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List of California 14,000-foot summits

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There are 12 summits with elevation higher than 14,000 feet (4,267 m) in the U.S. state of California, with at least 300 feet (91.44 meters) of topographic prominence. (In mountaineering parlance, these peaks are known as fourteeners.)

Mount Whitney is the highest summit of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[a][b]
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[c][b]
  3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[1]

Summits higher than 14,000 feet

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Further information: List of mountain peaks of California

Mountains in the following sortable table are the 12 California summits with at least 14,000 feet (4267 meters) of elevation and at least 300 feet (91.44 meters) of topographic prominence.

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California summits higher than 14,000 feet
Rank Mountain Peak Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
1 Mount Whitney[2][3][4][d] Sierra Nevada 4421 m
14,505 ft		3072 m
10,080 ft		2,650.84 36.5786°N 118.2920°W / 36.5786; -118.2920 (Mount Whitney)
2 Mount Williamson[5][6][e] Sierra Nevada 4383 m
14,379 ft		511 m
1,676 ft		8.75 km
5.44 mi		 36.6559°N 118.3111°W / 36.6559; -118.3111 (Mount Williamson)
3 White Mountain Peak[7][8][9][f] White Mountains 4344 m
14,252 ft		2193 m
7,196 ft		108.7 km
67.5 mi		 37.6341°N 118.2557°W / 37.6341; -118.2557 (White Mountain Peak)
4 North Palisade[10][11][12][g][h] Sierra Nevada 4343 m
14,248 ft		882 m
2,894 ft		51.9 km
32.3 mi		 37.0943°N 118.5145°W / 37.0943; -118.5145 (North Palisade)
5 Mount Shasta[13][14][15][i] Cascade Range 4321.8 m
14,179 ft		2979 m
9,772 ft		539 km
335 mi		 41.4092°N 122.1949°W / 41.4092; -122.1949 (Mount Shasta)
6 Mount Sill[16][17][j] Sierra Nevada 4316 m
14,159 ft		114 m
373 ft		1.02 km
0.63 mi		 37.0960°N 118.5032°W / 37.0960; -118.5032 (Mount Sill)
7 Mount Russell[18][19][k] Sierra Nevada 4296 m
14,094 ft		344 m
1,129 ft		1.29 km
0.8 mi		 36.5901°N 118.2908°W / 36.5901; -118.2908 (Mount Russell)
8 Split Mountain[20][21][22] Sierra Nevada 4286.6 m
14,064 ft		421 m
1,380 ft		9.92 km
6.16 mi		 37.0209°N 118.4224°W / 37.0209; -118.4224 (Split Mountain)
9 Mount Langley[23][24][l] Sierra Nevada 4277 m
14,032 ft		365 m
1,198 ft		7.05 km
4.38 mi		 36.5234°N 118.2395°W / 36.5234; -118.2395 (Mount Langley)
10 Mount Tyndall[25][26][m] Sierra Nevada 4275 m
14,025 ft		343 m
1,125 ft		2.31 km
1.44 mi		 36.6556°N 118.3370°W / 36.6556; -118.3370 (Mount Tyndall)
11 Mount Muir[27][28][n] Sierra Nevada 4273 m
14,018 ft		101 m
331 ft		0.83 km
0.52 mi		 36.5647°N 118.2913°W / 36.5647; -118.2913 (Mount Muir)
12 Middle Palisade[29][30][o] Sierra Nevada 4273 m
14,018 ft		341 m
1,119 ft		4.17 km
2.59 mi		 37.0702°N 118.4691°W / 37.0702; -118.4691 (Middle Palisade)
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Notes

  1. [a]
    All elevations in the 48 states of the contiguous United States include an elevation 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.
  2. [b]
    If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
  3. [c]
    The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642 kilometers (4749 miles) away.
  4. [d]
    The summit of Mount Whitney is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.
  5. [e]
    The elevation of Mount Williamson includes an adjustment of +1.807 m (5.93 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  6. [f]
    The summit of White Mountain Peak is the highest point of the White Mountains.
  7. [g]
    The summit of North Palisade is the highest point of the Palisades.
  8. [h]
    The elevation of North Palisade includes an adjustment of +1.867 m (6.13 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  9. [i]
    The summit of Mount Shasta is the highest point of the southern Cascade Range.
  10. [j]
    The elevation of Mount Sill includes an adjustment of +1.888 m (6.19 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  11. [k]
    The elevation of Mount Russell includes an adjustment of +1.869 m (6.13 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  12. [l]
    The elevation of Mount Langley includes an adjustment of +1.76 m (5.77 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  13. [m]
    The elevation of Mount Tyndall includes an adjustment of +1.835 m (6.02 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  14. [n]
    The elevation of Mount Muir includes an adjustment of +1.857 m (6.09 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  15. [o]
    The elevation of Middle Palisade includes an adjustment of +1.835 m (6.02 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.

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