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The following sortable table lists the 16 mountain peaks of the U.S. State of California with at least 4000 meters (13,123.4 feet) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence.
Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher 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 (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence.
| Rank | Mountain Peak | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Whitney[1] NGS PB | Sierra Nevada | 14,505 ft 4421 m |
10,080 ft 3072 m |
1,647 mi 2,650 km |
| 2 | Mount Williamson[2] GNIS PB | Sierra Nevada | 14,389 ft 4386 m |
1,677 ft 511 m |
5.4 mi 8.8 km |
| 3 | White Mountain Peak NGS PB | White Mountains | 14,252 ft 4344 m |
7,196 ft 2193 m |
68 mi 109 km |
| 4 | North Palisade[2] PB | Sierra Nevada | 14,248 ft 4343 m |
2,894 ft 882 m |
32 mi 52 km |
| 5 | Mount Shasta NGS PB | Cascade Range | 14,179 ft 4322 m |
9,832 ft 2997 m |
335 mi 539 km |
| 6 | Mount Humphreys[2] PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,992 ft 4265 m |
2,563 ft 781 m |
15 mi 24 km |
| 7 | Mount Keith[2] PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,982 ft 4262 m |
1,936 ft 590 m |
3.1 mi 5.0 km |
| 8 | Mount Darwin[2] PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,837 ft 4218 m |
1,891 ft 576 m |
7 mi 11 km |
| 9 | Mount Kaweah[2] PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,807 ft 4209 m |
2,027 ft 618 m |
11 mi 17 km |
| 10 | Mount Morgan NGS PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,758 ft 4193 m |
2,648 ft 807 m |
10 mi 16 km |
| 11 | Mount Gabb[2] PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,747 ft 4190 m |
2,601 ft 793 m |
4.3 mi 6.9 km |
| 12 | Mount Tom[2] PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,658 ft 4163 m |
1,992 ft 607 m |
4.8 mi 7.7 km |
| 13 | Mount Dubois[2] PB | White Mountains | 13,565 ft 4135 m |
2,339 ft 713 m |
10 mi 16 km |
| 14 | Mount Pinchot[2] PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,500 ft 4115 m |
2,110 ft 643 m |
4.7 mi 7.6 km |
| 15 | Red Slate Mountain[2] PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,156 ft 4010 m |
1,736 ft 529 m |
8 mi 13 km |
| 16 | Mount Ritter[2] PB | Sierra Nevada | 13,149 ft 4008 m |
3,990 ft 1216 m |
30 mi 48 km |
Note: Compare this list with the List of California fourteeners which includes peaks with at least 4267.2 meters (14,000 feet) of elevation and at least 91.44 meters (300 feet) of topographic prominence. The five highest peaks are the same on both lists, but this list of 4000 meter peaks excludes low prominence summits like Mount Sill, and includes high prominence, although slightly lower, peaks like Mount Humphreys.
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