List of mountain peaks of California

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks[a] of the U.S. State of California.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: Download coordinates as: Of the highest major summits of California, 16 peaks exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet) elevation and 46 peaks exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet) elevation.

Download coordinates as: Of the most prominent summits of California, only Mount Whitney exceeds 3000 meters (9843 feet) of topographic prominence.

Five peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), nine peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500 meters (4921 feet), and 35 peaks exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) of topographic prominence.

Download coordinates as: Of the most isolated major summits of California, Mount Whitney exceeds 2000 kilometers (1243 miles) of topographic isolation, Mount Shasta exceeds 500 kilometers (310.7 miles), four peaks exceed 200 kilometers (124.3 miles), and nine peaks exceed 100 kilometers (62.14 miles) of topographic isolation.

Mount Whitney is the highest mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada , the State of California , and the contiguous United States .