Mount Agassiz, John Muir Wilderness

Name: Mount Agassiz
Address: John Muir Wilderness, United States

#10 among attractions in John Muir Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain, Top attraction

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Mount Agassiz, at 13,899 feet, is one of the twenty highest peaks of California. It is the northernmost and easiest to climb of the major Palisades summits. This peak is not to be confused with the 9967ft peak by the same name in Desolation Wilderness, also in the California Sierra. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1925Elevation: 13899 ftProminence: 893 ftCoordinates: 37°6'42"N, 118°31'52"W

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John Muir Wilderness United States

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Mount Agassiz – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Winchell, Thunderbolt Peak, North Palisade, Palisade Glacier.

0.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Winchell, Kings Canyon National Park
17 min walk • Mount Winchell, a thirteener, is among the thirty highest peaks of California. It is in the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada, on the Sierra Crest between Mount Agassiz and Thunderbolt Peak.
1.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Thunderbolt Peak, John Muir Wilderness
31 min walk • Thunderbolt Peak is a peak in the Palisades group of peaks in the Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California. It rises to 14,009 feet and could be considered the thirteenth-highest peak in the state, but since the peak has less than 300 feet of prominence it is usually considered a subsidiary peak of North Palisade.
1.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
North Palisade, Kings Canyon National Park
39 min walk • North Palisade is the third-highest mountain in the Sierra Nevada range of California. It is the highest peak of the Palisades group of peaks in the central part of the range.
1.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Palisade Glacier, John Muir Wilderness
37 min walk • The Palisade Glacier is a glacier located on the northeast side of the Palisades within the John Muir Wilderness in the central Sierra Nevada of California.
1.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Palisades, John Muir Wilderness
39 min walk • The Palisades are a group of peaks in the central part of the Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California. They are located about 12 miles southwest of the town of Big Pine, California.
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Bishop Pass, John Muir Wilderness
21 min walk • Bishop Pass, 11,972 ft, is a high mountain pass in the southern Sierra Nevada, California, on the border of the Inyo National Forest on the north and Kings Canyon National Park on the south.