This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the U.S. State of California.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
- The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. The first table below ranks the 50 highest major summits of California by elevation.
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. The second table below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of California.
- The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. The third table below ranks the 50 most isolated major summits of California.
Highest major summits
Of the highest major summits of California, 16 peaks exceed and 46 peaks exceed elevation.
Most prominent summits
Of the most prominent summits of California, only Mount Whitney exceeds of topographic prominence. Five peaks exceed , nine peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than , and 35 peaks exceed of topographic prominence.
Most isolated major summits
Of the most isolated major summits of California, Mount Whitney exceeds of topographic isolation, Mount Shasta exceeds , four peaks exceed , and nine peaks exceed of topographic isolation.
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