California peaks
California climbs
First Ascent Awards
4493 of 9,465 peaks 47%
Top climbing months
July 11%
August 10%
June 9%
California mountains highlights
- The Sierra Nevada is the most famous California mountain range, stretching over 400 miles from north to south. In it lies the highest mountain in the lower 48 US States, Mount Whitney at 14,505 ft / 4,421 m.
- California contains many mountainous National Parks, the most well-known being Yosemite National Park. The other national parks include Pinnacles, Lassen Volcanic, Kings Canyon, Joshua Tree, Redwood, Channel Islands, and Death Valley.
- California boasts 12 peaks over 14,000 ft elevation, concentrated in the Eastern Sierras.
- The massive Cascade volcano Mount Shasta 14,180 ft dominates the northern California landscape and can be seen from over 100 miles away.
Latest climbs
"I took the usual route I usually taken from the neighborhood and then I took the easy trails through the trail in the park all the way to the mountain goat trail and then I climbed up the trail on my mountain bike through the brush, and then I went up to the summit of the Lookout, which has some nice views and then I went up the Barham Ridge Road and it provides some steep hills and more. Then I went up to the Barham Deer Peak, which has some nice santra ana mountain views, and then I went down the trail, and then went down the Coachwhip trail and there were some nice views, and the trail was nicely eniginerred. And then I went back up the mountain goat trail and then went back to the dam and then crossed the Santiago Creek Trail and then I went over the dam and then down into the Holy Speulcher Cemetary, which is quite the nice place to be buried. Then I went back to the trailhead and biked to the El Modena Hills trailhead at the residential area. " — lc444 • Mar 7, 2025
"I took the usual route I usually taken from the neighborhood and then I took the easy trails through the trail in the park all the way to the mountain goat trail and then I climbed up the trail on my mountain bike through the brush, and then I went up to the summit of the Lookout, which has some nice views and then I went up the Barham Ridge Road and it provides some steep hills and more. Then I went up to the Barham Deer Peak, which has some nice santra ana mountain views, and then I went down the trail, and then went down the Coachwhip trail and there were some nice views, and the trail was nicely eniginerred. And then I went back up the mountain goat trail and then went back to the dam and then crossed the Santiago Creek Trail and then I went over the dam and then down into the Holy Speulcher Cemetary, which is quite the nice place to be buried. Then I went back to the trailhead and biked to the El Modena Hills trailhead at the residential area. " — lc444 • Mar 7, 2025
"Easy hike in face of bleak weather coming over from San Jacinto that fortunately never arrived. Excellent loop, great trails, especially the Clara Burgess Trail headed up the north slopes of Murray. Highly recommended. " — scott • Mar 6, 2025
"Potato Mountain - parked along the highway near the trailhead! It was getting boring on the way down so I started jogging back to the car! This route is shorter than the one starting from the Claremont Park. " — diane • Mar 4, 2025
"Hiked a dirt road from Cahuilla Road. After 1.75 miles, I picked up a side trail leading to the base of Fairview Mountain. The trail eventually petered out, I continued going x-country up the slope, where I intersected a trail. I followed the trail to the summit. Can't complain about the "Fairviews".
On the way down, I followed the trail all the way to the dirt road I hiked in on. This was at a point about a half-mile North of where I incorrectly left the road earlier.
So to recap, from Cahuilla Road, hike north 2.25 miles before leaving the road to reach the peak on the proper trail.
" — MikeTeeples • Mar 2, 2025