University Peak, John Muir Wilderness

Name: University Peak
Address: John Muir Wilderness, United States

#28 among attractions in John Muir Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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University Peak is a thirteener in the Sierra Nevada. It is named for the University of California. It is on the Sierra crest between Mount Gould to the north, and Mount Bradley to the south. It lies on the boundary between Tulare County and Inyo County. Its west side is in Kings Canyon National Park while the east face is in the John Muir Wilderness. ()

First ascent: 1896Elevation: 13595 ftProminence: 1187 ftCoordinates: 36°44'53"N, 118°21'40"W

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John Muir Wilderness United States

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

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

3.8 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Pacific Crest Trail, Kings Canyon National Park
97 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.
3.8 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Footpath, Kings Canyon National Park
97 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.
4.5 miW
Mountain
Mount Bago, Kings Canyon National Park
116 min walk • Mount Bago is an 11,870-foot-elevation mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the southeast corner of Fresno County, in northern California.
3.3 miNW
Mountain
Mount Rixford, Kings Canyon National Park
85 min walk • Mount Rixford is a 12,887-foot-elevation mountain summit located one mile west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the southeast corner of Fresno County, in northern California. It is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, 11.5 miles west of the community ...
2.2 miW
Mountain
East Vidette, Kings Canyon National Park
57 min walk • East Vidette is a 12,356-foot-elevation mountain summit located two 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, 12.5 miles west-southwest of the...
3.4 miW
Mountain
West Vidette, Kings Canyon National Park
87 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.
1.8 miS
Mountain
Center Peak, Kings Canyon National Park
46 min walk • Center Peak is a 12,760-foot-elevation mountain summit located one mile west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the northeast corner of Tulare County in northern California.
2.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Gould, Kings Canyon National Park
61 min walk • Mount Gould is a thirteener on the Sierra crest, just north of the Kearsarge Pass.
3.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Stanford, Kings Canyon National Park
93 min walk • Mount Stanford, at an elevation of 13,979 feet, is on the Kings-Kern Divide in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named for Stanford University.
1.6 miNW
Mountain
Kearsarge Pinnacles, Kings Canyon National Park
42 min walk • Kearsarge Pinnacles is a linear series of 12 pillars and crags on a northwest–southeast trending ridge located one mile west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the southeast corner of Fresno County, in northern California.
4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Junction Peak, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
103 min walk • 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.