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This is a complete list of the 12 summits with elevation higher than 14,000 feet (4,267 m) in the U.S. state of California, with at least 300 feet (91.44 meters) of topographic prominence. In mountaineering parlance , these peaks are known as fourteeners .
Of the most prominent summits of California, only Mount Whitney exceeds 3000 meters (9843 feet) of topographic prominence. Five peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), nine peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500 meters (4921 feet), and 35 peaks exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) of topographic prominence.
Not all summits over 14,000 feet qualify as ... Prominence = 118 feet. Polemonium Peak, 14,080+, California: Prominence = 160–240 feet. Starlight Peak ...
It is the fourteenth most topographically prominent peak in the contiguous United States. [4] White Mountain Peak is one of only two fourteeners (peaks above 14,000 feet) in California that are not in the Sierra Nevada, the other being Mount Shasta at the far northern end of the state in the Cascade Range.
"At the head of the north fork, along the main crest of the Sierra, is a range of peaks, from 13,500 to 14,000 feet high, which we called 'the Palisades.' These were unlike the rest of the crest in outline and color, and were doubtless volcanic; they were very grand and fantastic in shape." [4]
In all directions, the 14,000-foot stunners of the Collegiate Peaks soar, while down on the ground, Clear Creek runs alongside the town. Related: 30 Great American Road Trips Through History ...
Summits higher than 14,000 feet (4,300 m) in elevation in California, with a topographic prominence of at least 300 feet (91 m). The main article for this category is List of California 14,000-foot summits .
Split Mountain is a fourteener in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, near the southeast end of the Palisades group of peaks. It is the only fourteener in the watershed of the South Fork Kings River, and it rises to 14,064 feet (4,287 m), [1] making it the eighth-highest peak in the state.