Giraud Peak

#619 among destinations in the United States

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Giraud Peak is a 12,608-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 the Palisades area of northern Kings Canyon National Park, 3.0 miles southwest of North Palisade, and 1.5 miles southwest of Columbine Peak, the nearest higher neighbor. Giraud Peak ranks as the 258th-highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 4,400 feet above LeConte Canyon in less than two miles. On the direct opposite side of the canyon The Citadel stands guard. The first ascent of the summit was made September 1, 1925, by Norman Clyde via the east arête. ()

Coordinates: 37°4'39"N, 118°33'52"W

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Giraud Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Columbine Peak, Black Giant, Langille Peak, Mount Sill.

1.5 miNE
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Columbine Peak
39 min walk • Columbine Peak is a 12,662-foot-elevation mountain summit located 1.5 miles west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.
4.9 miW
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Black Giant
127 min walk • Black Giant is a 13,330-foot-elevation mountain summit located near the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. Black Giant ranks as the 86th highest summit in California.
3 miNW
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Langille Peak
78 min walk • Langille Peak is a 12,018-foot-elevation mountain summit located near the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.
3.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Sill, Kings Canyon National Park
93 min walk • Mount Sill is one of the fourteeners of the Sierra Nevada in California. It is located in the Palisades, a group of striking rock peaks with a few small glaciers on their flanks.
4.4 miW
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Mount McDuffie
112 min walk • Mount McDuffie is a 13,291-foot-elevation mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. This peak is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, 1.9 miles northwest of The Citadel, and two miles south of Black Giant, which is the nearest higher neighbor.
4.2 miSW
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Wheel Mountain
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3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Agassiz, John Muir Wilderness
77 min walk • Mount Agassiz, at 13,899 feet, is one of the twenty highest peaks of California. It is the northernmost and easiest to climb of the major Palisades summits.
3.8 miSW
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Devils Crags, Kings Canyon National Park
97 min walk • Devils Crags is a 12,424-foot-elevation mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.
5.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Middle Palisade, Kings Canyon National Park
134 min walk • Middle Palisade is a peak in the Palisades group, part of the central Sierra Nevada mountain range in the U.S. state of California. It is the twelfth highest peak in the state.
4.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Temple Crag, John Muir Wilderness
116 min walk • Temple Crag is a mountain peak in the Palisades group of peaks of the Sierra Nevada with an elevation of 12,982 feet. The peak lies east of the Sierra Crest, between Mount Gayley and Mount Alice, straddling the drainages of the North and South Forks of Big Pine Creek.
2.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Winchell, Kings Canyon National Park
71 min walk • Mount Winchell, a thirteener, is among the thirty highest peaks of California. It is in the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada, on the Sierra Crest between Mount Agassiz and Thunderbolt Peak.