List of the major 4000-meter summits of California facts for kids
The following sortable table comprises the 16 mountain peaks of the U.S. State of California with at least 4000 meters (13,123 feet) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.
Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. The topographic prominence of a summit is the elevation difference between that summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum great-circle distance to a point of equal elevation.
This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence. There are 126 ultra-prominent summits in the United States.
All elevations include an adjustment from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). For further information, please see this United States National Geodetic Survey note.
If an elevation or prominence is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
Major 4000-meter summits
| Rank | Mountain Peak | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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| 1 | Mount Whitney | Sierra Nevada | 14,505 ft 4421.0 m |
10,080 ft 3072 m |
1,646 mi 2,649 km |
36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.5786°N 118.2920°W |
| 2 | Mount Williamson | Sierra Nevada | 14,379 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
1,676 ft 511 m |
5.41 mi 8.70 km |
36°39′21″N 118°18′40″W / 36.6559°N 118.3111°W |
| 3 | White Mountain Peak | White Mountains | 14,252 ft 4344.0 m |
7,196 ft 2193 m |
67.4 mi 108.6 km |
37°38′03″N 118°15′21″W / 37.6341°N 118.2557°W |
| 4 | North Palisade | Sierra Nevada | 14,248 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
2,894 ft 882 m |
32.2 mi 51.8 km |
37°05′39″N 118°30′52″W / 37.0943°N 118.5145°W |
| 5 | Mount Shasta | Cascade Range | 14,179 ft 4321.8 m |
9,772 ft 2979 m |
335 mi 539 km |
41°24′33″N 122°11′42″W / 41.4092°N 122.1949°W |
| 6 | Mount Humphreys | Sierra Nevada | 13,992 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
2,563 ft 781 m |
14.71 mi 23.7 km |
37°16′14″N 118°40′23″W / 37.2705°N 118.6730°W |
| 7 | Mount Keith | Sierra Nevada | 13,982 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
1,936 ft 590 m |
3.09 mi 4.97 km |
36°42′00″N 118°20′37″W / 36.7001°N 118.3436°W |
| 8 | Mount Darwin | Sierra Nevada | 13,837 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
1,891 ft 576 m |
7.13 mi 11.48 km |
37°10′01″N 118°40′20″W / 37.1669°N 118.6721°W |
| 9 | Mount Kaweah | Sierra Nevada | 13,807 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
2,027 ft 618 m |
10.73 mi 17.27 km |
36°31′34″N 118°28′43″W / 36.5261°N 118.4785°W |
| 10 | Mount Morgan | Sierra Nevada | 13,758 ft 4193.4 m |
2,648 ft 807 m |
9.86 mi 15.87 km |
37°24′19″N 118°43′58″W / 37.4053°N 118.7329°W |
| 11 | Mount Gabb | Sierra Nevada | 13,747 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
2,601 ft 793 m |
4.28 mi 6.89 km |
37°22′37″N 118°48′09″W / 37.3769°N 118.8025°W |
| 12 | Mount Tom | Sierra Nevada | 13,657 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
1,992 ft 607 m |
4.77 mi 7.67 km |
37°20′19″N 118°39′25″W / 37.3385°N 118.6570°W |
| 13 | Mount Dubois | White Mountains | 13,565 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
2,339 ft 713 m |
9.63 mi 15.50 km |
37°47′00″N 118°20′36″W / 37.7834°N 118.3432°W |
| 14 | Mount Pinchot | Sierra Nevada | 13,500 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
2,110 ft 643 m |
4.71 mi 7.58 km |
36°56′50″N 118°24′19″W / 36.9473°N 118.4054°W |
| 15 | Mount Ritter | Sierra Nevada | 13,149 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
3,990 ft 1216 m |
22.0 mi 35.4 km |
37°41′21″N 119°11′59″W / 37.6891°N 119.1996°W |
| 16 | Red Slate Mountain | Sierra Nevada | 13,129 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
1,736 ft 529 m |
8.31 mi 13.38 km |
37°30′27″N 118°52′09″W / 37.5075°N 118.8693°W |
Gallery
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1. Mount Whitney is the highest summit of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.
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2. Mount Williamson is the second highest mountain peak of California.
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3. White Mountain Peak is the highest summit of the White Mountains.
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4. North Palisade is the highest summit of the Palisades of the Sierra Nevada.
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5. The stratovolcano Mount Shasta is the second most topographically prominent California mountain peak.
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6. Mount Humphreys in the Sierra Nevada.
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8. Mount Darwin is the highest summit of the Evolution Peaks of the Sierra Nevada.
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12. Mount Tom in the Sierra Nevada.
