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 | 4421.0 m |
14,505 ft3072 m |
10,080 ft2,649 km |
1,646 mi36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.5786°N 118.2920°W |
2 | Mount Williamson | Sierra Nevada | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
14,379 ft511 m |
1,676 ft8.70 km |
5.41 mi36°39′21″N 118°18′40″W / 36.6559°N 118.3111°W |
3 | White Mountain Peak | White Mountains | 4344.0 m |
14,252 ft2193 m |
7,196 ft108.6 km |
67.4 mi37°38′03″N 118°15′21″W / 37.6341°N 118.2557°W |
4 | North Palisade | Sierra Nevada | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
14,248 ft882 m |
2,894 ft51.8 km |
32.2 mi37°05′39″N 118°30′52″W / 37.0943°N 118.5145°W |
5 | Mount Shasta | Cascade Range | 4321.8 m |
14,179 ft2979 m |
9,772 ft539 km |
335 mi41°24′33″N 122°11′42″W / 41.4092°N 122.1949°W |
6 | Mount Humphreys | Sierra Nevada | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,992 ft781 m |
2,563 ft23.7 km |
14.71 mi37°16′14″N 118°40′23″W / 37.2705°N 118.6730°W |
7 | Mount Keith | Sierra Nevada | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,982 ft590 m |
1,936 ft4.97 km |
3.09 mi36°42′00″N 118°20′37″W / 36.7001°N 118.3436°W |
8 | Mount Darwin | Sierra Nevada | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,837 ft576 m |
1,891 ft11.48 km |
7.13 mi37°10′01″N 118°40′20″W / 37.1669°N 118.6721°W |
9 | Mount Kaweah | Sierra Nevada | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,807 ft618 m |
2,027 ft17.27 km |
10.73 mi36°31′34″N 118°28′43″W / 36.5261°N 118.4785°W |
10 | Mount Morgan | Sierra Nevada | 4193.4 m |
13,758 ft807 m |
2,648 ft15.87 km |
9.86 mi37°24′19″N 118°43′58″W / 37.4053°N 118.7329°W |
11 | Mount Gabb | Sierra Nevada | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,747 ft793 m |
2,601 ft6.89 km |
4.28 mi37°22′37″N 118°48′09″W / 37.3769°N 118.8025°W |
12 | Mount Tom | Sierra Nevada | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,657 ft607 m |
1,992 ft7.67 km |
4.77 mi37°20′19″N 118°39′25″W / 37.3385°N 118.6570°W |
13 | Mount Dubois | White Mountains | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,565 ft713 m |
2,339 ft15.50 km |
9.63 mi37°47′00″N 118°20′36″W / 37.7834°N 118.3432°W |
14 | Mount Pinchot | Sierra Nevada | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,500 ft643 m |
2,110 ft7.58 km |
4.71 mi36°56′50″N 118°24′19″W / 36.9473°N 118.4054°W |
15 | Mount Ritter | Sierra Nevada | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,149 ft1216 m |
3,990 ft35.4 km |
22.0 mi37°41′21″N 119°11′59″W / 37.6891°N 119.1996°W |
16 | Red Slate Mountain | Sierra Nevada | Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
13,129 ft529 m |
1,736 ft13.38 km |
8.31 mi37°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.