Martha Lake, Kings Canyon National Park

#50 among attractions in Kings Canyon National Park

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Lake Martha is a lake in Kings Canyon National Park, on the Le Conte Divide, 1.0 mile north of Mount Reinstein and 1.2 miles southwest of Mount Goddard. Lake Martha is notable for being the source of the south fork of the San Joaquin River. It is also on the easiest route to Hell for Sure Pass. Due to its elevation, it can be completely frozen at high summer. ()

Elevation: 11007 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°5'40"N, 118°44'20"W

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Martha Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Hermit, Black Giant, Mount Fiske, Mount Warlow.

4.9 miN
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The Hermit, John Muir Wilderness
124 min walk • The Hermit is a 12,328-foot-elevation mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated in northern Kings Canyon National Park, 2.5 miles east of Emerald Peak, and 2.5 miles west of Mount Darwin.
5 miE
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Black Giant
128 min walk • Black Giant is a 13,330-foot-elevation mountain summit located near the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. Black Giant ranks as the 86th highest summit in California.
4.9 miNE
Mountain
Mount Fiske, John Muir Wilderness
125 min walk • Mount Fiske is a 13,503-foot-elevation mountain summit located near the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated in northern Kings Canyon National Park, 23 miles west of the community of Big Pine, 0.83...
4.3 miNE
Mountain
Mount Warlow, John Muir Wilderness
109 min walk • Mount Warlow is a 13,206-foot-elevation mountain summit located 1.5 miles west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated on the Goddard Divide in northern Kings Canyon National Park, 1.2 miles north...
3.1 miN
Mountain
Mount McGee, John Muir Wilderness
79 min walk • Mount McGee is a 12,944-foot-elevation mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, 0.6 miles southeast of Peter Peak, 2 miles southwest of The...
5.4 miE
Mountain
Mount McDuffie
139 min walk • Mount McDuffie is a 13,291-foot-elevation mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. This peak is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, 1.9 miles northwest of The Citadel, and two miles south of Black Giant, which is the nearest higher neighbor.
3.5 miN
Mountain
Peter Peak, John Muir Wilderness
90 min walk • Peter Peak is a 12,490-foot-elevation mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, 2 miles southwest of The Hermit, and 0.6 mile northwest of Mount McGee, the nearest higher neighbor.
5.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Spencer, Kings Canyon National Park
134 min walk • Mount Spencer is a 12,431 feet peak in the Sierra Nevada, in Kings Canyon National Park and Fresno County, California.
6.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Darwin, John Muir Wilderness
159 min walk • Mount Darwin is a flat-topped mountain in the Sierra Nevada, on the border of between Fresno and Inyo counties in Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness of California.
6.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Mendel, Kings Canyon National Park
164 min walk • Mount Mendel is a peak in Fresno County, California. It is in Kings Canyon National Park in the Evolution Region, of the Sierra Nevada and adjacent to Mount Darwin which is on the Sierra crest.
3.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Solomons, Kings Canyon National Park
94 min walk • Mount Solomons is a peak in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the U.S. state of California. It rises to 13,040 feet directly above Muir Pass.