The Highest Peaks in California

California's 15 highest hikeable summits, ranked by elevation. The tallest is Mount Whitney at 14,505 ft. Every peak below links to a full trail guide with maps, elevation profiles and parking info — updated 2026.

#	Peak	Elevation	Distance	Difficulty
1	Mount Whitney	14,505 ft	22 mi	Strenuous
2	Clouds Rest	9,926 ft	14.5 mi	Strenuous
3	Cathedral Lakes	9,585 ft	8 mi	Moderate
4	May Lake	9,329 ft	2.4 mi	Easy
5	Half Dome	8,842 ft	14.2 mi	Strenuous
6	Sentinel Dome & Taft Point	8,122 ft	5 mi	Easy
7	Panorama Trail	7,214 ft	8.5 mi	Moderate
8	Upper Yosemite Fall	6,526 ft	7.2 mi	Strenuous
9	Vernal Fall	5,900 ft	5.4 mi	Moderate
10	Nevada Fall	5,900 ft	6.9 mi	Moderate
11	Mirror Lake	4,100 ft	5 mi	Easy
12	Bridalveil Fall	4,000 ft	0.5 mi	Easy
13	Lower Yosemite Fall	3,975 ft	1 mi	Easy
14	Potato Chip Rock	2,881 ft	7.2 mi	Moderate
15	Mission Peak	2,517 ft	6.2 mi	Moderate

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