The links below take you pages that provide information on how to hike all the major mountains in California's Sierra Nevada. I also included Mt Shasta and White Mountain Peak, which are not in the Sierra Nevada but rank in the top 10. |
Highest mountains in California
The toughest passes:
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Where they are:
Topomap: |
By elevation gain
(a better way to measure hikes)
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Peak | Elevation (m) | Location | Trailhead | Roundtrip (kms) | Elevation Gain (m) |
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Mt Whitney | 4421 | Sequoia | Whitney Portal, Lone Pine (2550m) | 35 | 1871 |
Mt Williamson | 4382 | Inyo | Symmes Creek, Independence (1920m) | 50 | 2462 |
North Palisade | 4341 | Kings Canyon | South Lake (2990m) | 34 | 1351 |
Mt Sill | 4316 | Kings Canyon | South Lake (2990m) or Big Pine (2376m) | 48 or 34 | 1326 or 1940 |
Mt Russell | 4294 | Sequoia | Whitney Portal, Lone Pine (2550m) | 40 | 1744 |
Split Mt | 4285 | Kings Canyon | Red Lake trailhead, Big Pine (2002) | 24 | 2284 |
Middle Palisade | 4271 | Kings Canyon | Big Pine (2376m) | ? | 1895 |
Mt Langley | 4280 | Sequoia | Cottonwood campground, Lone Pine (3060m) | 33 | 1280 |
Mt Tyndall | 4273 | Inyo | Symmes Creek trailhead, Independence (1920m) | 42 | 2910 |
Mt Muir | 4272 | Sequoia | Whitney Portal, Lone Pine (2550m) | 33 | 1722 |
Thunderbolt Peak | 4268 | Kings Canyon | South Lake (2990m) | 36 | 1278 |
Mt Humphreys | 4265 | John Muir Wilderness | North Lake (2800m) | 27 | 1465 |
Mt Barnard | 4264 | Sequoia | George Creek (2114m) | 56 | 2150 |
Mt Keith | 4260 | Inyo | Symmes, Independence (1920m) | 38 | 2340 |
Mt Stanford | 4259 | Inyo | Onion Valley (2920m) or Roads End (1534m) | ? | 1339 or 2725 |
Barrett peak | 4255 | Kings Canyon | South Lake (2990m) | 44 | 1365 |
Mt Trojan | 4251 | Sequoia | George Creek (2114m) | 51 | 2137 |
Mt LeConte | 4246 | Sequoia | Meysan Lakes trailhead (2400m) | 30 | 1846 |
Mt Morgenson | 4245 | Inyo | Whitney Portal, Lone Pine (2550m) | 42 | 1695 |
Mt Agassiz | 4235 | Palisades | South Lake (2990) | 32 | 1245 |
Junction Peak | 4233 | Inyo | Symmes, Independence (1920m) | 60 | 2313 |
Mt Darwin | 4218 | Evolution | North Lake (2800) | 32 | 1418 |
Mt Mallory | 4221 | Inyo | Meysan Lakes trailhead (2400m) | 30 | 1821 |
Mt Kaweah | 4209 | Sequoia | Mineral King (2286m) | 54 | 1923 |
Caltech Peak | 4207 | Inyo | Symmes, Independence (1920m) | 56 | 2287 |
Mt Winchell | 4199 | Palisades | Big Pine (2376m) | 16 | 1823 |
Mt Irvine | 4197 | Inyo | Meysan Lakes trailhead (2400m) | 30 | 1817 |
Mt Morgan | 4190 | John Muir Wilderness | Rock Creek Lake | 16 | 1235 |
East Barnard | 4183 | Sequoia | Whitney Portal, Lone Pine (2550m) | 36 | 1633 |
Mt Abbot | 4179 | John Muir Wilderness | Mosquito Flat | 16 | 1056 |
Midway Mt | 4165 | Kings Canyon | Roads End (1534m) | 39 | 2631 |
Mt Tom | 4161 | John Muir Wilderness | Pine Creek Road | 17 | 2346 |
Milestone Mt | 4157 | Kings Canyon | Roads End (1534m) | 39 | 2623 |
University Peak | 4142 | Eastern Sierra | Onion Valley (2920m) | 30 | 1519 |
Mt Brewer | 4138 | Kings Canyon | Roads End (1534m) | 42 | 2604 |
Mt Goddard | 4138 | Kings Canyon | Lake Sabrina(2780) | 51 | 1358 |
Tunnabora Peak | 4135 | Sequoia | Whitney Portal, Lone Pine (2550m) | 32 | 1585 |
Mt Gandalf | 4133 | Palisades | Big Pine (2376m) | 30 | 1757 |
West Tyndall | 4127 | Inyo | Symmes Creek trailhead, Independence (1920m) | 44 | 2207 |
Cloudripper | 4122 | Palisades | South Lake (2990) | 20 | 1222 |
Mt Ericsson | 4120 | Kings Canyon | Roads End (1534m) | 42 | 2920 |
Mt Carillon | 4120 | Kings Canyon | Roads End (1534m) | 42 | 2920 |
Mt Gayley | 4118 | Kings Canyon | Big Pine | 29 | 2259 |
Mt Lamarck | 4090 | Evolution | North Lake (2800m) | 30 | 1290 |
Mt Haeckel | 4090 | Evolution | Lake Sabrina (2780m) | 38 | 1310 |
Mt Jepson | 4081 | Kings Canyon | Big Pine | 35 | 2222 |
Mt Wallace | 4077 | Evolution | Lake Sabrina (2780m) | 38 | 1297 |
North Guard | 4062 | Kings Canyon | Roads End (1534m) | 50 | 2528 |
Mt Ritter | 4008 | Ansel Adams Wilderness | Agnew Meadow | 29 | 1611 |
Mt Lyell | 3997 | Yosemite | Tuolumne Meadows | 43 | 1346 |
Mt Goode | 3988 | Palisades | South Lake (2990) | 26 | 998 |
Mt Dana | 3979 | Yosemite | Tioga Pass | 10 | 946 |
Banner Peak | 3946 | Ansel Adams Wilderness | Agnew Meadow | 40 | 1549 |
Mt Clarence King | 3936 | Kings Canyon | Onion Valley (2920 m) | 53 | 2796 |
Matterhorn Peak | 3760 | Yosemite | Twin Lakes | 18 | 1582 |
Olancha Peak | 3697 | John Muir Wilderness | Sage Flat | 34 | 1927 |
Mt Gorgonio | 3506 | San Bernardino | Valley of Falls | 30 | 1650 |
Half Dome | 2695 | Yosemite | Yosemite Valley | 23 | 1463 |
El Capitan | 2347 | Yosemite | Yosemite Valley | 25 | 1110 |