California Coastal Peak List
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Purpose: To encourage peak-climbing in the California Coastal Mountain Ranges.
Last update: Jan 2015
Please send any comments on this version of the Coastal Peak List to the WSC Executive Committee.

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Contributors

  1. Bill Hauser compiled the original handwritten version of this peak list. He can be reached at the address shown in Appendix 7 of Gary Suttle’s book, California County Summits.
  2. John Sarna designed the webpage to make this list generally available to the public.
  3. 2012: Bob Burd provided review, corrections, and a location-finder map.

The following peaks were removed from the list as they were not able to be located following review. If anyone knows where to "find" these summits, please send info to Bob Burd.

  • Black Mtn 7580' in Siskiyou County
  • Weller Peak 2450' in Alameda County



Warning:

The Western States Climbers do not maintain this list, but provide access to it on this webpage for interested parties. This list of peaks was never adopted as an official peak list by any organization, so not many hikers/climbers have had a chance to review and revise this list of peaks for dominance in an area, aesthetics (exceptional views), climbing difficulty, and access.  In addition, no one has developed criteria for significant accomplishments in climbing peaks on this list, so the WSC does not include any entries for this list on its Internet Recognition List of Emblem Holders and List Finishers.

Hiking and climbing conditions do change, and some information given here is subjective. The Western States Climbers do not accept responsibility for outdated or incorrect information. Please help future climbers by sending corrections to the WSC Executive Committee.


27 Counties with Coastal Peaks

Information taken and updated from an article in Issue 38 of the Boulder Newsletter.

Note: An * designates the high point of a county,
and a question mark (?) means it has been reported that this peak is on or surrounded by private property.


DEL NORTE COUNTY (11)

  1. Gasquet Mtn 2634'
  2. Four Brothers (No. 1) 5252'
  3. Four Brothers (No. 2) 5200'
  4. Four Brothers (No. 3) 5316'
  5. Four Brothers (No. 4) 5280'
  6. Sawtooth Mtn 5781'
  7. Chimney Rock 5728' (Sacred Peak)
  8. Doctor Rock 4964' (Sacred Peak)
  9. * Bear Mtn 6411'
  10. Twin Peaks 5944'
  11. Wounded Knee Mtn 4766'

SISKIYOU COUNTY (21)

North of Hwy 96

  1. Preston Peak 7309'
  2. Boulder Peak 6014'
  3. Baldy Mtn 5745' (L.O.)
  4. Cottonwood Peak 6608'
  5. Bear Peak 5740'
  6. Lower Devils Peak 5081' (L.O.)
  7. Upper Devils Peak 6004'
  8. Tanners Peak 6615' (trail)
  9. Red Butte 6739'

South of Hwy 96

  1. Lake Mtn 6877'
  2. China Peak 4803'
  3. Craggy Mtn 5558'
  4. Eddy Gulch 6480' (L.O.)
  5. Cory Peak 7720'
  6. Marble Mtn 6990'
  7. Boulder Peak 8299'
  8. Black Rock 7486'
  9. Kings Castle 7405'
  10. Black Mtn 7580'
  11. Orleans Mtn 6188'
  12. Bear Wallow Peak 7048'
  13. Yellow Dog Peak 7044'

HUMBOLDT COUNTY (16)

North of Hwy 299

  1. Onion Mtn 4776'
  2. Slate Creek Butte 4851'
  3. * Salmon Mtn 6956'
  4. North Trinity Mtn 6342'
  5. Tish Tang Point 4963'
  6. Brannan Mtn 4001'

South of Hwy 299

  1. Grasshopper Mtn 3379' (L.O.)
  2. Mt. Pierce 3185' (Monument Peak)
  3. McClellan Mtn 3165'
  4. Bald Jesse 3473'
  5. Iaqua Buttes 3729'

King Range

  1. Chemise Mtn 2598'
  2. Horse Mtn 1920'
  3. Saddle Mtn 3292'
  4. Hadley Peak 3010'
  5. King Peak 4088'

TRINITY COUNTY (25)

North of Hwy 299

  1. * Mt. Eddy 9025'
  2. Thumb Rock 7735'
  3. Ycatapom Peak 7596'
  4. Caribou Mtn 8575'
  5. Black Mtn 8038'
  6. Packers Peak 7840' (trail)
  7. Red Rock Mtn 7853'
  8. Billy's Peak 7342'
  9. Little Granite Peak 8031'
  10. Red Mtn 7928'
  11. Middle Peak 8051'
  12. Gibson Peak 8400'
  13. Seven Up Peak 8123'
  14. Little Bally 4216'
  15. Weaver Bally 6888' (L.O.)
  16. Monument Peak 7763'
  17. Thompson Peak 8994'
  18. Granite Peak 8091' (L.O.)
  19. Mt. Hilton 8934'
  20. Sawtooth Mtn 8891'
  21. Thurston Peaks 7572'
  22. Pony Mtn 7477'
  23. Scott Mtn 6829'

South of Hwy 299

  1. Black Rock Mtn 7792' (L.O)
  2. North Yolla Bolly 7864'

SHASTA COUNTY (10)

  1. Shasta Bally 6199'
  2. Little Bally 5360'
  3. South Fork Mtn 5191'
  4. Shoemaker Bally 5955'
  5. Ducket Peak 4623'
  6. Buckhorn Bally 5015'
  7. Shirttail Peak 4100'
  8. Bohemotash Mtn 4440'
  9. Dog Creek Mtn 4488'
  10. Castle Dome 4966' (Castle Crags State Park)

TEHAMA COUNTY (1)

  1. Mt. Linn (8094') in South Yolla Bolly Mtns

MENDOCINO COUNTY (22)

  1. * Anthony Peak 6954'
  2. Little Baldy 6212'
  3. Bald Mtn 6740'
  4. Monkey Rock 6353'
  5. Bald Mtn 3938'
  6. Brushy Mtn 4864'
  7. Black Rock 4005'
  8. Brush Mtn 3761'
  9. Black Oak Mtn 3708'
  10. Signal Peak 4114'
  11. Cahto Peak 4233' (L.O.)
  12. Strong Mtn 3240'
  13. Impassable Rocks 2680'
  14. Williams Peak 2724'
  15. Grizzly Peak 2960'
  16. Snow Mtn 3140'
  17. Ward Mtn 3043'
  18. Red Rock 3277'
  19. Gube Mtn 2602'
  20. Buck Peak 2692'
  21. Gualala Peak 2240' (L.O.)
  22. Mahnke Peak 3662'

GLENN COUNTY (3)

  1. * Black Butte 7448'
  2. St John Mtn 6746'
  3. Long Point 3481' (L.O.)

LAKE COUNTY (15)

  1. Cobb Mtn 4720'
  2. Brushy Sky High 3196'
  3. Sky Rock 4067'
  4. Bally Peak 2288'
  5. Windy Point 4772'
  6. Harbin Mtn 2585' (above Harbin Hot Springs)
  7. Big Signal Peak 6175'
  8. Crockett Peak 6172'
  9. Hull Mtn 6873'
  10. * Snow Mtn East 7056' (in the Snow Mtn Natl Wilderness)

Mt. Konocti

  1. Clark Peak 2880'
  2. Buckingham Peak 3967'
  3. Wright Peak 4299'
  4. Howard Peak 4286'
  5. South Peak 4040'

SONOMA COUNTY (10)

  1. Sonoma Mtn 2463'
  2. Pole Mtn 2204'
  3. * Cobb Mtn West Rim 4480+'
  4. Bald Mtn 2729' (in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park)
  5. Red Mtn 2548' (in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park)
  6. Bennett Mtn 1887'
  7. Bismark Knob 2360'
  8. Geyser Peak 3458'
  9. Mt. Hood 2730' (in Mt. Hood Regional Park)
  10. Mt. St. Helena 4339'

NAPA COUNTY (12)

  1. ? Elkhorn Peak 1330'
  2. Sugarloaf Mtn 2988'
  3. ? Mt. George 1877'
  4. * Mt. St. Helena East 4200'+ (in Robert Louis Stevenson State Park)
  5. High Point 2758'
  6. Sugarloaf Peak 1889'
  7. ? Mt. St. John 2375'
  8. ? Mt. Veeder 2677'
  9. ? Atlas Peak 2663'
  10. ? Castle Peak 1318'
  11. Devils Head Peak 1112'
  12. Berryessa Peak 3057'

SOLANO COUNTY (2)

  1. Signal Hill 2394'
  2. * Mt. Vaca 2819'

MARIN COUNTY (6)

  1. Mt. Wittenberg 1407' (in Pt Reyes National Seashore)
  2. Barnabe Mtn 1466' (in Samual P. Taylor State Park)
  3. Pine Mtn 1762'
  4. * Mt. Tamalpais East Peak 2571' (next to Mt. Tamalpais State Park)
  5. ? Mt. Tamalpais West Peak 2560' (restricted area next to Mt. Tamalpais State Park)
  6. Mt. Caroline Livermore 781' (high point of Angel Island State Park)

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (13)

  1. * Mt. Diablo 3849' (in Mt. Diablo State Park)
  2. Devils Pulpit 3480'+ or 3680'+ (in Mt. Diablo State Park)
  3. North Pk 3357' (in Mt. Diablo State Park)
  4. Mt. Olympia 2946' (in Mt. Diablo State Park)
  5. Eagle Peak 2369' (in Mt. Diablo State Park)
  6. Black Point 1791' (in Mt. Diablo State Park)
  7. Rose Hill 1507'
  8. Briones Peak 1484'
  9. Vollmer Peak 1913' (in Tilden Regional Park)
  10. Wildcat Peak 1250' (in Tilden Regional Park)
  11. Redwood Peak 1619'
  12. Round Top 1763'
  13. Grizzly Peak 1740'

ALAMEDA COUNTY (11)

  1. *? "Discovery Peak", 3,840'+ (1.4 mi E. of Mt. Rose)
  2. Mt. Allison 2658'
  3. Weller Peak 2450'
  4. Mission Peak 2517' (in Mission Peak Regional Preserve)
  5. Monument Peak 2594'
  6. Gossip Rock 948'
  7. ? Sunol Peak 2191'
  8. Mt. Rose 3817' (Rose VABM)
  9. ? Walpert Peak 1852'
  10. ? Cedar Mtn 3675'
  11. Maguire Peaks 1688'
  12. Brushy Peak 1702'

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY (2)

  1. Twin Peaks 922' (in a San Francisco City Park)
  2. * Mt. Davidson 927'

SAN MATEO COUNTY (5)

  1. Borel Hill 2572'
  2. San Bruno Mtn 1314' (in San Bruno Mtn State and County Park)
  3. ? Scarper Peak 1944'
  4. Montara Mtn (North Peak) 1898'
  5. Windy Hill 1920'

SANTA CLARA COUNTY (18)

  1. Black Mtn 2800'
  2. El Sombroso 2999'
  3. Mt. Umunhum 3486'
  4. Loma Prieta 3786'
  5. Nibbs Knob 2694'
  6. Mt. Sizer 3216'
  7. ? Mt. Lewis 3768'
  8. ? Mt. Day 3869'
  9. ? Black Mtn 3951'
  10. ? Mt. Mocho 3664'
  11. ? Mt. Isabel 4230'
  12. * Copernicus Peak 4372' (Mt. Hamilton area)
  13. ? Pyramid Rock 4026'
  14. ? Mt. Misery 2502'
  15. ? Eylar Mtn 4089'
  16. ? Pacheco Peak 2770'
  17. ? Kickham Peak 2320'
  18. ? Poverty Ridge 3301'

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (2)

  1. ? Mt. Boardman 3600' (Named Summit, in 4 counties)
  2. *? Mt. Boardman 3626' (North Summit)

STANISLAUS COUNTY (4)

  1. ? Mt. Oso 3347'
  2. ? Red Mtn 3680'
  3. *? Mt. Stakes 3804'
  4. ? Copper Mtn 2678'

MERCED COUNTY (8)

  1. *? Laveaga Peak 3801'
  2. ? Bonanza BM 3719'
  3. ? Ortigalita Peak 3304'
  4. ? Twin Peaks 2682'
  5. ? Mt. Ararat 3274'
  6. Spikes Peak 1927'
  7. ? Mariposa Peak 3448'
  8. ? Antimony Peak 3297'

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY (4)

  1. Chalk Mtn 1609'
  2. Pine Mtn 2208'
  3. *? Mt. Bielawski (Mt. McPhearson) 3231'
  4. Santa Rosalia Mtn 2600'

SAN BENITO COUNTY (23)

  1. ? Santa Ana Mtn 3112'
  2. ? Henrietta Peak 3626'
  3. ? San Joaquin Peak 2918'
  4. ? Reinoso Peak 3472'
  5. Fremont Peak 3170'
  6. ? Mt. Harlan 3274'
  7. ? McPhails Peak 3353'
  8. ? Mt. Johnson 3465'
  9. ? Call Mtn 3948'
  10. North Chalone 3304' (Pinnacles National Monument)
  11. South Chalone 3269' (Pinnacles National Monument)
  12. Scout Peak 2605' (Pinnacles National Monument)
  13. Mt. Defiance 2657' (Pinnacles National Monument)
  14. ? Buck Peak 3535'
  15. ? Cerro Colorado 3656'
  16. ? Hepsedam Peak 4487'
  17. Laguna Mtn 4512'
  18. Condon Peak 4970'
  19. * San Benito Mtn 5241' (in BLM's San Benito Mtn Natural Area)
  20. Santa Rita Peak 5165' (in BLM's San Benito Mtn Natural Area)
  21. San Carlos Peak 4845' (in BLM's San Benito Mtn Natural Area)
  22. Griswold Hills 3224'
  23. ? Cerro Bonito 3594'

FRESNO COUNTY (13)

North of Hwy 198

  1. Kreyenhagen Peak 3561' (by Coalinga Mineral Springs)
  2. Sherman Peak 3857' (Juniper Ridge)
  3. ? Center Peak 4536'
  4. ? Twin Peaks 4274'
  5. Joaquin Rocks 4003'
  6. Wright Mtn 4566'
  7. Three Sisters (Loma Atravesada) 4220'
  8. Panoche Mtn 2091' (a drive up on BLM land)

South of Hwy 198

  1. ? Mine Mtn 3660'
  2. ? Mustang Peak 3612' (3426' USGS)
  3. ? Castle Mtn 4343'
  4. ? Penasco Rock 2300'
  5. ? Smith Mtn 3947' (L.O.)

MONTEREY COUNTY (17)

  1. Mt. Ollason 1799' (El Toro County Park)
  2. Eagle Peak 1607' (El Toro County Park)
  3. ? Mt. Toro 3560'
  4. ? Palo Escrito Peak 4467'
  5. Jacks Peak 1060' (Jacks Peak Regional Park)
  6. Mt. Carmel 4417'
  7. Uncle Sam Mtn 4766'
  8. Ventana Double Cone 4853'
  9. South Ventana Cone 4965'
  10. Pico Blanco 3709'
  11. Manuel Peak 3520'
  12. Anderson Peak 4099'
  13. Cone Peak 5155'
  14. * Junipero Serra Peak 5862'
  15. Bear Mtn 4771'
  16. Pinyon Peak 5264'
  17. Mt. Mars 2674'

KINGS COUNTY (4)

  1. ? Three Peaks 2660' (Avenal Ridge)
  2. ? Johnson Peak 2658' (Avenal Ridge)
  3. ? Garza Peak 2698' (Reef Ridge)
  4. *? Table Mtn 3473' (King VABM)

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY (22)

  1. * Caliente Mtn. 5106' (Los Padres NF)
  2. Branch Mtn 3770' L.O. (Los Padres NF)
  3. Garcia Mountain 3173' (Garcia Wilderness)
  4. Machesna Mtn 4063' (Machesna Wilderness)
  5. Pine Mtn 3782' (Machesna Wilderness)
  6. Lopez Mtn 2868' (Santa Lucia Wilderness)
  7. Hi Mtn Lookout 3198' (Santa Lucia Wilderness)
  8. Valencia Peak 1347' (Montana de Oro State Park)
  9. Oats Peak 1373' (Montana de Oro State Park)
  10. ? McKittrick Summit 4332' (Temblor Range)
  11. ? Yeguas Mtn 2988' (Temblor Range)
  12. Cerro Alto 2624' (Los Padres NF)
  13. ? Pine Mtn 3594' (above Hearst Castle)
  14. Alan Peak 1649' (Montana de Oro State Park)

The Seven Morros

  1. Black Hill 661'
  2. Cerro Cabrillo 911'
  3. ? Hollister Peak 1409' (this Morro is within a permanent ecological reserve, so it should not be climbed.)
  4. ? Cerro Romualdo 1307'
  5. ? Chumash Peak 1268'
  6. Bishop Peak 1546'
  7. Cerro San Luis Obispo 1292'
  8. Islay Hill 760'
Please refer to the San Luis Obispo County Trail Guide, 2nd Edition, for routes up some of these peaks.


Please send any comments on this Coastal Peak List to Bob Burd or the WSC Executive Committee.

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