Highpoints
and
Prominence Peaks
of the
United States

by
Scott Surgent

 
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• Alaska
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
• Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
• New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
• New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

  Last Updated:
June 1, 2009

  State Highpoints: 45
  County Highpoints: 463

  2,000 ft. Prom. Peaks 191
  5,000 ft. Prom. Peaks: 30

What's Prominence?

Complete Highpoint Statistics

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  • Tehachapi Mtn (CA, 5/30/09)
  • Piute Mountain (CA, 5/30/09)
  • Breckenridge Mtn (CA, 5/29/09)
  • Frazier Mtn (CA, 5/29/09)
  • Gass Peak (NV, 4/5/09)
  • Reiley Peak (AZ, 3/3/09)
  • Peloncillo Mtn (AZ, 3/1/09)
  • Weaver Peak (AZ, 1/18/09)
  • Pinacate Peak (Mex. 1/6/09)
  • Big Maria Peak (CA, 12/21/08)
  • Harcuvar Peak (AZ, 12/19/08)
  • Bryce Mountain (AZ, 11/22/08)
  • Newman Peak (AZ, 11/11/08)
  • Otay Mountain (CA, 10/4/08)
  • Cuyamaca Peak (CA, 10/4/08)

  • Big Bend Mount Emory
  • Crater Lake Mount Scott
  • Death Valley Telescope Peak
  • Grand Canyon Kaibab Plateau
  • Great Basin Wheeler Peak
  • Great Smoky Mtns Clingmans Dome
  • Guadalupe Mountains Guadalupe Peak
  • Joshua Tree Quail Mountain
  • Lassen Volcanic Mount Lassen
  • Mount Rainier Mount Rainier
  • Pinacate Reserve Pinacate Peak
  • Saguaro (W. Unit) Mount Wasson
  • Sequoia Mount Whitney
  • Shenandoah Hawksbill Mountain

(Huh?)

31N 105W
32N 111W
32N 112W
33N 107W
33N 110W
33N 111W
33N 112W
33N 113W
33N 115W
34N 111W
34N 113W
34N 114W
35N 110W
35N 111W
36N 111W
36N 116W
37N 113W
38N 118W

Confluence.org Website

  • America's Roof
  • Sierra Club Desert Peaks Section
  • Summitpost
  • Southern Arizona Hiking Club (SAHC)
  • County Highpointers (cohp.org)
  • My County Completion Map
  • County Highpointers Group (Yahoo)
  • Order the "County High Points" Book
  • Mohamed Ellozy's Highpoints Page
  • Matt Worster's 'Outdoor Actives'
  • Hyrum Wright's Hikes
  • Adam Helman's Peak List
  • Eric Willhite's Climbing Page

  • Tits photo
  • Fat Boy's Pork Palace


Countries I have Visited

Welcome to my hiking and climbing page! This is a repository of my reports dating back into the late 1980s and early 1990s. Anything that required some uphill effort is included here. My interests have varied, starting with the state highpoints, graduating to the county highpoints and more recently, the prominence mountains - mainly in the southwest United States. I hike and/or climb whatever is available and convenient. I have arranged this website by state and from there, if appropriate, by county. You can surf by randomly picking a state seeing what's there. For a chronological listing, see the Complete Highpointing Statistics page, linking from here or on the left side-bar. Other "theme" pages are also found on the left sidebar. Have fun, but remember to read the disclaimer below. There will be a quiz.

(These pages are best viewed on IE, but most browsers should show these pages faithfully, although some word-wrap and other little details may take place giving the pages a slightly off-kilter appearance)


You may click directly on the state to jump to the trip report, or use the list on the left.

Most Recent Visits

Tehachapi Mtn
California
May 30, 2008

Piute Mountain
California
May 30, 2008

Breckenridge Mtn
California
May 29, 2008

Frazier Mountain
California
May 29, 2008

Gass Peak
Nevada
April 5, 2009
 

Reiley Peak
Arizona
March 3, 2009

Peloncillo Mtn
Arizona
March 1, 2009

Weaver Peak
Arizona
January 18, 2009

Pinacate Peak
Sonora, Mexico
January 6, 2009

Big Maria Peak
California
December 21, 2008
 

Harcuvar Peak
Arizona
December 19, 2008

Bryce Mountain
Arizona
November 22, 2008

Newman Peak
Arizona
November 11, 2008

Otay Mountain
California
October 4, 2008

Cuyamaca Peak
California
October 4, 2008

Other Interesting Destinations

Ayers Rock
N.T., Australia
1985 & 1987

Coolgardie
W. Australia
July 14, 1987

Africa
Zimbabwe & Kenya
November, 1987

Budapest
Hungary
December 2003

Sinkyone State Park
California
May 23, 2003
 

FM-170 River Road
Rio Grande, Texas
2004, 2006

San Rafael Valley
Arizona
April 25, 2004

Mount Rushmore
South Dakota
May 21, 2004

Gila Cliff Dwellings
New Mexico
Sept. 5, 2004

Cornudas
Texas
Dec. 31, 2004
 

Kelso Dunes
California
March 14, 2005

Toroweap Overlook
Grand Canyon, AZ
May 21, 2005

Four Corners
AZ, NM, CO, UT
May 18, 2006

Shiprock
New Mexico
May 18, 2006

Na Pali Coast
Kauai, Hawaii
July 4, 2006
 

Hawaii Volcanoes NP
Big Island, Hawaii
July 8, 2006

Mogollon & Catwalk
New Mexico
October, 2007

Goldfield
Nevada
July, 2008

Swansea
Arizona
Feb 14, 2009

Anza-Borrego
California
Multiple Visits


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Disclaimer: The trip reports contained herein on these pages are for entertainment only. If you use them to help plan a trip, you are solely responsible for ensuring the accuracy of our reports. These reports are not meant to replace maps, compass, gps and other common sense hiking/navigation items. Neither we nor the webhost can be held responsible for unfortunate situations that may arise based on these trip reports. Conditions change over time! Some of these hikes are major mountaineering or backpacking endeavors that require skill, proper gear, proper fitness and general experience. Be considerate of private land at all times. Never underestimate nature!

The flags on the individual state/county highpoints pages were downloaded from this site

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