Basin Mountain, John Muir Wilderness

Name: Basin Mountain
Address: John Muir Wilderness, United States

#31 among attractions in John Muir Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Basin Mountain in California's eastern Sierra Nevada range is a large and visually prominent peak near the city of Bishop. Basin Mountain is not as tall as its neighboring peaks, Mount Tom and Mount Humphreys, but it dominates the view to the west from Bishop as it rises above the Buttermilks. It is a relatively easy scramble to the top. The summit is not especially notable, except for the wonderful views it offers of Mount Tom, which dominates the skyline just to the north. The night-time views of Bishop and the Owens valley are spectacular. ()

First ascent: 1930Prominence: 421 ftCoordinates: 37°17'50"N, 118°39'32"W

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John Muir Wilderness United States

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Basin Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Tom, Loch Leven, Mount Humphreys, Mount Emerson.

2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tom, John Muir Wilderness
73 min walk • Mount Tom is a large and prominent peak near the city of Bishop in Inyo County of eastern California. It is in the Sierra Nevada and east of the Sierra Crest. The mountain is also in the John Muir Wilderness.
4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Leven, John Muir Wilderness
116 min walk • Loch Leven is the name of several lakes in California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada.
2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Humphreys, John Muir Wilderness
52 min walk • Mount Humphreys is a mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada on the Fresno-Inyo county line in the U.S. state of California. It is the 13th highest peak in California, and the highest peak in the Bishop area.
3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Emerson, John Muir Wilderness
97 min walk • Mount Emerson is located in the Sierra Nevada in Inyo County in eastern California, United States. Mount Emerson is the 116th highest mountain in California and the 671st highest mountain in the United States.
7.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Matthes Glaciers, John Muir Wilderness
186 min walk • The Matthes Glaciers are a group of glaciers east of the Glacier Divide in the Sierra Nevada, in the U.S. state of California. The glaciers were named for François E. Matthes.
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
The Buttermilks, Inyo National Forest
69 min walk • The Buttermilks, or Buttermilk Country, is a well known bouldering destination near Bishop, California. It comprises the western edge of the Owens Valley, in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada.