This is a list of 58 counties of the U.S. State of California by their points of highest elevation. 6 of the 50 highest county high points in the United States are in California. Mount Whitney, located in Inyo and Tulare counties, is the highest point in California as well as the highest point in the contiguous United States at .
Because of the wide variety of mountain ranges in California, the state has become a common destination for highpointers and peakbaggers. As of February 2026, at least 49 different climbers have summited all 58 county high points in California.
Some of these high points, such as Laveaga Peak and South Butte among others, are located on private or protected land and are typically not allowed to be summited. However, some climbers have successfully organized group hikes with the permission of the land owner, while others simply trespass on the land after dark in order to reach the summit. While peakbagger.com and other similar highpointing websites explicitly forbid trespassing on private and protected land, trip reports submitted to these sites would suggest that many climbers do this anyway.
California county high points
+California county high pointsCountyRankHigh pointRegionElevationProminenceIsolationLocationInyo County1Mount WhitneySierra NevadaTulare CountyMono County3White Mountain PeakWhite MountainsFresno County4North PalisadeSierra NevadaSiskiyou County5Mount ShastaCascadesMadera County6Mount RitterSierra NevadaTuolumne County7Mount LyellSierra NevadaMariposa County8Parsons Peak's northwest ridgeSierra NevadaSan Bernardino County9San Gorgonio MountainSan Bernardino MountainsAlpine County10Sonora PeakSierra NevadaEl Dorado County11Freel PeakSierra NevadaRiverside County12San Jacinto PeakSan Jacinto MountainsShasta County13Lassen PeakCascadesLos Angeles County14Mount San AntonioSan Gabriel MountainsModoc County15Eagle PeakWarner MountainsAmador County16Thunder MountainSierra NevadaTehama County17Brokeoff MountainCascadesNevada County18Mount LolaSierra NevadaPlacer County19Mount Baldy's west ridgeSierra NevadaTrinity County20Mount EddyKlamath MountainsSierra County21Mount Lola's north ridgeSierra NevadaVentura County22Mount PinosSan Emigdio MountainsKern County23Sawmill MountainSan Emigdio MountainsLassen County24Hat MountainWarner MountainsPlumas County25Mount IngallsSierra NevadaCalaveras County26Corral Hollow HillSierra NevadaGlenn County27Black ButteNorthern Coast RangeButte County28Butte County High PointSierra NevadaColusa County29Snow MountainNorthern Coast RangeLake CountyHumboldt County31Salmon MountainKlamath MountainsMendocino County32Anthony PeakNorthern Coast RangeSanta Barbara County33Big Pine MountainSan Rafael MountainsSan Diego County34Hot Springs MountainPeninsular RangeDel Norte County35Bear Mountain's southwest slopeKlamath MountainsMonterey County36Junipero Serra PeakSanta Lucia RangeOrange County37Santiago PeakSanta Ana MountainsSan Benito County38San Benito MountainDiablo RangeSan Luis Obispo County39Caliente MountainCaliente RangeYuba County40Sugar Pine Peak's west slopeSierra NevadaImperial County41Blue Angels PeakSierra de JuarezSonoma County42Cobb Mountain's southwest peakMayacamas MountainsSanta Clara County43Copernicus PeakDiablo RangeNapa County44Mount Saint Helena's east peakMayacamas MountainsContra Costa County45Mount DiabloDiablo RangeAlameda County46Challenger PeakDiablo RangeStanislaus County47Mount StakesDiablo RangeMerced County48Laveaga PeakDiablo RangeSan Joaquin County49Mount Boardman's north peakDiablo RangeKings County50Table MountainDiablo RangeSanta Cruz County51Mount BielawskiSanta Cruz MountainsYolo County52Little Blue PeakNorthern Coast RangeSolano County53Mount VacaVaca MountainsSan Mateo County54Long RidgeSanta Cruz MountainsMarin County55Mount Tamalpais' west peakNorthern Coast RangeSutter County56South ButteSutter ButtesSan Francisco County57Mount DavidsonSouthern Coast RangeSacramento County58Carpenter HillSierra Nevada
See also
List of counties in California List of highest U.S. county high points List of mountain peaks of California List of California fourteeners Geography of California List of California-related articles Outline of California
References