Introduction
This page lists the peaks in California with at least 14,000 feet of elevation. The YDS class listed corresponds to the least technically-demanding route to the summit. The easiest route listed is based on YDS class, distance and elevation gain.
California 14ers
Ranked peaks have at least 300 feet of interpolated prominence.
Peak Name | Rank | Elevation | Line Parent | Isolation | Prominence | Quadrangle | Range | Class | Easiest Route |
Whitney, Mount | 1 | 14,497' | Nevado de Toluca | 1649.81 | 10,082' | Mount Whitney | Sierra Nevada | 1 | Whitney Trail |
Williamson, Mount | 2 | 14,375' | Whitney, Mount | 5.75 | 1,679' | Mount Williamson | Sierra Nevada | 3 | West Face |
White Mountain Peak | 3 | 14,246' | Williamson, Mount | 67.72 | 7,196' | White Mountain Peak | Inyo-White Mountains | 1 | South Face |
North Palisade | 4 | 14,242' | Williamson, Mount | 32.32 | 2,895' | North Palisade | Sierra Nevada | 4 | West Chute |
"Starlight Peak" | | 14,220' | North Palisade | 0.07 | 120' | North Palisade | Sierra Nevada | 5.6 | Northwest Chute |
Shasta, Mount | 5 | 14,162' | North Palisade | 335.11 | 9,832' | Mount Shasta | California Cascades | 2+ | Avalanche Gulch |
Sill, Mount | 6 | 14,153' | North Palisade | 0.62 | 413' | North Palisade | Sierra Nevada | 2+ | Southwest slope |
Polemonium Peak | | 14,100' | North Palisade | 0.16 | 200' | Mount Whitney | Sierra Nevada | 4 | From the U-Notch |
Russell, Mount | 7 | 14,088' | Whitney, Mount | 1.08 | 1,129' | Mount Whitney | Sierra Nevada | 3 | East Ridge |
Split Mountain | 8 | 14,058' | Sill, Mount | 6.86 | 1,525' | Split Mountain | Sierra Nevada | 2 | North Slope from the East |
Langley, Mount | 9 | 14,026' | Whitney, Mount | 4.57 | 1,198' | Mount Langley | Sierra Nevada | 1 | Army Pass |
Tyndall, Mount | 10 | 14,018' | Williamson, Mount | 1.45 | 1,125' | Mount Williamson | Sierra Nevada | 2 | Northwest Ridge |
Middle Palisade | 11 | 14,012' | Mountain, Split | 4.27 | 1,119' | Split Mountain | Sierra Nevada | 3 | Northeast Face |
Muir, Mount | 12 | 14,012' | Whitney, Mount | 0.67 | 331' | Mount Whitney | Sierra Nevada | 3 | Via the Whitney Trail |
Thunderbolt Peak | | 14,003' | North Palisade | 0.29 | 223' | North Palisade | Sierra Nevada | 5.9 | Southwest Chute number 1 |
Speed Record
The current speed record for climbing all 15 California 14ers listed above is 62 hours and 3 minutes. It was done in August of 2012 by
Sean O'Rourke. The current women's speed record was done by
Andrea Sansone in seven days, 11 hours and 22 minutes during July and August 2017. The current self-supported record with cycling between the trailheads is 9 days, 20 hours and 41 minutes. It was done in August of 2014 by
Sam Skrocke.