Matthes Glaciers, John Muir Wilderness

#45 among attractions in John Muir Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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The Matthes Glaciers are a group of glaciers east of the Glacier Divide in the Sierra Nevada, in the U.S. state of California. The glaciers were named for François E. Matthes. There are approximately 10 small glacierets situated above 12,200 feet in the John Muir Wilderness of Sierra National Forest which comprise the Matthes Glaciers. ()

Length: 528 ftCoordinates: 37°13'40"N, 118°45'32"W

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Matthes Glaciers – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Hermit, Mount Spencer, Mount Darwin, Mount Humphreys.

5 miSE
Mountain
The Hermit, John Muir Wilderness
128 min walk • The Hermit is a 12,328-foot-elevation mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated in northern Kings Canyon National Park, 2.5 miles east of Emerald Peak, and 2.5 miles west of Mount Darwin.
6.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Spencer, Kings Canyon National Park
169 min walk • Mount Spencer is a 12,431 feet peak in the Sierra Nevada, in Kings Canyon National Park and Fresno County, California.
6.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Darwin, John Muir Wilderness
163 min walk • Mount Darwin is a flat-topped mountain in the Sierra Nevada, on the border of between Fresno and Inyo counties in Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness of California.
5.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Humphreys, John Muir Wilderness
141 min walk • Mount Humphreys is a mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada on the Fresno-Inyo county line in the U.S. state of California. It is the 13th highest peak in California, and the highest peak in the Bishop area.
5.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Mendel, Kings Canyon National Park
144 min walk • Mount Mendel is a peak in Fresno County, California. It is in Kings Canyon National Park in the Evolution Region, of the Sierra Nevada and adjacent to Mount Darwin which is on the Sierra crest.
7.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Basin Mountain, John Muir Wilderness
186 min walk • Basin Mountain in California's eastern Sierra Nevada range is a large and visually prominent peak near the city of Bishop. Basin Mountain is not as tall as its neighboring peaks, Mount Tom and Mount Humphreys, but it dominates the view to the west from Bishop as it rises above the Buttermilks.
6.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Darwin Glacier, Kings Canyon National Park
157 min walk • Darwin Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the north side of Mount Darwin in the Sierra Nevada, California. The glacier is located in Kings Canyon National Park. The glacier inherited its name from Mount Darwin, named for Charles Robert Darwin. In 2004, a study found that since 1900, Darwin Glacier had lost half its surface area.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Goethe Glacier, John Muir Wilderness
80 min walk • Goethe Glacier is a small glacier located in the Sierra Nevada Range in the John Muir Wilderness of Sierra National Forest in the U.S. state of California. The glacier is northwest of Mount Goethe.
5.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Mendel Glacier, Kings Canyon National Park
138 min walk • Mendel Glacier is on the north side of Mount Mendel in the Sierra Nevada, California. The name is commonly used; however, the name is not recognized by the United States Geological Survey in the Geographic Names Information System.
3.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Goethe, Kings Canyon National Park
88 min walk • Mount Goethe is a summit in Fresno County, California, in the United States. With an elevation of 13,270 feet, Mount Goethe is the 96th highest summit in the state of California. It was named after the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the author of Faust.