List of California fourteeners

Main article: Fourteener

See also: Mountain peaks of the United States and Mountain peaks of North America

In mountaineering in the United States, a fourteener is a mountain that exceeds 14,000 feet (4,267.2 m) above mean sea level. (This term is not usually significant outside the U.S.) This is a complete list of the 12 fourteeners in the U.S. state of California, using a 300 ft (91.44 m) topographic prominence cutoff. The main fourteener article has a list of all of the fourteeners in the United States, as well as references, more information about how the list is determined, and caveats about accuracy.

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.

All elevations in the following table 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. If a summit elevation or prominence has a range of values, the arithmetic mean is cited.

Table

The California Fourteeners
The 12 California mountain peaks with at least 14,000 feet (4,267.2 m) of elevation and at least 300 feet (91.44 m) of prominence

Rank	Mountain Peak	Mountain Range	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation	Location
1	Mount Whitney	Sierra Nevada	!B9916058788061 14,505 ft 4421 m	!B9919699159057 10,079 ft 3072 m	!B9852101298220 1,646 mi 2,649 km	36.5786°N 118.2920°W / 36.5786; -118.2920 (Mount Whitney)
2	Mount Williamson	Sierra Nevada	!B9916138710756 14,389 ft 4386 m	!B9937633369107 1,677 ft 511 m	!B9909289216953 5.4 mi 8.7 km	36.6559°N 118.3111°W / 36.6559; -118.3111 (Mount Williamson)
3	White Mountain Peak	White Mountains	!B9916234491383 14,252 ft 4344 m	!B9923068374620 7,196 ft 2193 m	!B9884050338246 67 mi 109 km	37.6341°N 118.2557°W / 37.6341; -118.2557 (White Mountain Peak)
4	North Palisade	Sierra Nevada	!B9916237187419 14,248 ft 4343 m	!B9932177047747 2,894 ft 882 m	!B9891456270708 32 mi 52 km	37.0943°N 118.5147°W / 37.0943; -118.5147 (North Palisade)
5	Mount Shasta	Cascade Range	!B9916285727388 14,179 ft 4322 m	!B9919946996683 9,832 ft 2997 m	!B9868031230184 335 mi 539 km	41.4092°N 122.1949°W / 41.4092; -122.1949 (Mount Shasta)
6	Mount Sill	Sierra Nevada	!B9916299800871 14,159 ft 4316 m	!B9952665245538 373 ft 114 m	!B9930724420937 0.6 mi 1.0 km	37.0960°N 118.5032°W / 37.0960; -118.5032 (Mount Sill)
7	Mount Russell	Sierra Nevada	!B9916345857365 14,094 ft 4296 m	!B9941593583426 1,129 ft 344 m	!B9929352409722 0.7 mi 1.2 km	36.5901°N 118.2908°W / 36.5901; -118.2908 (Mount Russell)
8	Split Mountain	Sierra Nevada	!B9916367508430 14,064 ft 4287 m	!B9938366851959 1,558 ft 475 m	!B9906952589526 7 mi 11 km	37.0209°N 118.4224°W / 37.0209; -118.4224 (Split Mountain)
9	Mount Langley	Sierra Nevada	!B9916390197801 14,032 ft 4277 m	!B9941001026464 1,198 ft 365 m	!B9911392171041 4.4 mi 7.1 km	36.5234°N 118.2394°W / 36.5234; -118.2394 (Mount Langley)
10	Mount Tyndall	Sierra Nevada	!B9916395013212 14,025 ft 4275 m	!B9941622695528 1,125 ft 343 m	!B9922549971964 1.4 mi 2.3 km	36.6556°N 118.3370°W / 36.6556; -118.3370 (Mount Tyndall)
11	Mount Muir	Sierra Nevada	!B9916399952644 14,018 ft 4273 m	!B9953848794831 331 ft 101 m	!B9933153882723 0.5 mi 0.8 km	36.5647°N 118.2913°W / 36.5647; -118.2913 (Mount Muir)
12	Middle Palisade	Sierra Nevada	!B9916400004134 14,018 ft 4273 m	!B9941681175227 1,119 ft 341 m	!B9916643286852 2.6 mi 4.2 km	37.0702°N 118.4691°W / 37.0702; -118.4691 (Middle Palisade)

The following California summits have at least 14,000 feet of elevation, but less than 300 feet of prominence:

• Polemonium Peak, 14,080 ft (4,292 m)+. Prominence = 160–240 feet (49 – 73 m).
• Starlight Peak, 14,200 ft (4,328 m). Prominence = 80–160 feet (24 – 49 m).
• Thunderbolt Peak, 14,003 feet (4,268 m). Prominence = 223 ft (68 m).

Note: Although the mean prominence (using interpolation between contours) of Mt. Muir is indeed 101 m (331 ft), its true prominence is likely to be less than 300 feet. The level 2 Digital Elevation Model for the Mt. Whitney region suggests that Mt. Muir's prominence is only 90 m (295 ft). A field measurement conducted on 22 July 2000 in clear, stable weather using several independent barometric altimeters yielded a prominence of 276(+/-20) feet.

See also

• Outline of California
  
• Index of California-related articles
  
• State of California
  • Geography of California
    • Category:Mountains of California
      • commons:Category:Mountains of California
• Physical geography
  • Topography
    • Topographic elevation
    • Topographic isolation
    • Topographic prominence
    • Topographic summit
• Lists of mountains
  • List of mountains of the United States
    • List of mountains of California
• Mountain peaks of North America
  • Mountain peaks of the United States
    • The 180 highest major mountain peaks of the United States
    • The 104 major 4000 meter mountain peaks of the United States
    • The 88 fourteeners of the United States
    • Mountain peaks of Alaska
      • The 51 highest major mountain peaks of Alaska
      • The 23 major 4000 meter mountain peaks of Alaska
    • Mountain peaks of California
      • The 25 highest major mountain peaks of California
      • The 16 major 4000 meter mountain peaks of California
      • The 12 California fourteeners
    • Mountain peaks of Colorado
      • The 100 highest major mountain peaks of Colorado
      • The 55 major 4000 meter mountain peaks of Colorado
      • The 51 Colorado fourteeners
    • Mountain peaks of Hawaii

External links

• MapDEX - California 14ers
• Summitpost.com
• VRMC California Thirteeners
• VRMC California Fourteeners