Highest roads of California
Located on the western coast of North America, California is geographically very diverse. It’s the third largest state in the US and is known for its dramatic terrain encompassing cliff-lined beaches. But the eastern part of the state is dotted with a number of rugged mountain ranges. It contains a large number of peaks measuring over 13,000ft (3.962m), all of them covered in snow throughout the winter months.
Highest roads of California:
| Mountain pass | Elevation | County | Surface |
| White Mountain Peak | 4.347m (14,261ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Barcroft Field Station | 3.800m (12,470ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Sheep Mountain | 3.626m (11,896ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Mount Morgan | 3.619m (11,873ft) | Inyo | Gravel |
| Mount Patterson | 3.560m (11,679ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Coyote Ridge | 3.492m (11,456ft) | Inyo | Gravel |
| Rocky Bottom Lake | 3.368m (11,049ft) | Inyo | Gravel |
| Mammoth Mountain | 3.364m (11,036ft) | Madera | Gravel |
| Dunderberg Peak | 3.348m (10,984ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Kavanaugh Ridge | 3.347m (10,980ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Silver Peak | 3.311m (10,862ft) | Inyo | Gravel |
| Big Sam | 3.298m (10,820ft) | Tuolumne | Gravel |
| Campito Mountain | 3.294m (10,807ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Rocky Bottom Lake | 3.280m (10,761ft) | Inyo | Gravel |
| Leavitt Lake | 3.246m (10,649ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Round Mountain | 3.216m (10,551ft) | Inyo | Gravel |
| McGee Mountain | 3.204m (10,511ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Baker Creek Meadow | 3.185m (10,449ft) | Inyo | Gravel |
| Funnel Lake | 3.176m (10,419ft) | Inyo | Gravel |
| County Line Hill | 3.173m (10,410ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| 3.136m (10,288ft) | Mono | Gravel | |
| Deadman Pass | 3.129m (10,265ft) | Madera | Gravel |
| Rock Creek Road | 3.121m (10,239ft) | Inyo | Asphalt |
| Upper Summers M. | 3.110m (10,203ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| June Mountain | 3.092m (10,144ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Mount Givens | 3.091m (10,141ft) | Fresno | Gravel |
| Saddlebag Lake | 3.091m (10,141ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Crooked Creek Stn. | 3.090m (10,150ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Horseshoe Meadow | 3.070m (10,072ft) | Inyo | Asphalt |
| Laurel Lake | 3.065m (10,058ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Coyote Flat | 3.061m (10,042ft) | Inyo | Gravel |
| Potato Peak | 3.060m (10,039ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Rogers Peak | 3.049m (10,003ft) | Inyo | Gravel |
| Rainbow Summit | 3.046m (9,993ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Monument Peak | 3.040m (9,973ft) | El Dorado | Gravel |
| Tioga Pass | 3.031m (9,943ft) | Mono | Asphalt |
| Mount Patterson radio | 3.027m (9,931ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Summit Drive | 3.000m (9,842ft) | Mono | Asphalt/Gravel |
| South Lake | 2.999m (9,839ft) | Inyo | Asphalt |
| Virginia Lakes | 2.993m (9,819ft) | Mono | Asphalt |
| White Bark Vista | 2.993m (9,819ft) | Fresno | Gravel |
| Station Peak | 2.967m (9,734ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Hawkins Peak | 2.953m (9,688ft) | Alpine | Gravel |
| Sonora Pass | 2.939m (9,642ft) | Mono, Tuo., Alp. | Asphalt |
| Swamp Lake | 2.929m (9,609ft) | Fresno | Gravel |
| Lobdell Lake | 2.908m (9,540ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| East Peak | 2.893m (9,491ft) | El Dorado | Gravel |
| Iron Mountain | 2.892m (9,488ft) | Inyo | Gravel |
| Mazuorka Peak | 2.870m (9,416ft) | Inyo | Gravel |
| North Lake road | 2.854m (9,363ft) | Inyo | Asphalt/Gravel |
| Bald Mountain | 2.847m (9,339ft) | Tulare | Gravel |
| Bodie Masonic Road | 2.831m (9,288ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Masonic Mountain | 2.812m (9,225 ft) | Mono | Gravel |
| Onion Valley Road | 2.810m (9,219ft) | Inyo | Asphalt |
| Kaiser Pass | 2.803m (9,196ft) | Fresno | Asphalt |
| Sherman Pass | 2.800m (9,200ft) | Tulare | Asphalt |
| Minaret Summit | 2.797m (9,175ft) | Madera | Asphalt |
| Lake Sabrina | 2.796m (9,173ft) | Inyo | Asphalt |
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