Peaks

 

280

 

 

Pursuers

 

639

 

 

Finishers

 

1

 

 

A poorly named but richly rewarding challenge, the Sierra Club designed the Hundred Peaks Challenge "to encourage [its] members to explore and enjoy the mountains of Southern California and... to stimulate interest in climbing these ranges." The number of peaks has increased over the years with a current total of 280 peaks over 5,000 ft, a lifetime of challenge. More info at http://angeles.sierraclub.org/hps/

 

Highest peak

San Gorgonio Mountain

11,499 ft / 3,504 m

Most prominent peak

San Jacinto Peak

8,319 ft / 2,535 m

Most climbed peak

Mount San Antonio

600 climbs

Most difficult peak

San Gorgonio Mountain

Class 1

Difficulty breakdown

Class 1/2 23 peaks

Class 3/4 1 peak

Class 5+ 2 peaks

Top climbing months

June   11%

July   10%

May   10%

Highlights
"went with HPS cross country to supposedly Shay Peak to Deer peak! Somehow there was a registry at the second peak which we thought were Deer peak.. but who knows! Hot day and cross country hike seems infinitely more difficult than regular hike (Catherine & Kat were leaders) " — diane • Nov 9, 2025
"From Onyx Summit, I took the PCT South. After crossing a forest road, I looked for the summit climbing route. Since I had been here before, I recognized it by sight, but did not see it marked by a rock duck this time. Yay for experience! I worked my way to the high point from there, off trail. On the way back, I did some forest road exploring before coming back the same way. " — MikeTeeples • Nov 9, 2025
"Lockwood Peak is pretty much a long drive from anywhere, which places it in a rather remote area of Southern California. The Yellow Jacket trail goes about 2.2 miles before it requires leaving the trail and doing a little x-country to a gully to the side of the peak. Occasionally a rock Cairn marks the route. It eventually goes all the way up to the peak. " — MikeTeeples • Nov 2, 2025
"Hitting the So Cal high country in Frazier Park. Mount Pinos is the highest point in Ventura County and Sawmill Mountain is the highest in Kern County. Both are reached on a single hike. Grouse Mountain and Cerro Noroeste could be added to the hike, but I just didn't have the spring in my step on this visit to add either of them." — MikeTeeples • Oct 26, 2025
"Hitting the So Cal high country in Frazier Park. Mount Pinos is the highest point in Ventura County and Sawmill Mountain is the highest in Kern County. Both are reached on a single hike. " — MikeTeeples • Oct 26, 2025