Mount Stanford, Kings Canyon National Park

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

#29 among attractions in Kings Canyon National Park

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Mount Stanford, Kings Canyon National Park

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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. It is the fifteenth tallest mountain in California and is located about 3.6 miles from University Peak which was named for the University of California. ()

First ascent: 1896Elevation: 13979 ftProminence: 981 ftCoordinates: 36°42'14"N, 118°23'46"W

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Kings Canyon National Park United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Pacific Crest Trail, Footpath, East Vidette, West Vidette.

1.5 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Pacific Crest Trail, Kings Canyon National Park
38 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.
1.5 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Footpath, Kings Canyon National Park
38 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.
2.8 miN
Mountain
East Vidette, Kings Canyon National Park
72 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...
2.5 miNW
Mountain
West Vidette, Kings Canyon National Park
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2.2 miNE
Mountain
Center Peak, Kings Canyon National Park
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2.5 miSW
Mountain
Mount Genevra
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4.9 miW
Mountain
South Guard, Kings Canyon National Park
126 min walk • South Guard is a remote 13,232-foot-elevation mountain summit located near the northern end of the Great Western Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, 1.63 miles south of North Guard...
3.3 miSW
Mountain
Mount Jordan, Kings Canyon National Park
85 min walk • Mount Jordan is a remote 13,343-foot-elevation mountain summit located on the Kings–Kern Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated on the shared boundary of Kings Canyon National Park with Sequoia National Park, 3.1 miles...
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tyndall, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
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3.8 miN
Mountain
Kearsarge Pinnacles, Kings Canyon National Park
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4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Brewer, Kings Canyon National Park
126 min walk • Mount Brewer is on the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada in California.