California mountain wilderness landscape showing hiking trails and scenic peaks across California state parks and forests
15 Hiking Trails

Best Hikes in California

Complete trail guides with maps, elevation profiles, weather forecasts & parking details for every mountain

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The Highest Peaks in California

All 15 summits ranked by elevation

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Complete Index

A-Z listing of all peaks in California

15 Peaks
Mount Whitney
14,505 ft

Mount Whitney

22 mi
14 hrs
6100 ft
Strenuous View
Clouds Rest
9,926 ft

Clouds Rest

14.5 mi
8 hrs
2300 ft
Strenuous View
Cathedral Lakes
9,585 ft

Cathedral Lakes

8 mi
5 hrs
1000 ft
Moderate View
May Lake
9,329 ft

May Lake

2.2 mi
2 hrs
493 ft
Easy View
Half Dome
8,842 ft

Half Dome

14.2 mi
10 hrs
4380 ft
Strenuous View
Sentinel Dome & Taft Point
8,122 ft

Sentinel Dome & Taft Point

5 mi
3 hrs
377 ft
Easy View
Panorama Trail
7,214 ft

Panorama Trail

8.5 mi
5 hrs
200 ft
Moderate View
Upper Yosemite Fall
6,526 ft

Upper Yosemite Fall

7.2 mi
6 hrs
2562 ft
Strenuous View
Vernal Fall
5,900 ft

Vernal Fall

5.4 mi
4 hrs
1627 ft
Moderate View
Nevada Fall
5,900 ft

Nevada Fall

6.9 mi
5 hrs
2005 ft
Moderate View
Mirror Lake
4,100 ft

Mirror Lake

5 mi
2.5 hrs
65 ft
Easy View
Bridalveil Fall
4,000 ft

Bridalveil Fall

0.5 mi
0.5 hrs
50 ft
Easy View
Lower Yosemite Fall
3,975 ft

Lower Yosemite Fall

1 mi
0.5 hrs
50 ft
Easy View
Potato Chip Rock
2,881 ft

Potato Chip Rock

14.1 mi
5.5 hrs
912 ft
Strenuous View
Mission Peak
2,517 ft

Mission Peak

6.2 mi
3.5 hrs
1634 ft
Moderate View