Peak List

The Great Lower Peaks as of 2017 (86 Peaks)


Peak Elevation
(feet)
One-Way Dist.
(miles)
Gain/Loss
(feet)
Features
Ventura County and North (10)
Cerro Alto  2,642 2.7 1,600 Most northern peak
Bishop Peak 1,559 1.6 1,000 Panoramic views
Valencia Peak 1,345 2.0 1,300 Ocean views, fossils
Gaviota Peak 2,458 3.0 2,100 Hot springs
Little Pine Mountain - [currently suspended] 4,459 6.0 3,400 Santa Cruz trail
Cachuma Mountain 4,696 2.5 1,600 San Rafael Wilderness

Santa Paula Peak - [currently suspended]

4,957 5.5 3,600 Panoramic views
Cathedral Peak 3,333 3.0 2,300 Mission crags, boulders
Montecito Peak 3,214 3.5 2,450 Lush canyon hike
Nordhoff Peak 4,485 7.0 3,500 Landmark peak
Western Angeles National Forest (3)
Slide Mountain LO 4,631 5.0 2,400 View & restored lookout
Jupiter Mountain 4,498 1.5 1,000 View & historic sites
Red Rock Mountain 3,991 3.0 1,900 Fish Canyon, solitude
San Fernando Valley (3)
Mission Point 2,771 2.5 1,200 Valley View
Simi Peak 2,403 3.0 1,200 Highpoint, Simi Hills
Rocky Peak 2,714 3.0 1,200 Views, great loop trip
Santa Monica Mountains (11)
Mugu Peak 1,266 3.0 1,266 Ocean View
Big Dome 2,900 4.0 1,300 Dome shaped rock
Tri Peaks 3,010 3.5 1,300 Impressive rock formation
Exchange Peak 2,960 2.5 1,250 Short steep climb
Inspiration Point 2,800 2.1 1,150 Inspirational view
Boney Peak 2,830 2.0 1,000 Rocky crags
Sandstone Peak 3,111 1.5 1,050 High point of range
Calabasas Peak 2,163 2.0 950 Marine fossils
Saddle Peak East 2,800+ 2.0 900 Backbone trail, ocean views
Temescal Peak 2,126 5.0 1,800 High point of Topanga State Park
McAuley Peak 2,049 3.0 1550 Ocean, Malibu Canyon Views
Catalina, Santa Cruz Islands (2)
Silver Peak 1,804 6.5 2,700/500 High point of isthmus, Catalina
El Montanon 1,808 4.5 1,800 Channel Islands NP, Santa Cruz
Antelope Valley (1)
Saddleback Butte 3,651 2.0 1,000 Desert view point
Verdugo Range (1)
Verdugo Mountain 3,126 5.0 1,700 Urban hike
Griffith Park (2)
Cahuenga Peak 1,820 2.0 1,000 Near Hollywood sign
Mt. Hollywood 1,625 1.5 600 World-famous landmarks, City views
San Gabriel Mountains (21)
May Peak 3.948 4.7 2,000 Placerita Canyon State Park
Mendenhall Peak 4,636 6.0 2,000 Former LO, view
Mount McKinley 4,926 6.0 3,000 Good winter workout
Brown Mountain 4,486 4.5 900/1,600 Good workout
Mount Yale [currently suspended] 4,760 6.0 3,500 Harvard's neighbor
Echo Mountain 3,207 3.0 1,400 Historic hike
Mount Muir 4,686 6.0 3,000 The name!
Mount Zion [currently suspended] 3,575 4.5 1,800/400 Popular cool climb
Newcomb Peak [currently suspended] 4,166 7.0 3,000/1,000 Gabrielino Trail
Clamshell Peak [currently suspended] 4,380+ 3.0 500/800 Front range views
Pine Mountain [currently suspended] 4,539 7.0 3,000 View
Silver Mountain [currently suspended] 3,385 2.0 600/1,000 Good front range views
Bonita Peak 3,983 3.0 1,900 Sheep Mountain Wilderness
Hastings Peak 4,000+ 4.5 3,000 Nice ridge route
Jones Peak 3,375 3.3 2,175 San Gabriel Valley view
Mount Bliss [currently suspended] 3,720 5.0 3,000 Good front range views
Glendora Mountain 3,322 1.5 800 Good front range views
Potato Mountain 3,422 2.5 1,200 Good workout
Stoddard Peak 4,624 3.0 800 Nice spring walk
Frankish Peak 4,200+ 7.0 1,700/1,400 Long springtime walk
Azusa Peak 2,081 1.2 840 San Gabriel Valley / Canyon Views
San Bernadino Mountains (5)
McKinley Mountain 3,795 1.5 1,500 Steep firebreak climb
Harrison Mountain 4,743 2.5 1,600 View
Arrowhead Peak 4,237 3.0 400/800 Famous rock arrowhead
Cram Peak 4,162 5.5 1,200/1,100 View of Seven Oaks dam
Morton Peak Lookout 4,624 3.0 1,400 View many peaks
Chino Hills (2)
Gilman Peak 1,685 4.5 1,300 View
San Juan Hill 1,781 3.0 1,000 High Point Chino Hills
Lake Perris Area (1)
Mount Russell 2,704 2.5 1,000 Area high point
Santa Ana Mountains (11)
Sierra Peak 3,045 7.5 2,200 Overlook Santa Ana Canyon
Pleasants Peak 4,007 8.0 3,400/1,100 Long hike

Bedford Peak 

3,800+ 4.0 2,100 View

Bald Peak

3,947 7.0 2,800/500 View
Trabuco Peak 4,604 6.0 3,000 Canyon hike
Los Pinos Peak 4,510 3.0 1,300 Ridge hike
Sugarloaf 3,227 5.0 700/900 Nice climb, view
Old Sugarloaf 3,326 5.0 1,200/1,200 Overlooks hot springs
San Mateo Peak 3,591 3.0 900 High Point San Mateo Wilderness
Sitton Peak 3,273 5.0 1,400 Landmark peak
Margarita Peak 3,189 1.5 800 View Camp Pendelton
Monument Hill [currently suspended] 2,046 2.2 250 Views and Historic Adobes
Joshua Tree National Park (5)
Mount Mel 3,814 2.0 600 WTC training peak
Keys Peak 4,483 3.0 450 Rock Wonderland views
Mastodon Peak 3,371 1.5 400 Old mines
Monument Mountain 4,834 2.5 1,594 Far ranging view of peak
Malapai Hill 4,280+ 1.0 550/100 Geological formation, view
Anza Borego State Park (2)
Wilson Peak 4,573 4.5 900/300 Great desert hiking
Ghost Mountain 3,402 1.5 350 Historic Homestead
San Diego County (5)
Agua Tibia 4,779 8.5 3,200 High Point Agua Tibia Wilderness
Wild Horse Peak 3,277 5.0 1,800 Agua Tibia Wilderness
Woodson Mountain 2,894 4.0 2,000 Fantasic rock formations
Iron Mountain 2,696 3.0 1,000 Spring wildflower display
Eagle Peak 3,226 2.5 700/400 Stunning rock cliffs