California County Prominence

Prominences of California County Highpoints

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County	Name	Elev	Prom	Saddle
				Elev	Location
Inyo & Tulare	Mount Whitney	14489	10069 to 10089	4400 to 4420	in New Mexico
Siskiyou	Mt Shasta	14162	9762 to 9782	4380 to 4400	4 miles S of Hollenbeck
Riverside	San Jacinto	10804	8284 to 8324	2480 to 2520	Banning Pass
San Bernardino	San Gorgonio	11502	8282 to 8302	3200 to 3220	Soledad Pass
Mono	White Mtn	14246	7196	7050	2.5 miles WNW of Adobe Hills
Los Angeles	Mt San Antonio	10064	6224 to 6264	3800 to 3840	Cajon Pass
Shasta	Lassen Pk	10457	5229	5228	Beckwourth Pass
Trinity	Mt Eddy	9025	5105 to 5145	3880 to 3920	on I-5 by Summit Lake
Ventura	Mt Piņos	8831	4800	4031	1.5 miles E of Tehachapi
Monterey	Junipero Serra Pk	5862	4424	1438	1 mile N of Frog Pond Mtn
Orange	Santiago Pk	5687	4387 to 4407	1280 to 1300	Wildomar
Modoc	Eagle Pk	9892	4376	5516	Moon Lake
Madera	Mt Ritter	13143	3968	9175	Minaret Summit
San Benito	San Benito Mtn	5241	3481 to 3501	1740 to 1760	Polonio Pass
Santa Clara	Copernicus Pk	4360 to 4400	3080 to 3160	1240 to 1280	Whiskey Flat
El Dorado	Freel Pk	10881	3146	7735	Luther Pass
Contra Costa	Mt Diablo	3849	3109	740	Altamont Pass
Fresno	North Palisade	14254	2907	11347	Sawmill Pass
Plumas	Mt Ingalls	8372	2809	5563	on McCoy Rd S of Lasco
San Diego	Hot Springs Mtn	6533	2613 to 2653	3880 to 3920	Terwilliger Valley
Lake	Snow Mtn East	7056	2519	4537	Ivory Mill Saddle
Marin	Mt Tamalpais	2571	2456	115	1 mile SE of Cotati
Glenn	Black Butte	7448	2436	5012	Mendocino Pass
Del Norte	Bear Mtn*	6411	2287	4184	Siskiyou Pass
Santa Barbara	Big Pine Mtn	6800 to 6840	2160 to 2240	4600 to 4640	34°40'12"N 119°26'48"W 34°42'48"N 119°34'00"W
San Luis Obispo	Caliente Mtn	5106	2186 to 2226	2880 to 2920	1/2 mile W of Lawson Spring
Nevada	Mt Lola	9148	2068 to 2108	7040 to 7080	Donner Pass
Humboldt	Salmon Mtn	6956	1996 to 2076	4880 to 4960	41°08'30"N 123°18'48"W
Sutter	South Butte	2117	2047 to 2057	60 to 70	Sacramento Valley
Tuolomne	Mt Lyell	13114	1893 to 1959	11155 to 11221	500' N of Lake Catherine
Solano	Mt Vaca	2819	1899 to 1939	880 to 920	just off of CA-128 3 miles E of Capell Valley
Placer	Granite Chief	9006	1846 to 1886	7120 to 7160	between Lily Lake & Miller Lake
Merced	Laveaga Pk	3801	1853	1948	Los Muertos Valley
Alpine	Sonora Pk	11459	1816 to 1819	9643 9640 to 9680	Sonora Pass 0.7 mile N of Sonora Pass
Santa Cruz	Mt McPherson	3231	1671 to 1711	1520 to 1560	2 saddles on Summit Rd near Loma Prieta Church
Mendocino	Anthony Pk	6954	1514 to 1554	5400 to 5440	3 saddles near Tantrum Glade: 0.6 mile N, 900'E, and 1 mile SE
Stanislaus	Mt Stakes	3804	1419 to 1444	2360 to 2385	2 saddles on divide between Del Puerto Cyn and Beauregard Creek. One has spot elevation of 2385.
Lassen	Hat Mtn	8737	1177 to 1217	7520 to 7560	1 mile E of Middle Fork Spring
Alameda	1/4 mile SE of Rose Flat 1/2 mile E of Hamilton Flat	3840 to 3880 3841	1081 to 1160 1081 to 1121	2720 to 2760	37°24'09"N 121°36'09"W
Tehama	Brokeoff Mtn	9235	915 to 955	8280 to 8320	1/4 mile NW of Ridge Lakes
Yolo	Little Blue Pk	3120 to 3160	680 to 760	2400 to 2440	Morgan Valley
San Francisco	Mt Davidson	927	627 to 652	275 to 300	On Ocean Ave 0.2 miles W of I-280 On I-280 just N of San Mateo county line
Kern	on N shoulder of Mt Piņos	8818	0
	Sawmill Mtn	8800 to 8831	418 to 458	8360 to 8400	1/2 mile W of Mt Piņos
Amador	Thunder Mtn	9410	330 to 370	9040 to 9080	2/3 mile SE of summit
Kings	Table Mtn	3473	335	3138	1/2 mile W of junction of Kings, Fresno, and Monterey counties
Calveras	2 miles NW of Bear Valley	8170 to 8200	210 to 280	7920 to 7960	1/2 mile E of HP
San Joaquin	0.6 mile N of Mt Boardman	3626	226 to 266	3360 to 3400	SE of Turner Gulch
			106 to 146	3480 to 3520	0.25 to 0.4 mile S of HP
San Mateo	Long Ridge	2600 to 2640	120 to 200	2440 to 2480	0.4 mile ESE of summit
Sacramento	Carpenter TP	828	168 to 188	640 to 660	0.7 mile E of summit
Sonoma	1/2 mile SW of Cobb Mtn	4480 to 4520	80 to 160	4360 to 4400	500' E of HP
Napa	1/3 mile E of Mt St Helena	4200 to 4240	40 to 120	4120 to 4160	500' W of HP
Imperial	Blue Angels Pk	4548	50 to 100?		in Mexico?
Sierra	1.25 miles N of Mt Lola	8844	4 to 44	8800 to 8840	1/4 mile S of HP
Colusa	60' SE of Snow Mtn East	7054	6 to 8	7046 to 7048
Yuba	Sugar Pine Pk	4825 to 4850	0 (150?)	4700 to 4725	0.4 mile E of HP
Mariposa	800' NW of Parsons Pk	12040 to 12080	0
Butte	Lost Lake Ridge	7120 to 7160	0

* The county highpoint is on the county line a short distance from the summit of the peak shown. Although the prominence of the county highpoint is zero, the prominence of the nearby summit is shown for informational purposes.

Largest Prominence in each California County

* Most prominent point is not the county highpoint.