Mount Cedric Wright, Kings Canyon National Park

Name: Mount Cedric Wright
Address: Kings Canyon National Park, United States

#20 among attractions in Kings Canyon National Park

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Mount Cedric Wright is a 12,372-foot-elevation mountain summit located one mile west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated in eastern Kings Canyon National Park, 13 miles northwest of the community of Independence, 2.2 miles southeast of Crater Mountain, and 2.5 miles south-southeast of Mount Wynne and Pinchot Pass. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises nearly 2,000 feet above the surrounding terrain in approximately one mile. The John Muir Trail traverses below the west aspect of this remote peak. The first ascent was made August 25, 1935, by Norman Clyde. ()

Coordinates: 36°54'14"N, 118°23'15"W

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Mount Cedric Wright – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crater Mountain, Mount Wynne, Mount Ickes, Mount Ruskin.

2.2 miNW
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Crater Mountain, Kings Canyon National Park
58 min walk • Crater Mountain is a 12,874-foot-elevation mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.
2.5 miN
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Mount Wynne, Kings Canyon National Park
64 min walk • Mount Wynne is a 13,179-foot-elevation mountain summit located one mile west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.
3.5 miNW
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Mount Ickes, Kings Canyon National Park
89 min walk • Mount Ickes is a 12,959-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 eastern Kings Canyon National Park, 13.5 miles northwest of the community ...
7 miNW
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Mount Ruskin, Kings Canyon National Park
179 min walk • Mount Ruskin is a 12,920-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Kings Canyon National Park, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, immediately east of Cartridge Pass, and 1.4 miles south of Vennacher Needle, the nearest higher neighbor.
4.4 miN
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Striped Mountain
111 min walk • Striped Mountain is a 13,179-foot-elevation mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California.
5.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Diamond Peak, Kings Canyon National Park
137 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.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Baxter, Kings Canyon National Park
81 min walk • 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.
3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Acrodectes Peak, Kings Canyon National Park
78 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.
5.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Clarence King, Kings Canyon National Park
149 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.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Pinchot, Kings Canyon National Park
81 min walk • Mount Pinchot is in the Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California. Mount Pinchot is in the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness of Kings Canyon National Park.
5.5 miS
Forts and castles
Fort Independence, John Muir Wilderness
140 min walk • Fort Independence, originally named Camp Independence, was a fort located in the Owens Valley, 3 miles north of present-day Independence, Inyo County, eastern California. The U.S. Army post was active from 1862 to 1877.