Junction Peak, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Name: Junction Peak
Address: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, United States

#23 among attractions in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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Junction Peak is a thirteener in the Sierra Nevada. Joseph Nisbet LeConte chose this name in 1896, noting that it marks the point where the Sierra Crest crosses the water divide of the Kern and Kings rivers. Today it also is the boundary between Inyo and Tulare counties, and of Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Park and the John Muir Wilderness. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1899Elevation: 13894 ftProminence: 765 ftCoordinates: 36°41'24"N, 118°21'58"W

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Junction Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pacific Crest Trail, Footpath, Mount Bago, East Vidette.

0.4 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Pacific Crest Trail, Kings Canyon National Park
12 min walk • The Pacific Crest Trail, officially designated as the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, is a long-distance hiking and equestrian trail closely aligned with the highest portion of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges, which lie 100 to 150 miles east of the U.S.
0.4 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Footpath, Kings Canyon National Park
12 min walk • A footpath is a type of thoroughfare that is intended for use only by pedestrians and not other forms of traffic such as motorized vehicles, cycles, and horses. They can be found in a wide variety of places, from the centre of cities, to farmland, to mountain ridges.
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Mountain
Mount Bago, Kings Canyon National Park
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4.2 miNW
Mountain
East Vidette, Kings Canyon National Park
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3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Williamson, John Muir Wilderness
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Mountain
West Vidette, Kings Canyon National Park
109 min walk • West Vidette is a 12,533-foot-elevation mountain summit located three miles west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the northeast corner of Tulare County in northern California. It is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, 13.5 miles west-southwest of the community of Independence, and 1.27 miles west of East Vidette.
2.2 miN
Mountain
Center Peak, Kings Canyon National Park
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3.8 miW
Mountain
Mount Genevra
98 min walk • Mount Genevra is a remote 13,054-foot-elevation mountain summit located on the Kings–Kern Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated on the shared boundary of Kings Canyon National Park with Sequoia National Park, 3.5...
3.7 miSE
Mountain
Mount Versteeg, Mount Whitney
94 min walk • Mount Versteeg is a 13,471-foot-elevation mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. It is situated on the common border of Tulare County with Inyo County, as well as the shared boundary of Sequoia National Park and John Muir Wilderness.
4.7 miW
Mountain
Mount Jordan, Kings Canyon National Park
119 min walk • Mount Jordan is a remote 13,343-foot-elevation mountain summit located on the Kings–Kern Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated on the shared boundary of Kings Canyon National Park with Sequoia National Park, 3.1 miles...
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tyndall, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
74 min walk • Mount Tyndall is a peak in the Mount Whitney region of the Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California. At 14,025 feet, it is the tenth highest peak in the state. The mountain was named in honor of the Irish scientist and mountaineer, John Tyndall.