369 
Kern Owens Peak 8452 2576 BM Owens Peak Owens FT1417 
Kern Breckenridge Mtn 7577 2310 BM Breckenridge Mtn Breckenridge FU3386 
Kern Black Mountain (#6) 5246 1599 BM Garlock El Paso FT1327 
Kern Piute BM 8437 2572 BM Piute Peak Piute FU3382 
Kern P7294 ft (Scodie Mtn) 7294 2223 Spot Walker Pass    
Kern McKittrick Summit 4336 1322 VABM McKittrick Summit McKittrick FU3687 
Lake Wright Peak 4305 1312 BM Kelseyville Konocti JT2725 
Lake Cobb Mtn 4740 1445 Inter. Whispering Pines    
Lassen Antelope Mtn LO 7681 2341 BM Antelope Mountain Antelope LT0594 
Lassen Shaffer Mountain LO 6739 2054 BM Shaffer Mtn Shaffer Mountain LT0506 
Lassen Fredonyer Peak LO 7948 2423 BM Fredonyer Peak Fredonyer LT0575 
Lassen Hot Springs Peak 7654 2333 Spot Bull Flat    
Lassen Observation Peak LO 7968 2429 BM Observation Peak Observation LT0484 
Lassen Widow Mountain 6324 1928 BM Day Widow MW0867 
Lassen Adams Peak, east 8199 2499 Inter. Constantia    
Los Angeles Mt Orizaba 2125 648 BM Santa Catalina North High Mountain Reset DY2975 
Los Angeles Oat Mountain LO 3747 1142 BM Oat Mountain Oat Mountain Lookout Twr EW7380 
Los Angeles Mt Baden-Powell 9407 2867 BM Crystal Lake Mt Baden Powell EV4122 
Los Angeles Burnt Peak 5788 1764 VABM Burnt Peak   None
Los Angeles, San Bern. Mount San Antonio 10064 3068 BM Mount San Antonio Old Baldy Peak Cairn EV3735 
Madera Mt Ritter 13143 4006 Spot Mt Ritter    
Madera, Tuolumne Mount Lyell 13120 3999 BM Mount Lyell Lyell 2 HR2884 
Marin Mount Tamalpais LO 2567 782 Spot San Rafael East Pk HT3388 
Mariposa Mount Hoffmann 10855 3309 BM Yosemite Falls Mount Hoffman HR2847 
Mendocino Brush Mountain 3763 1147 BM Tan Oak Park Ten Mile KT2122 
Mendocino Cahto Peak 4236 1291 BM Cahto Peak Cahto Reset KT2125 
Mendocino Iron Peak LO 4492 1369 BM Iron Peak Iron Peak KT1990 
Mendocino Mount Sanhedrin LO 6186 1886 BM Sanhedrin Mtn Mount Sanhedrin Reset KT1969 
Mendocino, Lake Hull Mountain LO 6876 2096 BM Hull Mountain Hull Mountain KT1949 
Modoc Bald Mountain 8271 2521 BM Payne Peak Bald Mountain MW0730 
Modoc Eagle Peak 9897 3017 BM Eagle Peak Eagle MW0747 
Mono Eagle Peak 11853 3613 BM Buckeye Ridge Eagle Peak JR1119 
Mono Mount Dubois 13559 4133 Spot Boundary Peak    
Mono Potato Peak 10240 3121 BM Bodie Potato Peak Reset JR1112 
Mono P11,140 ft (Glass Mountain) 11140 3396 Spot Glass Mountain    
Mono White Mtn Peak 14252 4344 BM White Mtn Peak White Mountain Peak HR2559 
Mono Mount Patterson 11673 3558 Spot Mount Patterson    
Mono Mount Warren 12327 3757 BM Mount Dana Mt Warren None
Monterey Junipero Serra Peak 5857 1785 BM Junipero Serra Peak Santa Lucia GU3676 
Monterey Cone Peak LO 5155 1571 BM Cone Peak Cone Peak 2 GU3674 
Monterey Chews Ridge LO 5054 1540 Inter. Chews Ridge    
Monterey Palo Escrito Peak 4472 1363 VABM Palo Escrito Peak Palo Escrito GU3693 
Napa, Solano Mt Vaca 2819 859 BM Mt Vaca Mt Vaca None
Nevada Mt Lola 9148 2788 BM Independence Lake Mount Lola 2 1963 KS2022 
Orange, Riverside Santiago Peak 5690 1734 BM Santiago Peak Santiago DX1779 
Plumas Mt Ingalls LO 8376 2553 BM Mt Ingalls Ingalls KS1511 
Plumas Bald Eagle Mtn LO 7186 2190 BM Bucks Lake Buck KS1574 
Plumas Keddie Peak 7499 2286 BM Greenville   None
Plumas Dixie Mountain LO 8327 2538 BM Dixie Mountain Dixie Mountain KS1382 
Riverside Thomas Mountain 6817 2078 BM Anza Thomas DX5172 
Riverside Orocopia BM 3819 1164 VABM Orocopia Canyon Orocopia DW1485 
Riverside San Jacinto Peak 10834 3302 BM San Jacinto Peak San Jacinto DX5119 
Riverside Black Butte 4510 1375 BM Pilot Mountain Butte DW1348 
Riverside Eagle Mtn (S) 5347 1630 BM Hayfield Eagle DW1480 
Riverside McCoy Mountain BM 2837 865 BM McCoy Peak McCoy Mountain DW0989 
Riverside Granite BM 4356 1328 BM Palen Pass Granite DW1005 
Riverside Toro Peak 8716 2657 BM Toro Peak Toro DX4868 
Riverside Quail Mtn 5813 1772 BM Indian Cove   None
Riverside P3381 ft (Big Maria Mts) 3381 1031 Spot Big Maria Mts SW    
Riverside Red Top BM (Palen Mts) 3854 1175 BM Palen Mountains Red Top DW1006 
Riverside P1305 m (Spectre Peak) 4281 1305 Inter. Cadiz Valley SW    
San Benito San Benito Mountain 5247 1599 BM San Benito Mtn San Benito GU3500 
San Benito Mount Johnson 3468 1057 BM Mount Johnson Johnson USGS 1944 GU4293 
San Bernardino Straw Peak 5581 1701 BM Pilot Knob Valley West Willow None 
San Bernardino Woman BM 5327 1624 BM Old Woman Statue Woman EU1107 
San Bernardino Axtel BM (Whipple Mts) 4132 1259 BM Whipple Mtns SW Axtel EU0995 
San Bernardino P1315 m (Turtle Mts) 4314 1315 Inter. Mopah Peaks    
San Bernardino P2061 m (Granite Mts) 6762 2061 Spot Bighorn Basin    
San Bernardino Artillery BM 5063 1543 BM Tiefort Mountains Artillery FT1511 
San Bernardino Ord Mountain 6315 1925 BM Ord Mountain Ord EV4081 
San Bernardino Rodman BM 6013 1833 BM Camp Rock Mine Rodman EV4076 
San Bernardino Drinkwater BM 5306 1617 BM Drinkwater Lake Drinkwater FT1510 
San Bernardino P1015 m (Iron Mountains) 3330 1015 Spot Iron Mountains    
San Bernardino San Gorgonio Mtn 11499 3505 Spot San Gorgonio Mtn    
San Bernardino Sugarloaf Mountain 9956 3035 BM Moonridge Loaf EV4031 
San Bernardino P1405 m (Sheep Hole Mtn) 4610 1405 Inter. Dale Lake    
San Bernardino Owlhead BM 4415 1346 BM Wingate Wash East Owlhead FT1601 
San Bernardino Cady Peak 4631 1411 BM Sleeping Beauty Cady EV3965 
San Bernardino Brown Mountain 5135 1565 Spot Wingate Pass    
San Bernardino Clark Mtn 7933 2418 BM Clark Mtn Clark FS1316 
San Bernardino Red Mountain 5261 1604 BM Red Mountain Red None
San Bernardino Clip BM 4606 1404 BM West of Blind Hills Clip EU1231 
San Bernardino Providence BM 6615 2016 BM Van Winkle Spring Providence EU1233 
San Bernardino Avawatz BM 6158 1877 BM Sheep Creek Spring Avawatz FT1472 
San Bernardino Kingston Peak 7336 2236 Spot Kingston Peak Kingston Cairn FS1323 
San Bernardino Edgar Peak 7162 2183 Spot Fountain Peak    
San Bernardino Eagle Crags 5512 1680 Spot Eagle Crags    
San Bernardino New York 2 BM 7536 2297 BM Ivanpah New York 2 FS1400 
San Diego El Cajon Mtn 3677 1121 VABM El Cajon Mtn El Cajon DC2084 
San Diego High Point LO (Palomar Mtn) 6142 1872 BM Palomar Observatory Palomar DX5064 
San Diego Otay Mountain 3569 1088 BM Otay Mountain Otay DC2046 
San Diego Hot Springs Mtn LO 6533 1991 BM Hot Springs Mtn Hot Springs DX4968 
San Diego Whale Peak 5350 1631 BM Whale Peak Whale DX4921 
San Diego Granite Mtn (#2) 5636 1718 BM Earthquake Valley Granite DX4923 
San Diego Cuyamaca Peak (LO site) 6508 1984 VABM Cuyamaca Peak Cuyamaca Reset DC1974 
San Diego Tecate Peak 3883 1183 VABM Tecate Tecate 2 Reset DC2017 
San Luis Obispo Caliente Mtn 5106 1556 VABM Caliente Mtn Caliente USGS FU3684 
Santa Barbara Devils Peak 2474 754 BM Santa Cruz Island B Devils Peak 1857 EW8071 
Santa Barbara Santa Ynez Peak LO 4298 1310 VABM Lake Cachuma Santa Ynez EW8163 
Santa Barbara Big Pine Mountain 6820 2079 Inter. Big Pine Mtn    
Santa Clara Copernicus Peak 4380 1335 Inter. Lick Observatory    
Santa Clara Eylar Mtn 4087 1246 VABM Eylar Mtn Mocho Reset HS4861 
Santa Clara Loma Prieta 3792 1156 BM Loma Prieta Loma HS5219 
Shasta Burney Mountain LO 7866 2398 BM Burney Mountain West Burney Reset LT0734 
Shasta Crater Peak 8683 2647 BM Thousand Lakes Valley Crater USGS 1920 LT0741 
Shasta Snow Mountain 6814 2077 Spot Hatchet Mtn Pass    
Shasta Salt Creek Mountain 4379 1335 Spot Bollibokka Mountain    
Shasta Prospect Peak 8338 2541 BM Prospect Peak East Prospect None
Shasta Tombstone Mtn 5613 1711 Spot Tombstone Mtn    
Shasta Lassen Peak 10462 3189 BM Lassen Peak Lassen LT0688 
Sierra Babbitt Peak LO 8765 2672 BM Dog Valley [CA-NV] Babbitt KS2000 
Sierra Verdi Peak LO 8444 2574 Spot Boca [CA-NV]    
Siskiyou Mt Shasta 14162 4317 BM Mt Shasta Mount Shasta MX1015 
Siskiyou Goosenest 8284 2525 BM Grass Lake Goosenest MX0994 
Siskiyou The Whaleback 8532 2601 BM The Whaleback Whaleback MX0993 
Siskiyou Russian Peak 8199 2499 BM Eaton Peak Russian Pk USGS 1952 MX1079 
Siskiyou Ash Creek Butte 8378 2554 BM Ash Creek Butte   None
Siskiyou Mount Hoffman 7921 2414 BM Medicine Lake Hoffman MW0915 
Siskiyou Willow Creek Mtn 7845 2391 BM Panther Rock Willow Cr Mtn USGS 1952 MX0990 
Siskiyou Craggy Peak 8047 2453 BM Callahan Boliver MX1075 
Siskiyou Black Mountain 5118 1560 BM Hawkinsville Seattle San Fran Airway MX1086 
Siskiyou Cottonwood Peak 6611 2015 BM Cottonwood Peak Cottonwood MX1094 
Siskiyou Indian Creek Baldy 6279 1914 BM Indian Creek Baldy Indian Creek Baldy MX1107 
Siskiyou Preston Peak 7313 2229 BM Preston Peak Preston Pk MX1242 
Siskiyou Black Butte LO 6334 1931 BM City of Mount Shasta Black Butte MX1040 
Siskiyou Mount Dome 6523 1988 BM Mount Dome Dome MW0912 
Siskiyou Haight Mountain 8081 2463 BM Tennant   None
Siskiyou Boulder Peak 8302 2531 BM Boulder Peak Boulder Pk MX1134 
Sonoma Petaluma BM 2466 752 BM Glen Ellen Petaluma JT2438 
Sonoma Mt Hood 2733 833 BM Kenwood Hood RM JT2425 
Sutter South Butte 2130 649 Inter. Sutter Buttes    
Tehama Butt Mountain 7874 2400 BM Humboldt Peak Butt LT0678 
Tehama South Yolla Bolly 8094 2467 BM South Yolla Bolly South Yolla Bolly Target LU2028 
Trinity Thurston Peaks 7572 2308 Spot Thurston Peaks    
Trinity Thompson Peak 9001 2744 BM Thompson Peak Thompson MX1199 
Trinity Bonanza King 7060 2152 BM Whisky Bill Peak Bonanza MX1056 
Trinity North Yolla Bolly 7868 2398 BM North Yolla Bolly North Yolla Bolly LU2032 
Trinity Hayfork Bally LO 6273 1912 BM Hayfork Bally Hayfork Bally LU2135 
Trinity Black Lassic 5916 1803 Spot Black Lassic    
Trinity Chanchelulla Peak 6400 1951 BM Chanchelulla Peak Chanchelulla LU2047 
Trinity, Shasta Bully Choop Mtn LO 6977 2127 BM Bully Choop Mtn Bully Choop LU2079 
Trinity, Siskiyou Mount Eddy LO 9037 2755 BM Mount Eddy Eddy MX1043 
Tulare Mt Stanford (S) 13973 4259 Spot Mt Brewer    
Tulare Slate Mountain 9302 2835 BM Sentinel Peak   None
Tulare Kern Peak LO 11520 3511 BM Kern Peak Kern GT1831 
Tulare Mt Kaweah 13802 4207 BM Mt Kaweah   None
Tulare, Inyo Mount Whitney 14505 4421 BM Mount Whitney Whitney GT1811 
Tulare, Inyo Mt Keith 13976 4260 BM Mt Williamson Mt Keith GT1807 
Tulare, Inyo Olancha Peak 12132 3698 BM Olancha Olancha GT1820 
Tuolumne, Mono Leavitt Peak 11573 3528 BM Sonora Pass Leavitt JR1124 
Tuolumne, Mono Tower Peak 11755 3583 Spot Tower Peak    
Tuolumne, Mono Mount Conness 12649 3856 BM Tioga Pass Mount Conness HR2743 
Tuolumne, Mono Twin Peaks 12323 3756 Spot Dunderberg Peak    
Tuolumne, Mono Kuna Peak 13002 3963 Spot Koip Peak    
Tuolumne, Mono Mount Dana 13061 3981 BM Mount Dana Mount Dana HR2738 
Ventura Hines Peak 6716 2047 BM Topatopa Mountains Hines Peak EW7679 
Ventura Alamo Mountain 7380 2249 Inter. Alamo Mountain    
Ventura Frazier Mountain LO 8017 2444 BM Frazier Mtn Frazier Reset EW7657 
Ventura Reyes Peak 7525 2294 BM Reyes Peak Reyes EW7686 
Ventura Sandstone Pk 3111 948 Spot Triunfo Pass    
Ventura Mount Pinos 8847 2697 BM Sawmill Mountain Mount Pinos EW7674