Eagle Scout Peak, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Name: Eagle Scout Peak
Address: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, United States

#12 among attractions in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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Eagle Scout Peak, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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Eagle Scout Peak is a 12,005-foot mountain on the Great Western Divide of the southern Sierra Nevada. The mountain is located in the backcountry of Sequoia National Park. The mountain sits immediately to the south of Kaweah Gap along the main crest of the Great Western Divide. The east face of Eagle Scout Peak is relatively gentle and offers the easiest routes to the summit. The north face drops 1,600 feet to Precipice Lake in a series of sheer cliffs. This scene was the backdrop for the Ansel Adams photo "Frozen Lake and Cliffs". ()

Coordinates: 36°32'45"N, 118°33'43"W

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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks United States

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Day trips

Eagle Scout Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lippincott Mountain, Mount Eisen, High Sierra Trail, Roaring River.

1.7 miS
Mountain
Lippincott Mountain, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
44 min walk • Lippincott Mountain is a 12,265-foot-elevation mountain summit located on the Great Western Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated in Sequoia National Park, 1.5 mile north of Mount Eisen, and 1.7 mile south of Eagle Scout Peak.
3.3 miS
Mountain
Mount Eisen, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
85 min walk • Mount Eisen is a 12,185-foot-elevation double summit mountain located on the Great Western Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated in Sequoia National Park, 1.6 mile south of Lippincott Mountain. Mount Eisen ranks as the 380th highest summit in California.
3.5 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
High Sierra Trail, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
91 min walk • The High Sierra Trail is a hiking trail in Sequoia National Park, California. The trail crosses the Sierra Nevada from west to east. According to the Yosemite Decimal System, the HST is a Class 1/Class 2 trail, which means simple scrambling, with the possibility of occasional use of the hands for balance.
3.6 miN
Waterfall
Roaring River, Kings Canyon National Park
92 min walk • The Roaring River is a 16.6-mile long tributary of the South Fork Kings River, in the Sierra Nevada of Fresno County, California. The entire course of the river is within Kings Canyon National Park.
4.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Kaweah, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
124 min walk • Mount Kaweah is a mountain in California's Sequoia National Park and forms part of the Kaweah Peaks Ridge, a spur of the Great Western Divide which extends south from Triple Divide Peak.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Triple Divide Peak, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
94 min walk • Triple Divide Peak is a mountain along the Great Western Divide in the Sierra Nevada range on the boundary between Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks, in Tulare County, California. It rises to 12,640 feet.
2.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Kaweah, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
65 min walk • Black Kaweah is a mountain of the Kaweah Peaks Ridge of the California's Sierra Nevada, in Sequoia National Park. The peak has a local magnetic disturbance that has caused compasses in the vicinity to vary by up to eight degrees.Fulgurites can be found on the peak.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Red Kaweah, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
80 min walk • Red Kaweah is a mountain in California's Sequoia National Park on the Kaweah Peaks Ridge. It is 1.8 miles north of Mount Kaweah and 0.7 miles south of Black Kaweah.
3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kaweah Peaks Ridge, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
77 min walk • Kaweah Peaks Ridge is a spur of the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of California's Sierra Nevada. The ridge is located in Sequoia National Park and is composed of mostly rugged and loose metamorphic rock.
1.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Stewart, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
44 min walk • Mount Stewart is on the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada in California. It is located in Sequoia National Park, 2.1 miles southeast of Triple Divide Peak and 2.7 miles northwest of Black Kaweah.
2.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Lilliput Glacier, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
65 min walk • Lilliput Glacier is the smallest named glacier in the Sierra Nevada of California. The glacier has an area of.05 km², which is approximately 12.2 acres.