Nov 08 2025
The Dragtooth 🏔️ Overview The Dragtooth is a rugged 12,131-foot (3,697-meter) summit on the Sawtooth Ridge of California’s Sierra Nevada, immediately northwest of Matterhorn Peak. The mountain lies along the boundary between Mono and Tuolumne counties near the northeastern edge of Yosemite National Park. Although much less famous than Matterhorn Peak, The Dragtooth is one …
Nov 07 2025
Blacksmith Peak 🏔️ Overview Blacksmith Peak is a rugged granite summit on the crest of California’s Sierra Nevada, rising to 11,866 feet (3,617 meters) along the boundary between Mono and Tuolumne counties. The mountain occupies a particularly dramatic section of the northern Yosemite high country, where the jagged Sawtooth Ridge separates Yosemite National Park from …
Nov 07 2025
🏔️ Overview Eagle Peak is a prominent mountain in the northern Sierra Nevada of Mono County, California. Rising above the Buckeye Creek and Eagle Creek drainages southwest of Bridgeport, it forms the highest point on Buckeye Ridge and stands within the federally protected Hoover Wilderness. Modern LiDAR-based measurements published by ListsOfJohn place Eagle Peak at …
Nov 06 2025
Walker Mountain 🏔️ Overview Walker Mountain is an 11,573-foot (3,527-meter) summit in Mono County, California, in the northern Sierra Nevada. The mountain rises within the Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, southwest of the Little Walker River corridor and south of Sonora Pass. Although less famous than many of the Sierra Nevada’s higher summits, Walker …
Nov 05 2025
Sonora Peak Sonora Peak rises immediately north of Sonora Pass in California’s central Sierra Nevada, forming a prominent volcanic summit on the boundary between Alpine and Mono counties. It is the highest point in Alpine County and one of the most accessible 11,000-foot peaks in this part of the Sierra. Unlike the pale granite that …
Nov 05 2025
Stanislaus Peak 🏔️ Overview Stanislaus Peak is a distinctive volcanic summit rising to approximately 11,230 feet (3,423 meters) in California’s Sierra Nevada. Located north of Sonora Pass in Alpine County, the mountain stands within the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness and occupies land administered by both the Stanislaus and Humboldt-Toiyabe national forests. Unlike the vast granite landscapes associated …
Nov 05 2025
Leavitt Peak 🏔️ Overview Leavitt Peak is a prominent summit of the Sierra Nevada near Sonora Pass in eastern California. Rising to approximately 11,572 feet (3,527 meters), the mountain stands directly on the boundary between Mono County and Tuolumne County and forms one of the dominant high points of the Sonora Pass region. The peak …
Nov 04 2025
Highland Peak 🏔️ Overview Highland Peak is a prominent mountain in California’s northern Sierra Nevada, rising above the rugged high country east of Ebbetts Pass. The summit stands in Alpine County within the Carson–Iceberg Wilderness, an extensive protected area straddling the Sierra Nevada crest. Modern LiDAR-based data used by Peakbagger places Highland Peak at approximately …
Nov 04 2025
Freel Peak Freel Peak is the highest mountain in the Carson Range and the highest summit in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Rising to approximately 10,883 feet (3,317 meters) on the California side of the range, the mountain stands south of Lake Tahoe along the boundary between El Dorado and Alpine counties. Its combination of substantial …
Sep 03 2025
Mammoth Mountain Mammoth Mountain is one of the best-known peaks of California’s Eastern Sierra, but it is very different geologically from many of the granite summits surrounding it. Rather than being primarily an uplifted granitic peak, Mammoth Mountain is a volcanic lava-dome complex built by repeated eruptions along the southwestern edge of the Long Valley …
