Mount Baxter, Kings Canyon National Park

Name: Mount Baxter
Address: Kings Canyon National Park, United States

#42 among attractions in Kings Canyon National Park

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Mount Baxter is a peak along the crest of the Sierra Nevada in California. Mount Baxter is on the boundary between Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness just north of Baxter Pass and to the northeast of the Rae Lakes, a popular backpacking destination along the John Muir Trail. ()

First ascent: 1905Elevation: 13141 ftProminence: 603 ftCoordinates: 36°51'41"N, 118°21'58"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Mount Rixford, Rae Lakes, Crater Mountain, Fin Dome.

5.6 miS
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Mount Rixford, Kings Canyon National Park
143 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 ...
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Rae Lakes, Kings Canyon National Park
107 min walk • Rae Lakes is a series of lakes in the Sierra Nevada, located in Kings Canyon National Park, eastern Fresno County, California. The lakes are located on the John Muir Trail at the base of Black Mountain.
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Crater Mountain, Kings Canyon National Park
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4.2 miSW
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Fin Dome, Kings Canyon National Park
107 min walk • Fin Dome is an 11,673-foot-elevation granite summit located 1.5 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 the Rae Lakes area of Kings Canyon National Park, approximately 15.5 miles west of the community of Independence.
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Mount Wynne, Kings Canyon National Park
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Mount Ickes, Kings Canyon National Park
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Mount Cedric Wright, Kings Canyon National Park
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Diamond Peak, Kings Canyon National Park
71 min walk • Diamond Peak is a 13,133-foot mountain in the Sierra Nevada on the boundary between Fresno and Inyo Counties, California in the United States. It is on the Sierra Crest. The west side of Diamond Peak is located in Kings Canyon National Park, at the headwater of Woods Creek, and the east side is located in the Inyo National Forest.
0.5 miW
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Acrodectes Peak, Kings Canyon National Park
13 min walk • Acrodectes Peak is a mountain peak of the Sierra Nevada, located within Kings Canyon National Park in southern Fresno County, California. The summit is 13,187 feet in elevation. The peak was named after Acrodectes philopagus, a rare katydid species found in the region.
4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Clarence King, Kings Canyon National Park
123 min walk • Mount Clarence King, located in the Kings Canyon National Park, is named for Clarence King, who worked on the Whitney Survey, the first geological survey of California. King later became the first chief of the United States Geological Survey. The Peak is located along King Spur, a sub-range of the California's Sierra Nevada.
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Mount Cotter, Kings Canyon National Park
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