| Geology of the California County Highpoints (Totally Under Construction) | |||
| county | highpoint | elevation (ft) | |
| Alameda | Discovery Peak | 3840+ | |
| Alpine | Sonora Peak | 11,459 | |
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Amador | Thunder Moutiain | 9410 |
| Butte | Lost Lake Ridge | 7120+ | |
| Calaveras | Corral Ridge | 8170 | |
| Colusa | Snow Mountain East | 7040+ | |
| Contra Costa | Mt. Dibalo | 3849 | |
| Del Norte | Bear Moutain | 6400+ | |
| El Dorado | Freel Peak | 10,881 | |
| Fresno | North Palisade | 14,242 | |
| Glenn | Black Butte | 7448 | |
| Humboldt | Salmon Mountain | 6956 | |
| Imperial | Blue Angels Peak | 4548 | |
| Inyo | Mt. Whitney | 14,491 | |
| Kern | Sawmill Mtn. | 8818 | |
| Kings | Table Moutain | 3473 | |
| Lake | Snow Mtn. East | 7056 | |
| Lassen | Hat Moutain | 8737 | |
| Los Angeles | Mt. San Antonio | 10,064 | |
| Madera | Mt. Ritter | 13,143 | |
| Marin | Mt. Tamalpais | 2571 | |
| Mariposa | Parson's Peak Ridge | 12,040+ | |
| Mendocino | Anthony Peak | 6954 | |
| Merced | Laveaga Peak | 3801 | |
| Monterey | Junipero Serra Peak | 5862 | |
| Napa | Mt. St. Helena East | 4200+ | |
| Nevada | Mt. Lola | 9148 | |
Highpoints are places within the state which are arbitrarily choosen to the the whim of a politician, or some historical accident. Their rather random distribution provides a good example of bits and pieces of geology around the state. Of course, historical geology doesn't work in pieces, instead, the story forms a continuum of mountain buildings, continental collision, volcanic eruptions, and huge faults breaking through the landscape.
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County Highpointers Assocation
useful county highpoint trip reports and etiquette at the higher level site
a massive database of trip reports for any mountain you need to climb. this is why the internet was invented.