Named Peaks
Peak | Height | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
US | SI | ||
Sandstone Peak | 3111 ft | 948 m | also known as Mount Allen, rising nearly a kilometer high |
Tri-Peaks | 3010 ft | 917 m | |
Exchange Peak | 2950 ft | 899 m | |
Boney Peak | 2825 ft | 861 m | |
Castro Peak | 2824 ft | 861 m | highest peak in the eastern end of the range |
Saddle Peak | 2805 ft | 855 m | |
Calabasas Peak | 2165 ft | 660 m | |
Temescal Peak | 2126 ft | 648 m | |
San Vicente Mountain | 1965 ft | 599 m | former site of a Nike missile base, now a Cold War park |
Clarks Peak | 1965 ft | 599 m | |
Mesa Peak | 1844 ft | 562 m | |
Cahuenga Peak | 1820 ft | 555 m | |
Brents Mountain | 1713 ft | 522 m | |
Mount Lee | 1640 ft | 500 m | the Hollywood Sign is on the southern slope, at exactly half a kilometer high |
Mount Hollywood | 1625 ft | 495 m | |
Mount Chapel | 1622 ft | 494 m | |
Mount Bell | 1587 ft | 484 m | |
La Jolla Peak | 1567 ft | 478 m | |
Laguna Peak | 1457 ft | 444 m | |
Mugu Peak | 1266 ft | 386 m | the westernmost peak in the range, rising directly from the beach |
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