Overview
The purpose of this page is to bring together all the summitpost pages for Southern California's two thousand foot prominence summits. The fifty-seven peaks on this list have a minimum prominence of 2,000ft rise from its next higher neighbor. These peaks have unique geological and botanical makeups due to their isolation from surrounding lower peaks. Southern California has a very diverse geologic make up. The major range systems are the Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, Mojave Ranges, Southern Coast Ranges, and the Southern Sierra Nevadas Range. Some of this peaks are off limits to hikers due to their positions within military bases or because they are on private property. Off limit peaks will be denoted with * asteriks.The List
1. San Jacinto Peak Riverside 10,839 P8,319
2. San Gorgonio Mtn. San Bernardino 11,502 P8,282
3. Mt. San Antonio Los Angeles 10,064 P6,224
4. Mt. Piņos Ventura 8,831 P4,800
5. Santiago Peak Orange 5,687 P4,447
6. Clark Mtn. San Bernardino 7,929 P4,255
7. Toro Peak Riverside 8,716 P3,996
8. Double Mtn.* Kern 7,981 P3,837
9. Kingston Peak San Bernardino 7,336 P3,727
10. nr. Piute Peak Kern 8,440 P3,487
11. HP New York Mtns. San Bernardino 7,532 P3,333
12. HP Granite Mtns. (BM Granite) Riverside 4,331 P3,314
13. HP Avawatz Mtns. San Bernardino 6,154 P3,294
14. Breckenridge Mtn. (2 pts.) Kern 7,560 P3,283
15. Ord Mountain San Bernardino 6,309 P3,253
16. Hines Peak Ventura 6,716 P3,208
17. Palomar Mtn. San Diego 6,140 P2,856
18. Cuyamaca Peak San Diego 6,506 P2,849
19. Black Butte Riverside 4,504 P2,844
20. Mt. Baden-Powell Los Angeles 9,399 P2,799
21. Granite Peak San Bernardino 6,762 P2,792
22. HP Whipple Mtns. San Bernardino 4,130 P2,790
23. HP Old Woman Mtns. HP (BM Woman) San Bernardino 5,324 P2,732
24. Straw Peak* San Bernardino 5,591 P2,715
25. Whale Peak San Diego 5,348 P2,700
26. HP Turtle Mtns. San Bernardino 4,298 P2,658
27. HP Tiefort Mtns. (BM Artillery)* San Bernardino 5,063 P2,623
28. Hot Springs Mtn. San Diego 6,533 P2,613
29. Bear Mtn. (4 areas)* Kern 6,920 P2,600
30. BM Spectre (HP Coxcomb Mtns.) Riverside 4,480 P2,544
31. Alamo Mtn. Ventura 7,367 P2,487
32. Devils Peak Santa Barbara 2,470 P2,470
33. Frazier Mtn. Ventura 8,013 P2,453
34. Burnt Peak Los Angeles 5,793 P2,453
35. Cady Peak San Bernardino 4,627 P2,447
36. HP Palen Mtns. (Red Top) Riverside 3,848 P2,336
37. HP Big Maria Mtns. Riverside 3,381 P2,331
38. Quail Mtn. Riverside 5,813 P2,293
39. Eagle Crags* San Bernardino 5,512 P2,232
40. HP Eagle Mtns. (BM Eagle) Riverside 5,350 P2,230
41. Sheephole Mountain San Bernardino 4,613 P2,218
42. Edgar Peak San Bernardino 7,162 P2,208
43. Caliente Mtn. San Luis Obispo 5,106 P2,206
44. Sandstone Peak Ventura 3,111 P2,201
45. Big Pine Mtn. Santa Barbara 6,828 P2,188
46. Owens Peak Kern 8,453 P2,173
47. BM Providence San Bernardino 6,611 P2,149
48. Mt. Orizaba Los Angeles 2,125 P2,125
49. HP Orocopia Mtns. Riverside 3,815 P2,102
50. Reyes Peak Ventura 7,514 P2,074
51. Santa Ynez Peak Santa Barbara 4,298 P2,074
52. nr. Brown Mtn.* San Bernardino 5,134 P2,064
53. Red Mtn. San Bernardino 5,261 P2,061
54. Otay Mtn. San Diego 3,572 P2,052
55. HP Clipper Mtns. San Bernardino 4,594 P2,051
56. HP Scodie Mtns. Kern 7,294 P2,048
57. Rodman Mountain San Bernardino 6,010 P2010
Close Calls1. McKittrick Summit 4332 Kern P1932
2. Oat Mtn. 3747 Los Angeles P1947
3. Sugarloaf Mtn. 9952 San Bernardino P1952
4. BM Owlhead 4409 San Bernardino P1994
5. El Cajon Mtn. 3675 San Diego P1955
6. Granite Mtn. 5633 San Diego P1953
7. Black Mountain 5244 Kern P1944External LinksI pulled the information for this list from the amazing California Mountain Atlas.
Peaklist.org has a great map detailing the positions of the P2000's of California. Images
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