California Mountain Ranges Highpoints List, 196 ranges, 197 peaks, (Revised April 7, 2020.)

Mountain Ranges are arranged alphabetically. The list contains the highest point of the 196 ranges in California. There are 197 peaks because the Guadalupe Range has two possible points that could be the highest peak.

Key to Column Headings

County = The county the high point is in. If two are listed then it is on the county line. Range Name = The name of the mountain range. Peak or BM 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 unofficial 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. Prom = The prominence value of the peak in feet. If the box is empty then the prominence is less than 500 ft. Topo Map (7.5 min.) = The topo map the peak is on.
ID County Range Name Peak or BM Name EL,ft EL,m EL Prom Topo Map (7.5 min.) Notes
1 Inyo Amargosa Range, Black Mountains Funeral Peak 6384 1946 Spot 3304 Funeral Peak  
2 Inyo Amargosa Range, Funeral Mountains Pyramid Peak 6707 2044 BM 3723 East of Echo Canyon [CA-NV]  
3 Inyo Amargosa Range, Grapevine Mountains P8460 ft (Grapevine Mts) 8460 2579 Spot 1140 Grapevine Peak [NV-CA] See note 6
4 Lassen Amedee Mountains P6721 ft (Amedee Mountains) 6721 2049 Spot 641 Spencer Creek  
5 Inyo Argus Range Maturango Peak 8841 2695 BM 3639 Maturango Peak Navy base
6 Riverside Arica Mountains P646 m (Arica Mountains) 2119 646 Spot 846 Arica Mountains  
7 San Bernardino Avawatz Mountains Avawatz BM 6158 1877 BM 3294 Sheep Creek Spring  
8 Sierra Bald Mountain Range Babbitt Peak LO 8765 2672 BM 2360 Dog Valley [CA-NV]  
9 San Bernardino Bartlett Mountains P3805 ft (Bartlett Mountains) 3805 1160 Spot 525 Joshua Tree North  
10 Calaveras Bear Mountains Bear BM 2751 838 VABM 947 Salt Spring Valley  
11 Mono Benton Range Banner Ridge 8497 2590 BM 840 Banner Ridge  
12 Riverside Big Maria Mountains P3381 ft (Big Maria Mts) 3381 1031 Spot 2331 Big Maria Mts SW  
13 Lassen Big Valley Mountains Widow Mountain 6324 1928 BM 1921 Day  
14 San Bernardino Bighorn Mountains Bighorn Mountain 5940 1811 Inter. 280 Rattlesnake Canyon  
15 Riverside Box Springs Mountains Box Springs Mts (LO site) 3090 942 Inter. 1160 Riverside East  
16 San Bernardino Bristol Mountains Last BM 3888 1185 BM(I) 1345 Broadwell Mesa  
17 San Bernardino Bullion Mountains Round BM 4702 1433 VABM 1419 Lavic SE No access
18 San Bernardino Cady Mountains Cady Peak 4631 1411 BM 2450 Sleeping Beauty  
19 San Bernardino Calico Mountains Calico Peak 4542 1384 BM 1502 Yermo  
20 San Luis Obispo Caliente Range Caliente Mtn LO 5106 1556 VABM 2206 Caliente Mtn  
21 San Benito Call Mountains Call BM 3951 1204 BM 748 San Benito  
22 Riverside Calumet Mountains Range BM 3725 1136 BM 1558 Cadiz Valley NW  
23 Imperial Cargo Muchacho Mountains P2217 ft (Cargo Muchacho Mts) 2217 676 Spot 1417 Hedges  
24 Siskiyou Cascade Range Mt Shasta 14162 4317 BM 9762 Mt Shasta  
25 San Bernardino Castle Mountains P1701 m (Castle Mountains) 5581 1701 Spot 981 Hart Peak [CA-NV] See note 8
26 Humboldt Chalk Mountains Chalky BM (Chalk Mts.) 3091 942 BM 1772 Bridgeville  
27 San Bernardino Chemehuevi Mountains Chemehuevi Peak 3697 1127 BM 1774 Chemehuevi Peak  
28 Riverside Chocolate Mountains P3060 ft (Chocolate Mts) 3060 933 Inter. 1700 Frink NE Bombing range
29 Mariposa Chowchilla Mountains Devil Peak (Signal Peak LO) 6989 2130 Spot 1889 Wawona  
30 Riverside Chuckwalla Mountains Black Butte 4510 1375 BM 2844 Pilot Mountain  
31 San Bernardino Clark Mountain Range Clark Mtn 7933 2418 BM 4255 Clark Mtn  
32 San Bernardino Clipper Mountains Clip BM (Clipper Mts) 4606 1404 BM 2060 West of Blind Hills  
33 Inyo Coso Range Coso Peak 8160 2487 BM 2489 Coso Peak Navy base
34 Riverside Cottonwood Mountains P4493 ft (Cottonwood Mts) 4493 1369 Spot 1153 Washington Wash  
35 Lassen Cottonwood Mountains Dodge BM 7336 2236 BM 1302 Buckhorn Lake  
36 Riverside Coxcomb Mountains Spectre Peak 4480 1366 Inter. 2544 Cadiz Valley SW  
37 Imperial Coyote Mountains Carrizo Mtn 2412 735 VABM 1248 Carrizo Mtn  
38 San Bernardino Cronise Mountains P2380 ft (Cronise Mts) 2380 725 Inter. 811 Cave Mountain  
39 San Diego Cuyamaca Mountains Cuyamaca Peak (LO site) 6508 1984 VABM 2832 Cuyamaca Peak  
40 San Bernardino Dead Mountains Mt Manchester 3602 1098 BM 1271 Mt Manchester  
41 San Benito Diablo Range San Benito Mountain 5247 1599 BM 3481 San Benito Mtn  
42 Riverside Domenigoni Mountains P2275 ft 2275 693 Spot 690 Winchester  
43 Riverside Eagle Mountains Eagle Mtn (S) 5347 1630 BM 2230 Hayfield  
44 Kern El Paso Mountains Black Mountain (#6) 5246 1599 BM 1944 Garlock  
45 Riverside Elsinore Mountains P3591 ft (San Mateo Peak) 3591 1095 Spot 931 Sitton Peak  
46 Imperial Fish Creek Mountains Eagle BM 2371 723 BM 1611 Carrizo Mtn NE  
47 Lassen, Washoe (NV) Fort Sage Mountains P7270 ft (Fort Sage Mountains) 7270 2216 Inter. 0  Doyle See note 3
48 San Bernardino Fry Mountains P4700 ft (Fry Mountains) 4700 1353 Inter. 560 Camp Rock Mine  
49 San Benito Gabilan Range Mount Johnson 3468 1057 BM 1985 Mount Johnson  
50 San Bernardino Granite Mountains P2061 m (Granite Mts) 6762 2061 Spot 2792 Bighorn Basin  
51 Riverside Granite Mountains Granite BM 4356 1328 BM 3314 Palen Pass  
52 San Bernardino Granite Mountains Feldspar BM 5138 1566 BM 1584 Fairview Valley  
53 San Bernardino Granite Mountains Drinkwater BM (Granite Mts) 5306 1617 BM 1855 Drinkwater Lake No access
54 Kern Greenhorn Mountains Sunday Peak (LO site) 8304 2531 BM 1852 Tobias Peak  
55 Inyo Greenwater Range Ryan BM 5149 1569 BM 1273 Greenwater Canyon  
56 Mariposa Guadalupe Mountains Catheys Mtn 2867 874 Spot 587 Catheys Valley See note 10
57 Mariposa Guadalupe Mountains (alt.) P2870 ft. 2870 875 Inter. 587 Catheys Valley  
58 Riverside Hexie Mountains Monument Mtn 4837 1474 BM 1114 Washington Wash  
59 San Diego In-Ko-Pah Mountains P5818 ft (In-Ko-Pah Mts) 5818 1773 Spot 918 Sombrero Peak  
60 Inyo Inyo Mountains Waucoba Mountain 11125 3391 BM 3923 Waucoba Mtn  
61 San Bernardino Iron Mountains P1015 m (Iron Mountains) 3330 1015 Spot 1898 Iron Mountains  
62 San Bernardino Ivanpah Mountains Kessler Peak 6166 1880 BM 1045 Cima Dome  
63 San Diego Jacumba Mountains Jacumba Mountain 4516 1376 VABM 1272 Jacumba  
64 San Diego Jamul Mountains P2059 ft (Jamul Mountains) 2059 628 Spot 1019 Jamul Mountains  
65 Riverside Jurupa Mountains Mount Jurupa 2220 677 BM 1167 Fontana  
66 San Bernardino Kelso Mountains Kelso Peak 4767 1453 BM 1006 Kelso  
67 Humboldt King Range King Peak 4094 1248 BM 2928 Honeydew  
68 San Bernardino Kingston Range Kingston Peak 7336 2236 Spot 3753 Kingston Peak  
69 San Luis Obispo La Panza Range Machesna Mountain 4063 1238 BM 1623 La Panza  
70 San Diego Laguna Mountains Cuyapaipe BM 6378 1944 BM 1578 Mount Laguna Indian land
71 Riverside Lakeview Mountains P2673 ft (Lakeview Mts) 2673 815 Spot 1163 Lakeview  
72 San Benito Las Aguilas Mountains Westphal BM 3667 1087 BM 520 Ortigalita Peak  
73 Inyo Last Chance Range Dry Mountain 8674 2644 BM 3594 Dry Mountain  
74 Mendocino Laughlin Range P3340 ft (Laughlin Range) 3340 1018 Inter. 1320 Laughlin Range  
75 San Bernardino Lava Bed Mountains Argos Mountain 4491 1369 VABM 928 Galway Lake  
76 San Bernardino Lava Mountains Dome Mountain 4974 1516 BM 1657 Klinker Mtn  
77 Riverside Little Chuckwalla Mountains P2180 ft (Little Chuckwalla Mts) 2180 664 Inter. 800 Little Chuckwalla Mts  
78 Riverside Little Maria Mountains Buck BM 3045 928 BM 1749 Little Maria Mts  
79 Imperial Little Mule Mountains Arroyo BM 1468 447 BM 300 Little Mule Mts  
80 San Bernardino Little Piute Mountains Titina BM 3474 1059 BM 650 Little Piute Mountains  
81 Riverside Little San Bernardino Mountains Inspiration BM 5580 1701 BM(I) 800 Keys View  
82 San Bernardino Little Thorne Mountains P1782 m (Little Thorne Mts) 5846 1782 Spot 482 Columbia Mtn  
83 Siskiyou Marble Mountains Boulder Peak 8302 2531 BM 2899 Boulder Peak  
84 San Bernardino Marble Mountains Castle BM (Marble Mts) 3844 1172 BM 889 Van Winkle Wash  
85 San Bernardino Marl Mountains P1385 m (Marl Mountains) 4544 1385 Spot 131 Marl Mountains  
86 Lake Mayacmas Mountains Cobb Mtn 4740 1445 Inter. 3199 Whispering Pines  
87 Riverside McCoy Mountains McCoy Mountain BM 2837 865 BM 1921 McCoy Peak  
88 San Diego Merriam Mountains P1752 ft (Merriam Mountains) 1752 534 Spot 722 San Marcos  
89 San Bernardino Mescal Range P1981 m (Mescal Range) 6499 1981 Spot 1765 Mescal Range  
90 San Bernardino Mesquite Mountains P1575 m (Mesquite Mts) 5167 1575 Inter. 1260 Mesquite Mountains  
91 Siskiyou Mineral Range P1246 m (Mineral Range) 4087 1246 Spot 725 Fort Jones  
92 San Bernardino Mitchel Range P3040 ft (Mitchel Range) 3040 927 Spot 310 Nebo  
93 San Bernardino Mopah Range P1083 m (Umpah Peak) 3553 1083 Spot 1079 Mopah Peaks  
94 Riverside Mule Mountains Mule Mtn BM 1803 550 BM 1145 Roosevelt Mine  
95 Inyo Nelson Range Galena BM 7698 2346 BM 1656 Nelson Range  
96 San Bernardino New York Mountains New York 2 BM 7536 2297 BM 3333 Ivanpah See note 7
97 San Bernardino Newberry Mountains P5117 ft (Newberry Mts) 5117 1560 Spot 1148 Minneola  
98 Inyo Nopah Range Nopah BM 6394 1949 BM 3573 Nopah Peak [CA-NV]  
99 San Diego North Pinyon Mountains P3660 ft (North Pinyon Mts) 3660 1116 Inter. 560 Earthquake Valley  
100 Trinity North Yolla Bolly Mountains North Yolla Bolly 7868 2398 BM 2173 North Yolla Bolly  
101 San Bernardino Old Dad Mountains P1193 m (Old Dad Mts) 3914 1193 Spot 601 Budweiser Wash  
102 San Bernardino Old Woman Mountains Woman BM 5327 1624 BM 2733 Old Woman Statue  
103 San Bernardino Ord Mountains Ord Mountain 6315 1925 BM 3253 Ord Mountain  
104 San Bernardino Ord Mountains P4948 ft 4948 1508 Spot 488 Apple Valley South  
105 Riverside Orocopia Mountains Orocopia BM 3819 1164 VABM 2102 Orocopia Canyon  
106 San Bernardino Owlshead Mountains Owl BM 4666 1422 BM 1352 Hidden Spring  
107 Riverside Palen Mountains Red Top BM (Palen Mts) 3854 1175 BM 2336 Palen Mountains  
108 Imperial Palo Verde Mountains Palo Verde Peak 1795 547 BM 1037 Palo Verde Peak  
109 San Diego Palomar Mountains High Point LO (Palomar Mtn) 6142 1872 BM 2820 Palomar Observatory  
110 Inyo Panamint Range Telescope Peak 11043 3366 BM 6168 Telescope Peak  
111 Inyo Panamint Range, Cottonwood Mountains Tin Mountain 8961 2731 BM 3993 Tin Mountain  
112 San Bernardino Paradise Range P3940 ft (Paradise Range) 3940 1201 Inter. 360 Paradise Range  
113 Riverside Pinto Mountains Belle 2 BM 4606 1404 BM 671 Twentynine Palms Mountain  
114 San Diego Pinyon Mountains P4492 ft (Pinyon Mountains) 4492 1369 Spot 512 Whale Peak  
115 San Bernardino Piute Mountains P1285 m (Piute Mts) 4216 1285 Inter. 1378 Little Piute Mountains  
116 San Bernardino Piute Range Ute BM 4912 1497 BM 830 East of Grotto Hills See note 9
117 San Bernardino Providence Mountains Edgar Peak 7162 2183 Spot 2208 Fountain Peak  
118 San Bernardino Quail Mountains Quail BM 5103 1556 BM 1462 Hidden Spring  
119 Kern Rand Mountains Government Peak 4741 1445 Spot 1121 Johannesburg  
120 Riverside Rawson Mountains P2672 ft 2672 814 Spot 582 Winchester  
121 Inyo Resting Spring Range Stewart BM 5265 1605 BM 2378 Stewart Valley [CA-NV]  
122 Riverside Riverside Mountains Riverside 2 BM (Riverside Mts) 2260 689 BM 1134 Vidal  
123 San Bernardino Rodman Mountains Rodman BM 6013 1833 BM 2010 Camp Rock Mine  
124 San Bernardino Sacramento Mountains Bannock BM 3320 1012 BM 715 Flattop Mtn  
125 Inyo Saline Range Saline Peak 7045 2147 Spot 1765 Saline Peak  
126 Trinity Salmon Mts., Trinity Alps Thompson Peak 9001 2744 BM 3914 Thompson Peak  
127 San Bernardino San Bernardino Mountains San Gorgonio Mtn 11499 3505 Spot 8282 San Gorgonio Mtn  
128 Kern San Emigdio Mountains San Emigdio Mountain 7492 2284 Spot 1372 Sawmill Mountain  
129 Los Angeles, San Bernardino San Gabriel Mountains Mount San Antonio 10064 3068 BM 6224 Mount San Antonio  
130 Riverside San Jacinto Mountains San Jacinto Peak 10834 3302 BM 8284 San Jacinto Peak  
131 San Diego San Marcos Mountains San Marcos BM 1676 511 BM 651 San Marcos  
132 Santa Barbara San Rafael Mountains San Rafael Mtn 6593 2010 VABM 1233 San Rafael Mtn  
133 San Diego San Ysidro Mountains Otay Mountain 3569 1088 BM 2086 Otay Mountain Drive up
134 Orange, Riverside Santa Ana Mountains Santiago Peak 5690 1734 BM 4387 Santiago Peak  
135 Santa Clara Santa Cruz Mountains Loma Prieta (LO site) 3792 1156 BM 3426 Loma Prieta  
136 Monterey Santa Lucia Range Junipero Serra Peak 5857 1785 BM 4462 Junipero Serra Peak  
137 San Diego Santa Margarita Mountains Margarita Peak 3193 973 BM 1009 Margarita Peak  
138 Ventura Santa Monica Mountains Sandstone Pk 3111 948 Spot 2201 Triunfo Pass  
139 Riverside Santa Rosa Mountains Toro Peak 8716 2657 BM 3996 Toro Peak Indian land
140 Los Angeles Santa Susana Mountains Oat Mountain LO 3732 1138 BM 1947 Oat Mountain  
141 Ventura Santa Ynez Mountains P4864 ft (Santa Ynez Mts) 4864 1483 Spot 1416 White Ledge Peak  
142 San Diego Sawtooth Mountains P4684 ft (Sawtooth Mountains) 4684 1428 Spot 584 Agua Caliente Springs  
143 San Bernardino Sawtooth Range P2327 ft (Sawtooth Range) 2327 709 Inter. 304 Chemehuevi Peak  
144 Siskiyou Scott Bar Mountains Indian Creek Baldy 6279 1914 BM 2139 Indian Creek Baldy  
145 Siskiyou Scott Mountains China Mtn 8551 2606 Spot 1697 China Mtn  
146 San Bernardino Shadow Mountains P1243 m (Shadow Mts) 4078 1243 Spot 535 Kingston Spring  
147 San Bernardino Shadow Mountains P4120 ft (Shadow Mts) 4120 1256 Spot 1230 Shadow Mountains  
148 San Bernardino Sheep Hole Mountains P1405 m (Sheep Hole Mtn) 4610 1405 Inter. 2218 Dale Lake  
149 San Bernardino Ship Mountains Ship BM 3241 988 BM 1729 Cadiz Lake NW  
150 Santa Clara Sierra Azul Mt Umunhum 3486 1063 Spot 657 Los Gatos Drive up
151 Monterey Sierra de Salinas Palo Escrito Peak 4472 1363 VABM 2078 Palo Escrito Peak  
152 Santa Barbara Sierra Madre Mountains Peak Mountain 5842 1781 BM 1283 Peak Mountain  
153 Tulare, Inyo Sierra Nevada Mount Whitney 14505 4421 BM 10075 Mount Whitney State HP
154 El Dorado Sierra Nevada, Hornblende Mountains Jakeys Hill LO 3327 1014 BM 240 Georgetown  
155 El Dorado, Alpine Sierra Nevada, Carson Range Freel Peak 10886 3318 VABM 3146 Freel Peak See note 4
156 Madera, Tuolumne Sierra Nevada, Cathedral Range Mount Lyell 13120 3999 BM 1894 Mount Lyell  
157 Madera Sierra Nevada, Clark Range Merced Peak 11726 3574 Spot 1206 Merced Peak  
158 El Dorado Sierra Nevada, Crystal Range Pyramid Peak 9985 3043 VABM 2606 Pyramid Peak  
159 Lassen Sierra Nevada, Diamond Mountains Adams Peak, east 8199 2499 Inter. 2219 Constantia  
160 Tuolumne Sierra Nevada, Gravel Range P4500 ft 4500 1372 Inter. 360 Ascension Mountain  
161 Inyo Sierra Nevada, Inconsolable Range Cloudripper 13525 4122 Spot 865 Mt Thompson  
162 Mono Sierra Nevada, New Range P10,145 ft 10145 3092 Spot 445 Fales Hot Springs  
163 Kern Sierra Nevada, Piute Mountains P8460 ft (Piute Mtns) 8460 2579 Inter. 3487 Piute Peak  
164 Madera Sierra Nevada, Ritter Range Mt Ritter 13143 4006 Spot 3968 Mt Ritter  
165 Kern Sierra Nevada, Scodie Mountains P7294 ft (Scodie Mtn) 7294 2223 Spot 2048 Walker Pass  
166 Tulare Sierra Nevada, Toowa Range Kern Peak (LO site) 11520 3511 BM 2590 Kern Peak  
167 Los Angeles Sierra Pelona Odell BM (Sierra Pelona) 5217 1590 BM 1817 Ritter Ridge  
168 Siskiyou Siskiyou Mountains Preston Peak 7313 2229 BM 2549 Preston Peak See note 1
169 Del Norte, Siskiyou Siskiyou Mts., Kelsey Range P5896 ft (Kelsey Range) 5896 1797 Spot 576 Prescott Mtn  
170 Lassen Skedaddle Mountains Hot Springs Peak 7654 2333 Spot 2894 Bull Flat  
171 El Dorado Slate Mountains Slate Mtn (LO site) 3893 1187 BM 540 Slate Mtn  
172 San Bernardino Slate Range Straw Peak 5581 1701 BM 2711 Pilot Knob Valley West Navy base
173 San Bernardino Soda Mountains P1116 m (Soda Mts.) 3661 1116 Spot 1781 West of Soda Lake  
174 Sonoma Sonoma Mountains Petaluma BM (Sonoma Mts) 2466 752 BM 2003 Glen Ellen  
175 Tehama South Yolla Bolly Mountains South Yolla Bolly 8094 2467 BM 4814 South Yolla Bolly  
176 San Bernardino Stepladder Mountains P895 m (Stepladder Mts) 2936 895 Inter. 662 Stepladder Mountains  
177 San Bernardino Summit Range P3910 ft. 3910   Inter. 40 Klinker Mountain  
178 Mono Sweetwater Mountains Mount Patterson 11673 3558 Spot 4153 Mount Patterson  
179 Inyo Sylvania Mountains P7970 ft (Sylvania Mountains) 7970 2429 Spot   Sylvania Mts [NV-CA]  
180 Kern Tehachapi Mountains Double Mtn 7993 2436 BM 3837 Tehachapi South  
181 Kern Temblor Range McKittrick Summit (LO site) 4336 1322 VABM 1932 McKittrick Summit Drive up
182 San Bernardino Tiefort Mountains Artillery BM 5063 1543 BM 2623 Tiefort Mountains Army base
183 San Diego Tierra Blanca Mountains P3089 ft 3089 942 Spot 309 Agua Caliente Springs  
184 Ventura Topatopa Mountains Hines Peak 6716 2047 BM 3208 Topatopa Mountains  
185 Trinity, Siskiyou Trinity Mountains Mount Eddy (LO site) 9037 2755 BM 5105 Mount Eddy  
186 San Bernardino Turtle Mountains P1315 m (Turtle Mts) 4314 1315 Inter. 2658 Mopah Peaks  
187 Napa, Solano Vaca Mountains Mt Vaca 2819 859 BM 1979 Mt Vaca  
188 San Diego Vallecito Mountains Whale Peak 5350 1631 BM 2700 Whale Peak  
189 Sierra Verdi Range Verdi Peak (LO site) 8444 2574 Spot 1924 Boca [CA-NV]  
190 Los Angeles Verdugo Mountains Verdugo BM (LO site) 3143 958 BM 1344 Burbank  
191 San Diego Volcan Mountains Pechacho BM 5719 1743 BM 1559 Ranchita Indian land
192 Modoc Warner Mountains Eagle Peak 9897 3017 BM 4352 Eagle Peak See note 2
193 Riverside West Riverside Mountains P2667 ft (West Riverside Mts) 2667 813 Spot 1707 Grommet  
194 San Bernardino Whipple Mountains Axtel BM (Whipple Mts) 4132 1259 BM 2790 Whipple Mtns SW  
195 Mono White Mountains White Mtn Peak 14252 4344 BM 7196 White Mtn Peak See note 5
196 Siskiyou Whitehorse Mountains Indian Spring Mountain 5669 1728 Spot 1079 Indian Spring Mountain  
197 San Bernardino Woods Mountains P1704 m (Woods Mountains) 5591 1704 Spot 948 Woods Mtn