California 4000-Meter Peaks
Chris Schneider
All California 4000-meter peaks with at least 300 feet of prominence.
All California peaks at least 4000 meters tall that also rise at least 300 feet above all saddles connecting them to higher peaks (i.e., all California 4000-meter peaks with at least 300 feet of prominence).
Passing Criteria: Best available data
(VRMC passing criteria)
First available datum from the following sources:
1. Spot elevation as published on a USGS quadrangle.
2. Field altimeter measurement of prominence (used only for prominence).
3. Highest point (or saddle point) near location in 10m DEMs, if consistent with contours (or nearly so).
4. Highest contour below summit (or lowest contour above saddle) as published on a USGS quadrangle.
Marginality Criteria: Spot or contours
(VRMC marginality criteria)
1. (Zero margin for spot elevations published on USGS quadrangles.)
2. Field altimeter error margin (used only for altimeter-based prominence).
3. Contours immediately above and below location as published on a USGS quadrangle.
For more information on the above, please see California Thirteeners.

1. Mt. Whitney
Chris Schneider
Official VRMC summit elevation | 4417m (14,491')
DEM summit | 4413m
Map summit | 4417m
Official VRMC saddle depth | 300m+
Difficulty (via easiest route) | Class 1
Secor (3rd ed.) guidebook page | 70
Secor (2nd ed.) guidebook page | 70
Roper guidebook page | 307
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT WHITNEY
Climber.Org trip reports | whitney
SPS list classification | Emblem
Official VRMC peak details

2. Mt. Williamson
Chris Schneider
Official VRMC summit elevation | 14,375' (4382m)
DEM summit | 4384m
Map summit | 14,375'
Official VRMC saddle depth | 300m+
Difficulty (via easiest route) | Class 2
Secor (3rd ed.) guidebook page | 86
Secor (2nd ed.) guidebook page | 81
Roper guidebook page | 300
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT WILLIAMSON
Climber.Org trip reports | williamson
SPS list classification | Emblem
Official VRMC peak details

3. White Mountain Peak
Official VRMC summit elevation | 14,246' (4342m)
DEM summit | 4342m
Map summit | 14,246'
Official VRMC saddle depth | 300m+
Difficulty (via easiest route) | Class 1
Secor (3rd ed.) guidebook page | (no references)
Secor (2nd ed.) guidebook page | (no references)
Roper guidebook page | (no references)
SummitPost.org page | WHITE MOUNTAIN PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | white
SPS list classification | (none)
Official VRMC peak details

4. North Palisade
Official VRMC summit elevation | 14,242' (4341m)
Map summit | 14,242'
Secor (3rd ed.) guidebook page | 248
Secor (2nd ed.) guidebook page | 241
Roper guidebook page | 200
SummitPost.org page | NORTH PALISADE
Climber.Org trip reports | palisade
SPS list classification | Emblem

5. Mt. Shasta
Secor (3rd ed.) guidebook page | (no references)
Secor (2nd ed.) guidebook page | (no references)
Roper guidebook page | (no references)
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT SHASTA
Climber.Org trip reports | shasta
SPS list classification | (none)

6. Mt. Sill
Official VRMC saddle depth | 387'
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT SILL
Climber.Org trip reports | sill
SPS list classification | Mountaineers

7. Mt. Russell
Official VRMC summit elevation | 4294m (14,088')
Map summit | 4294m
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT RUSSELL
Climber.Org trip reports | russell
SPS list classification | Mountaineers

8. Split Mountain
SummitPost.org page | SPLIT MOUNTAIN
Climber.Org trip reports | split

9. Mt. Langley
Official VRMC summit elevation | 4275m (14,026')
Map summit | 4275m
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT LANGLEY
Climber.Org trip reports | langley
SPS list classification | Regular

10. Mt. Tyndall
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT TYNDALL
Climber.Org trip reports | tyndall
SPS list classification | Regular

11. Middle Palisade
SummitPost.org page | MIDDLE PALISADE
Climber.Org trip reports | palisade
SPS list classification | Mountaineers

12. Mt. Barnard
Official VRMC saddle depth | 968'
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT BARNARD
Climber.Org trip reports | barnard
SPS list classification | Regular

13. Mt. Humphreys
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT HUMPHREYS
Climber.Org trip reports | humphreys

14. Mt. Keith
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT KEITH
Climber.Org trip reports | keith

15. Mt. Stanford (South)
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT STANFORD
Climber.Org trip reports | stanford

16. "Barrett Peak"
16. “Barrett Peak”
Narrowly passes though saddle depth might be less than 300'
Official VRMC saddle depth | 302'
Difficulty (via easiest route) | Class 2-3
Secor (3rd ed.) guidebook page | 248 (mentioned in description of another peak)
Secor (2nd ed.) guidebook page | 240 (mentioned in description of another peak)
SummitPost.org page | BARRETT PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | utm
SPS list classification | (none)

17. Trojan Peak
SummitPost.org page | TROJAN PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | trojan

18. Mt. LeConte
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT LECONTE
Climber.Org trip reports | leconte

19. "Mt. Morgenson"
19. “Mt. Morgenson”
Narrowly passes though saddle depth might be less than 300'
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT MORGENSON
Climber.Org trip reports | (Please send a trip report reference if you have one.)

20. Mt. Agassiz
Difficulty (via easiest route) | Class 2+
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT AGASSIZ
Climber.Org trip reports | agassiz

21. Junction Peak
SummitPost.org page | JUNCTION PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | junction

22. Norman Clyde Peak
Narrowly passes though saddle depth might be less than 300'
Difficulty (via easiest route) | Class 3-4
SummitPost.org page | NORMAN CLYDE PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | normanclyde

23. Mt. Mallory
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT MALLORY
Climber.Org trip reports | mallory

24. CalTech Peak
SummitPost.org page | CALTECH PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | caltech

25. Mt. Darwin
Difficulty (via easiest route) | Class 3 (summit class 4)
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT DARWIN
Climber.Org trip reports | darwin

26. Mt. Kaweah
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT KAWEAH
Climber.Org trip reports | kaweah

27. Mt. McAdie
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT MCADIE
Climber.Org trip reports | mcadie

28. Mt. Winchell
Difficulty (via easiest route) | Class 3+
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT WINCHELL
Climber.Org trip reports | winchell

29. Mt. Morgan (South)
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT MORGAN (S)
Climber.Org trip reports | morgan

30. Mt. Gabb
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT GABB
Climber.Org trip reports | gabb

31. Bear Creek Spire
Map summit | 13,720'+
Difficulty (via easiest route) | Class 3 (summit class 4)
SummitPost.org page | BEAR CREEK SPIRE
Climber.Org trip reports | bear

32. Red Kaweah
Map summit | 13,720'+
SummitPost.org page | RED KAWEAH
Climber.Org trip reports | kaweah

33. "East Barnard"
33. “East Barnard”
Map summit | 4180m+
Secor (2nd ed.) guidebook page | 80 (mentioned in description of another peak)
SummitPost.org page | EAST BARNARD
Climber.Org trip reports | utm

34. Mt. Mendel
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT MENDEL
Climber.Org trip reports | mendel

35. Mt. Abbot
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT ABBOT PETIT GRIFFON
Climber.Org trip reports | abbot

36. Black Kaweah
Map summit | 13,680'+
SummitPost.org page | BLACK KAWEAH
Climber.Org trip reports | kaweah

37. Midway Mountain
SummitPost.org page | MIDWAY MOUNTAIN
Climber.Org trip reports | midway

38. "Second Kaweah"
38. “Second Kaweah”
SummitPost.org page | SECOND KAWEAH

39. Mt. Tom
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT TOM
Climber.Org trip reports | tom

40. Milestone Mountain
SummitPost.org page | MILESTONE MOUNTAIN
Climber.Org trip reports | milestone

41. Table Mountain
SummitPost.org page | TABLE MOUNTAIN
Climber.Org trip reports | table

42. Mt. Ericsson
Map summit | 4140m+
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT ERICSSON
Climber.Org trip reports | ericsson

Secor (3rd ed.) guidebook page | (no references)
Secor (2nd ed.) guidebook page | (no references)
Roper guidebook page | (no references)
SummitPost.org page | PEAK 13 615
Climber.Org trip reports | utm

44. Birch Mountain
SummitPost.org page | BIRCH MOUNTAIN
Climber.Org trip reports | birch

45. University Peak
SummitPost.org page | UNIVERSITY PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | university

46. "Ed Lane Peak"
46. “Ed Lane Peak”
SummitPost.org page | ED LANE PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | edlane

47. Mt. Brewer
Difficulty (via easiest route) | Class 2 (summit class 3+)
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT BREWER
Climber.Org trip reports | brewer

48. Mt. Goddard
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT GODDARD
Climber.Org trip reports | goddard

49. Tunnabora Peak
SummitPost.org page | TUNNABORA PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | tunnabora

50. Mt. Dubois
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT DUBOIS
Climber.Org trip reports | dubois

51. Palisade Crest
SummitPost.org page | PALISADE CREST
Climber.Org trip reports | palisade

52. "Milestone Mesa"
52. “Milestone Mesa”
SummitPost.org page | (Please send page reference if you have one.)
Climber.Org trip reports | milestone

SummitPost.org page | UTM662058

54. Thunder Mountain
Map summit | 4120m+
Difficulty (via easiest route) | Class 3 (summit class 4)
SummitPost.org page | THUNDER MOUNTAIN
Climber.Org trip reports | thunder

55. Cloudripper
SummitPost.org page | CLOUDRIPPER
Climber.Org trip reports | cloudripper

56. "Squaretop"
56. “Squaretop”
SummitPost.org page | (Please send page reference if you have one.)
Climber.Org trip reports | squaretop

57. Mt. Gayley
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT GAYLEY
Climber.Org trip reports | gayley

58. Mt. Fiske
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT FISKE
Climber.Org trip reports | fiske

59. Mt. Hale
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT HALE
Climber.Org trip reports | hale

60. Mt. Pinchot
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT PINCHOT
Climber.Org trip reports | pinchot

61. Mt. Thompson
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT THOMPSON
Climber.Org trip reports | thompson

62. Mt. Bolton Brown
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT BOLTON BROWN
Climber.Org trip reports | bolton

63. Mt. Pickering
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT PICKERING
Climber.Org trip reports | pickering

64. Mt. Versteeg
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT VERSTEEG
Climber.Org trip reports | versteeg

65. "Twelve Flags Peak"
65. “Twelve Flags Peak”
SummitPost.org page | TWELVE FLAGS PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | twelveflags

66. "Northwest Lamarck"
66. “Northwest Lamarck”
Difficulty (via easiest route) | Class 1-2
SummitPost.org page | NORTHWEST LAMARCK

67. Mt. Mills
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT MILLS
Climber.Org trip reports | mills

68. Montgomery Peak
SummitPost.org page | MONTGOMERY PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | montgomery

69. Mt. Newcomb
SummitPost.org page | (Please send page reference if you have one.)
Climber.Org trip reports | newcomb

70. Mt. Haeckel
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT HAECKEL
Climber.Org trip reports | haeckel

71. "Keyhole Plateau"
71. “Keyhole Plateau”
SummitPost.org page | KEYHOLE PLATEAU
Climber.Org trip reports | keyhole

72. Cardinal Mountain
SummitPost.org page | CARDINAL MOUNTAIN
Climber.Org trip reports | cardinal

73. Mt. Jepson
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT JEPSON
Climber.Org trip reports | jepson

74. "Mt. Steven Jay Gould"
74. “Mt. Steven Jay Gould”
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT STEVEN JAY GOULD
Climber.Org trip reports | (Please send a trip report reference if you have one.)

75. "The Cleaver"
75. “The Cleaver”
SummitPost.org page | THE CLEAVER
Climber.Org trip reports | cleaver

76. Kaweah Queen

77. Mt. Wallace
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT WALLACE
Climber.Org trip reports | wallace

78. "Vagabond Peak"
78. “Vagabond Peak”
SummitPost.org page | VAGABOND PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | vagabond

Difficulty (via easiest route) | (unknown)

80. "Point Powell"
80. “Point Powell”
Climber.Org trip reports | powell

81. Mt. Powell
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT POWELL
Climber.Org trip reports | powell

82. Mt. Hilgard
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT HILGARD
Climber.Org trip reports | hilgard

83. The Thumb
SummitPost.org page | THE THUMB
Climber.Org trip reports | thumb

84. Mt. Jordan
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT JORDAN
Climber.Org trip reports | jordan

85. Black Giant
SummitPost.org page | BLACK GIANT
Climber.Org trip reports | giant

86. Joe Devel Peak
SummitPost.org page | JOE DEVEL PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | joedevel

87. North Guard
SummitPost.org page | NORTH GUARD
Climber.Org trip reports | guard

88. Royce Peak
SummitPost.org page | ROYCE PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | royce

89. Black Mountain (South)
SummitPost.org page | BLACK MOUNTAIN
Climber.Org trip reports | black

90. Picture Puzzle
SummitPost.org page | PICTURE PUZZLE
Climber.Org trip reports | picture

92. Mt. McDuffie
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT MCDUFFIE
Climber.Org trip reports | mcduffie

93. Deerhorn Mountain
SummitPost.org page | DEERHORN MOUNTAIN
Climber.Org trip reports | deerhorn

94. Aperture Peak
SummitPost.org page | APERTURE PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | aperture

95. Mt. Bradley
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT BRADLEY
Climber.Org trip reports | bradley

96. Mt. Goethe
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT GOETHE
Climber.Org trip reports | goethe

97. "Mt. Tom Ross"
97. “Mt. Tom Ross”
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT TOM ROSS
Climber.Org trip reports | (Please send a trip report reference if you have one.)

98. Gendarme Peak
SummitPost.org page | GENDARME PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | gendarme

99. Feather Peak
SummitPost.org page | FEATHER PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | feather

100. "South Basin Peak"
100. “South Basin Peak”
SummitPost.org page | SOUTH BASIN PEAK PT 13 240
Climber.Org trip reports | south

101. South Guard
SummitPost.org page | SOUTH GUARD
Climber.Org trip reports | guard

102. "Adamson Point"
102. “Adamson Point”

104. "Mt. Carl Heller"
104. “Mt. Carl Heller”
SummitPost.org page | MT CARL HELLER
Climber.Org trip reports | carlheller

105. Mt. Julius Caesar
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT JULIUS CAESAR
Climber.Org trip reports | juliuscaesar

106. Mt. Warlow
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT WARLOW
Climber.Org trip reports | warlow

107. Mt. Emerson
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT EMERSON
Climber.Org trip reports | emerson

108. "Ruby Peak"
108. “Ruby Peak”
SummitPost.org page | RUBY PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | ruby

110. Mt. Hitchcock
Climber.Org trip reports | hitchcock

111. Acrodectes Peak
Difficulty (via easiest route) | (unknown)
Climber.Org trip reports | acrodectes

112. Basin Mountain
SummitPost.org page | BASIN MOUNTAIN
Climber.Org trip reports | basin

113. Mt. Wynne
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT WYNNE
Climber.Org trip reports | wynne

114. Striped Mountain
SummitPost.org page | STRIPED MOUNTAIN
Climber.Org trip reports | striped

115. Mt. Young
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT YOUNG
Climber.Org trip reports | young

SummitPost.org page | PEAK 13 172

117. Mt. Chamberlin
Climber.Org trip reports | chamberlin

118. Ericsson Crag 1
Climber.Org trip reports | ericsson

119. Mt. Ritter
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT RITTER
Climber.Org trip reports | ritter

120. "Picture Peak"
120. “Picture Peak”
Narrowly passes though summit elevation might be less than 4000m
SummitPost.org page | PICTURE PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | picture

121. Mt. Baxter
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT BAXTER
Climber.Org trip reports | baxter

122. Red Slate Mountain
SummitPost.org page | RED SLATE MOUNTAIN
Climber.Org trip reports | slate

123. Diamond Peak
SummitPost.org page | DIAMOND PEAK
Climber.Org trip reports | diamond

Mt. Irvine
Narrowly fails because saddle depth is less than 300'
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT IRVINE
Climber.Org trip reports | irvine

Mt. Corcoran
Narrowly fails because saddle depth is less than 300'
SummitPost.org page | MOUNT CORCORAN
Climber.Org trip reports | corcoran

UTM769620
Narrowly fails because saddle depth is less than 300'

UTM883438
Secor (3rd ed.) guidebook page | 47 (mentioned in description of another peak)
Secor (2nd ed.) guidebook page | 46 (mentioned in description of another peak)

"Sharktooth"
“Sharktooth”
Secor (3rd ed.) guidebook page | 46 (mentioned in description of another peak)
Climber.Org trip reports | sharktooth

"Mt. Williams"
“Mt. Williams”
Difficulty (via easiest route) | Class 5.2

UTM857461
Difficulty (via easiest route) | (unknown)

Centennial Peak
Climber.Org trip reports | centennial

Narrowly fails because summit elevation is less than 4000m

Ericsson Crag 2
Narrowly fails because summit elevation is less than 4000m
Climber.Org trip reports | ericsson