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Palisade Glacier, John Muir Wilderness

#21 among attractions in John Muir Wilderness

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Palisade Glacier
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Alternative names: Length: 4277 ftCoordinates: 37°5'58"N, 118°30'36"W
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John Muir Wilderness United States

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Palisade Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Sill, Mount Agassiz, Temple Crag, Mount Winchell.

  • mount sill kings canyon national park0.5 miSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Mount Sill, Kings Canyon National Park

    12 min walk • Mount Sill is one of the fourteeners of the Sierra Nevada in California. It is located in the Palisades, a group of striking rock peaks with a few small glaciers on their flanks.

  • mount agassiz john muir wilderness1.4 miNW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Mount Agassiz, John Muir Wilderness

    37 min walk • 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.

  • temple crag john muir wilderness1.2 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Temple Crag, John Muir Wilderness

    30 min walk • Temple Crag is a mountain peak in the Palisades group of peaks of the Sierra Nevada with an elevation of 12,982 feet. The peak lies east of the Sierra Crest, between Mount Gayley and Mount Alice, straddling the drainages of the North and South Forks of Big Pine Creek.

  • mount winchell kings canyon national park0.9 miW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Mount Winchell, Kings Canyon National Park

    24 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.

  • thunderbolt peak john muir wilderness0.5 miW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Thunderbolt Peak, John Muir Wilderness

    12 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.

  • north palisade kings canyon national park0.4 miSW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    North Palisade, Kings Canyon National Park

    11 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.

  • palisades john muir wilderness0.4 miSW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Palisades, John Muir Wilderness

    11 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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Which popular attractions are close to Palisade Glacier?

Nearby attractions include Palisades, John Muir Wilderness (11 min walk), North Palisade, Kings Canyon National Park (11 min walk), Thunderbolt Peak, John Muir Wilderness (12 min walk), Mount Sill, Kings Canyon National Park (12 min walk).

Where to next? Visit california California region page or discover the top tourist attractions in United States.

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