Hawkins Peak is a 10,024-foot-elevation (3,055 meter) mountain summit located in Alpine County, California, United States.

Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) above California State Route 88 at West Carson Canyon in two miles.

The nearest higher neighbor is Stevens Peak, 5.6 miles (9.0 km) to the west across Hope Valley.

[8] The mountain's namesake is John Hawkins, the first white settler in Hot Springs Valley and squatter on a cattle ranch east of the peak, circa 1850s.

As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.