Highpoints
and
Prominence Peaks
of the
United States

by
Scott Surgent

Welcome to my hiking and climbing page! This is a collection of my various 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. (Note: these pages appear best on Internet Explorer, and reasonably well on Firefox. They appear less dependably on Chrome for some reason)
 
 
 

 
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  State and County
Highpoint Lists

Alabama
• 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

(Peaks in Mexico)

  Statistics

  Last Updated:
May 22, 2013

  State Highpoints: 45
  County Highpoints: 469

  1,000 ft. Prom. Peaks: 300
  2,000 ft. Prom. Peaks: 219
  5,000 ft. Prom. Peaks: 30

What's Prominence?

Complete Highpoint Statistics

CopsSnakesBears
Cats & DogsRadar Domes
Lightning!More Lightning!
LostLost AgainFight?
ToplessBikini
DarknessMore Darkness
BloodBisonTarantula

  National Park Highpoints

  • Big Bend Emory Peak
  • 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 (E. Unit) Mica Mountain
  • Saguaro (W. Unit) Mount Wasson
  • Sequoia Mount Whitney
  • Shenandoah Hawksbill Mountain

  Lat/Long Confluences

(Huh?)

31N 105W
32N 111W
32N 112W
33N 107W
33N 109W
33N 110W
33N 111W
33N 112W
33N 113W
33N 115W
34N 111W
34N 113W
34N 114W
35N 110W
35N 111W
35N 115W
35N 118W
36N 111W
36N 115W
36N 116W
37N 113W
38N 114W
38N 118W

Confluence.org Website

  Related Links

In no particular order...

  • Sierra Club Desert Peaks Section
  • The Arizona P1K List
  • Summitpost
  • Southern Arizona Hiking Club (SAHC)
  • County Highpointers (cohp.org)
  • My County Completion Map at cohp.org
  • County Highpointers at Yahoo
  • Mohamed Ellozy's Highpoints Page
  • Hyrum Wright's Hikes
  • Adam Helman's Peak List
  • Eric Willhite's Climbing Page
  • Ontario Province (CAN) Highpoints
  • H. W. Stockman's Nevada peaks site
  • Bob Burd's Sierra Travels
  • Arizona Hikers Webpage
  • Hillwalking in Ireland
  • Kathy Wing's Photo Site
  • Jim Boone's Las Vegas Page
  • Trans Taiga Road, Northern Quebec
  • Twelve Mile Circle
  • A sailing kitty
  • Doug Kasian's "Desert Mountaineer"
  • Gerry Roach's "Climb Mountains"

  Miscellaneous

  • Tits Sign
  • Fat Boy's Pork Palace
  • Don't Pee Sign


Countries I have Visited


• • • • •
The County Highpoints of Arizona

My new book on the county highpoints of Arizona! Retails at $15.95. Click on the link or the cover image for ordering information.


My WHA books


You may click directly on the state, or use the list on the left.

Trip Reports by Year:

1990s2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003200420052006
200720082009201020112012

Most Recent Visits

Rose Peak
California
May 18, 2013

Mitchell Peak
Arizona
May 18, 2013

Palm View Peak
California
May 14, 2013

Mt Williamson
California
May 13, 2013

Thomas Mountain
California
May 11, 2013
 

Cahuilla Mountain
California
May 11, 2013

Dos Cabezas Peak
Arizona
April 20, 2013

Duncan BM (GWC)
Arizona
April 6, 2013

Pinta Benchmark
Arizona
February 10, 2013

Wachusett + others
Massachusetts
February 7, 2013
 

Agua Caliente Hill
Arizona
December 30, 2012

Diamond Mountain
Arizona
November 25, 2012

Cowles Mountain
California
November 15, 2012

Carrizo Mountain
California
November 15, 2012

Gila Lkt/Suappoa
Arizona
October 28, 2012

Other Interesting Destinations

Ayers Rock
N.T., Australia
1985 & 1987

Coolgardie
W. Australia
July 14, 1987

Africa
Zimbabwe & Kenya
November, 1987

Arches N.P.
Utah
July, 2003

Budapest
Hungary
December 2003
 

Sinkyone State Park
California
May 23, 2003

Seven Falls
Arizona
August 2003

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

San Rafael Valley
Arizona
April 25, 2004

Mount Rushmore
South Dakota
May 21, 2004
 

Canyon de Chelly
Arizona
May 31, 2004

Gila Cliff Dwellings
New Mexico
Sept. 5, 2004

Cornudas
Texas
Dec. 31, 2004

Kelso Dunes
California
March 14, 2005

Death Valley
California
March, 2005
 

Toroweap Overlook
Grand Canyon, AZ
May 21, 2005

Very Large Array
New Mexico
Sept. 2005

Petrified Forest NP
Arizona
Jan. 1, 2006

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
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

Pioche
Nevada
August 2009

Lovell Canyon
Nevada
February 2010

Sonoran Desert Mon.
Arizona
May 1, 2010

Red Mountain
Arizona
May 17, 2010
 

Window Rock
Arizona
July 12, 2010

Freedom Trail
Boston, MA
November 14, 2010

Tombstone
Arizona
December 2010

Brush Fire!
Superior, Arizona
May 8, 2011

Silver City Area
New Mexico
May 9-11, 2011
 

Bedrock City
Valle, Arizona
July 9, 2011

Hoss Turns 200,000
Maricopa, Arizona
December 25, 2011

Wilson Observatory
California
May 12, 2012

Stanley Cup Parade
L.A., California
June 14, 2012

Beth's Jump!
Eloy, Arizona
October 15, 2012
 

Spur Cross Park
Cave Creek, Arizona
December 17, 2012

Apache Trail
Salt River, Arizona
March 31, 2013


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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!

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